poppy Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 I've been making slow steady progress leveling up my life for several months now. But, I read random health and fitness stuff on the web to keep myself inspired and managed to stumble upon this place. My story:Once upon a time, I was a fitness instructor and personal trainer. I taught spinning, pilates, cardio kick etc etc. Then, I was the pedestrian in a pedestrian vs. auto accident. After I healed, I had lost my job and my good habits. I had never had particularly good eating habits, and without the insane gym time my fitness went to crap. Other aspects of my life were in flux. I took control of the other aspects of my life one by one. In September of 2012 I finally had enough of the rest of my life together to focus on health and fitness again. I started a mostly Atkins style way of eating and walked my dog an extra 10 minutes during each of her three walks a day. Things were going well so I added strength training and more rigorous cardio (some beginner hiit, longer walks, light cycling, aerobics videos) at the beginning of December. Mid-January I graduated from the random assortment of fitness equipment I already owned and acquired some adjustable dumbbells by way of craigslist. I'm also working on the convict conditioning exercises. I'm a mix of levels one and two. It is going to take a while. I haven't been perfect. Some weeks I barely squeeze in two workouts. But, I'm excited to have a group of people with similar goals to talk to. Non-fitness me:I wish I could find a good mmorpg. I miss the Burning Crusade of WoW. I was able to stomach my way through some of Cataclysm, but the game has just changed too much for me.I saw what I think is a table top gaming store when I was out and about a few weeks ago and i need to follow up on when a new campaign might be starting.I teach high school and typically work from 6:45 to 3:45 each day. Once I get home, I usually spend an hour or two prepping/grading. My coordination has been improving so I can now do a lot of that stuff while on the recumbent bike. I've been educating myself on this paleo/primal thing. Some of the aspects are intriguing. Some, not so much. But, I am definitely into n=1 experimentation. I don't do photos, but I am down two full pant/dress sizes since September. I'd like to drop at least two more. Then I'll reevaluate what I need to do. Clearly I'm an oversharer, but it is still nice to be here. PoppyLevel 1 Half Orc Warrior Poppy, level 1 Half Orc warriorSTR 4|DEX 2|STA 2|CON 3|WIS 3|CHA 1 Link to comment
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