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Motivation was found in November and hasn't waned. Had to sit out the December challenge after illness, but I'm back in the game. Count this shieldmaiden in. This week I'll be determining what my goals will be for the rest of the month. To be continued...

First challenge! Taking my first step here! Basically, I have the tendency to try too many things at once, sometimes conflicting, so my overarching goal is to move along down the Jedi path. I plan to follow that path as a Ranger eventually, so I know I'll need a strong energy/metabolism base. My goals for this challenge are therefore basically to get moving and set up the healthy self-care habits I'll need to move forward. Specific Challenge goals: Quantitative: -meditate daily (5-10 minutes) -sleep a minimum of 7 hours a night (will accept one day/week of slightly less, but no less than 6 hours) -do one of the suggested beginner's challenges, the NF bodyweight workout once a week Qualitative: increase weekly amount of moderate physical activity (aiming for at least 3 days per week, ideally 5) reduce caffeine dependence My current plan is to make daily entries on my battle log and weekly check-ins here. Possibly more frequent if there are major status updates to make.

Greetings to all! I'm a 30-ish year old shieldmaiden on the Jedi path, starting on these forums to find some help and accountability on my journey. I am interested in a little of everything, strength training, running, martial practice, etc, so I'm expecting to head down the Ranger path. Basically functional fitness, building my capacity to face any challenge life may throw at me. If I can't do it for myself, I can't help other people with it either. I know I have a long way to go as far as fitness is concerned. I've never been able to do an unassisted pull-up in my life, and I'd love to work up to that. I've never been able to handstand or cartwheel either. I briefly did crossfit in the past but I am currently doing this on my own. I have an overcrowded local gym, some running paths, a yoga mat, and pullup bar at my disposal. Oh, and a lightsaber. I practice lightsaber stage combat and would like to be a better fighter and also get more practical fighting skills under my belt. I'm 5'5", 180-185lb right now, interested in losing some weight in the process but not concerned with the speed at which that happens as I am also interested in building muscle/getting stronger. It's also important to me to approach this in a body positive sort of way, because I know if I focus on numbers on a scale that don't move fast enough, I'll want to just give up on it. And that is not the Jedi way. As they say, there is no ignorance, there is knowledge. I'm admitting I don't know what the best approach is so I can learn - I know that too much all at once is also a recipe for failure. And that at the same time, that there is no try. So that's me, in a nutshell. Looking forward to the journey. May the Force be with you.