So I found this subreddit earlier today, and thought I'd share an idea I had today.  First I'll tell you a bit about my situation.  I've lost 10 pounds so far, but would still like to lose another 50 or so.  I graduated college in May, and haven't had much luck on the job search.  As such, I've been spending most of my day sitting at my computer and sending resumes or just being lazy and playing Xbox.

I've tried to stick with exercising many times, but I've always just stopped after a few weeks.  I don't know if it was the monotony of doing the same thing every day or what, but I couldn't keep with it.  Today, I looked at my set of d20 sitting on my desk and had an idea.  Why not use the d20 to decide my daily exercises?

I strongly prefer to exercise inside for a few reasons.  I have mildly severe allergies.  Mosquitoes are everywhere and they love me.  I care way too much about the fact that people might judge me, so I just stay inside.  That being said, I do have a semi-recumbent stationary bike I can use.

This is where you guys come in (if you're still reading).  This is my current idea of a daily plan:  (for those unfamiliar, a d6 is a 6-sided die, etc.  2d20 means roll a 20-sided die twice and add the results.)

* (d6) miles on recumbent bike

* (d100) situps

* (d20) pushups (my arms are pretty weak right now)

* (2d20) squats

* (d12) leg lifts (10 sec)

* (d100) crunches

I think something like this would really keep me motivated.  I could even start an Excel sheet to track totals (I'm somewhat of a statistics nerd).  I'm just wondering if you guys (and gals) think this would be an acceptable amount for a workout, and if there's any changes and/or additions/subtractions you think I should make.  (Oh, and thanks for reading this -- sorry it was so long).
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So I found this subreddit earlier today, and thought I'd share an idea I had today.  First I'll tell you a bit about my situation.  I've lost 10 pounds so far, but would still like to lose another 50 or so.  I graduated college in May, and haven't had much luck on the job search.  As such, I've been spending most of my day sitting at my computer and sending resumes or just being lazy and playing Xbox.

I've tried to stick with exercising many times, but I've always just stopped after a few weeks.  I don't know if it was the monotony of doing the same thing every day or what, but I couldn't keep with it.  Today, I looked at my set of d20 sitting on my desk and had an idea.  Why not use the d20 to decide my daily exercises?

I strongly prefer to exercise inside for a few reasons.  I have mildly severe allergies.  Mosquitoes are everywhere and they love me.  I care way too much about the fact that people might judge me, so I just stay inside.  That being said, I do have a semi-recumbent stationary bike I can use.

This is where you guys come in (if you're still reading).  This is my current idea of a daily plan:  (for those unfamiliar, a d6 is a 6-sided die, etc.  2d20 means roll a 20-sided die twice and add the results.)

* (d6) miles on recumbent bike

* (d100) situps

* (d20) pushups (my arms are pretty weak right now)

* (2d20) squats

* (d12) leg lifts (10 sec)

* (d100) crunches

I think something like this would really keep me motivated.  I could even start an Excel sheet to track totals (I'm somewhat of a statistics nerd).  I'm just wondering if you guys (and gals) think this would be an acceptable amount for a workout, and if there's any changes and/or additions/subtractions you think I should make.  (Oh, and thanks for reading this -- sorry it was so long).
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