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Week 2 in review: Two weeks in and I decided insanity is not at all for me. I just don't like it. So for the next four weeks, I'm going to be starting C25K with Zombies, Run! on my off NFA days. Sleeping is going well, but it's only the first week of classes. I did manage to write 2 poems this week. I won't be getting 100% for this challenge, but that's ok because I will still build good habits and finish strong.

Week 1 in review: This week, I started insanity. On monday, I had the fit test, which was too much for me so I threw up and ended in the middle. The rest of the week turned out better than monday though. I did all the insanity I needed to, as well as the NFA workouts. I got enough sleep and I wrote a poem. 100% for this week, but I'm now back at school, so the real challenge begins. My spreadsheet is updated and ready for week 2. Here we go!

I made an Excel sheet in Google Docs to track my progress in percentages and be able to give myself a grade at the end. It can be found here.

So I did a NF Challenge this past summer and completely failed at the end because of going back to school. I'm in college, so this challenge is starting a week before I go back again, meaning another test of my ability to keep up with my diet and exercise at school. I tend to do very well at the beginning, before things start to pick up with classes, but then fizzle out, so I'm working toward keeping that from happening again. Main Quest: Fit into a size three dress for formal (March/April 2014)Goals for this challenge: Insanity 6 days a week (following the insanity schedule) I just got insanity and am starting doing it this challenge. I will be doing these in the morning. NFA Bodyweight Brigade 3 times a week I will be doing these workouts as well on a MWF schedule in the evening. 8 hours of sleep each night Being in college, this is a difficult thing to do, but I'm going to need it with my workout schedule. Life Quest: Work on poetry (one poem per week?)

I updated my challenge in my thread yesterday. Basically I failed 2 of my 3 goals, so I won't be leveling up with you guys

Well I'm back to report how my challenge went......... I failed. Straight up failed. Journaling was too time consuming while in school, so choosing between sleep and journaling, I chose sleep. My diet went to hell once I got back. I thought I could do it but I just couldn't. There are so few paleo options at school that I straight up just got bored. Terrible excuse I know but that's what happened. The only thing I managed to do well was the exercise. I didn't miss a single day of exercise (well technically I missed one day but not for lack of trying: the gym wasn't open when I went so I couldn't work out that day but I have had weeks where I did seven days a week so I'm counting it perfect). So 1 for 3 is a failure, although I'm not sure how to factor in my almost perfect first 4 weeks. I think I made my goals too difficult to actually do and sustain at school, so I need to work on that for next challenge when I'm still with the level 1 rebels and not with the assassins where I want to be...

The F's are more for keeping track of my one allowed day to not eat paleo or my rest day. So like 1 F per week is ok in both of those categories, but if I get 2 of them then it's not. So while an F seems harsh, I'm not nearly beating myself up about it haha. Thanks for your concern though

Day 27 of 42: Paleo Diet: Today was my anniversary dinner, so I ate really well all day, then went to Red Lobster and had 5 and a half biscuits. Really? Yes I did. And they were delicious. And I didn't feel very good after because my body's not used to that anymore. So no more of that. Today's Grade: FExercise: It was move in day so I got up early to go on my run. I decided I don't want to do C25K anymore because running really isn't my thing. I also lifted and moved stuff into my dorm (up 3 floors of stairs because the elevator was insanely slow) so that was also a good workout. Today's Grade: AJournal: I was exhausted and didn't feel like journaling but I did. Today's Grade: ADay 28 of 42: Paleo Diet: I only ate fruits and veggies until dinner, then we were supposed to get free food (the magic words to a college student haha) but they ran out so we ended up at Chipotle. So I was almost paleo because what I got had beans in it, but I did the best with what I had so I'm not going to fault myself for that. Today's Grade: AExercise: Today was a rest day. Today's Grade: FJournal: I journaled. Today's Grade: AEnd of Week 4 Analysis: Paleo Diet: I ate perfectly all week for the dinner, and since I get one F a week, this week's grade is an AExercise: I exercised all 6 days this week, so that's another AJournal: I journaled every day this week, so all A's for me!

10 miles... I literally can't imagine... Last time I tried biking for exercise, I went 20 minutes, puked, then called my mom to come pick me up. Needless to say that hasn't happened again haha. Five days a week will be a lot of good exercise to look forward to though!

Well just have to say, welcome to the club. We've all been there in one way or another. We mess up. We don't get completely perfect scores. But what makes us different from others is that we get back out there and we keep on going. We acknowledge our mistake and then we do our damnedest to make sure that it never happens again. After all, who the hell do you think we are?!?!

Day 26 of 42: Paleo Diet: I kept it all paleo for my last day home. Anniversary dinner tomorrow night, so I know I'm gonna totally splurge on food there. Today's Grade: AExercise: Apparently me and Ash woke up the same way today. I did NOT want to exercise this morning. And it didn't help that the exercise equipment is right next to my mom's bed... So I kinda laid down on her bed and threw a mental temper tantrum about how I didn't wanna work out. You know the ones little kids do when you both know that they're gonna do it anyway and they're just wasting time throwing the temper tantrum? Yea that was me. But I did it. I did decrease the weights for my OHP because of soreness, but other than that it was all good. Today's Grade: AJournal: I just finished my journal entry. I'm going to bed early tonight for move in day tomorrow. Today's Grade: A

Well I typed out a response to the chakra and my reasons for my stats when NF froze up again. Luckily, I realized what was happening and took a screenshot of my typing so I wouldn't lose it all. Alright so I'm finally getting around to posting my stats and such and my reasons for them. Wood Elf: Well I'm about average sized and using the character generator that left me with four options. I didn't particularly feel like a vampire or a medusa, so that left human or wood elf. And one of my ears is pointy, so I went with wood elf. Plus I like the idea of being an elf better. Assassin: Well first, I think parkour is like the coolest thing on the planet. And I love dancing. And gymnastics. And rock climbing. And wearing black hehe. So it was kind of a no brainer. STR (2): This one was basically I had an extra point and couldn't figure out where to put it. Although I'm not weak, I'm also no warrior when it comes to strength and I'm hardly even assassin material yet, but I can lift kind of heavy things. DEX (1): I am about the slowest and least flexible person you will ever meet. STA (2): My running has improved my stamina so far. Plus I find it easier to do things all the way and get them done as opposed to stopping in the middle. Not sure if that made any sense though. CON (1): I'm usually pretty good at resisting getting sick, but if you've read my thread at all you know that I'm very injury prone haha. WIS (3): This one got the most points because I think I'm pretty smart and I'm intuitive and I can read people around me. CHA (1): I'm absolutely horrid in this category, but I really didn't want any zero so I gave myself a point. I'm completely shy and come off as weird or standoffish because I'm that afraid to talk to new people. Alrighty now to the Air Chakra. I can't say I've held on to the grief from any deaths around me, so I would have to say that I'm most grieving the loss of my last relationship. It ended over a year ago, and if it was just the guy I had to get over, then it wouldn't even be worth mentioning because I'm way over him. But we got together at the beginning of my senior year of high school, when my "best friends" deserted me and so I had no one. I met all my new friends through him and lost all of them when we broke up. Plus his family was like the family I wished I had. They were all so great, but in particular his 3 year old niece completely stole my heart. I've seen her once since the break up and it's been really hard to deal with the fact that I have no connection to her anymore and I just have to forget about her. So I'm essentially grieving the loss of my relationship with her, because she's the one I miss the most.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you have a competitive daughter haha. But woah. 40 second plank increase. Holy. Wow. I'm speechless. Way to go Jess! Hope you enjoyed your dance day with the mental image of Nickelback doing the Macarena

Yay for meeting a daily goal! You go get 'em with those non-hip-stressing workouts tomorrow!

Way to go blocking a man almost twice your weight! I don't know much about Krav but I do know that you seem to be learning an awful lot of useful moves should you be attacked. +1 for safety!

Holy woah plank time! I think the PVP idea would be great for the next challenge (even though I'm only at about a 45 second plank right now)

Great job on your workout today! I happened to notice that your yoga times were better before your exercises than after. Coincidence? I'm the same way with the language stuff. I can read in Italian. I can write in Italian. It takes me forever to form a sentence in Italian. Nevermind holding a conversation. (Don't ask me how I survived half the summer in Italy. I still couldn't tell you haha)

Day 25 of 42: Paleo Diet: Everything I ate was paleo. I'm really glad I'm doing so well this week because I know I have the anniversary dinner coming up. Today's Grade: AExercise: I moved on to week 4 of C25K. I thought I was going to die. It jumped from running 9 minutes total to running 16 minutes total. Whaaaaa. Plus I'm insanely sore from my workout yesterday, but I still made it through without walking when I was supposed to be running (even if I'm pretty sure my walk at the beginning was faster than my running at the end haha). Today's Grade: AJournal: I did my journaling yesterday and today. Yesterday's Grade: A Today's Grade: A

Hopefully you get back to feeling 100% so you can get back out there and kick some ass like you always do! (On a semi related side note, I kept getting really confused on what DOMS was and kept thinking it was like DOMA but with an S... Man was I way off... haha)

I hope your week went well and that you're doing great this week too!

Amazing changes tracked during insanity! But of course I would expect nothing less from you Meta

Way to go on week three! I know you can get all A's this week!

Hope you're doing great on this challenge!

You're doing great on the challenge! I hope your hip feels better soon so you can get back out there with those squats and deadlifts

That was great description and really interesting. I'm just picturing myself writing that. It would look something like "I went for a bike ride" haha but your description was much more interesting. And way to power through all those life goals!