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ShadowSilk's goals for this Challenge: 1. Stick to the MFP plan 2. Walk for 20 minutes a day, five days a week 3. Do the strength training plan Shaar made for me 3x a week 4. Get back to knitting. I like knitting. 5. Write 500 to 1,000 words a week on any one of my multiple sundry projects -- it doesn't matter whether it's OW or FF, just WRITE. 6. Do my affirmations EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

For those that don't know (ie: follow me on Facebook), I was in a car accident on April 9. I went from 3x's/wk dumbbell workouts to not allowed to move due to a severely sprained ankle and posterial tissue damage on my right leg. In other words, I was on crutches and/or a wheel chair for 3 weeks. I took the POST exam for the Torrance, CA Police Department on May 15 and found out that day that the PAT would be June 22 for those that passed both written and oral. On May 15, I had yet to be cleared to even start back into a slow run training. Long story short, I've been released to slowly start running training in an effort to work towards hire with the Torrance PD, but there's not much else I'm allowed to do. I feel kinda like The Doctor when he wakes up; unable to stand, non-responsive, you know, the usual. So, ON TO THE CHALLENGE! "Before I go, I just wanna say one thing. Rose Tyler, you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic." -9th Doctor I was fantastic before the accident. I had gotten my squat weight up to 200lbs and my deadlift to 185lbs. I had done d full deload on all Strong Lifts exercises and then had an issue crop up in my low back. I switched out to dumbbells and had been doing very well with those for about three weeks when my world froze in place. It's easy for me to sit here and say, "I used to be good..." and live in the used to be's. Used to be's, however, don't turn into will be's. And I will be fantastic again! To become fantastic, yet again, I will start getting up earlier 2 days a week and spend time meditating in my faith for at least 15 minutes. By doing this, I will return to my roots--to my Faith--and become stronger, spiritually; something I am, regretfully, lacking. This is the Life Goal. Challenge: 2 days in prayer/meditation in the mornings Rewards: +2 WIS; +1 CON "I'm The Doctor, by the way...Nice to meet you, Rose. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!" -9th Doctor I hate running. I hate it with a passion. I know, however, that if I expect to be a police officer, I'm going to have to run. I remember I ran a 5K in about 35 minutes the last time I did the C25K program, but I skipped a lot of days. This time around, I'm running on a sprained ankle. I've managed two days of running training before the gaming convention killed me this past weekend (...when Oracle is your Plan B costume and you need it...probably bad things are, well, a foot). I'm feeling better, so I need to start my training again, listening to my body and not my time, etc. I've been told by the Personnel Director at Torrance PD that I am more concerned about my PAT scores than he is. Still, I want to do my best. My goal for this challenge to be able to run 3 times per week by the end of the 6 week challenge. I have 3 weeks to get ready for the PAT. I've started using the Zombies, Run! ap (which makes running fun) and I'd like to get my 5K time to 30 minutes. This may be unrealistic given the sprain, so any advice on this would be awesome. Challenge: Run training 3x's per week by challenge end; 5K in 30 minutes Rewards: +3 STA; +1 CON "TEA! That's all I needed! A good cup o' tea!" -10th Doctor All anyone ever needs is a good cup o' tea--and an immaculate diet! Prior to April 9, I was doing well with a full-spread Paleo/Primal diet, complete with green, leafy veggies, fruits, meats, etc. Since April 9, however, it's been difficult for me to stand in the kitchen and cook. My husband's been doing it and he's not even remotely paleo/primal. I need to get back to my healthy eating. I miss it and feel so much better when I eat that way. It's good for my body; it's good for my mind; it's good for my skin, of all things. I've gone back to swallowing cups upon cups of black coffee and increased my alcohol intake. I need to swtich back to my beloved tea (now with coconut creamer & crystals), decrease my alcohol intake, and increase my water intake. Hydration! It's not that I eat poorly; I just don't eat balancedly nor do I eat regularly. I may even get that mug from ThinkGeek! Challenge: 5 days, 3 meals per day, properly balanced Paleo/Primal diet. Rewards: +2 CHA; +2 CON; +1 STA "Everything's got to end sometime. Otherwise nothing would ever get started." -11th Doctor Everything must end. Everything. Happiness and joy; pain and suffering. We're only given a certain amount of time on this planet and it is what we make of it. And I'll be damned if I'm going to allow my life to be shortened simply because I'm too afraid to move! I've been cleared to start running (a dangerous proposition), but I've also been cleared to start using dumbbells--only 10lbs, max of 15lbs, right now. "Barbie Weights," I called them. "REHAB WEIGHTS!" I was corrected. So, my final goal for this six week challenge is to start into a regular dumbbell workout routine, 3x's per week, starting with 10lbs weights. It's time for the fear to end so the regeneration can begin! Challenge: 3x's/wk Dumbbell workouts Rewards: +3 STR; +2 CHA