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After taking most of last week off to recover from a wicked cold, I finally made it to the gym this morning. Went great until my second to last deadlift rep (my last exercise) when my form slipped and my hip now hurts. I quit immediately and walked a bit then got into the shower, but it just doesn't quite feel right. Hopefully it is nothing serious. On the plus side, i hit 150 on my squats.

Halloween with little ones is so fun. Mine are all too old for trick or treating and living where we do, the only trick or treaters we got were our niece and nephew- very cute, but not too many. I had a terrible cold last week and was not really up for too much revelry anyway though.

Ok, to end my challenge- Here are the goals I had at the begining: * overall- run a 30 min 5k (will not happen by end of challenge) run at least 3 days a weekdo stronglifts 5x5 2 days a week (i know this is not the program, but my goal is to run so that takes precedence)track eating and remain under 2000 calories per dayLife goal- to find a new job, so I will make sure I take one step each week toward this goal (resume review from my school, send our resume, attend networking event, etc.) I am getting excited, only a little over a week til it starts now. Really my overall goal was to be more: faster, stronger, better and that I am making progress on. as far as the goals laid out: I ran a 5k on 10/26 with a time of 32.35, not at goal, but 5 minutes less than my time this spring running overall -B (i missed several days especially at the end) I discovered that I really don't like running that much, I will continue to do some shorter runs and build a good cardio base, but it does not thrill me and road running bothers my hips.Stronglifts- I LOVE, I have done every workout (3 x per week) for the entire 6 weeks.- A++ I will be continuing this for at least 6 more weeks (it is a 12 week cycle) and possibly until I am ready for an intermediate programtrack eating- I tracked for most of the challenge, but I really need to use my scale and get accurate with it. I should really have lost some weight if I had eaten as I tracked for the entire time, but I didn't, so I believe the issue lies in my tracking. I maintained a moderate deficit (with some slips) for most of the 6 weeks, but my weight is virtually unchanged. So grade- C my next challenge will continue tracking and probably work on incorporating IF to improve fat loss resultsLife challenge- I updated my resume and got it out for several openings. I have heard back from 2, one I interview with today and the other sounded very promising, but has since kinda blew me off, so not sure whats going on there- regardless- A Overall A and as a side note, I am terrible at keeping in touch and connecting with people, but I ended up with a great group of folks that really helped me through this challenge. It was interesting because it was kind of accidental, we don't have much in common outside of this site and challenge, but checking on them and us encouraging each other really made a huge difference in keeping me going. Thanks guys!!

That sounds like a lot. Have you selected a particular strength training program? If you are doing body weight, "you are your own gym" is pretty legit and it has a great ap (it's like $2, but really worth it). And I can't recommend stronglifts enough, if weights are your thing. I use the Sl program, but have the starting strength book and refer to it heavily for form info.

Thinking about the warriors maybe, I am really digging my strong lifts and plan to finish out at least 12 weeks on it.

That sounds like a good plan.

I'm still thinking about the next challenge, I plan to complete at least 12 full weeks of sl, which would almost put me to the end of that and I am considering making myself a hoop and trying hooping. I'm just really not sure. Right now I am working on IF to try and get some weight loss going, maybe have a IF/SL challenge?

Have fun in Morocco, and great job finishing the challenge! The habits you are building are sure to help you achieve more on your future challenges.

Great job finishing the challenge, and a B average is not too shabby for the first time out. Have you decided what guild to join?

Great job finishing strong. Are you going to participate next time?

Great job finishing out the challenge. It can be really hard when you get ill, but you stuck with it. I definitely hear you on not losing with SL. I have made awesome progress on my lifts (only stalled on the Overhead press), but no progress at all on the scale . Any plans for the next challenge?

Great wrap up, it sounds like you have built some awesome habits to carry forward. Any ideas for the next challenge?

Challenge ended well. I got my last SL workout in (18/18) and ran a bit on Friday. The 5k that my daughter and I did was awesome, there were about 120 people and probably half to 3/4 wore costumes. I was a cat (cheesy I know, but I wanted to run) and my daughter was a wizard (harry potter type costume from last year that would be way too short without leggings now). I did not get my 30, I came in at 32:35, but that is still 5 minutes better than the one we did in the spring and we both got medals. She was #1 girl (and overall actually) in the 14 and under group and I was #2 in the 35-39 women. I never imagined medaling- that was pretty cool. So overall challenge- workouts A (I missed some runs, but nailed the weights and stuck with it) eating D- although I tracked and didn't really go over all that much, I managed to completely prevent any weight loss/ visible results. Life B- not consistent, but I do have an interview this week that sounds very promising. Overall- B I certainly could have done better, but even if you can't see it at all, i think I am getting healthier and I know I am getting stronger.

So, how is going for the last week of the challenge?

Good job on keeping up with this despite not feeling well. Make sure you have some good snacks at hand for when You absolutely can not resist. My whole 30 favorites are: almonds, carrots, and coconut milk. I also really like the whole9life.com, since they are the experts, their resources are awesome. "It starts with food" is also a great read and had some wonderful whys to make compliance a little easier.