QengpuBenal

No. My tap water tastes like wood particles. I have a filter on my sink, but at work I haven't found a clean tasting water source yet. Day Two was successful. I did some walking (once I walked when my sore muscles really advocated driving, and then another time I walked when I would normally have taken the car). I tracked my food, and I drank four bottles of water. I also have a clean house and I'm about to head to bed! Woohoo!

Day 5: 1/5/16 Food 5 mandarin oranges bowl of Hamburger Helper (stroganoff, I think) 2 McChicken's with tomato 3 mozzarella sticks small French fries Water 4 bottles of water Exercise no specific exercise, but I did walk once when I would normally have driven, and I walked another time when I wanted to drive due to very sore muscles

Woops! Double posted by accident!

Woohoo! I managed to drag my tired butt out of bed at 5am this morning. I did 2 circuits of the Beginner Bodyweight Workout before I felt like I was going to puke. Glanced at the thermostat and realized that it had never been turned down the night before. So, instead of waking up to a nice, cool, 68 degree house to workout in, I woke up to a fiery inferno of 75 degrees! Still, two circuits is better than no circuits, and my body definitely felt the workout! I tracked all of my food intake on my Battle Log thread. I also managed to drink 4 bottles of water. I discovered that the water in the lunchroom at work tastes like chlorine. I'm going to try to get it from somewhere else tomorrow. Work was crazy. I had forgotten about the useless task I had waiting for me. It's really a very useless task, but it's required because of a very vague law, and it requires a large amount of paperwork on my part! Still, I'm glad to be back in the swing of things! I also managed to clean the house before heading off to bed! Yay, me!

Day Four: 1/4/16 Food 1 package of blueberry oatmeal 1 PB&J sandwich on homemade whole wheat bread 1 small handful of M&Ms 2 mandarin oranges 2 handfuls of kettle chips tofu/brown rice/mixed veggies stir-fry glass of milk Water 4 Bottles of Water! Exercise Beginner Bodyweight Workout (2 circuits)

Thanks, everyone! I'm looking forward to jumping into the challenge tomorrow! It's going to be a bit tough, since I also go back to work tomorrow! I have a ton of stuff to tackle at work, and I'm a bit out of the swing of things since I just had a 2-week break (the perks of working in a school)!

Day Three: 1/3/16 Food bowl of blueberry oatmeal large handful of tortilla chips bowl of baked potato chips large handful of chocolate candy large glass of chocolate milk half an apple two baked potatoes with butter and cheese Water Three Bottles of Water Exercise No exercise today.

Day Two: 1/2/16 Food two gluten-free pancakes with a little butter and maple syrup one bowl of spaghetti with textured vegetable protein (TVP) and olives half a large bowl of air-popped popcorn with butter and salt Water two bottles of water Exercise no exercise today

Day One: 1/1/16 Food tuna salad sandwich on homemade whole wheat bread small amount of movie theatre popcorn (shared with two of my kids which drastically reduced my typical consumption) tofu, brown rice, mixed veg, and soy sauce mixed together for dinner Water approximately 1 1/4 bottles of water Exercise no specific workout, but I did make my family walk to the movies and back (approximately 10 blocks each way), instead of taking the car

Hey, everyone! It's been a bit, I know. Between craziness at work, and my wife's myriad of health problems (cancer, uncontrolled diabetes, heart attack, and pancreatitis/hormone deficiencies), I have not been as focused on my health as I would like to be! I'm excited to be starting out fresh for 2016! Main Quest: Lose 17.4 lbs in 6 months. (This means by the end of June I will weigh 190lbs - or less!) Goal #1: Workout Daily! This means any kind of workout. Ideally, I would love to run three times a week, do a bodyweight routine twice a week, and do some kind of dance cardio with my kids twice a week. However, to count as a daily workout, it simply needs to be purposeful movement for at least 20 minutes that is outside of my normal movement. 22-28 = A 15-21 = B 8-14 = C 1-7 = D 2 Days 0 = F Goal #2: Drink 4 Bottle of Water Daily! I have a lovely water bottle that holds 24 oz. of water. Drinking 4 of these each day keeps me hydrated. However, I often get out of this habit because it results in more bathroom trips, which can get a bit annoying during the workday. 22-28 = A 15-21 = B 8-14 = C 1-7 = D 2 Days 0 = F Goal #3: Track My Food Intake Daily! I have made a lovely thread in the Battle Logs (here) to track my food intake (and water intake and exercise). Tracking my food daily takes some of the pressure off (I make very little money, so making changes to what I eat might be tricky), but still keeps me aware of my consumption. 22-28 = A 15-21 = B 8-14 = C 1-7 = D 2 Days 0 = F Life Goal: Have the Kitchen Clean at Bedtime Daily! I am terrible at housekeeping, but especially when it comes to cleaning the kitchen. By the time I get home from work, make dinner, and eat, I have usually settled comfortably into my relaxation mode and don't want to get up and clean the kitchen! However, I think we may have a uninvited guest or two (mice) as a result, so I am endeavoring to improve my kitchen cleaning consistency! 22-28 = A 15-21 = B 8-14 = C 1-7 = D 2 Days 0 = F

Those are some great looking goals! I love C25K programs (I tend to fall back on my Zombies!5K program frequently)!

Welcome to the Scouts! Those sound like some excellent goals!

Welcome to QengpuBenal's Battle Log for the year 2016 (the name is pronounced kang puh be nall and is traditionally spelled Qengpu' be'nal, which is Klingon for Kang's wife)! This log will officially begin on January 1, 2016. Each daily post will contain a list of what was eaten that day, how many bottles of water I drank (approximately 24 oz. per bottle), the steps I walked, and any exercise I did that day. The point of this log is to provide myself with a history of this information, and to keep myself accountable. I will also include a link in this first point to the current challenge I am participating in. Once I get my thread for the January 4th challenge set up, I will change this post to include the link! Welcome, and thanks for helping me stay accountable!

Changed the goals a bit in order to deal with the fact that I'm going through a bit of a depressive phase. Plus, NaNoWriMo is this month. Plus, things are just getting crazier and crazier at work.

So, last challenge went horribly. A lot of things came up and my entire life kind of went up in smoke. However, the end results of that is that I've gained some weight back, my sleep quality has gone down, and I generally feel worse than I did before. I'm hoping to get everything back on track with this challenge. Goal One Goal One is to get back to moving. I am going to walk 2 miles at least 5 days a week. A = 40-42 B = 35-39 C = 30-34 D = 20-29 F = <20 3 completed Goal Two Goal Two is to write every day. + 2 Wisdom A = 40-42 B = 35-39 C = 30-34 D = 20-29 F = <20 3 completed Goal Three I will drink at least 4 water bottles a day (each bottle is 24 oz). + 2 Constitution A = 40-42 B = 35-39 C = 30-34 D = 20-29 F = <20 1 completed Life Goal This challenge's life goal is to have my kitchen clean at bedtime every night. +3 Charisma A = 40-42 B = 35-39 C = 30-34 D = 20-29 F = <20 2 completed

Life threw me a massive curve ball! I apologize for disappearing, but life kind of blew up! My wife was diagnosed with cancer. She had a melanoma removed from her back. However, there have been other signs that indicate the cancer has most likely spread. Life has been a combination of doctor's appointments, my regular job, and balancing being supportive of my wife and helping the kids deal with all of this! Today, we are heading in to Seattle to get a larger section of her back removed, and to have her lymph nodes biopsied. So, I am out for the remainder of this challenge (all two days of it). I am planning on working over the next week on coming up with a household system that will allow me to deal with stuff like this without sacrificing my challenges in the future!

Day 8 (9/21/15) Ate a dessert (this will end now...there shall be no more desserts consumed during this challenge, at all...apparently I suck at doing dessert in moderation...especially when things get intense at work!) Ran for 2 miles. Had a grain-free breakfast and a grain-free lunch. The house was clean at bedtime.

I had a nice, relaxing weekend. I spent most of it watching old episodes of Doctor Who and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Day 6 (9/19/15) Ate dessert. Ran 2 miles. No grains for breakfast or lunch. House was clean at bedtime! Day 7 (9/20/15) Ate dessert (going to count this as Week 2's dessert and try and move towards no dessert at all...it's too easy to fall off the wagon). Walked 2 miles. No grains for breakfast or lunch. House was clean at bedtime! Lost 2 lbs this week! Yay, me!

4.) I want minis to align with my current goals so I can focus on my consistency. I might do it, but I prefer other options. 5.) I like having different weekly options to try throughout the challenge. This isn't something that interests me. 6.) I want minis where a Scout writes a week's theme and another Scout continues it in the next week. I would like it, now and again. 7.) I would enjoy helping out with the running of the Minis. Definitely a good thing for me to do.

Wow! The last two days have been so crazy at work! I didn't succeed in all of my goals, and this morning I felt like it must have been at least 4 days that I had been failing to run/walk. I almost stayed in bed and said 'screw it, I already failed this challenge...I'll just forget about it and try again with the next one." Instead, I told my self that if I didn't start running again today I would lose all the progress I had made with the last challenge. So, I got up and went for a two mile run! Then I logged on to update my thread...and realized I had only missed two days! Woohoo! It's amazing how screwing up a little bit feels like it's so much worse than it actually is! Day 4 (9/17/15) No workout. Ate no desserts/sweets. Had a grain free breakfast and a grain free lunch. House was clean at bedtime. Day 5 (9/18/15) No workout. Ate no desserts/sweets. Had a grain free breakfast and a grain free lunch. House was NOT clean at bedtime. I need to go clean my house now so that I don't slide into the "it's too messy" zone this evening and make a habit of muffing my life goal! I'm not goin to beat myself up about yesterday, though! I had to go in to work early. Then, I had to stay late for a meeting involving discussions about legal precedents, lawyers, psychiatric experts, and police/security! (Did I mention that I work in a school? So, not a typical discussion!) I got home 3 hours later than usual for a Friday. When I got home, I had to eat and then go do the rest of the shopping for this month. By the time I got back it was bedtime and I was physically and mentally exhausted!

Woohoo! Thank you!

Day 2 (9/15/15) Ran 2 miles. No grains for lunch or breakfast. No desserts. House was clean at bedtime. Day 3 (9/16/15) Walked 2 miles. No grain for breakfast or lunch. (I really need some yummy no-grain breakfast options that don't involve eggs!) No desserts. House was clean at bedtime (despite having to stay almost 5 hours late at work tonight)!

After talking with my wife last night, she pointed out that having four goals was putting too much on my plate. That is something I often do and it seems to be setting myself up for failure. So, I have removed the soda goal for this challenge. Day 1 Went on a 2 mile walk. Ate NO dessert/sweets! The house is clean at bedtime. Had a grain-free breakfast and a grain-free lunch (despite having to run home for lunch due to a mishap with my daughter forgetting her lunch and needing to take mine instead)!

Okay, so, the day before yesterday I knocked out Week 8 Day 2. Today I did the final run. Now, the app says I ran 5K. However, when I map it out on Google it says I ran 6.11K. The last run I did I went a shorter distance than today and the app said it was 5.05K. So, I'm inclined to believe that the app (or the GPS tracking on my phone) is off, and that Google is more accurate. Either way...I ran the whole way! And, it only took me an hour and 5 minutes to do it! Woohoo!

I love that you're focusing on the basics! Looking forward to the measurement check-ins!