A new foe has appeared!

[Gainondorf]

Hello all!

 

I have been following the blog for about a year now and decided to join the forums and academy.  A couple of years ago I dropped 60 pounds of marshmallow fluff (and have kept it off) and now I'm trying to become stronger.  

 

Lately, motivation and lack of direction (mostly with nutrition) has me in a bit of a lull.  I've used Stronglifts with success but have not been consistent.  I feel like the six week challenge and community as a whole will be a good accountability resource to keep me on track.

 

I'm looking forward to the opportunity.  

[mosiermandias]

I'm in the same boat buddy, can't wait for the next 6-week challenge to start.

[shapeshifter]

agreed. I'm hoping I can start a bit and maintain some excitement for it (i'm sure I can). How did you mainly lose the 60???

 

what are your first impressions of the academy? - im considering joining as I like the idea of the set routines and videos to really make sure I get my body form right in a move

[mosiermandias]

I don't have the cash saved to join the academy yet unfortunately but it looks really cool. Was 279 when I started and 217 when I left for basic. All I did was body weight stuff and yoga and cleaning up my diet lol ðŸ˜

[Gainondorf]

Losing the 60 was mostly just calorie restriction and diet change, it wasn't until I had lost most of that weight that I actually started to exercise regularly.  Mostly just got out of hand with the college diet and cleaned it up.

 

I'm a proponent of having a set of guidelines to follow, as opposed to creating my own.  Give me something to do and I'll get it done, one way or another.  Given that, I like what I see out of the academy so far!  I've always done well with RPGs so if it can approached with that mentality, with the quests and all, I feel like it can be quite a successful program!