flyingwonderchick

I know you posted this weeks ago, but this is the first time I've had a chance to get here for weeks and this really made my night. Thank you so much.

As you can tell by my lack of posting, I totally crapped out for the second half of this challenge. I knew I was taking a risk attempting to do a challenge while in the middle of a move (especially one that involved having to clean and paint the entire house we were moving into). The first 3 weeks were great, but the last three got the best of me. Over all Challenge Results: 1. Three focused, hardcore workouts a week (Boot Camps or 5K Training) - Above average for the first 3 weeks, MAJOR fail the last 3 weeks. I made it to one workout in the last 3 weeks 2. Maintain a 90% Paleo diet with appropriate portion size and at least 3 intermittent fasts a week. - Really successful for the first 3 weeks - abysmal for the last 3 weeks. You cannot fathom the amount of horrible fast food I consumed once we hit the last 2 weeks leading up to the move. 3. Finish my first 5K. - Completed!!! Thank goodness for this success, it's the only thing saving my moral at the moment. Life Quest - We are moving by the end of October and I need to commit to a minimum of 30 mins of packing/painting/cleaning everyday in order to get everything done - Completed. However, my estimation of the time I would need to get this job done was way off. In the end I was spending 4-14hrs a day at the house cleaning and painting and ended up packing the majority of my apt in 2 days. It was Hellish and I completely lost track of everything else in my life, but it is done. Overall, I can't really claim this challenge was a success, but I am going to give myself 3 Stamina points for 2 reasons. First, I finished my 5K which has been a major goal I've been working toward for 5 months, and I did it while still recovering from a head cold. Second, the only reason I was able to survive this entire moving ordeal was because of all the healthy changes I have made to my life over the last 5 months. I recognized the difference it made, and there has been no question in my mind that getting right back into that pattern is the new focus now that the move is done. I don't even have the desire to make excuses or say to myself "well what's one more off week, right?" It was a rough patch, everybody has them, let's move on. I really enjoyed the challenge while I still had my head above water and appreciated so much everyone's support. I know I want to do one again, but I may wait until January since we are still unpacking and doing repairs with the house and the holidays are coming up quick. I have already gotten my diet back into shape and am back to boot camp, but I'm not sure I'll have a lot of time to post and track things. I'm going to be following my wellness plan, but I really want to be able to commit to and complete the challenge properly next time I give it a go.

I know I've been MIA. The move got the better of me. I just wanted to thank you all for the support and hope you will let me join you again for another challenge. I know I'll do better next time.

I should spent more time making gratitude lists in order to give me some happiness perspective. Your climbing class starts on Tuesday, right? Are you excited?

How are things going? I hope that you have had a very successful week.

Sorry to hear about the pedometer, but awesome for seeing the car break down as an opportunity to ride your bike.

This happens to the best of us. Just remember you are in a marathon and not a sprint. I doesn't matter if you hit a rough spot and slow down, it only matters that you don't let that be what takes over. If you wrote today then you've already taken a step to get back to where you want to be instead of letting a bad night become an excuse for giving up. Well Done!

Good cooking tips. Hope you are still feeling better.

Your rupee system is amazing. I'm definitely planning something like it for my next challenge.

Keep up the good work!

Working on my 6 Week Challenge here.

Woot! Zombie 5K Completed!

I know this is from a few days ago, but I just wanted to say that I share this issue as well and I affirm you in taking on the challenge of breaking the cycle. I have never thought of it as stealing, but it's a good analogy and I hope will make me more aware of when I'm guilty of it.

I so want you to be right about this.