It's a dangerous business, Tess411, going out your door.

[Tess411]

Hello everyone! This is my first ever post so forgive me if I seem a little lost, but I am extremely excited to be here! 

 

I'm horrible about introducing myself, but I'll give it my best shot! 

 

My name is Tess411 and I'm 18 years old. My fitness journey began sophomore year of high school when I decided that being overweight wasn't really for me, ha. I'm 5'2 so not only was my weight making me lethargic, but every little pound I gained was reflected back on me 10-fold. Most of my issues were due to poor eating habits-not for lack of activity (I played varsity soccer during high school, I still love it but unfortunately hardly play anymore). 

 

Not going to lie, I had some major self-esteem issues when losing weight and lost it in an unhealthy fashion. It took me basically a year to get over my "I'm fat" mentality and get over the numbers (because without the strength to back it up, who needs numbers,right?). Fast forwarding to the present: I'm currently 100lbs (working on gaining some weight through lifting) and have no strength.  While I look like I'm in shape, I'm not even close. I'm hoping to work on more weight-lifting strategies so I can embrace my new motto that one of my friends turned me onto, "Strong is the new Skinny." (I love this saying!) Ready to get over my unhealthy past and finally start living for me, rather than my body image! 

 

So here I am, a total newbie to lifting or anything that's not cardio, haha! 

 

MAIN GOAL:

• Complete P90x (1 week in)

 

MISSIONS:

• Play kickball & soccer in my sorority's league
• Do 10 pull-ups
• Learn basic weight-lifting exercises and track my progress

LIFE QUESTS:

• Find a new job related to my major (Nursing)
• No fast food!

Randomness: Wondering what ya'll think about P90x? I've tried to start twice before (third time's the charm!) and I want to know what everyone else thinks about it? 

 

Thank you guys so much, I can't wait to get more active on this site and hear about your progress as well! Don't be a stranger! :]

 

 Btw, can anyone guess the quote from my post's topic? I'll love you forever. Haha!

[elli_song]

Welcome!

 

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.†One of my favorite quotes from LoTR!

 

 

 

"Strong is the new Skinny."

 

I love this! I'll have to pass it on to my friends.

[cobaltsword]

Haha welcome to the Rebellion Tess ^^

 

I recognized it too huge LOTR fan here.

 

I'm Cobaltsword one of the Assassin Ambassadors and I am here to guide and mentor you through your first challenge, if you need help in anything call me. That's what i'm here for

 

Your story has a familiar ring to it, I recognize myself in it I think I started out at 85kg went on the WeightWatchers diet and started out with the NF Beginner's BW workout and it worked gradual build up with first 2-3 times a week, now i'm at 5-6 a week at the advanced level ^^ So I know you can do it too.

I don't know the P90x but it looks though, just be sure to build it up gradually or you most surely will get discouraged, you can do it

Also pull-ups can be hard but are possible check out Steve Kamb's pull up article that helped me defeat the pull-up it'll help.

 

If you need help or have questions ask me, i'm here for that

 

come check me out on my challenge thread in my signature and maybe you'll want to join the Assassin Guild

[Figlet]

Drat! Cobaltsword beat me to it! Welcome to the Rebellion.

I can't mentor you (this is only my 2nd challenge), but I'm happy to accompany you on your quest!

Do you have a grading scheme in mind for this challenge?

[cobaltsword]

Drat! Cobaltsword beat me to it! Welcome to the Rebellion.

I can't mentor you (this is only my 2nd challenge), but I'm happy to accompany you on your quest!

Do you have a grading scheme in mind for this challenge?

 

hey the more assassins willing to help newbies out the better ^^

[cobaltsword]

hey where are you? everything all right ^^