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Hello all, I’d previously completed about one and a half Challenges here at the end of last year. Then my final semester at university and my health challenges got the better of me. I didn’t really backslide from anything that I had accomplished, and I successfully graduated in May, so I wouldn’t really say I’m respawning. I guess I was just falling through the world for a while. Anyway, I’m excited to be back and to pick up where I left off, but thought I would post in the Level 1 Challenge section while I get back into the flow of things (if that is all right). Me: I’m a 39 year old female with about 13 more pounds to lose to get to my goal weight (Epic Quest 1). I also really need to rebuild strength and flexibility lost due to serious problems I experienced over 2 years ago with Crohn’s Disease (Epic Quest 2). My 3rd Epic Quest is to successfully complete the CPA exams and become certified. 4 Week Challenge Goals: Diet Goal: Reduce trend weight by 2 pounds for the month (by logging all food in MFP and maintaining an 1800 calorie deficit each week). Fitness Goal: Complete 3 bodyweight strength sessions each week. I am using a program called Body By You by Mark Lauren. It is similar to his YAYOG program, but has more structure and smaller progressions. Life Goals: Start applying for the first section on the CPA exam with my state accountancy board. Try free trials for the 4 most interesting looking CPA review programs. Good luck to everyone on their challenges!

Hi all. I'm a 26 year old first year senior associate at a CPA from Northern California and just finished my third busy season. For those of you who don't know what busy season is, know that it is four to five months of 12-15 hour days of hell where speed is the only thing that matters and stress is all you feel. Oh and it has food... lots of food. And not the healthy kind. This year got ugly very quickly for me. I have fought depression for a numbers of years, but this year it got ugly in a bad way. I attempted suicide this year, and would have succeeded if not for the thought of "if this doesn't work, it's just going to be a lot of pain." It pulled me back enough to call for help. This was a big wake up call for me, and set me on a journey of better myself and making sure I never hit that level of desperation again. One of the big things I need to update the way I see myself, and the first step to doing that is to get in shape. I've gotten tired of not feeling like want to, so I decided that Nerd Fitness and the Rebels would be the best way to see myself in a better light. Of course, my depression isn't what defines me (or so I keep telling myself). I love gaming. Mostly RPGs like Mass Effect (I love Garrus) and Final Fantasy (FFVIII was the best, in my opinion). I also love to Cosplay. My main characters right now are Glynda and Pyrrah from RWBY. I've gotta get in shape for Pyrrah for a convention in September. I have also found a passion in a sport. Specifically, Muay Thai. I love it. To the point where I spiral down with out it. I don't have the stamina or ability for it, yet; but, I intend to compete before I'm 30. I have a long road ahead of me, and I hope everyone here will help me reach it through support. My first set of changes are: 1. eat one serving of fruits and vegetables a day 2. attend at least two one-hour Muay Thai classes a week 3. study a foreign language for half an hour every day Thanks for reading. Hope to see you around.