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I think my issue is waiting too long to eat and then getting a headache before I eat. I've been waiting until around 12-1 to eat instead of eating around 10am so I'm going to try and work on that.

Thanks again. My partner and I have decided to focus on ourselves and our health again, so we are eating more cleanly. I am aiming to eat as close to paleo as possible, which is going well so far. Goal Update: #1: Water: Instead of keeping track of my water intake via 64 oz, I am checking my pee (I know gross) for the color. I'm also trying to fill myself up at the end of meals by finishing my glass of water instead of looking for a snack immediately. I feel this is better than stressing myself about drinking and keeping track #2: Moving: I took two weeks off because of a family issue and the holiday, but we plan to start getting food on track this week and running Friday/Sunday. I did do 45 minutes of yoga on Monday but am feeling tired because of the food changes, so I didn't do it today. #3: The Scale: I started weighing in every day because I wanted to keep track of things. I'm back to tracking my food via my phone, and trying not to stress about it. This is helping me stay on track and think about my day's worth of food. By adding in vegetables and decreasing grains I'm doing well. I also like to see my fat % go down. Life Quest: I've been trying to turn on Netflix and put things on in the background I'm interested in instead of just junk on tv. I still don't watch the most thought provoking things, but I'm concentrating on the topic instead of something I've seen over and over. I feel good about this and am just keeping tabs on myself.

Thanks everyone. I entered my food into a calorie counter and I was low on calories. I had a larger snack and the headache went away. It wasn't a paleo snack, but at this point eating mostly paleo in a day is pretty good for me. Thanks for the help!

I have toyed with the primal/paleo idea for awhile and have tried to make the paleo/primal choice when I reach for food. But I keep getting hit with headaches. Anyone else have this issue? I am drinking enough water so I keep thinking I'm not eating enough, but once a headache hits I rarely want to dive into vegetables and even when I do eat nuts or something to stave it off, I still get a headache and have no clue why or how to avoid it. I might be eating too little, which is why I think I need to eat more but it seems like grains are the option that rids the headache and when I'm trying to lose weight/fat it's hard to stick with the headache. This happens almost every time I try paleo/primal which is part of the reason I resort back to carbs/grains. Like today I had some turkey jerky for breakfast, and an omelette with turkey and mixed greens for lunch. I just had a few handfuls of almonds for snack but now I have a headache. Thoughts?

Thanks. I know it's just making the best choice for myself at the right time, but sometimes I just feel like eating terribly and dealing with my feelings later. I know that's not how to do it, but I'm doing better today now that the holiday is over.

Hi Hiraedd, it's not going very well. With the holiday I basically fell of the wagon.

I posted in the previous challenge, oops, this is much better. I know I'm a week late, but better late than skipping it entirely. Main Quest: Lose weight and be a healthier, fitter, me. This has been my quest for awhile but since I moved I gained 5 pounds back from my last real push to lose weight. While the number isn't everything I want to fit into my clothes better, run farther, and have energy to keep going. I want to get back to my challenge #2 beginning numbers of weight: 119 and fat %: 24.5 Goals: #1: Water, water, water! Drink at least 64 oz of water per day through using my Nalgene, ordering water with lemon at restaurants, and remembering to drink throughout the day. ( CON +3) #2: Move Move 3x a week. I'm working on the couch to 5k program so I hope to work through that 3x a week, but may supplement with yoga or some in home workout if things don't allow for a run. I may also start in the weight room, so we will see. (STR +2, STA +2, DEX +2) #3: Conquer the Scale Weigh in on Saturday ONLY! I have a love hate relationship with the scale, and while I want to keep my eye on how my weight and fat % are shaping up, weighing daily stresses me out. I will resist stepping on that scale and check in on Saturdays. (WIS +2, CON +2) Life Quest: Watch TV I'm interested in. I work from home and it's too easy to sit in front of the tv and watch stuff I'm not interested in. I'm going to try and watch shows I'm into, instead of whatever's on. (WIS +2) Current stats: Weight: 124 Fat %: 27 Goal weight: 115 Goal fat %: 22

Retracted and moved to the correct place, in the current challenge.

@Tateman Thanks, I've really been slacking with my eating now that the challenge is over and life is getting crazy, but I hope to tighten it up soon and start eating well again. @Blaidd Thank you. I do enjoy learning from these challenges and it helps me more than just completing my goals. I like the freedom of learning and refocusing goals, and then using the last challenge to help the next one.

WHAT I LEARNED FROM THIS CHALLENGE: 1. Stay small with workout goals until I'm doing them past my goal. Like the BBW, I liked doing it once a week, or more, but some weeks I wouldn't do it. As much as I want to push myself, I need to stick to it at least once a week, and then when I'm doing it like a flash twice/three times a week, I can move on. 2. Don't focus on calories. I hated this. It didn't help me make good choices and while it did help me gauge things, it also made me feel guilty sometimes which led to overeating other times. Instead I want to focus on the food I'm eating and work in more fruits and vegetables, experiment with new recipes and options, and just make good choices when I can. 3. It's good to have the running goal, but it often gets pushed out. We are definitely going to work on running more, hopefully once we settle into the move, and it cools down into more fall like weather. 4. I really enjoy reading and want to keep reading one book a week at least. I did like having the goal and really spending time with a book. It's tough when the book doesn't feel right, but I like to have something good going and keep working on those that are a bit slower. Overall I'm glad I adjusted my goals when I did and kept working on ones I didn't like so much. I am always most successful with the non-fitness goals, but need to keep learning about how to increase the fitness which was key with the NF workouts. As for food I know it's going to be an obstacle, but I'm working on it and enjoying my meals out, my not so healthy options and learning to enjoy no matter what and adjust when it feels right. I probably gave myself too many points, but I'm going to try and be more objective with points and achieving them in the next challenge. POINTS: Goal #1: Bikram then NF workout: 3 of 6, +1 STA, +1 STR Goal #2: calories: 36 days of 42 days, +1 WIS Goal #3: Running: 3 of 6, +1 DEX, +1 CON Goal #4: reading 1 book: 5 of 6, +1 WIS Total points earned: +2 WIS, +1 STA, +1 STR, +1 DEX, +1 CON Mini quests: +2 WIS, +1 CHR, +1 STR Successful challenge despite the slip ups, the lack of effort some weeks, and the eye rolling, I'm glad I did it and learned more about myself.

WEEK 6 SUMMARY Goal #1: NF bodyweight workout: I just bit the bullet and did it. I'm glad I did, it's easy and quick and something I'll carry through after the challenge. 1/1 Goal #2: Eating 1000-15000 calories: I did this but was very loose with my eats, definitely need to both stay loose but make good choices. Goal #3: run 1x a week: We didn't run but did walk 3 miles in 95 degree heat so I counted it. We did work, and sweat. 1/1 Goal #4: read a book a week: I definitely did this. I read Room very quickly and was glad to have a book to escape into. 1/1 WHAT I LEARNED FROM THIS CHALLENGE: 1. Stay small with workout goals until I'm doing them past my goal. Like the BBW, I liked doing it once a week, or more, but some weeks I wouldn't do it. As much as I want to push myself, I need to stick to it at least once a week, and then when I'm doing it like a flash twice/three times a week, I can move on. 2. Don't focus on calories. I hated this. It didn't help me make good choices and while it did help me gauge things, it also made me feel guilty sometimes which led to overeating other times. Instead I want to focus on the food I'm eating and work in more fruits and vegetables, experiment with new recipes and options, and just make good choices when I can. 3. It's good to have the running goal, but it often gets pushed out. We are definitely going to work on running more, hopefully once we settle into the move, and it cools down into more fall like weather. 4. I really enjoy reading and want to keep reading one book a week at least. I did like having the goal and really spending time with a book. It's tough when the book doesn't feel right, but I like to have something good going and keep working on those that are a bit slower. Overall I'm glad I adjusted my goals when I did and kept working on ones I didn't like so much. I am always most successful with the non-fitness goals, but need to keep learning about how to increase the fitness which was key with the NF workouts. As for food I know it's going to be an obstacle, but I'm working on it and enjoying my meals out, my not so healthy options and learning to enjoy no matter what and adjust when it feels right. POINTS: Goal #1: Bikram then NF workout: 3 of 6, +1 STA, +1 STR Goal #2: calories: 36 days of 42 days, +1 WIS Goal #3: Running: 3 of 6, +1 DEX, +1 CON Goal #4: reading 1 book: 5 of 6, +1 WIS Total points earned: +2 WIS, +1 STA, +1 STR, +1 DEX, +1 CON Mini quests: +2 WIS, +1 CHR, +1 STR Successful challenge despite the slip ups, the lack of effort some weeks, and the eye rolling, I'm glad I did it and learned more about myself.

WEEK 5 SUMMARY Goal #1: Complete 1 NF workout per week: I definitely didn't do this this week. I wasn't feeling it and despite it taking five minutes, I didn't do it. 0/1 Goal #2: Eat 1,000 to 1,500 calories per day: I have been falling off the wagon. My weight loss was stalled/plateaued so I let myself eat cookies and some other junk. Then we ate out several times, tired of salads and the usual dinners. 4/7 Goal #3: Run 1x a week: Definitely didn't do this. The weekend was busy after hearing back about getting approved for our apartment and then we started packing to move. It's no excuse but between that and the heat we didn't run. 0/1 Goal #4: Read one book a week: I started a short book but wasn't feeling it, so started another but I'd read it already. Between not finding a good book and having a ton of work to do this week I didn't make my goal for the first time in the challenge. 0/1 Overall it was a not so successful week. I didn't read or move, and ate way too much. It is busy because we are planning another move, so this week was a bit of letting go and enjoying, which I know doesn't mean compromising my health but still. I learned that I need to tighten back up on things, since I did gain a little bit. I don't want to just let myself go because we're moving but it's exhausting packing and sorting and Sonic or Carl's Jr is so convenient but we will try to do better as the last week begins for the challenge.

Thanks Tateman. I'm glad that things are getting better and I'm finding ways to work out again. I guess I just needed a break from eating and to loosen up, so that I could make progress.

I have a skin condition/allergy that affects my hands but only when I eat peanut butter. I tried what i thought was a pretty minimal bar the other day and two days later I was broken out. The delayed onset because of my body processing the peanut butter is what sucks and made my diagnosis impossible from the doctors. I figured it out myself and tested it the other day because I thought I would be fine, turns out I must avoid it. That sucks that you had a setback, but great that you figured it out. I hate when things crop up and have what seems like no known cause, and you have to play detective. I was having tension headaches in the back of my head, so hopefully it was my outdated prescription and not my frames. I'm getting my new frames fitted soon and am hoping for the best. I'm glad that you're feeling better and can hopefully continue once you're feeling up to it.

I know I haven't been running but week 4 I got some motivation and ran twice! My MapMyRun didn't save my first run, but my second run was saved and the first was about the same as the second. 8/24 and 8/25 total time: 31.29 distance: 1.92 pace: 16:24 We keep between a 15:30 and 16:30 pace which has been pretty consistent for us. We focus on running the times and getting through it, running faster to get better mile times will come with practice. I'm hoping we get out to run this week at least once, he's pretty into it so that's good at well. We feel accomplished after we finished, and the muscle soreness is a great reminder of my progress. How'd everyone else do?