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Yesterday was pretty good, I ate meat, but that seems to be a Monday thing that I can't break it's weird. I'm still maintaining my streak though which is good. I'm so sore from my workouts, but after I do them I feel a little better. I'll probably do some yoga on top of the workout until I get over the threshold. I'm still having issues fitting reading in. I brought my book to work today to try to squeeze it in. We'll see how it goes. If anyone uses the Seven app let me know and I'll add you.

Thought I'd drop in for an update! This week's vegetarian adventure was a success. I only had 6 total meals that included meat. I'm trying to find more and more meals that I can make myself and at restaurants. I made chickpea nuggets last week and they were delicious. This past week's workouts didn't really happen. I did the workout this morning, and went for a 3.1 mile walk with my husband and a friend. That was nice. I'm planning on getting up on time tomorrow to workout. I didn't read this week, but I'll be setting aside a scheduled time to read this week. Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with how this week ended up.

yeah! Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.perigee.android.seven iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seven-7-minute-workout/id650276551?mt=8 Web: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/well/workouts/

Well last time I did... Nothing. This time I have an app that bothers me if I haven't used it that day. I'm hoping that will help me get my poop together.

Thanks! We've talked about it a couple times, last night he ate steak and I made chickpea nuggets and shared the same veggies. It is getting easier.

It's mostly due to a shared diet with my husband. He usually does all the cooking! Part of that goal is to learn some new recipes. I have a couple cookbooks laying around that I'm going to try to start cooking out of!

It sounds fine! The only thing that seemed a little weird was: One year ago I were on the top of my powerlifting (hobby-)career, but then, after the national championship, my motivation was gone. I would put: One year ago, I was at the top of my powerlifting (hobby-)career, but after the national championship my motivation was gone.

Thanks guys! Day one was not great, but I'm determined to make today better. Yesterday I didn't workout (boo) and ate meat TWICE in ONE DAY - I 100% regret this fact this morning. Today so far I've eaten meat once. I'm planning to have a chili bean and rice dinner since we're going to the movies, so that will put my weekly meat count at 3 so far. I hope to squeeze in a seven minute workout before the movie!

1. Love the GIFs. 2. What diet are you following, if you don't mind me asking? How are you going to keep track of it? Very nice goals. Also it's super cool that you used to be a powerlifter.

So last challenge I pooped out halfway through. I have reflected on last time, made some new (easier) goals and am DETERMINED to complete the challenge this time. Main Goal: Lose 3 pounds! Goal 1: Complete the Seven minute workout everyday - Complete the seven minute workout every day at some point - Complete 2 circuits of the workout in one day at least once a week. * I think this is a short enough time that I have no excuses! I want to work my way up to regularly doing 20-30 minute HIIT workouts because that worked really well for me in the past. Goal 2: Work my way to Vegetarianism - Eat and record meals that include meat using the Less App - Try to stay under 6 meat meals a week. * I realized over the last couple months that meat makes me feel terrible, similar to intolerance symptoms. Goal 3: Finish reading Creativity, Inc. - Read 30 minutes a day before bed - Read 30 minutes during lunch * I know this seems like a lot to accomplish in a month, but I'm a really fast reader. I'm ready to get started now, so I'm going to work on the hardest one, which is the workouts, this week as a head start. I hope to finish this out this time. Wish me luck!

OMG. This is fabulous. Good luck! Your GIF choices speak to me.

Week 2 Day 1 & 2 I recorded my meals Sunday and yesterday, and Sunday I was 900+ calories over, but yesterday I was only about 300 calories over. I swapped a soda for as sparkling water, and am limiting my alcohol to twice a week. I had no coffee Monday, but I had a migraine and slept for almost 15 hours. Week 2 Day 3 Today I actually got around to meditating, I've felt anxious all day, and that helped a little, but I kept getting interrupted because I tried to do it at the office. I'm hoping to get some yoga in tonight to try to center my brain some more so I don't stay up half the night. I'm still recording my food and being more aware of my late night eating. I don't usaully eat breakfast, so I already kind of participate in intermittent fasting, but the late night pizzas are not doing me any favors.

I agree, I think the starbucks around lunch time is such a bad idea. I'm thinking my wallet will appreciate me more too.

Hello! Here is my week one update. No running or workouts this week, but I did learn a lot by being more mindful of how my life could change. 1. I don't sleep nearly enough. I'm staying up late and only getting an average of 6 hours of sleep. This is causing me to sleep during my workout times otherwise I'd get an average of 5 hours. (Not good) 2. I eat WAY more than I thought I did. I also consume a lot of liquid calories, mostly Starbucks and dr. Pepper. I'm always trying to keep up with my husband and I eat a lot of junk. 3. My knee is still not ready for running. We went on a 3.5 mile walk today and my knee is swollen and very grumpy. Ideas as based on analysis: 1. I've already decided to go to bed earlier, this will help me get more sleep and hopefully I can start getting up on time. 2. Staying the course with the nerd fitness nutrition levels is a really great idea for me. So week 2 & 3 will be portion control weeks. 3. Running is going to be put on hold until I can strengthen my knee. I think the body weight workout will help achieve this, so by getting up a little earlier, I hope to squeeze that in 3 times this week. Thanks for checking in!

I'm planning on just recording what I'm eating now, and following the Nerd Fitness nutrition levels. For now I just want to figure out what I'm currently eating. I'm using a google sheet and MyNetDiary to record what I'm eating (Google sheet for classifications e.g. fruit, vegetable, fast food, etc), then I'm planning on taking a good hard look at what my "bad eating" triggers are.

My main quest is to lose 4 pounds. I'm planning on using the Nike run app. They have a "prep for a race" section.

I'm super excited to get started on this first challenge. I've always tried to extend myself way too much, but this time I'm going to try to take it slow. I'm a web systems admin by day, dnd/game playing nerd by night. My goals for this challenge are: Record my diet and find any areas that could be improved on. Do the beginners body weight workout once a week and train for a 5k in November. Meditated for at least 10 minutes a day. Wish me luck!!