Benaiah Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I don't know where I fall in terms of recruit, stat points, or progress. I consider myself at the back of the line. This is the third time I have started a new recruit challenge post, because I never end up following through. Anyway, I still want to stick with my main quests and not change what I have previously written. They're fine, I just haven't seen them through! My lifting buddy stopped lifting because he needed to focus more on cardio, which is why I think I lost my motivation to continue halfway through the semester. It would be wise to commit to logging my activities on here, which can be viewed in my daily battle log here. I did not want to wait until the next challenge started. I want to start again as soon as a new week began. I am following Medhi's SL 5x5 as close as I can. I will post progress charts off and on so you can see how things are going. If you read this and I haven't posted anything in the last 3 days, get on my case! It's not your responisibility, but I can't make excuses for taking care of and improving myself. Below are the previous quests I posted with Life and Motivation updated for this summer. Thanks for reading! Main Quest: Build back muscle and get strongerI. Get at least 8 hours of sleep every night (this means bed around 9 p.m. for me)II. Eat 3 square meals a day of at least 2000 calories (fresh foods)III. At least 3 days a week go lift weights and 2 days of more intense cardio (sprint intervals, swimming, or biking) Life Quest: Finish summer school well, complete the two online classes I have before the end of July. Motivation: I want to see this through and finish what I start!! (Previously posted): The line of work that I am moving towards requires my body to be in top physical shape for survival reasons (and no it's not the military). I need to gain an attitude of caring for and disciplining my body on a regular basis no matter the circumstances. 2 Quote Level 0: Elven Ranger from the Frozen NorthSTR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 0Daily Battle Log | Current Challenge | Accountability “You are not your own; you were bought at a price.†Link to comment
jeremymboyum Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Yes!!! Way to get back on track!! See you at the finish line! Quote Level 2 Human Ranger (in training)STR [5] - STA [3] - DEX [0] - CHA [0] - WIS [1] - CON [4]Introduction - Challenge [1] [2] For those interested:My Band - My Music News Site - My Twitter - My Instagram Link to comment
Teirin Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hey! Would it help to have someone PM you if you haven't logged in for a few days? I can do that for you, if you want. 1 Quote Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
ninjakitten Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Oh, some tough goals, but I am sure you can manage. (Oddly enough I find bedtime at 9 pm the most difficult. For me that's on the same level as drinking no coffee at all - and I am sort of an addict.) Maybe one of these accountabilibuddies (?!) groups would be great? So they can shame you into encourage you to keep track of everything. 1 Quote Link to comment
Benaiah Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Teirin- That would be great!! If you did I think I would set it up (if I can) so that it will shoot me an email. ninjakitten- Yes, in fact right after posting this I have the stronglifts window up and I am going to hop on there. The guys running it are the ones I started with together a while back (online not irl) so that way they will know I am back and will shame me as I well deserve we can encourage each other forward with where we're at 1 Quote Level 0: Elven Ranger from the Frozen NorthSTR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 0Daily Battle Log | Current Challenge | Accountability “You are not your own; you were bought at a price.†Link to comment
Teirin Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Allright, we'll try that then! PMs should send you an email by default but you can also check under your options. A team as well, you'll get through this one! 1 Quote Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
Blaidd Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 it's a good thing that you've kinda figured out why you fell off the wagon. It makes it easier to stay on the wagon next time You might notice that someone has added a tag to your post. This is not to box you into a corner but rather because your goals or lifestyle have links to the guild you've been tagged and we'd like to bring you to the attention of one of their guild ambassadors. These ambassadors will be able to offer you advice, encouragement and support on your goals. You don't even have to wait around for them to come introduce themselves to you, you are more than welcome to pop into the Warriors' board and introduce yourself to the guildies there. I am also around to answer any questions that you might have so do not hesitate to PM me. Good Luck with your challengeAB xx Quote Half Faerie (Sidhe) Scout | Black Belt Kitchen Ninja "A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" - Herm Albright You're welcome to skype me (audriwolf) too but let me know who you are My challenge Link to comment
ninjakitten Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 ninjakitten- Yes, in fact right after posting this I have the stronglifts window up and I am going to hop on there. The guys running it are the ones I started with together a while back (online not irl) so that way they will know I am back and will shame me as I well deserve we can encourage each other forward with where we're at Ass-kicking is what friends do. 2 Quote Link to comment
Benaiah Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 End of week 1 for me. Things have been going well. I did the first three days of SL 5x5, got my sleeping schedule back to semi-normal, and have been getting ahead on schoolwork. Tips from the guy at the gym were helpful too. If you want to read about the specifics of what I'm doing, see my daily log (linked below). Eating has also gone well; 3 square meals a day with more fruits and vegetables. Really what I need to do is add more meats and proteins to the menu if I want to increase my muscle mass and truly eat enough to replace what I use up. Anyway, I hope you all are doing well. Thanks for reading! 2 Quote Level 0: Elven Ranger from the Frozen NorthSTR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 0Daily Battle Log | Current Challenge | Accountability “You are not your own; you were bought at a price.†Link to comment
skinNbones Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Good start, well done. Getting enough sleep is always a challenge for me as well. Well done for making it a priority .Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 1 Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
Eskcanta Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm watching your daily log now as well as this, and glad you made one and are working to keep it current as well as keeping working on your goals. Giving up and facing if I even want to start over again is something I've struggled with often, and it's inspiring to me to read what you are doing and how you are facing this enemy. I want to see you succeed, very much. I want to watch you win this fight. Watching you come back from having not succeeded on earlier tries, I think that may well help me keep going when I run into troubles of my own. I sure hope we complete our challenges together. 1 Quote Level 1 NPC Assassin Strength: 2 | Dexterity: 0 | Stamina: 3 | Constitution: 1 | Wisdom: 4 | Charisma: 0 Current Quest | Previous Quest | Current Stats Weight Loss Goal: 40 of 116 lbs; 296 to 180 {progress='1e90ff'}34.5{/progress} Link to comment
Benaiah Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 In answer to the Week 1 SMART Choices mini-challengeYes I do believe my overall quest is both achievable and reasonable, over both a short and long period of time actually. Yes, the three quests build into the main. Yes the goals are definitely realistic. I know this because I have done then before for short spans of time. Yes, the sub-goals are easily measurable and trackable (otherwise I would definitely bite off more than I could chew with goal setting). I plan on using excel, this site, and occasionally the live-strong website to track eating. This is the hard question for me, and I'm actually typing it last. I can't stand the academic grading scale (being at the end of college as I am) so it almost hurts to implement it for the umpteenth time. I think I will use pass fail per week for each area, then at the end I will measure by percentage the number of items per week times the number of weeks (6) that I had the opportunity to complete. This will require me updating my log on here though, which will be the more difficult portion. If I become ill or injured, I will implement a temporary change of goals that will be measured pass/fail for the weeks I am down. There will be no consideration for holiday's during this challenge, since anytime I am out of town will be the weekend, and Sat/Sun are typically rest days for the plan. Also, exercise should be a lifestyle decision for me, so leaving town shouldn't stop me. I may shift to doing a bodyweight/improvised lifting routine if I do. Nope, they don't conflict. However, I usually exercise in the morning, so my sleeping goal certainly affects the motivation to exercise if I am not up early (see daily battle log for evidence). Yes, I absolutely have time, and not making time is simply laziness on my part. All energy needed is focused on main quest, while the rest is focused on my life quest (which takes up the majority of my time at the moment).I believe this allots me +1WIS!! And I have no idea what WIS means, but it sounds nice. 2 Quote Level 0: Elven Ranger from the Frozen NorthSTR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 0Daily Battle Log | Current Challenge | Accountability “You are not your own; you were bought at a price.†Link to comment
Teirin Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 WIS is wisdom. Good answers! Quote Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
Teirin Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Week 1 is just about complete. How did it go? Quote Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
Benaiah Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Week 1 went well! Although as you can see I haven't posted in a while and now have to do some catching up on goals and objectives. I did get the wisdom points and now want to hop onto whatever current challenge is going on (haven't looked yet). I will probably only give myself one set of points by the end of the 6 week challenge due to skipping about a week and half. Not to get down on myself, but skipping earns nobody any points. Maybe I will create a category and give myself a couple extra immunity points since I recovered from being sick Anyway, things are going well. Eating has been in order. However, during the time away from lifting (and also from being sick) I totally wrecked my sleeping schedule, some was my fault but a lot was restless sleeping that I couldn't figure out. Back in the saddle today and excited to continue!! Quote Level 0: Elven Ranger from the Frozen NorthSTR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 0Daily Battle Log | Current Challenge | Accountability “You are not your own; you were bought at a price.†Link to comment
Teirin Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 The same challenge is still ongoing. You're fine! Glad to see you back! Quote Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
Benaiah Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 This challenge is no longer ongoing, as I have just discovered. however, due to my past with not seeing things through I think it would be most appropriate for me to finish it out and see it through regardless of this one being over. I will continue to post on this thread here (even if Teirin is the only one that follows) so that I can mark finishing this. Quote Level 0: Elven Ranger from the Frozen NorthSTR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 0Daily Battle Log | Current Challenge | Accountability “You are not your own; you were bought at a price.†Link to comment
Teirin Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Will be here :-) There's only a week until the next one starts. Remember, posting here isn't as important as working on the goals. That being said, life does not always allow us to work on our goals. Quote Behave yourself, badly if necessary. Current Challenge Judo - Shodan My Character Link to comment
skinNbones Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Im here too! What guild do you think you'll be in for the next challenge ? Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Quote SkinNbones : Recruit, Rangers, Jumps, Breaks, ,Tanks, Prepares, Adjusts, Goes Mad, Of The Dead 1, 2, 3 , Level 7 Ranger Link to comment
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