vintageenvy Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 So I happened upon Nerd Fitness earlier this week when a friend posted the link to one of Steve's articles, and ever since I've been hooked. The nerdy community and no-rebel-left-behind attitude resonated with me in a deep way and I hope that this is something I can stick with.But, more about me. My name is Alexis and I'm a 22 year old living in the mountains of Virginia. *insert deliverance music here* I was always really active as a kid, I swam and danced competitively through middle school and started to march color guard in high school. After graduating high school I wasn't as active and discovered that I do not have the kind of metabolism that can support a sedentary life style. I've never been a skinny-mini, but when I hit the 200s and have been slowly creeping to 250 over the past four years I realized that I need to get into a plan. I work for a small business in the accounting department, and love what I do so I have a tendency to work too much, and don't leave enough room for actually living my life. That's the first thing that needs to change.The rest of this week I'm really going to focus on defining real goals and planning menus for the next few weeks (going to try a paleo-light diet and see how we fare from there) and start the work out plan on Monday. The moral of the story at this point is that I need to lose weight, even though I'm not that high as far as numbers go, I know I've lost a lot of muscle and have let myself get way far out of shape and I've finally decided I'm not okay with that. I think my reward system might be based around tattoos. It's been nearly 4 years since my last tattoo, and the delay has had a lot to do with not wanting weight changes to skew the images. (not cute)Well that was a fairly ADD introduction, but hopefully it's the start of something good! No matter how slow you're going, you're still lapping everyone on the couch. Hobbit Adventurer STR - 4 DEX - 3 STA - 4 CON - 5.25 WIS - 5 CHA - 6.5 Link to comment
PaintedKiwi Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Hi -I'm just starting out here too and just wanted to say hello, welcome and good luck. You are on your way!!! Link to comment
D_chelyst Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hi, Vintageenvy!Love your signature quote...reminds me that slow and steady wins the race and that small changes can have huge results in the long-run. Good luck, keep posting, and welcome to the Rebellion! Current inspiration for my journey: Prov. 14:23All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Link to comment
Horsedog Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Well that was a fairly ADD introduction, but hopefully it's the start of something good! Bahahaha! That's awesome. Welcome aboard Also, love the tattoo reward system! Keep us posted on your goal-defining! What you do, and what you don't do, matters. Link to comment
Mike Pants Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I encourage any system that results in tattoos. Link to comment
tigersheart Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Welcome! And ADD fits with nerds, so all is good! Link to comment
Lanalia Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Welcome! I'm new here too. Love the reward system. Link to comment
vintageenvy Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Okay, day one went well! I have my battle log up and we had delicious dinner with a friend tonight of fiesta chicken (marinated in lime and lemon w/ cilantro for 2 days) and avocado that was sooooo good. I told everyone who would listen that I was making these changes so I can be held accountable and hopefully be successful where I have failed before.There was also a birthday at the office and I said no to ice cream cake! Though admittedly I don't like ice cream case thanks to a cold sensitivity so it's not that much of a feat. No matter how slow you're going, you're still lapping everyone on the couch. Hobbit Adventurer STR - 4 DEX - 3 STA - 4 CON - 5.25 WIS - 5 CHA - 6.5 Link to comment
gnollcharisma Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hey Alexis, I just joined myself, but I'm glad to see your already achieving your own goals, and I hope we can both do really well here! Link to comment
Horsedog Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Good work! One day at a time! What you do, and what you don't do, matters. Link to comment
lightseeker Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Haha, who isn't ADD these days? That is probably the shorter list... Any ideas what you want for your next tat? [TABLE=width: 500, align: left] [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] lightseeker, Level 1 Adventurer STR 2|DEX 2|STA 2|CON 2|WIS 3|CHA 4[/TABLE] "Let nothing dim the light that shines from within." maya angelou My Challenge | The Paleo Spot Link to comment
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