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I haven't completed an entire quest yet, but I've been participating with NF since the day after Thanksgiving, and want to throw my lot in with the Druids. I've seen a lot of positive change over the last 33 days, and I'm really enjoying the challenge of getting up and hitting the workout every day!

 

These goals are adapted from the ones I set out with at the end of November; I'm making a few changes to incorporate changes to my health and fitness levels since i started!

 

A little backgournd: I'm 44 years old, own my own restaurant, and have a lifetime addiction to eating a lot of food and moving about as little as possible. I was up to 350 pounds in my 30's, then went on Weight Watchers in 2006 and got down to 215. Since opening the restaurant, I've been fluctuating a lot, and really don't want to keel over dead from a heart attack.

 

I am an ethical Vegan, and cook a lot. This puts me around a lot of food, and that can be challenging. Vegan cuisine can be very nutritious, but eat enough of anything, you're going to put on the fat. I also draw and sculpt, and am part of the Geekshow Podcast, a weekly show with a bunch of geeks getting drunk and talking about geeky goodness. We do get a little vulgar, though!

 

Motivation: I want to be fit, healthy, and a good provider to my wife and kids. I don't want to feel ashamed about my gut. I want to be able to take off my shirt and not feel awkward. I want to be around when my kids are adults, and be an active part of their lives!

 

Goal 1: Cardio

 

I need to get at least an hour of cardio four days a week: Either walking or riding the stationary bike at home. Bonus points for extra walks!

A: 5 Hours of Cardio a week

B: 4 Hours of Cardio a week

C: 3 Hours of Cardio a week

D: 2 Hours of Cardio a week

F: 1 Hour of Cardio or less a week

 

Goal 2: Body Weight Exercise

 

I will continue doing the Basic Body Weight Workout three days a week. I have been able to finish three circuits and add additional exercises into the workout.

A: Push and add additional difficulty to workouts

B: Workout 3 times a week

C: Workout 2 times a week

D: Workout 1 times a week

F: Punk out and not work out

 

Goal 3: Nutrition

 

I don't eat anything sourced from animals, and I'm surrounded by veggies every day. Problem is, I had been skipping the veggies and eating a lot of processed garbage. Tortillas, chips, deserts. I need to focus on clean, plant based food without processed foods. I finished reading the Thrive Forward book from Brendan Brazier, I will be using this as my guideline for how I would like to eat. I've managed to stay off the chips, bread, and sugar for over a month, but it is a weakness, so I will continue to keep this as a goal.

A: No processed foods

B: 1 day with processed foods

C: 2 days with processed foods

D: 3 days with processed foods

F: 4 days with processed foods

 

I managed to keep on the straight and narrow during the Holidays, but it's easy to fall off.

 

Life Quest: I need to draw more! All work and no play makes me something something; I love to draw, so I am going to set aside a little time every day to draw!

 

Life Quest 2: I'm a creative person, my house can get cluttered up. I need to work on keeping the house tidier. I will spend 15 minutes before my workouts cleaning up and putting my dojo in order.

 

Side Quest: I will post updates daily to the Daily Battle Report. I am putting the scale away except at the beginning of the challenge, the halfway point, and the end. I will take a progress picture on the first of each month. I will not give up!

 

Starting Weight: Will update on the 6th.

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Race: Half Elf/Human. Class: Wildling Ranger. Level: 3 STR: 6 DEX: 2 STA: 7 CON: 5 WIS: 3 CHA: 0 

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Liberator

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Good plan! I am the same way about being creative. If I go awhile without creating art or writing I get crabby!

Awesome you put it as a life quest. Drawing can be a meditation, a way to clear your head. I have a friend that created a painting a day for a year and created a blog of her work. 

 

Keep up the good work!

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Bekah

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Wow sounds like an amazing first challenge! I process my emotions through art more easily than in words, so I have a sketchbook and some pastels, but I really need to invest in some art classes. My youngest is a phenomenal artist, so I might have some residual talent through the gene pool, I hope anyways.

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samanmoran

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Hi 'Kade,

Great progress so far. I can see your predicament food wise!

If I were in your shoes I would most def go reaching for the baked goods and not the broccoli.

One thing I'm trying which may be a help to you, too is not to eat anything standing up. Nothing.

That includes bites of this and that while prepping in the kitchen. A major challenge for a chef, I'm sure!

Glad you pointed out the need for creativity. I have the same need, but never recognized it as such and classified it as a want that I could do without. I hope you decide to post up a drawing or two as we go along.

And personally, on a side note, I revel in vulgarity. You may have already noticed.

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Mangostrike

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Drawing is a recent interest of mine too, haven't delved much into it yet, but would really like to develop my skill more. Need to find time to dedicate to this more often myself!

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Race: Stone Troll | Class: Ranger
[Level: 3 | STR 6 | DEX 2.5 | STA 6.25 | CON 2 | WIS 3 | CHA 3.5 ]
Battle Log 1-First-Blood 2-Nerf-Herder 3-A-New-Hope 4-Get-Angry

If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

Master Quest = <200 Lbs.

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pumazealy

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oooh drawing, i don't think i've seen anything you've drawn before.

 

Good luck for your new challenge - processed food is something i eat far too much of and i'm looking at cutting down too

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Race: Dwarf. Class: Warrior. Level: 4 STR: 9 DEX: 4 STA: 5 CON: 7 WIS: 8 CHA: 2


Daily Quest Battle Log


Challenge 1: BBWW will be my bitch Browncoat


Challenge 2: Calling in the Cavalry Knights of the GSPC


Challenge 3: K.I.S.S. Knights of the GSPC


Challenge 4: Back in Black  C25K & Zombies, Run! Champions


Challenge 5: It's my Strong Hand


"So that's everything huh. no weapons, no friends, no hope. take all that away and what's left?


Me"

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citizenkade

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Thanks, SR! I draw everything, but mostly fantasy stuff. I'll post some of what comes out during the challenge!

 

UPDATE: Starting weight 262lbs, so I'm down 11 pounds from when I started NF last month! I'll take that. Now, the scale gets to go back to hell for 3 weeks.

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Race: Half Elf/Human. Class: Wildling Ranger. Level: 3 STR: 6 DEX: 2 STA: 7 CON: 5 WIS: 3 CHA: 0 

First Campaign Second Campaign

Daily Campaign Battle Log

MY FITNESS PAL LOG

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Fitz_Hulk

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Now, the scale gets to go back to hell for 3 weeks.

Heck yes! I haven't weighed myself in months and it's so good. I'm going to check it out tomorrow morning (a couple of days late for the start of the challenge, but that's okay) but it's mostly out of curiosity now. 

 

Would love to see your drawings! 

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citizenkade

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The scale and I have had some major disagreements about my progress, so it can go away! Here is today's drawing, will be adding color tomorrow. Just a little bit a day should keep me feeling productive! The rest of the goals came along nicely, too... That's all on the Battle Report!

 

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Race: Half Elf/Human. Class: Wildling Ranger. Level: 3 STR: 6 DEX: 2 STA: 7 CON: 5 WIS: 3 CHA: 0 

First Campaign Second Campaign

Daily Campaign Battle Log

MY FITNESS PAL LOG

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Mangostrike

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Nice drawing! That's surprisingly good, it seems I was selling you short! Let me know if you ever start taking commissions/requests!

Mangostrike
Race: Stone Troll | Class: Ranger
[Level: 3 | STR 6 | DEX 2.5 | STA 6.25 | CON 2 | WIS 3 | CHA 3.5 ]
Battle Log 1-First-Blood 2-Nerf-Herder 3-A-New-Hope 4-Get-Angry

If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

Master Quest = <200 Lbs.

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pumazealy

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wow awesome pic!

Race: Dwarf. Class: Warrior. Level: 4 STR: 9 DEX: 4 STA: 5 CON: 7 WIS: 8 CHA: 2


Daily Quest Battle Log


Challenge 1: BBWW will be my bitch Browncoat


Challenge 2: Calling in the Cavalry Knights of the GSPC


Challenge 3: K.I.S.S. Knights of the GSPC


Challenge 4: Back in Black  C25K & Zombies, Run! Champions


Challenge 5: It's my Strong Hand


"So that's everything huh. no weapons, no friends, no hope. take all that away and what's left?


Me"

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NapalmBurn

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Found you Via Geek Show, and really like that you got me involved with this. 

I just started on this 6 week setup and can use all the help I can get. 

 

Thanks and good luck on leveling this six weeks. 

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NapalmBurn

Race: Human | Class: Warrior

[Level: 0 | STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0 ]

 

Current Challenge: NapalmBurn's Quest To Be...Batman

Geeks Are Wired 

 

Inspiration:

Good is not enough, if better is possible. 

Live Long and Prosper

Walk the One Ring to Mordor

Do or do not. There is no try.

 

 

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