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Introduction: Hi I’m Yasha and this is my first challenge (third try, but this time I have a plan and I’m serious about following it). I’ve been a NF rebel subscriber for around 4years now, watching, waiting, biding my time (also chuckling at Steve's wit, and squee'ing over the sucess stories). Well, now is the time. I’ve been working in an office job for 9 months and in that time I’ve packed on more than 10kg, enough is enough. One of my officemates asked this week if I am pregnant. I’m not, but that question combined with the fact that my swimmers don’t fit has been the tipping point for me, and I’ve decided to commit to completing a whole 6 week challenge, with the intent to make some real change to my health and fitness. Nerdy interests: Roleplaying (D&D, Traveler and Dragon Age currently), Lord of the Rings, Disney, Starwars, Superheros, any Lego video game, Don’t Starve, Firefly and cosplay (when I have the $$). Main Quest: Be a desirable teammate in the event of the Zombie Apocalypse (Fit, Fast, Fine, Fighter). At the moment I wouldn’t be my own first choice, and I want to be. Quest 1: Water, water everywhere… Drink more water! Between 3-4bottles/day, and extra if it’s really hot or if I exert myself. (A= 7 days/week of water, B= 6 days of water, C = 5 days of water F= >5days of water -You’re dehydrated!) Quest 2: Walk it off sunshine! Walk for half an hour every weekday (in lunch, to work, up and down the street after work or laps of the library if it’s raining, don’t matter how, just do it). Due to back injury no impact sport/exercise, so for now I walk. (A = 5/5, B= 4/5, C=3/5 F= >3 – these boots were made for walking, not waddling!) Bonus points for any weekend walking (+1 for half hour weekend walk). Quest 3: What am I even eating? Track food/drink consumed, update logging what was eaten throughout the day. If I’m embarrassed to write it down, maybe it’s crap and I shouldn’t be eating it? Some slightly devious drinks (milk based) counted as half-crap as I try to break my horrendous lemonade addiction (worst week I recall was 3 2L bottles in 3 days). (A=0 crap/day, B=1 crap, C=2 crap, F= >2 craps). Life Quest: Archery! …I choose; archery. One lesson per week at the archery range at the PCYC. I am always and without fail crazy jealous of any character who uses a bow effectively (Merida, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, new Lara Croft, Katniss Everdeen), so why not become one of them? (A= 6/6, B=5/6, C=4/6) Life Quest 2: Money money money. Put aside $50/week into the house fund. One day we shall move from our ‘meh’ rental, into a house where I can get a dog, but until we save a deposit – it’s just not going to happen… (A=$300, B=$200, C=$100) Motivation: If I’m not in my prime at the prime of my life, when will I ever be? I want to be able to go for walks without hesitation, wear swimmers without modesty shirts, not be asked if I’m pregnant. Kick ass and take names! The time is now!

Motivation: I want to be healthy, to be able to walk around all day at conventions without having to try and find a space to sit down. I want to be damn sexy for my boyfriend. I want to feel like throwing all my clothes off and dancing around in the nude because why not? I want to be able to go to the beach in a bikini without shorts and not even think about whether people are staring at my jiggly-bits. Main quest: To fit into my graduation dress. I am determined to rock this awesome dress with an awesome bod (and dance the funky chicken without wussing out). Goals: ~ I will ride my bike to uni four times/week A= Four times or more B= Three times C= Two times D= One time F= Wimped out and got a lift every single day ~ I will drink no more than one fizzy/week A= One or less fizzies B= Two fizzies C= Three fizzies D= Four fizzies F= More than four fizzies ~ I will have three Paleo dinners/ week (totally 18 p-ds in 6 weeks) A= 18 or more p-ds B= 15-17 p-ds C= 11-14 p-d D= 7-10 F= Less than 6 Pictures: Dress doesn’t do up!! D: Front before pic Side before pic. Clearly the problem with doing the dress up is a combination of belly and those weird back pudgy things just under the bra line (upper love handles???). Also it would seem that I need some new underthings, seeing them in a photo really points out how daggy they are I made a nice shiny spreadsheet to fill in to keep me on track/ help with my maths, but I can't figure out how to link it yet, learning slowly bit by bit.