Fear and Trembling from the Non-Force-Sensitive One-Legged Villager

[BigEdna]

Howdy. Are we allowed to say 'Howdy' here? Howdy.

 

It's hard to know exactly where to start. I could mention how impressed I am with the Nerd Fitness site and various posts I've read or how encouraging and positive everyone seems to be. Or how much I wish this site had been around when I first started trying to get in shape. But instead I'm going to launch into a random rant on how apple farmers in the US are in a conspiracy with the government of Mars to turn us all into tree-bark addicts with the assistance of Girl Scout Cookies.

 

Tee hee. Just messing.

 

I'm an average nerd who figured out about 6 years ago the PvP was not a form of exercise and it wasn't doing my back any favors. Probably like a lot of you, I started various kinds of programs that fizzled out quickly once I understood just how afraid of public exercise I was. I did alright on my own, even though it took more years that I'd like to admit that I didn't understand how important diet was to health and weight loss.

 

And then! (this is where the dramatic music starts) Just when I felt like I'd sort of figured things out, I got sick. Like, really sick. Like I spent almost four months bedridden, barely able to eat. I lost a lot of weight but it was extremely unhealthy and I think most of it was muscle mass. I went from being fairly healthy and capable to getting lightheaded when I stood up or tired when climbing half a flight of stairs.

 

I felt horrible and I looked worse. All I needed was yellow contacts and an open wound somewhere to be a walking dead extra. 

 

But! (this is where the inspirational music kicks in) I am recovering. I feel better. I'm improving day by day. And now I have a great deal of hope that I'm going to become, not only better than I am now but better than I ever was. ... Eegads, this is getting cheesy and too long. Let me wrap it up.

 

I'm worried that I won't be able to match the awesomeness I've seen here but I'm hopeful that with encouragement and assistance, I'll be back to the glowing picture of nerdiness I once was. Then pass that up. I think that I'm lacking a lot of the powers that y'all clearly have but I'm willing to keep trying. And though I feel like a gimp, (can I ask for level 0 to start out?) I'm totally on board. 

 

Thank you in advance.

 

 

[porchcricket13]

I have to wake up every day and literally tell myself how awesome I am. Maybe one day it will stick I have only been here a few days but what I already know is if you are here, you are already awesome. Nerds are always awesome! That was more awesomes than intended, but you get my point.

[BigEdna]

I think it was exactly ENOUGH awesomeness. Seriously. 

[maeggieakamegan]

Welcome Edna!