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Day Four - Week Two Meditation - Failed. No excuse, I just did not do it. Eating a Paleo Meail - Completed. Leftover Prime rib from dinner, with my egg salad I made. (Lunch from previous day I forgot). Dinner was a chicken wrap. Normally I don't eat wraps, but I was feeling like a bit of a change. Working out - N/A Gone for a walk today to the convenience store. It ended up being a 35 minute round trip this time. I guess I was walking faster this time. (Last time it was just over 40 minutes) Since I also wrote it yesterday (but I was recording 2 days at the time) I will say it again, I am going to be focusing on meditation and workouts a lot more for the next week. (and for Friday being my next workout day)

Day Three- Week Two Meditation - Failed. Late night, family birthday party, when I got home my alarm had already gone off in the car and I didn't set it again. Eating a Paleo Meail - Failed. I forgot my Lunch at home, The place we gone to at the office was a fast food joint. It wasn't paleo, but it was fairly healthy. A salad, topping being lettuce, carrots, kidney beans, tomatoes, ground beef and a couple other veggies, the dressing was Sour creme (like a tablespoon) and a bit more of Salsa. Dinner was a High end restaurant, but they had a salad bar. Before I really thought about it, I was already eating a plate of different things like, Potato Salad, Seafood salad, Crackers, JELLO. The meal was prime rib and came with double grilled veggies. Working out - N/A. Not too much to talk about. Really am failing at the meditation. Need to focus on this. Next being the workouts,

Day Two - Week Two Meditation - Failed. No real excuse, just did not stop what I was doing when the alarm gone off to meditate. Eating a Paleo Meail - Completed. Lunch was a Greek salad and a skewer of Beef. Dinner was a bit less healthy, I had some Chicken & Rice. I had the half a bowl of leftover spaghetti for a later night snack. Working out - Failed. I was having some problems with my weights (I have interconnected weights that were not connecting.) I fought with them for half an hour before getting them working properly. Its the first time in 3ish years that its happened... By the time I was done, I had felt like I did a complete workout, and I was really hungry at this point. I ate, and then started to work out and was feeling incredibly Ill.. I was about 5 minutes into the workout before I called it. I should have known that it would happen. I usually feel sick if I eat too close to being physically active...

Day One Week Two Meditation - Completed. 5 Minutes of meditation. Still really distracted. Eating a Paleo Meal - Completed. Lunch was a salad sans the dressing from a sub place. (Just instead of the sub they put all the things into a bowl instead) - Dinner I had spaghetti :-\ (and a salad) - and I might have had seconds of both. It was quite tasty in my defense. Working out (Week 1) Monday, Thursday, Sunday) Week 2 (Tuesday, Friday) N/A Not a bad day overall. Looking forward to completing my Combat Feat Tuesday, or Wednesday depending on weather and which day we are doing our massive clean of the entire house.

Week 1 Breakdown Meditation (5/7) - I feel like this shouldn't feel like as much of a chore as it does. I will keep plugging away at it and see if it gets any better. Paleo Meal (5/7) - I had a couple of bad days, but overall I am glad to see this is as high as it is. Workout (1.5/3) - Got half a point for doing the workout a day late. but I really should be working out every single time.

Day Seven Week One Meditation - Completed. Meditated before going to sleep. Gone to sleep late. Eating a Paleo Meal - Failed. Ahh the day when everything is happening at the same time. I should be more prepared for this. I received a message that we were going out for Lunch today for Father's Day. I was told that we were going to do it this week because they already made plans. (even if I was the last to know) - We had dim sum. It was a pretty good meal, I made sure I did not eat in excess. By the time we got home it was already time for dinner, no one had gone to the grocery store yet either. We pulled out the last emergency protein, but it needed defrosted. During this time I had the remaining bit of pizza (4 pieces) - and then I ate the dinner. Working out (Week 1) Monday, Thursday, Sunday) Week 2 (Tuesday, Friday) - Failed. I was still pretty sore at this point and did not want to risk injury just because I had it scheduled. My roughly weekly weigh in - Although I never weighed myself for the 2 weeks, I am down from 229.6 to 227.8. Still working on getting more accurate Body Fat Ratio, but for now, this is showing steady improvements. (September 2014 I was 270 lbs~, at the start of my first 6WC I was 240 lbs~) So nothing but improvement.

Day Six Week One Meditation - Failed. My sleep times due to the workout so late made it so I did not fall asleep for a while. I was exhaused though out the Saturday and forgot to Meditate Eating a Paleo Meal - Completed. For Lunch I cooked up some Chicken Sausage and fried up some bell peppers with it. First time cooking my bell peppers in anything other than a slow cooker. They had a more subdued taste, but a tiny bit sweeter. Dinner was Porkchops. I took a carrot and ate it with the chop. (Note) throughout the day I also ate a couple of pieces of the left over pizza - One of my crux's is I hate food going to waste :-\) Working out (Week 1) Monday, Thursday, Sunday) Week 2 (Tuesday, Friday) - N/A Not scheduled.

Day Five Week One Meditation - Completed. I gone for 5 minutes today, need to get better at this as I am still overly distracted. Eating a Paleo Meal - Completed. I made Lunch for Thursday, and had it Friday Tuna Salad with Apple, Celery, Green Onion... Pretty tasty and the apple does add some variety to the Tuna. Dinner did not end up being paleo at all. Every Friday some friends come over and we do some Dungeons and Dragons for the night. A couple of times I have made meals for the 7 of us, but I did not this time and we ordered Pizza. Working out (Week 1) Monday, Thursday, Sunday) Week 2 (Tuesday, Friday) - Make up class today. Since I never did it on Thursday, I decided to work out right after the D&D session, as people arrived a bit early, and we had just made it home with no time to even set up. The workout was the same 3 compound exercises Bodyweight Squats - 3 sets of 15. I was going to go for more, but my legs were feeling like Jelly. Dumb Bells Overhead Press - 3 Sets of 10 @ 25 lbs per (50 All together) - I was still faltering on the last set where I finished with the same amount again 8. :-\ Dumb Bell Rows - 3 Sets of 10 @ 30 lbs this time - It was still pretty easy. I will increase it again next workout. Overall the catch-up day will net me half the marks that a regular workout would have. One thing to note is I had gone with the 2 days off method because I always feel even more sore on the second day. So I probably wont (Didn't) complete my workout on Sunday. If this is the case, I will just push all workouts 1 day further along when it happens.

Day Four Week One Meditation - Completed. Completed another meditation, not much to say, it gone much like the previous two times. I will keep practicing. Eating a Paleo Meal - Failed. My lunch was out with the office today, I did not realize this as I packed my lunch but was not able to eat it. I also was not able to bring my lunch home because I had a test right after work and it didn't end until 9:15, I was ravenous and just gone to pick something up after hearing that no one else had made dinner. -_-' Working out (Week 1) Monday, Thursday, Sunday) Week 2 (Tuesday, Friday) - Failed. I didn't plan well today, I should have woke up early to do my test instead of thinking I would have the energy to do it after a 3 hour test right after 9 and a half hours of work. Lesson Learned - I will be making up the workout Friday (and am contemplating if I would get half marks for that... Seems like a bit of a weird idea that I never contemplated until now.) I am not into excuses, I realized I messed up today. But what I am writing is more of a why I had messed up. - I know now I should have just eaten my dinner at the office right before the test, - I am unsure if Tuna would hold for over 3 hours in a warm car (when it was already prepared) but if it would have been fine I could have even taken it home. - As far as working out, I just needed to plan better around my test. - For the Friday I am planning around working out as soon as I get home, and pushing back my gaming for 20-30 minutes. - The only downside is I will be holding up 4 other people in the process. The other option is to workout after a night of gaming that usually lasts until 11 or so at night. On the bright side... I didn't have to make lunch for Friday...

Endurance Challenge: Go on a Hike for at least an hour. - Completed The sun was scorching as everyone was trekking towards the outpost. While some of them ran ahead, others marched a strange and confusing ways, and yet others found more interesting methods of travel, Nayr stuck to what he knew best... Putting one foot ahead of the other, keeping a good pace and making sure that they never fell behind. Although walking in a wasteland, they still found things of interest that either naturally (or unnaturally) occurred. Near the end of the day, the troll was getting exhausted, but he still made the time to notice the surroundings. Gone for a nature walk in the city. Lots of things that I never noticed before... And even though it was hot I stuck it out which is a pretty big win for me) total time walking was around 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Day Three Week One Meditation - Not Done. I had set a timer to do it, and when it was going off I was in the middle of a bunch of stuff with the roommates, forgot to do it. Eating a Paleo Meal - Completed. Lunch was the porkchop leftover from the night before and the second half of my Egg salad. Worked out pretty well. I had some roast beef with potatoes (About 2 tbps of them) in a gravy that I didn't check was paleo, but probably wasn't. Working out (Week 1) Monday, Thursday, Sunday) Week 2 (Tuesday, Friday) - (N/A) Not scheduled I completed my Endurance Challenge right after work, set a couple of podcasts on my phone and had a bit of an excursion starting from the house. I decided that I would go to the 'convenience' store that is a 20~ walk from my house for my first stop. During the walk to the store I made a decision. Once a week I go to the convenience store and buy 2 drinks that are not water or green/white tea. I used to always drive to the store to pick them up, but now if I want them I will be walking to the store. After I picked up the drinks, I started home, and realizing that I still had to go for at least 20~ more minutes, I gone for a quick lap around our park. Total trip was about 1 hour and 15 minutes. The sun was pretty hot already, and I got a bit of a burn on my pale skin :-\

Day Two Week One Meditation - Completed. Tried a guided meditation but I was even more distracted. My brain was constantly trying to put a face to the disembodied voice speaking to me. I think I just need to practice this more. Eating a Paleo Meal - Completed. Both of my meals were paleo today (I had to get creative with dinner because all that was made was pork chops!) My lunch was the chicken from the dinner before with some Egg salad that I made up the night before. Dinner was porkchops... and I grabbed a carrot, handful of nuts and a large glass of water. Working out (Week 1) Monday, Thursday, Sunday) Week 2 (Tuesday, Friday) - (N/A) Not scheduled Overall it was a pretty good day, both paleo meals and avoiding temptation. I have to figure out if I should be eating nuts all that much when my main focus right now is to lose weight not get bigger. I figure a handful of nuts was better than eating the chips and dip that were in the pantry in either case (Roommates :'() Be back tomorrow with day 3 analysis (and my endurance challenge that I am doing today because I will not have time on any other day!)

Day One Week One. Meditation - Completed. Had a hard time focusing during the meditation. It was the first time I had done it so close to a workout before. Eating a Paleo Meal - Completed. Lunch was a burger with Sweet potato fries (Forgot to get food ready for the week) but I gone grocery shopping after work and finally filled my pantry (Nerd fitness article). I also picked up food for dinners and lunches for the next couple of days. For dinner I had a chicken with some Carrots, celery and a couple of nuts. Working out (Week 1) Monday, Thursday, Sunday) Week 2 (Tuesday, Friday) - Completed! I have done a couple of mock workouts using dumb bells, but nothing was this intense. I had just done the emergency workout because I left my workout plan at work when I left! Squats - I did regular squats because I am still learning my form - 3 sets of 15 Overhead Press - I did this with 2 dumb bells each weighing 25 lbs - 3 sets of 10 (last one I finished only 8) - These were a lot harder than I thought they would be :-\ Dumb Bell Rows - I was not sure what weight to use on this, so I used the same weight as the overhead press (25 lbs) - I completed 3 sets of 10 Reps and it was really easy. I should probably up the weight by a fair amount. The start of the 6 week challenge kind of snuck up on me... To that end, I really didn't have a solid start to the morning, but I picked it up and it ended with being a pretty good day. Does anyone have any advice as to how to pick weights for my workout? I mean I can tell after I worked out how good the weight was. Should I just like double the weight for the rows? Back in a minute with breakdown for Day Two (Same day I am doing the breakdown)

Nayr here, Second 6WC I am signing up for, and I am increasing the difficulty a bit for this one. My last challenge was to get me to realize how much I was eating, walking and sleeping (really an informational gathering challenge) Now it is time to make some Habits! MAIN QUEST To reach and maintain a body fat % of 15% (Fitness) by April 30, 2016 GOALS FOR CURRENT QUEST: 1) Meditate for at least 5 minutes a day. (Repitition will make me better at this) A = 6+ days of compliance B = 4+ days of compliance C = 3+ days of compliance F = Less than three days of compliance 2) Eating a meal each day that is Paleo (Lunch or Dinner) (Still recording calories too) A = 6+ days of compliance B = 4+ days of compliance C = 3+ days of compliance F = Less than three days of compliance 3) Complete my bodyweight / dumbell workout Schedule. (M, Th, Su, Tu, Fr, M) A = Everyday on the Schedule B = Missing one day F = Missing more than one day 4) (Life Quest) - Paying off Debt (Hoping to Pay off at least $5,000) A = 5,000 or more paid off B = Over 3,000 paid off C = Over 1,500 paid off F = Less than 1,500 paid off I am maintaining what I have done from the last challenge in addition to this, so I will be doing what I feel is the minimum of leading a healthy life (Not overeating, walking every day, and making time for sleep) I am excited to have the challenge start. What is with the 2 week bye? :'( If anyone has any questions, I can probably answer them. Any advice is also welcome, as I am just learning the ropes for living a healthier life. See you all when the challenge starts!

Name: NayrXD Race: Troll Class Ranger (In Training ) Endurance Feat - Go on a hike for at least an hour Strength Feat - Complete 25 Push-ups in a single workout Speed Feat - Complete an advanced Yoga class (without stopping) Combat Feat - Practice my forms in Wing Chun for 45 minutes (repetition is the key to mastery) Healing Feat - Make Lunches for every day in the week. (often times I am eating out more than I cook )