I put starting this off for a bit. Change is hard, change is scary, and the
desire to change my habits at the start of the day dims the day goes on, and so
I’ve put this off. I’ll try to be honest
here when possible, and I can honestly say this will be a challenge because my
willpower is atrophied at this point.
But I’ve started now.
Huzzah!
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Read These First
The system is
designed around more general quests and class-specific quests. The classes listed include warrior
(strength-based), ranger (cross-trainy), scout (endurance-based), and assassin
(agility, flexibility, parkour, etc.). I’m
actually going to hold off on picking a class here. There are plenty of more general quests
available, and I’ll focus on those for now.
I lean towards Scout or Ranger, but again, no need to pick now.
First, NFA goes over the basics of its expectations. How the academy is structured, what you need
for the course, an FAQ. Much of this is
technical, but the core of what I take from it is that this is intended to be
for the long haul, and not some quick fix.
At first, I thought, “Of course, of course. Now, what massive changes do I have to
make?” But this intuition is unhelpful
in two ways:
1)
NFA wants the changes to be gradual, not
massive, lest they fail quickly.
2)
NFA wants the changes to not feel like something
I HAVE to do. I’m choosing to do
this. The idea that someone would be
forcing changes on me is what put me off from starting in the first place.
Onto the next segment.
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Mindset Quests
1.
“Snap Those Before Photos”
I took some before photos. Front, side, back. It’s pretty horrifying, and was tough to get
through. I see myself every day, but not
with intention of looking at myself. But
the purpose of this isn’t shock value or to scare me straight off
frappuccinos. Rather, it’s to provide a
starting point.
2.
“Take Your Measurements”
Speaking of starting points.
Starting weight: 268.6 lbs
Neck: 16 5/8”
Chest: 47 3/8”
Biceps: 13 1/8” (L) and 12 ½ “ (R)
Waist: 46 ½ “
Hips: 45 1/8 “
Thighs: 27 1/8” (L) and 26 5/8” (R)
Calf: 18 1/8” (L) and 19” (R)
Some of these are probably somewhat inaccurate, as I suck
with a tape measure, but I tried to measure around the largest part of
whatever. Except for thigh, where I just
picked the middle. Again, the purpose
here is not to say “MY GOD WTF AM I SOME KIND OF MANATEE,” but rather to
benchmark. It’s kind of exciting! There’s a road to follow, roads start
somewhere, and I’m curious where NFA will sweep me to.
