lalalamarieisme is taking the challenge!

[lalalamarieisme]

Hello All!! I have been wanting to do the challenges for a while now and I finally feel ready. Below are my goals and later tonight I will update with my stats (weight and measurements.) 

 

STR: 3   DEX: 2   STA: 2   CON: 3   WIS: 4   CHA: 3  

 

 As far as the stats like these go.... I'm not familiar with them really, but I am assuming the scale is 1-10 so I based it off of that.

 

Here are my Challenge Goals

 

Fitness& Diet Goals

 

1. Work out for 30mins 5x weekly.

 

STR: +1   STA: +2   DEX: +1

I have a current schedule of Strength Training 3x weekly and Running3x with one over-lapping day of both Running and Strength.

Grading:

A: 4-5x weekly for 5-6 weeks

B: 3-4x weekly for 5-6 weeks

C: 3-4x weekly for 4-5 weeks

D: 3-4x weekly for 3-4 weeks

F: Anything less

 

2. Make proper diet a priority.

 

CON: +0.5   DEX: +0.5

I have not been able to maintain steady weight loss mostly through a lack of making proper diet a priority. I already pack a lunch that consists of Vegetables (Celery, carrots, Snap Peas, Scallions, etc.) and protein to avoid the cafeteria food. I will be having take-away dinners only once per week or not at all.Grading will be based on how many meals are homemade and healthy. the definition of healthy will be based on how much of the food is unprocessed. I eat mostly primal by avoiding processed bread and grains, but I really love to eat oatmeal with fresh fruit for breakfast, which I still consider healthy.

Grading:

A: 5-7x a week

B: 3-4x a week

C: Not applicable

D: Not applicaple

F: Anything less 

 

3. Stretch for 15 min before bed EVERY night.

 

CON: +0.5   DEX: 0.5

Stretching is really important to maintaining flexibility and combating muscle fatigue.

Grading:

A: 5-7x weekly

B: 4-5x weekly

C: Not Applicable

D: 3-4x weekly

F: Anything Less

 

Level-Up Goal

Learn to Speak and Read 100 Russian Words

WIS: +0.5   CHA:+0.5

I have a Ukrainian ancestry and I really like the idea of being able to speak multiple languages. I plan to move on to Ukrainian after my mastery of Russian. In order to learn 100 words I will study from both ‘The Everything Learning Russain’ book I have and a website I think will work well, memrise.com, for at least 30 minutes every day.

Grading:

A: 5-7x weekly

B: 4-5x weekly

C: Not Applicable

D: 3-4x weekly

F: Anything Less

 

I have also created a speadsheet that I will mark off each day for each activity.

[Melry]

Good luck!

[Tabris]

Yay challenge! Your goals look great! I'm actually Russian, so if you need any help feel free to ask

[lalalamarieisme]

I so will!

[lalalamarieisme]

I changed my goal from measuring weight loss to making a proper diet a priority. The reason for this is that I can lose a lot of weight the wrong way and I want to make suitable lifestyle changes not yo-yo diet.

[lalalamarieisme]

The first few days of the challenge have been going rather well, have worked out for 3 of the four days and plan on another one today. All of my meals have been homemade and are around 70% paleo/primal. I have also been stretching everynight before I go to sleep.

 

The only thing I am having trouble with is my Russian chanllenge I am having a hard time recognising and re calling the letters of the alphabet, so i am taking it really slow and learning a few letters at a time,

[Tabris]

That looks like a great change you made in your goals, good job! It sucks about the Russian though I learned my English alphabet so long ago I can't give advice, but have you tried  visual dictionaries?

[lalalamarieisme]

I printed out the alphabet and made a few copies so I have one at home, work, and as a bookmark.

[Melry]

I started learning Russian once upon a very long time ago and then ended up living in Hungary and learning Hungarian instead, so I can't help you much there. But I still remember some of the Russian alphabet. I would draw the letters over and over again while repeating the name and sound. Sometimes I even tried to make a picture out of the shape of the letter for something it would stand for so I could remember it better. My roommate asked me one time why I was talking out loud to myself so I tried teaching her some of the letters and teaching someone helped a lot. Is there someone you could teach the letters to? That might help solidify them in your mind better.

 

Way to go on the rest of your goals. I like that you changed to a proper diet instead of just weight loss. Sounds more reasonable that way.

 

Good luck!