sjr243 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Howdy all! My name is Sam and I am uber excited to find nerd fitness. A woman I met at the gym turned me on to this site and I was overjoyed. You mean there are other people out there like me? My husband leads me to believe I am an oddity. I am a mother of two wonderful little girls. I began my fitness journey after the birth of my oldest. I started running and after my husband told me he didn't think I could run a half marathon I decided to prove him wrong. I finished my first half eight months later. I was hooked. Fast forward three years, six half marathons, and two marathons.... I started blacking out and found out I had an issue with my neck that took me off of running. I wasn't allowed to be alone or drive or... really do anything fun. I tried finding a running partner. It is amazing how difficult it is to find someone to run with you. So, I bought a treadmill. I went from running 45-50 miles a week to barely breaking 20. It was disheartening. I got depressed, ate like a pig, gained weight like mad… yada yada… Fast forward eight months when my husband came home from deployment. We moved from a relatively warm climate (50-60 degree winters) to a cold climate (20 degree winters). Any desire to start running on the street was out the window. I joined the local Y and started lifting weights. I found my new obsession. I started with the machines and a guy at the gym turned me on to Starting Strength. Well, that book was quite an eye opener. I revamped my routine and am on my second week. I love how supportive everyone seems to be on this site. I cannot wait to start the next challenge and see how far I can go. Thank you ahead of time for bearing with me during my long introduction! 2 Quote Link to comment
Basement Cat Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Welcome to the rebellion, Sam! Good job on starting strength training! Good luck with your goals and keep us posted! Quote Current form: Chubby House Cat (lvl4) Weight objective: 20% S. 4 P. 6 E. 4 C. 7 I. 8 A. 4 L. 5 Battle log Current Challenge Handy linky. Link to comment
RES Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Welcome to the rebellion...it sucks when issues put you on the sidelines of something you enjoy and yes, many others like you here!! Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: Life is not Always SET Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 87 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89|90|91|92| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
alienjenn Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 this woman at the gym seems like one cool lady Quote Level 10.4 Wood-Elf, Ranger - specializing in demon fighting "doing the impossible since 2012 :D" - Librarian of Doom facebook battle log level 50 WOOT Backstory CNF2014 current (not challenge - doing a battle log this time) Spoiler * This is the day the Lord has made, rejoice in it and be glad. God, The Bible. * Do or do not, there is no try. - Yoda * There are three options in this life; be good, get good, or give up. -- House * Never take counsel of your fears. Stonewall Jackson. * level 50 isn't gonna just POOF happen - alienjenn, NF IRC chatroom * I'm not about to give up - Because I heard you say - There's gonna be brighter days… I won't stop, I'll keep my head up - No, I'm not here to stay ... - I just might bend but I won't break - As long as I can see your face - When life won't play along - And right keeps going wrong - And I can't seem to find my way - I know where I am found - So I won't let it drag me down - Oh, I'll keep dancing anyway - Mercy Me - Move Link to comment
Red1263 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Welcome to the Rebellion!! \o/ A Friend of Jenn is a friend of mine! If there's any question that you have please feel free to ask! Quote Level 25 Final Fantasy Rebel My Epic Quest | My Journey | Currently on the Trial of Orthos Str: 60 | Dex: 23 | Sta: 66 | Con: 28 | Wis: 55 | Cha: 14 Goals for 2021: Spoiler Build my brother a Destiny 2 Lamp Learn how to do a Handstand Play 1 song on the acoustic guitar Clean up the Christmas Decorations and finish setting up my apartment (hang things up, plus some other few things that need to be organized) Re-introduce Pull-ups into my routine Build a shelving unit next to my Desk "No matter what, if you can hold your head up high, you've done the right thing." "When you stand with your family, your family stands with you." "Write what needs to be written." Link to comment
Teros Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Welcome! This community is great. You get out what you put into it. There is an upcoming 6 week challenge next week if you would like to try. It's basically picking 1 main life goal, and then 3 sub-goals to try and get there. This clarifies a lot of it:http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/01/03/how-to-not-suck-at-goal-setting/ Enjoy Quote Link to comment
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