ohmyghost Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Hi guys! My name's Hannah, I'm 28 years old. My sister recommended this to me as she's had a lot of fun and success with Nerd Fitness over the years, so I'm ready to give it a go. I've got a huge long list of the Person I Want To Be, and am trying to break it down to very small, very manageable chunks, so that by the end of the year I can act a bit more like that vision of myself. This is definitely the first ever health challenge I've taken and decided to be serious about, so I'm a bit nervous. To ease myself in I've decided to give myself a little theme for my quests, which is: Stop lying to yourself! DIETThe Lie: Because I don't have a set schedule for sugary drinks ("I need my 8am coffee!" "I need my afternoon soda!") I seem to think I don't really drink anything much apart from water. Of course, this is BS! Most days I'll have at least something, whether it's a milk tea, a sweet iced tea, a coke, whatever. Pretty sure that doesn't count.The Fix: Swap out sugary drinks. Instead, opt for soda water with fruit pieces & tea. This will swap my intake of anything apart from the above and water to a maximum of three a week. The Lie: I eat breakfast! Okay, usually it's four hours after I've woken up. After I've gotten to work. After the day's started. And it's half a slice of banana bread from the nearest cafe, instead of the apple I have sitting in the fruit bowl at home waiting for me. They're basically the exact same thing.The Fix: Have breakfast before leaving the house at least once a week. FITNESSThe Lie: I walk to and from work every day so that's pretty much a thorough workout. Right?The Fix: Complete the NF bodyweight workout at least once a week. LIFE The Lie: I'm an adult. I totally brush my teeth properly. Shoving my toothbrush in and wiggling it around a bit totally does the trick.The Fix: Actually brush my teeth for a thorough two minutes twice daily. 6 Quote Link to comment
Reed Meadow Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Goodness, we are almost identical! I wish you all the luck and a happy new year I will definitely being following this to see how you get on!Like a Sir,JollyOldMrPhelps Quote Link to comment
petefeet Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Welcome to the Rebellion! Since this looks like your first challenge, I would like to offer some words of advice. Seek out and follow other newbies here on the forums and offer your support and encouragement. Having a strong group of people who are there to offer advice and a friendly ear as you do your first challenge will help ensure that it will be a success. Have a great challenge! Quote Race: Halfling Class: Rebel Recruit 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Current Challenge Writer's Guild Fictionfirst Used Books (Feel free to like my page!) Link to comment
TriTerrorTops Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 I love the calling yourself out bit - totally need to steal that idea! I think I tell myself the same lies as you do!Looking forward to seeing you kick ass Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Terror the RollerDino Gorgon | Level 0 | STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0 | Current Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/76190-terror-fighting-to-be-chosen/ MAIN QUEST - Make game roster for my Roller Derby league A Team GOAL 1 - Drink more water| GOAL 2 - At least 2 strength workouts per week (on top of team training)| GOAL 3 - 10 minutes agility, 3 times a week SIDE QUEST - One date night minimum per month with Hubby (no work!) Link to comment
Moonkin Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Following! Loving the way you have set out your goals, I think I'm guilty of telling myself some of those same lies..and many others.Best of luck! Quote Moonkin Race: Dryad | Class: Druid Challenges: Battle Log: Character: https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/44134 "The harder the world, the fiercer the honour" Link to comment
Karianne85 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 I love your "Lying to yourself" theme. That makes me want to have a theme. I am doing my first challenge also. Quote Link to comment
ohmyghost Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Thanks all for the support and the advice! Looking forward to tracking & updating my progress. Quote Link to comment
fleaball Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Oh man. Are you secretly me? We have a lot in common. How are you doing so far? 1 Quote Level 69 Battle Kitten Battle Log | Current Challenge MyFitnessPal | Fitbit | Duolingo Ici je vis la vie que j'ai choisie Je suis partie pour reconstruire ma vie C'est dit, c'est ainsi Link to comment
petefeet Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Just checking in, how did your first week go? Can we help in any way? 1 Quote Race: Halfling Class: Rebel Recruit 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Current Challenge Writer's Guild Fictionfirst Used Books (Feel free to like my page!) Link to comment
Bast Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hey there, Hannah, or ohmyghost! Welcome to the Rebellion!! That's a cool handle, how'd you come up with it? I'm sure it's an awesome story... I like how you're calling yourself out on the lies...we're all guilty of it in one form or another, but rarely does anyone admit to it! You are so courageous!! I am also working on being better about brushing my teeth this Challenge! I've also found a few "cheats" to drink more water and less sugary beverages over the years. Let me know if you want the recipes... So how did your first week go? I noticed a tag under your title for the Assassin's Guild. If that was added on your behalf, please don't feel that it was to cloister you into anything. It was just that some of your goals seemed to fit into what the Assassins stand for. We are a fun loving bunch who often tend to do it all! You can find some additional info about us here, or visit our Guild page. You can also go to the Assassin Intitiates page to get to know your fellow Recruits who have similar Assassiny interests! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. I look forward to seeing you rock this Challenge! Good luck & kick butt in Week 2! 1 Quote Bast Level 8 Assassin Goddess STR: 19 DEX: 17 STA: 18 CON: 18 WIS: 18 CHA: 19 Challenges: Current 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1/2 Battle Log PvP: Adulting & Accountability: The CutLasses Shimmy! It's not how you start, but how you finish! ~ David Bach, Finish Rich Finding Ways to Cope Main Goals: Controlled Weight Gain, Don't be a Slug and Necessities Life Goal: The Clock is Ticking Assassins Guild Mini Challenges: No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop Us - Assassin's Pride Link to comment
CajunHufflepuff Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hey there Hannah! How is your challenge coming along? How about your lies??! Have you gotten "The Fix" on 'em yet! Let us know! 1 Quote Minalo StoutarmMy Rebel IntroBase Character: Deep HalflingDesired Class: DruidLevel: 0 I STR 0 I DEX 0 I STA 0 I CON 0 I WIS 0 I CHA 0 IMy Battle LogChallenges: 1 Weight Loss206--->145 (At 197 as of 1/28/2016) 13.5%13.5% Link to comment
fleaball Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I don't have fancy Assassiny posts, but come back! Tell us how it's going. If you're one of those people who's not doing well and embarrassed about it, don't be. I've been here two years and failed so many challenges. If it's not that, just come back anyway. 2 Quote Level 69 Battle Kitten Battle Log | Current Challenge MyFitnessPal | Fitbit | Duolingo Ici je vis la vie que j'ai choisie Je suis partie pour reconstruire ma vie C'est dit, c'est ainsi Link to comment
Bast Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Hey there, Hannah! So I hope you're doing OK...haven't seen any updates on Week 1 or Week 2... I know life can get away from you, but I hope you're hanging in there and doing well! Let us all know how you're doing so we can cheer you on! 1 Quote Bast Level 8 Assassin Goddess STR: 19 DEX: 17 STA: 18 CON: 18 WIS: 18 CHA: 19 Challenges: Current 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1/2 Battle Log PvP: Adulting & Accountability: The CutLasses Shimmy! It's not how you start, but how you finish! ~ David Bach, Finish Rich Finding Ways to Cope Main Goals: Controlled Weight Gain, Don't be a Slug and Necessities Life Goal: The Clock is Ticking Assassins Guild Mini Challenges: No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop Us - Assassin's Pride Link to comment
ohmyghost Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Hi guys! I’m overwhelmed by all the positive comments to this post – in a good way! Thank you so much for all your support, even in my absence. Sorry about the novel length post I'm about to lay down here So, the reason for my radio silence! I’m not going into details, but last week I actually witnessed something pretty traumatic. I’m all good, but I basically gave myself a pass on worrying about self improvement: it was enough just focusing on getting myself back into the general swing of things and ensuring good mental health. For the first few days, I thought of even just giving up on this month and restarting next month. I'm glad I gave myself time to balance myself out, because I’m feeling back to normal, and totally ready to challenge myself again. So I’m just writing last week off as a loss, without letting myself feel guilty about it, and picking up again. Yesterday, I printed off a little template with check boxes, to keep on my bedroom wall. For things like the sugary drink “three a week†task, I want to tick off a maximum of those three boxes, and then it’s a reminder that I am done with drinks for the week. For something like the bodyweight and breakfast task, I need to tick it off at least once. I really think this visual reminder and the physical action of ticking it off will help a lot. The one thing that I did notice – apart from the first couple of days of last week – is that having decided to change my daily habits, relating to teeth (!) and sugary drinks, actually continued to carry over, even when I wasn’t focusing in on Ensuring I Hit My Target. Focusing back in on this in a concrete way should just make the results even better. I’m really positive about them! The ones I’m struggling with motivation for is the “once a week†tasks: the ‘breakfast before work’ and ‘one bodyweight workout’ ones. Because I’m not having to incorporate into my daily routine, it’s super easy to put off until the Sunday – which clearly is too late for the breakfast task – and then it’s going to be easy to make excuses for the workout, or even just to completely forget about it. That’s actually what happened on week one: I managed to complete every single task perfectly! Except the bodyweight challenge. I just put it off, and put it off, and then it was 11pm and I was in bed and went OH MY --. That’s a big part of the reason I’ve decided to actually physically write it up on my wall: clearly, I need that reminder! I actually have a late start tomorrow morning, so my plan is to wake up the same time as usual, and use those extra hours to complete that task. I would say “wish me luckâ€, but I guess that suggests I have no control over the situation. (And when it comes to waking up on time, I usually feel that way!) Anyway – thanks again for all your encouragement. It’s appreciated even more than you may realise P.S. - Yes, it looks like someone popped the assassin tag on there for me. And I don't think they were wrong - dancing, calisthenics, yoga, yes! Definitely going to check it out after the next challenge or two, when I feel like I've gotten a bit of a handle on myself Thanks for the welcome! 3 Quote Link to comment
Bast Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Looks like you're doing an awesome job! Don't worry about life throwing you curve balls, that's all a part of life! I think it's awesome that you had the wisdom and forethought to take a timeout to get yourself back on a proper keel and didn't give up!! I do a check list of sorts to keep my Challenges on track as well!! It's nice to take a moment to look at it and see what still needs to be done and how to work it into the rest of my day (or plot, er, plan for the next day!). Hang in there for the home stretch! You'll do great! Looking forward to seeing you in the Guild! Quote Bast Level 8 Assassin Goddess STR: 19 DEX: 17 STA: 18 CON: 18 WIS: 18 CHA: 19 Challenges: Current 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1/2 Battle Log PvP: Adulting & Accountability: The CutLasses Shimmy! It's not how you start, but how you finish! ~ David Bach, Finish Rich Finding Ways to Cope Main Goals: Controlled Weight Gain, Don't be a Slug and Necessities Life Goal: The Clock is Ticking Assassins Guild Mini Challenges: No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop Us - Assassin's Pride Link to comment
Bast Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I hope you finished strong for your first Challenge! Hope to see you around next Challenge! Quote Bast Level 8 Assassin Goddess STR: 19 DEX: 17 STA: 18 CON: 18 WIS: 18 CHA: 19 Challenges: Current 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1/2 Battle Log PvP: Adulting & Accountability: The CutLasses Shimmy! It's not how you start, but how you finish! ~ David Bach, Finish Rich Finding Ways to Cope Main Goals: Controlled Weight Gain, Don't be a Slug and Necessities Life Goal: The Clock is Ticking Assassins Guild Mini Challenges: No Power in the 'Verse Can Stop Us - Assassin's Pride Link to comment
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