Zarklin Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 You look great, dude! Keep slamming those goals in the face! x) Thank you ! It's still a long way to go but I can't wait to get there =) You're doing an awesome job and looking great! Keep up the excellent work!Thank you very much... and I love the hat I want one. Firefly is one of my all time favorites 4 Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
RedPandaOne Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thank you very much... and I love the hat I want one. Firefly is one of my all time favorites Thanks! It's one of my favorites too. I'm actually about to go watch an episode or two while doing laundry. It's actually wicked comfortable too, I highly recommend you get one. I bought mine at thinkgeek.com, but a lot of people are making and selling them on etsy.com (but search for Cunning Hat, FOX tried getting people to stop making/selling them, but people just stopped calling them Jayne/Firefly Hats and avoided the cease and desist). 1 Quote "You won't find your answers by looking to the stars. It's a journey you'll have to take by looking inside yourself. You must write your destiny..." Christopher Reeve as Dr. Virgil Swann Current challenge Old Challenges: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th FitbitForum Battle Log Link to comment
Zarklin Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thank you for the etsy tip. You're my favorite nerd of the day =) 1 Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
RedPandaOne Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 You're welcome! Glad to help a fellow Browncoat. And yay for being your fav nerd today 1 Quote "You won't find your answers by looking to the stars. It's a journey you'll have to take by looking inside yourself. You must write your destiny..." Christopher Reeve as Dr. Virgil Swann Current challenge Old Challenges: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th FitbitForum Battle Log Link to comment
Fearkiller Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Thank you ! It's still a long way to go but I can't wait to get there =) Thank you very much... and I love the hat I want one. Firefly is one of my all time favorites Been looking for wicked things to do to whack down thefeeling of worrying what people think of me. Thanks. 1 Quote "There is beauty in hardship / There are poems in grief" -Assemblage 23, Damaged | STR:2.25 | DEX:2.25 | STA:2 | CON:1.25 | CHA:3.25 | WIS:7 | A place I will collect my woots - if I remember Challenges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15.1 | 15.2 | Milythaels' HOoRAY for which I am grateful | Today, right now, I am alive. And that is good. It is amazing the power of those small gestures of love and kindness have on our lives. <3 - Liberator "I myself am made entirely of flaws, stiched together with good intentions." - Augusten Burroughs, Magical thinking:True stories "Pick up the pieces and keep going, one painfully slow step at a time." - Hiraedd the twice-risen, hamadryad. "Spread love and understanding. Use force if necessary." - Leon Trotsky "Let me think about the people I care about the most, and when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself." zefrank1, An Invocation for Beginnings "I don't feel guilty for wanting. That's like being mad because you have to breathe or pee. It just is." Someone in Reddit "If you do strange things, strange things will happen!" "That's it! Now go make something beautiful." -Jake Parker Link to comment
Zarklin Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Power rack and stuff will be here Tuesday =) I needed to add another little woot too.... So some people at work have made comments about my weight loss mostly over the last month and a half, which is awesome. I'm glad I made it to a point where someone other than my wife can notice, but today was the best. I'm sitting at my desk getting ready to eat my lunch when one of the guys from across the hall came in. He didn't say hi just walked up tp me and said "OK what is it you're eating to loose all this weight cause obviously it's working and I need to do something" I was kinda caught off guard, I mean I've never been the person people ask about heath/diet. I've been the guy that gets asked where the best place for a burger, Chinese food or pizza is. It might be nothing special but I took it as a big complement to my progress =) So anyway I just told him, no sugar, no grains maybe rice twice a week, only butter and some hard cheeses for dairy, sweet potatoes, cook with only olive oil or coconut oil and the only thing I drink is water, black coffee and tea maybe with a bit of honey. He asked about coconut oil being high in fat and I told him fat's not a demon and it not the fat you get from super heating vegetable oil it's fine and you need dietary fat plus it help keep you feeling full. He seemed receptive to it saying "yea I figured it was the carbs I'll start there cause I don't think I could do it all at once" Didn't want to get into the carb debate and how you need it but from vegetable and sweet potatoes not the jug of pretzels that's in the office lol So now I wonder do I just leave it at that? I wanted to send him the NF article on Paleo and a link to John Durant's book (The Paleo Manifesto, I highly recommend this book if you haven't read it) But I don't want to A: Overwhelm him or B: seem pushy. What do you guys think I should do? 2 Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
Fearkiller Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Power rack and stuff will be here Tuesday =) I needed to add another little woot too.... So some people at work have made comments about my weight loss mostly over the last month and a half, which is awesome. I'm glad I made it to a point where someone other than my wife can notice, but today was the best. I'm sitting at my desk getting ready to eat my lunch when one of the guys from across the hall came in. He didn't say hi just walked up tp me and said "OK what is it you're eating to loose all this weight cause obviously it's working and I need to do something" I was kinda caught off guard, I mean I've never been the person people ask about heath/diet. I've been the guy that gets asked where the best place for a burger, Chinese food or pizza is. It might be nothing special but I took it as a big complement to my progress =) So anyway I just told him, no sugar, no grains maybe rice twice a week, only butter and some hard cheeses for dairy, sweet potatoes, cook with only olive oil or coconut oil and the only thing I drink is water, black coffee and tea maybe with a bit of honey. He asked about coconut oil being high in fat and I told him fat's not a demon and it not the fat you get from super heating vegetable oil it's fine and you need dietary fat plus it help keep you feeling full. He seemed receptive to it saying "yea I figured it was the carbs I'll start there cause I don't think I could do it all at once" Didn't want to get into the carb debate and how you need it but from vegetable and sweet potatoes not the jug of pretzels that's in the office lol So now I wonder do I just leave it at that? I wanted to send him the NF article on Paleo and a link to John Durant's book (The Paleo Manifesto, I highly recommend this book if you haven't read it) But I don't want to A: Overwhelm him or B: seem pushy. What do you guys think I should do? *Appreciating nod* You are doing well. Keep up the good work! I may sound harsh, not really the intention, but don't talk yourself down of what you feel like is great.This is a big thing in my opinion, and that people trust you is important. Imagine the positive effect you've had on his life already, being an example and all.It matters. Maybe you can keep a little eye on him? If it seems like he's struggling, offer more help.Sometimes a simple encouragement goes a long way. 1 Quote "There is beauty in hardship / There are poems in grief" -Assemblage 23, Damaged | STR:2.25 | DEX:2.25 | STA:2 | CON:1.25 | CHA:3.25 | WIS:7 | A place I will collect my woots - if I remember Challenges | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15.1 | 15.2 | Milythaels' HOoRAY for which I am grateful | Today, right now, I am alive. And that is good. It is amazing the power of those small gestures of love and kindness have on our lives. <3 - Liberator "I myself am made entirely of flaws, stiched together with good intentions." - Augusten Burroughs, Magical thinking:True stories "Pick up the pieces and keep going, one painfully slow step at a time." - Hiraedd the twice-risen, hamadryad. "Spread love and understanding. Use force if necessary." - Leon Trotsky "Let me think about the people I care about the most, and when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself." zefrank1, An Invocation for Beginnings "I don't feel guilty for wanting. That's like being mad because you have to breathe or pee. It just is." Someone in Reddit "If you do strange things, strange things will happen!" "That's it! Now go make something beautiful." -Jake Parker Link to comment
porchcricket13 Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Wow man! You are awesome!! Congrats, you look fantastic! 1 Quote And in this existence, I'll stay persistent And I'll make a difference, and I will have lived it- MFTP Battle Log Link to comment
EvillePanda Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Fantastic progress! I would let him try the no carb thing on his own and if he comes back complaining about how hard it is or how he doesn't get how it works, offer to send him the article. OR, if he comes back looking for more advice. Baby steps man. Don't overwhelm him. You'll scare him off. 1 Quote "I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that causes total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will allow it to pass over me and through me until only I remain." My Current Challenge Level 2 Bene Gesserit AssassinSTR 4 | DEX 3 | STA 3 | CON 3 | WIS 4 | CHA 3 Link to comment
Zarklin Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hey all I've been gone for awhile but BIG woot today... after getting down to 237 and doing the warrior dash (woot) I fell off the wagon for a few months and put 17-20lbs back on (damn Taco bell breakfast) but I got back to it (see battle log) and I finally hit another goal. Finished week 10 of 5x5 Friday and at my weigh in today 235 lbs holy freaking WOOT!! I haven't been this weight since High school graduation nearly 12 years... Yes I had a set back so it's taken too long and still have 40 or more lbs to go but I couldn't be happier right now. I'm going to see about trying on some 36 waist pants at the store today and see how that goes... maybe I'll get another woot in today. I just needed to share with all you wonderful nerds and tell anyone with doubt. If I can do this so can you. Even if you're down and out gave up haven't worked out in weeks months or years it's never to late. Oh and @hurley8604 I now have a cunning hat made by a fellow Browncoat's mother =P 4 Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
RedPandaOne Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Dude, awesome job on getting to this point! You deserve a double woot! Woot, woot! And this is indeed a very cunning hat 1 Quote "You won't find your answers by looking to the stars. It's a journey you'll have to take by looking inside yourself. You must write your destiny..." Christopher Reeve as Dr. Virgil Swann Current challenge Old Challenges: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th FitbitForum Battle Log Link to comment
Zarklin Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks Hurley =) So I did it.. bought a pair of 36 waist jeans and wore them all day =) Now to get rid of the spare tire around my waist and start tucking in shirts on a regular basis. ~80 lbs down I still can't believe it! here's to the next 40 =) 3 Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
Urgan Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 So very much win! 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
Zarklin Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Oh hell yes. Finally did a dead hang pull up. Can't even remember the last time I did one of these. Even pre work out im still stoked! Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
Zarklin Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Trying to link the video on photobucket....Video Here Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
Fus Ro Brah Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Excellent work, fella. Keep it up 1 Quote Link to comment
insanity Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Just... damn... awesome job.... this thread is going in my "See what you can do if you try" list that I give as references to people... :-) 1 Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
Zarklin Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Thank you insanity! That post made my day =) Hopefully some more woots to come soon Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
Tialoredron Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Great job Zarklin! Even though I just found you today, I can see that you are not finished yet and will be a further inspiration to those around you. Even though I am not losing weight, seeing your progress motivates me to perform better and really analyze what I am doing to progress myself. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing/hearing more about your progress. [On a side note, totally wouldn't mess with you if I saw you walking down the street with that hat; but it is comforting to know that if I couldn't run with you, I'd walk, and if I couldn't walk with you....well, you know the rest ] 1 Quote Half-elven Ranger Current Challenge: Jumpin' back in the fray Link to comment
DaygloNirvana Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 What an inspiration! 1 Quote “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.â€~ Buddha Fitocracy | My Blog | Shiny Dayglo Battle Log Link to comment
Zarklin Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Thank you all so much for the kind and encouraging words. I still have a long road ahead and can't thank this community enough for helping me get where I am and keeping me going =) Rock on nerds! Quote Level: 2 Half Orc Class: Adventurer STR: 3 DEX: 3 STA: 3 CON: 3 WIS: 2 CHA: 1 My Daily Battle "Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts. Link to comment
Miw_Sher Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Wohooo! Awesome work! Congratulations! 1 Quote Goblin | Level 7 | STR: 4 | DEX: 2 | STA: 3 | CON: 3.5 | WIS: 8 | CHA: 2.5 Nerdfitness Character, Past challenges: 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6, Current challenge (March 19 - April 15): click Tough Mudder Ireland || Battle for Graduation || My Neverending Story (on hiatus) Link to comment
avataris Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Awesome progress! Thank you so much for the motivation! 1 Quote Link to comment
Lou_be_Lou Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Fantastic progress! 1 Quote NF challenges: March 2018 , 12 , 11 , 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Link to comment
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