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Quest Text First, a little history since I’m new to the Rangers forum (yay, second challenge): I’m a short, book-reading, technical-writing, Godzilla-worshipping 41-year-old mega-nerd with an awesome husband and two uppity cats. My health, or lack thereof, got me to start working on my weight a little over two years ago, but my goals have since expanded to include strength and endurance. You never know when the zombies will happen, man. My main focus for this challenge is to get off my ass. Hubs suggested I need to move more, and he’s right. It’s time to pick up the pace and stop being a human loaf. I’m pretty sure one of my ancestors was a house cat, because my natural state is snuggled into a warm blanket with a book or a computer. Preferably in a sun patch. To that end, here are the quests! Main Quest Increase average daily calorie burn (current average is 1936 over the last 11 weeks) while continuing to get stronger, and expand my kitchen routine. Sub-goals to help with this are as follows: Increase active exercise hours from 6 per week to 8 per week (must move bod and increase endurance). C = 8 hours. B = 9 hours. A = 10 hours. Increase DLs to 155 (must gain strength, RAWR). C = 1 rep. B = 3 reps. A = 5 reps. Cook a different entrée every night for 14 days straight (must experiment: I tend to find a few things I like and cook them to infinity). C = 14 days. B = 21 days. A = 28 days. Getting As on this one will be a lot more difficult, but aiming higher is a lot more fun. Balance! Life Quest A five to ten-page short story completed and ready to be posted by end of challenge. Need to get off my mental ass as well. Motivation My motivation for this challenge is to increase velocity while building on previous progress. I set things up too easy last time and want to really get somewhere new in the next six weeks. Balance, happiness, and badassery are still the ultimate goals. Stats Here are my stats from the end of the last challenge (except weight, which is current). Height—5'3.5 Weight—Starting, 161.8 Neck—Starting, 13.75 in. Waist—Starting, 34.75 in. Hips—Starting, 43.75 in. Forearm—Starting, 9.25 in. Bicep—Starting, 11.75 in. Thigh—Starting, 24 in. Calf—Starting, 14.5 in. This Sunday, it is on.

Ok, so I couldn't figure out if there was a way to add a poll to an existing thread, so I just started a new one for voting purposes! This round is for pictures posted during week 2, so in this case, January 16th and ending with Jo's post on the 18th. Photo Contest Thread can be found here Although submissions are limited to Team Velocity members, anyone can feel free to vote! We'll give it a couple days for everyone to get their choices in. And NO VOTING FOR YOUR OWN PHOTO! Also, I would just like to say great job to everyone who participated! Hopefully we will get even more submissions this week.. I know I kept forgetting to bring my camera!