Coolingeffect Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Good evening, I'm new to the board and trying to get on track. I am very overweight, and want to put an end to it. I have recently made some big changes in my life and want to keep it rolling. I started a new job with totally different and much more stable hours. I am also 3 weeks tobacco free. Being overweight doesn't keep me from being active and quite capable (I use capable instead of in shape because clearly I am not.) I'd very much like to be able to do some pretty serious endurance type activities and drop some weight. I'm not so much interested in running a marathon as I am being able to keep a very fast walk/slow jog over several several miles of very rough terrain while carrying a lot of gear. (My big passion is big game hunting and backpacking) aside from endurance I'd like to improve my strength and my appearance. I put a fairly low emphasis on strength because it just comes natural to me. Endurance on the other hand does not. I hope to get some real support and help in achieving my goals. 2 Quote Link to comment
thegingerdances Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Welcome, coolingeffect! We're glad to have you join us. Congratulations on being tobacco free for three weeks! That's a huge achievement and an awesome start! We have a six week challenge coming up on April 14--would you like to join us? It will be a great opportunity to level up your endurance and life. You should make contact with some of the scouts and rangers--I'm sure we have some avid hikers on the forums! In the meantime, if you do join the challenge, advertise your interests with the Level 1 Rebels. You might find some folks with similar goals. We are stoked to have you on our team, my friend! I hope you stick around Quote Respawned Level 1 Rebel STR: 1 STA: 3 DEX: 2 CON: 1 WIS: 3 CHA: 2 Challenges: current! Link to comment
Truetopath Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Welcome and best of luck on your fitness journey! Quote Link to comment
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Welcome! You've come to the right place - people have lots of different goals and ways to achieve them. Quote Level 63 Human ... Oath of Ancients Paladin "We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn STR: 14 | DEX: 14| CON: 17 | INT: 17 | WIS: 17 | CHA: 14 The SIde Tracked Quest (rough draft) Link to comment
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