A star shall shine on the hour of our meeting...

[mediaguy99]

Hello rebels:

I'm new here.  I just posted my first challenge, in the assassins' guild.  As a long-time runner, at first I thought I should post in the Scouts section.  But running has been hard on my body (like the elves of middle earth, I feel kind of ancient at age 43) and I thought that maybe my goals around fitness would make me a better Ranger.  So I posted first right there.  THEN, however, I realized that my interests in the aerial arts, as well as my desire to increase my flexibility, would make me more of an Assassin.  So, I'm an Assassin.  

 

I figured I'd come here and introduce myself.  Hopefully this forum will help me stick to my goals.

 

I've played RPG's since I was in elementary school.  Played D&D first edition, third edition, 3.5, 4th, and now am playing 13th age and 5th edition.  I love the imagination required to be a good player, and I love hoarding dice and painting miniatures.  For work, I design audio visual systems at a large university, and manage the software/hardware audio response system service for the campus.

 

I started trying to build up my fitness this summer.  This is something I've done over and over again, over many years.  Historically, when I think about fitness, I lean towards two things:  Endurance, via running and cycling, and flexibility, through yoga and other movement arts.  Running has caused me untold injuries, but there's really nothing like it for me.  It feeds my soul, keeps me healthy, and breaks me at the same time.  Yoga is something I do because if I don't, I get injured more.

 

I've always avoided the gym, though over the past few weeks I've been getting in to do more weight and bodyweight workouts.  Actually, this summer, my wife got me a pull up bar for my birthday.  Since then, I've gone from being able to do just three or four pull-ups with a "natural grip" to my new PR, 11.  

 

Also, I've had acid reflux disease since I was about 16.  I took medication to help with that since the late 90's, but I started to question why I was taking pills to be able to eat last summer (2013).  I got off the pills by last fall, quit drinking caffeine (a pot of coffee a day!) and started experimenting with the Paleo diet.  I found that if I eat strictly paleo, I don't have any indigestion.  If I eat even a little grains (whether it's rice, wheat, corn, oats…) I nearly immediately get indigestion.   Of course, I am a weak person, and even though I knew how good it was for me, I only kept eating paleo until the holidays.  Then it went away completely.

 

Ah well.

 

I started my paleo regime again in August this year, and have stuck with it pretty well!  Again, I'm hoping this community will help me stick with it further

 

OK, I've got to run to yoga class (starts in 10 min).