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Fitocracy

So anyone who knows me knows that I am beyond not fit. With problems with depression and anxiety, I've barely left the house for months, let alone this chair at times. Basically, I feel like a blob that happens to have somewhat working appendages.

I've been wanting to exercise and learn to eat properly, but always put it off. Not to mention several bad events happened back to back and I was eating more food than ever because it was comforting. I was spending all day sitting in my computer chair and spending most of my days playing video games, watching videos, sleeping... trying to do everything to distract me from my feelings and keeping them bottled up. Of course, this would only last for a week or so before I'd go through a break down and spend the whole day just crying. I've been seeing on tv, the internet and other places how exercise can greatly help with anxiety to help get out some of that energy that it produces and help focus your mind on something else. Yesterday, after using a dumbbell in the other room to help break some bagged ice apart for my water mug (side note: Bubba makes really awesome water mugs), my friend suggested that I exercise with it the next day (and if I didn't, he'd come over and make me).

My biggest problem with this is motivation. I have none. Sometimes I don't even have motivation to do anything, even things I love. However, I always thought that if I treated exercise like a video game, it would be more fun. I've tried sites that track different things, but all they give you are numbers and statistics and aren't fun whatsoever.

Today, I found Fitocracy. Fitocracy gives you this really awesome environment where you get points for working out, and those points give you levels. You can also earn badges (achievements) for significant achievements. There are so many exercises available that you can just do what you want. If you don't know what to do, there are quests and challenges that offer more points. There are groups and tons of people to connect with, even fitness coaches and nutritional experts. Heck, even Arnold Schwarzenegger himself is on Fitocracy, and made a great challenge called The Spark Challenge that gives you goals that change each month, and they are made so that anyone can do them!

Plus if you are out and about and you are having some trouble dealing with cravings, or just want to talk about what you just did, there is an app for iPhone and Android!

So far I've just made level 2 with one workout. I'm so sore, but I feel so proud. And when I posted about it, people actually responded. And it felt incredible. So much support just on the first day! I encourage anyone, whether you are a fitness buff or just a beginner, to click here and check it out! I'll be posting every now and then keeping track of my progress!



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