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So far... Sunday - I didn't get my 5 servings (or any actually, but beer is made with hops sooooo maybe?)but all else was good. Today - mostly a success. Crossfit this morning (90# hang clean!), and I met my "life"goals. Only 4 servings, but I'm not hungry for dinner & that was going to be my 5th.

This is my first Ranger challenge and my second challenge overall (not counting the ones I didn't finish). My ultimate long term goals are to squat 200#, bench body weight, run a 5K without walking, and get my last credit card paid off. For this challenge, I'm focusing on: Fitness: - CrossFit Mon, Wed & Fri - Run/walk 3 miles Sat - Eat 5 servings of fruits/veggies a day Life: - Stick to my budget - No ordering pizza delivery - work on a project every day (edited to add this one.I have way too many unfinished projects haunting me & I always feel better when I make stuff).

I completely missed my week 4 update: Fitness: made it to crossfit once & didn't run. Did ok on the vegetarian half the time. I am finding myself eating too much vegetarian "junk" food. I ordered pizza once. Week 5 has been a complete bust because I woke up last Sunday with the flu. I didn't realize it was the flu; I thought I had a hangover from celebrating the end of dryuary a little much. I'm still not over it. I ended up going to the doctor yesterday because my sore throat hadn't improved at all. I was worried it was strep, but after a few tests, flu was confirmed. So, no crossfit or running for me at all. I haven't been eating vegetarian because I've been living off of chicken noodle soup. I haven't ordered delivery, so there's one thing that's yay. If there's one actual success I've had this challenge, it's that I actually finished it. I'm not great at follow through. I started making a list of all my projects that are in limbo, but I never finished the list.... and started a new project.

You are the absolute best! I love pho but every recipe I've seen has had soooo many ingredients. I will definitely try yours.

It was 400 for 15 minutes, flip then 15 more. I did kind of small pieces so they were a bit too brown, but still really good.

I drain it between cutting boards & weigh it down with a cast iron skillet. I might invest in a press if I master cooking it. My catastrophes have been a marinade that burnt while pan frying & another that was just gross. I had success tonight! I oven baked it after tossing it with corn starch. It ended up really close to the texture that I've had at Thai restaurants. I made a sauce separately. so go me!

So another not great week numbers-wise. Fitness I only went to crossfit on Monday. I skipped Wednesday because it was super cold(for florida anyway)and the place only has 3 walls.I didn't go Friday because I had felt sick again (sore throat & sinus headache) on Thursday. Not really counting it as a failure though. I did run/walk 3 miles on Saturday. It felt easier so yay! I barely made the eat vegetarian half the time part. I'm working on having easy to make meals I can rely on. So far I've got black bean tacos & today I'm going to experiment by replacing the Italian sausage in a soup I love with white beans & mushrooms. That will (hopefully) be my lunches next week. I'm also giving tofu another attempt next week for dinner. So far every time I've tried to cook it something weird happens. Life: I ordered delivery again last week. Not working out makes it much harder for me to make good food choices.Mostly because, pizza.

Week 2 summary .Not my best Fitness: -I woke up Monday feeling like I was coming down with something, so I skipped Crossfit. I went Wed & Fri, so 2 out of 3 days. - Saturday was supposed to be a 10 mile hike, but i woke up with a sore throat so missed my 3 mile walk/run. -Did fine with the eating vegetarian 1/2 the time. Same as last week, breakfast & snacks were vegetarian, lunch was not. Life: Big ol' fail. I ordered delivery twice. Middle of the week pizza & Greek (all vegetarian!) last night. I think the pizza was because I was getting sick & I haven't been getting enough calories doing intermittent fasting.

I've respawned less than I did in my game this morning. Win!

Week 1 is done! Fitness: -Went to CrossFit on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. I'm liking working out before work. I spend most of my day after in a super good mood. -I did a run/walk for just over 3 miles today. Started back on the couch to 5k app where I left off in June (week 4 day 3). Once the program was over I walked for the remainder of the 3 miles. Possibly because of my super good mood, I also registered for two 5Ks;one in March & one in April. - Every breakfast & snack was vegetarian. My lunch was not. I'm doing intermittent fasting so I don't eat dinner. Life: - I did not order delivery (extra plus, only ate fast food once). Not eating dinner (and doing a Dryuary) kinda feels like cheating on this one.

I'm working on it! I'm going with flexitarian right now.

So this is actually my 3rd attempt at a restart. Fitness: - Get Fit (ultimate goal is to squat 200# & run a 5k without walking) > CrossFit 3 - 4x a week > Run(/walk at first) 3 miles 1x a week - Eat Cleaner > Eat vegetarian 1/2 the time Life: - Spend less on unnecessary things > No ordering delivery

So I joined the forums to motivate myself by doing a challenge...that I never finished. I think there was maybe 2 more that went the same, but I'm starting again. I recently started backpacking & after a 3 day hike, I've been keeping my momentum going. Did a weight workout yesterday & a 3 mile walk today. I need to work on getting over my "if it's not killing me it doesn't count" mentality, and not letting my depression keep me on the couch. Goal: I'm joining (and finishing) the next challenge & staying active in the forums (& life)

Only got in 2 "real" workouts this week, but spent yesterday walking around Disney, so I'm counting that. I did ok with the sugar (had ice cream yesterday; it was completely worth it). Cooking helps with that. Spring break is over tomorrow & I have 2 nights of training, so I'm going to have to really make myself not eat crap and also workout on the days I'm home on time.

I do! http://thedomesticman.com/2014/04/24/sweet-and-sour-chicken-paleo-gluten-free/

Doing awesome on the sugar so far. Yesterday & the day before were 21 and 12 grams. I'm making paleo sweet & sour chicken tonight so today will probably be much higher. Got in some exercise yesterday. My legs were really sore from the squats & lunges, so I went for a walk using run keeper to measure it: 2.4 miles in 36 minutes. On the make stuff front, I'm down to just the thumb on the first mitten. Also made some sciencey shrinky dink earrings & started covering a pair of flats in fabric.. hope to finish those today.

So far so good. I did a bodyweight work out today based on the beginner bww: 3 rounds of 20 squats, 10 pushups (inverted), 20 walking lunges, 10 inverted rows & a 15-second plank. It took 10 minutes 47 seconds. I rested a lot the last set of pushups. I tried to run on the treadmill after, but my legs were not cooperating, so I just got in a good stretch instead. Doing well on the sugar so far too, yesterday was 19 grams & today was 24. I cooked dinner tonight & since I'm on spring break I have a bunch of recipes picked out. Super excited about chicken & lemongrass potstickers this week. Even got in a bit of knitting last night during walking dead!

Missed the start of this challenge, but jumping in anyway! Based on how my last challenge went, I'm making my goals more realistic & focusing on diet ones. With my time being so taken up by school (both teaching & taking classes), focusing on eating healthier will be easier right now than focusing on work outs. Main Goal: Just get myself together! 1: I know I won't be working out 5-6 days a week no matter how much I want to, so my goal is to get in 3 workouts a week. Not even going to specify strength or running only... I just need to do something on a regular basis. 2: Cut waaaayyy back on the amount of sugar I eat. I started keeping track of sugar last week and I've been averaging over 100 grams a day. This will tie in with my next goal nicely... 3. Cook at least 4 dinners a week. If i'm not eating out/eating frozen food/eating junk, cutting back on sugar (and salt) while upping the veggies will be easy. When I cook I make sure there's lots of leftovers, so this really means I only have to cook 2 days to have 4 days of dinners. Conveniently, I love to cook, so win/win. Sid Quest: Make something every day! I love to knit, sew & do needlework, but all that has been put to the side lately. Rather than play on my phone the 30 minutes or so I watch tv at night, I will work on something. I have sooo many works-in-progress. I might even finish my mittens just in time for summer!

You're such an amazing ambassador that I will be joining the assassins. I wear a lot of black anyway, so hopefully I will be a good fit. I'm already thinking about how to revise my goals for the next challenge to be more realistic considering my time restraints. Thank you for your support during this first try. That goes for you too starsapart!

I'm rating this challenge as a non-success. However, I do now know what goals I'll have for the next one! I do plan to get at least one more run in before Monday... Dog is fine, but my dad is going to probably go back in for more surgery next week. He's doing much better though, which is such a relief. Loved that video. So much of that would have meant nothing to me just 5 months ago. As hard as this is, there are so many moments each day that I actually enjoy. Although I'm having to take classes on top of teaching, I'm really glad I didn't go the education degree route. I came in with no expectations except that it was going to be hard; I was not disappointed.

Yeah, last week was not so great. I had so many things happen at once that I did not get in a workout at all. From least traumatic to most: I had two observations in my classroom last week, and I have one to prepare for next week (2 formal, 1 informal if you're a teacher). My dog had to go in for bladder surgery, which isn't too traumatic really, but he also has a heart condition, so everyone was worried about the anesthesia. Then my almost 90 year old dad went in for minor surgery on Monday and was supposed to be home on Tuesday. He's still in the hospital and now facing more surgery. So, last week was spent overly busy & eating my feelings. I'm almost entirely lesson planned for next week & have my homework done for my classes I'm taking (just a bit more to do today..being a first year teacher sucks!) & my dog is doing fine, so I should get back into the workouts tomorrow. I know I will most likely not make the push up or pull up goals (I think I was over-exuberant on those anyway). Edited to take out that I can still make my running goal... it's possible, but I just looked at my calendar & realized there's only a week left!

I've felt kinda accomplished so far this week! Monday: 50 burpees for time. It took 6:18, which is faster than I expected. I did mod the push ups to kneeling. I had planned to run on tuesday, but had shin splints so took the day off. Ended up not doing anything wednesday either. I'm bad about turning a rest day into a rest week.... Tonight was the 5K! According to the map my run app, I ran 3.17 miles in 37:10! I averaged a 11:44 min/mile pace. I kept going to the halfway point, and ended up walking for a bit (less than a minute). I feel really good about this run. Looking forward to next week's.

Workout done: Warm up on the treadmill: Walk for 0.15 miles, Ran at 12 min/mile for 0.25 6-5-4-3-2-1 Pushups (not modded!) Goblet Squats (20#) Inverted Rows (bar at underboob, last set was until I couldn't keep my form, which was 6) Run 1 mile at 11:30 min/mile Cool down: walk for 0.35 I'm really looking forward to my 5K on thursday. Running on the treadmill is sooooo boring, but it does help with my pacing. I need to be more consistent with my strength work. I really felt like I could do a lot more today, so I'm going to increase weight where I use it and lower the bar on the inverted row next time.

I remember near-constant sore muscles when I was crossfitting & now that I'm "older" the second day is always the worst. I decided to give my body a rest since I'm just getting back into working out. Glad I did, because I started feeling like I was getting sick on wednesday & thursday (sore throat, headachey & nauseated), but feeling perfectly fine today. I don't think my immune system has adjusted to teaching yet. About to head to the (teensy apartment) gym now: Push up/squat/inverted row reverse ladder (from 6 down).

Thanks Blaidd! Got a run in today! I might have overdone the lunges yesterday. It hurts to both sit down & stand up. Did my usual 0.25 mile walk to warm up. Today I ran 1 mile varying between from 12 minute mile to 11:30 mile. Walked another 0.25 waiting for my hubby to finish his workout, got bored and ran another 0.25 at a 10 minute mile pace. I'm really looking forward to the 5K run. Running on the treadmill is sooo boring even with the zombie run app. Planning on another body weight workout tomorrow focusing on push ups and pull ups.