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Hi. First Challenge. First weightlifting program. First time thinking of myself as a lifter. I'm looking forward to making new friends and cheering others on! Did my first day yesterday and though I'm sore, I was way proud of myself. Way more proud of any sort of endurance exercise I've ever done. I did barbell squats and had to tell everyone about it. So, yeah, lifting is for me. My chosen quests are: Fitness: Lift three times a week. I've already marked my days down on my calendar, so there should be limited interruptions to the plan. I have to start the habit before I seriously focus on getting heavier, I figure. I'm following the New Rules of Lifting for Women. Food: Get my protein up. I'm an herbivore, mainly, so this is going to be a challenge. Must feed the muscles. Looking to get at least 60 grams of protein each day of this challenge. LevelUpMyLife: Practice Spanish 10 minutes a day. I want to travel more, especially to Peru. So this is an important bit of the plan. It also ties into making myself an employee everyone will want. Ok, hope I figured this out and did it right. If not, constructive criticism is always happily accepted.

I post an introduction when I first registered for the site, but that was months ago but I didn't seem to have the drive to do anything until now. I think part of that was because I had the money to go super grocery shopping. So here's a little about myself: - 28 y/o - Female - married - Pittsburgh, PA - 5'1" 157# - work F/T in the retail setting, go to school F/T - working on a BA in Liberal Studies, then hopefully a MA in School Counseling. - Size 10/12, would like fit into a size 6. - I realize a 'weight goal' isn't a good idea since I will hopefully be building muscle. - would like to get toned, lose a little belly flab, slim my upper arms (I have "bingo arms") and definitely tone/slim my legs and thighs. - They are large, and always have been. - I can go to the gym 2x a week, Tues/Thurs, while I am on campus. I realize this isn't a lot. - Hopefully I can be full paleo within a month. Feel free to ask any questions, I'll answer pretty much anything. Any advice is more than welcome, too. ~Reanna