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Hey New Friends - My name is Joe! I found NF about a week ago when I stumbled across an amazing article on intermittent fasting. I read through some more content and was totally hooked. Signed up for the NFA that night and I've spend a few days tinkering around with my profile working through the mindset module. A big part of what I was most excited about with NF was the community/accountability aspect so I'm excited to be part of my first challenge. I LOVE to workout. Going to the gym is one of my favorite parts of the day. But over the last 4 years my nutrition has been total garbage. I have a high pressure/stress job (that I really love), grad school on nights and weekends, and being a new dad to a now 3 year old girl and a 1 year old boy. Those aren't excuses - my attention has just been elsewhere for awhile. But the time for change is overdue. I know I can continue to handle all of those things and find the right patterns of living that keep me at a healthy weight and body composition. My main quest: I want to lock in some new habits (mostly around nutrition). That's all in service towards the general NFA leveling up around happy, healthy and looking/feeling great. I feel pretty good. I carry a lot of muscle, but I know I have a good 50 pounds to lose. My side quests are all about consistency. For every day in January : I want to keep my intermittent fasting streak alive for all of January (at least 16 hour fasts each day). I've been going at it for about a week and I really like it. Track all that food, every day - I'm using MyFitnessPal. Close the exercise loop on my apple watch every day. This is probably the easiest one for me. I almost always get 4-6 days every week, but something about getting exercise to be a daily habit feels really powerful to me. Looking forward to feedback on whether the goals are the right idea. Also looking forward to getting to know you all better.