Who and Why

[Mother of Rats]

I go through phases of fitness, where I am focused and make progress, and then I lose it as I get distracted and life gets in the way. But now I have no more excuses.

 

I am a chemical engineer and this upcoming fall I will begin my PhD. Before I get there, I want to lose the extra pounds I have gained, and build muscle and get a whole lot stronger. My noodly upper body is an embarrassment - I want to be able to lift heavy things on my own without help, and look good doing it! I also have some personal intellectual and academic goals - procrastination is a factor in both my fitness and my research. I am tired of looking in the mirror and seeing someone I am disappointed in, both physically and personally. It is exhausting to feel poorly about yourself, and I want to work toward becoming a person I am proud to see in the mirror each day. I joined the fitness academy to help hold me accountable so that I can begin working toward these goals.

 

[Enforcer25]

Welcome to Nerd Fitness, I am in the same boat, I do well and then I stop and have to start again, I'm hoping to keep up the fitness and look good by the summer. I have to dial in the diet and I should be good. Congrats on starting the Ph.D. I recently received my Master's degree. There is a ton of information on here, good luck with the journey.

[Mother of Rats]

What is your Master's in? And hopefully we can both get it together and look great by summer! Good luck to you too!

[Enforcer25]

Criminal justice with a concentration on counter-terrorism, I took all the courses online, tough but it was fun, takes discipline for sure. I thought about a Ph.D. too, but a little late in life right now, we will see. So what is your degree going to be in? I think we can both get it together for summer.

[Mother of Rats]

I'm doing a PhD in chemical engineering. And wow, I can only imagine doing a Master's degree online - I like having some in-person accountability! I think we can too!