Another n00b

[MerryMissMary]

Hello fellow fitness nerds! My name is Mary and I'm jumping into this lifestyle-change thing with both feet. I'm a 27 year old IT professional in Texas. I'm about 5' 6" and my starting weight is 160...a number that finally smacked me in the face and made me realize that it WAS possible for that number to keep climbing higher.

While I have a shorter term goal of losing 20 lbs (or as much of it as I can, healthily) in a little over 2 months for my first-ever cruise with my boyfriend and several friends on August 13th, what I really want is to create lasting habits and a sustainable lifestyle. I stumbled across Nerd Fitness when I googled "paleo for beginners" and promptly decided to purchase the Rebel Fitness Guide. I devoured it in a few hours that evening and got started this weekend, joining a gym, clearing out the junk in my pantry and doing my first workout. I wanted to get started in here as well, since I know community will be a big part of helping me stay on track.

So...hi! I'm totally interested in making friends, being buddies, encouraging and being encouraged. Don't be a stranger, y'all.

[tekilla]

Hey Miss Mary! Welcome A cruise, how exciting! Where do you get to go? Going on a cruise is one of my bucket list goals.

Good on you for working towards a sustainable lifestyle... it's something I've just realised myself. I've always worked to a goal and once I achieved it, i didn't have a plan to maintain. Not any more

So what's your plan to get ready for the cruise?

[MerryMissMary]

Hey Tekilla, thanks for the reply

We're cruising out of Galveston, TX in the Caribbean. It's a 5-day cruise with port cities in Progresso and Cozumel in Mexico and I am SO EXCITED. I have been begging my boyfriend to go on a vacation for almost 2 years and we're finally going!

My plan is to follow the advice in the Rebel Fitness guide and do the workouts included there. I'm working to remove grains and processed foods from my diet entirely, but taking smaller steps to get there. First step is to get rid of bread, pasta and potatoes - 3 days down so far! I did my first Rebel Rookie workout yesterday and will be attempting to complete those three times a week (and level up from Rookie), as well as 30 days of SOME kind of cardio on 3 other days (tonight I'm taking the dog on a "power" walk). I really love everything I've read on Nerd Fitness so far and it's helping me stay excited and inspired about these changes.

[tekilla]

Wow, sounds amazing! You also sound like you have an awesome plan in place for the next 30 days, nice one

I love NF too, it's very motivating and supportive here.

[Red1263]

Hey hey! Welcome to the Rebellion! Here we can help you with anything you need from Advice to motivation, just don't hesitate to ask! The road to perfect health is a tedious and long path, so just stick to your guns and don't lose all hope and faith if you mess up here or there. We'll be rooting for you!