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Good idea on coming up with a menu ahead of time! That will make it much easier to stay on track I chew sugar free gum when I'm needing an "emotional snack" and that helps keep the snacking at bay!

I am very impressed with your drive/ commitment to go out and run despite the hot, stanky heat! When it's 90 degrees out, it is an ordeal just to muster up the will to walk outside and get the mail. Bravo and keep up the good work

"accidental intermittent fasting" That happens to me a lot... especially on busy days!

I have the same issues with my knees in squats! The only thing I've found that helps me is look up, go sloooow as you can when lowering down and actively "push" your knees out. It looks like you are doing a great job of keeping your weight in your heels! I'm sure you will be awesome at squats by the end of the 6 weeks. keep up the good work!

End of Week 1 Well, I made it through my bday week festivities! I am up 3lbs (hoping it's mostly water weight..), but I'm ready to start this week and get back on track! I went to an amusement park yesterday (a gift from the boyfriend) and I managed to not east any sugary/ fatty treats! I had a hot dog for lunch but only ate half the bun and I only ate half my fries. I washed it down with a bunch of water. I'm very proud of myself and my ability to exercise some restraint! I met my goal of strength training 3x a week and was active for at least 20 min each day. My diet could have been better... Today I went to the gym and did legs only since my wrist and fingers are still injured . I did well all day with my eating, but fell into a moment of weakness and had a donut.... Tomorrow I'm going to Houston for my yearly requalification training. 3 whole days of sitting around and boring classroom lectures and stressful emergency procedures hands on tests. I am packing a bunch of food with me so I am not tempted by the junk food they cater us with and vending machines. I may treat myself to a beer when my coworkers go out for dinner afterwards, but I'll squeeze in a workout before.

DAY 2 Thanks everyone for the bday wishes! Today I flew home to SJC. I had a free birthday drink (skinny caramel macchiato) and stayed well within my macros all day. I went on a nice hour long walk with my mom in the hills by our house and treated myself to a margarita at dinner. I went 200 calories over my limit.. But I'm hoping I'll get back on track at the end of this week. I'll just keep tracking my food and squeezing in exercise when I can. I will just have to work extra hard for the last 5 weeks! Tomorrow is my big birthday party (cake, beer, balloons, you name it). I will do some fasted cardio in the morning and my bodyweight workout to help buffer the nights damages.

DAY 1 Today was a rough start. Long story short, I had a little too much fun during my pre-birthday bash. Woke up with a gnarly hangover and a sprained wrist/hand, cuts, bruises and blisters (never wearing 7 inch platform clogs again)! Well, it's only day one, so I put on my big girl pants, wrapped my wrist, and headed for the gym. Workout: 5 min Stairmaster (level 7) 3x12 hack squats 3x12 lying leg curls 3x12 ad and abductor machines 3x10 cable kickbacks I couldnt do very much since i have two large blisters on the bottom of my feet I ate badly yesterday, so I tried extra hard to load up on fruits and veggies. I stayed within my set macros today! I know the next few days will be tough and filled with temptations.I fly home to San Jose CA tomorrow morning for my bday festivities. I will make the time to work out by hiking the trails near my house for at least 1 hour and do one bodyweight work out while I'm gone. I will track everything that I eat so I can stay accountable with all the cake headed my way!

Done!!! Read it by clicking the link below http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/66283-and-so-our-story-begins-meg%E2%80%99s-nerdy-fitness-journey/

Mini Challenge 1: Smart Goals Is your overall quest achievable (over a short or long period of time)? Is it reasonable? Yes, my goal is achievable within the next few months to a year Do your 3 quests all build towards your main quest in little ways, or are you taking on too much? Do your quests have sub-quests or is it just one thing to focus on? All my quests build habits that will help me acive my overall goal to hit 26% BF Are your main goals realistic? Can you scale them to smaller steps to fit your life better, even if it will make it take a little longer to achieve them?Yes, they are realistic, I could maybe scale back my boss quest in the next challenge Are your goals able to be measured and tracked? What will you use to track them? I will use myfitnesspal and map my run How are you grading your goals? Are they pass/fail (“every dayâ€, “not even once over the six weeksâ€)? Is there a reward for the effort, or are you only grading yourself on whether or not you “lose the weight†or “run the distanceâ€? I broke down the grading scale in each goal What is your plan for continuing/altering/grading those goals if you become ill or injured? I should still be able to attempt my goals worst case senario Did you take into consideration any special occasions (Labour Day, Independence Day, birthdays, anniversaries, etc) that may occur during the challenge? What modifications do you need to build into your goals for those? My birthday is June 10th, so I may let some things "slide" that say. Other than that, its back to buisness! Do any of your main goals conflict with each other? Will one goal make it hard to do another? Cutting bread and carbs may make it harder to have energy to strength train 3 times a week, but I am upping my intake on those days Do you already have the time in your schedule to actually complete the goals you’ve set? If not, what are you planning to do to make time for them? yep! Are you trying to build multiple habits, or is all your energy focused on your main quest? I'm trying to build multi habits, but so far I have a good start on them!

I like the language goal!! I will stash that in my ideas vault for the next challenge...

Nicely done! I'd like to do the paleo diet too, but the 80/20 sounds more reasonable to start off with like you said

Ya running has been a source of punishment and emotional pain for main the past... That's why I want to run on MY terms! I feel this is the best way to overcome some of the painful past memories and become a more healthy person both mentally and physically. I hate running now, but I hope I can replace some of the bad memories with good ones (like finishing the 10k). Hopefully this works! If not, I will become a power lifter lol!

I had an early, early morning today (and a late night) so this challenge was tough for me today! I had 1 tall black coffee from Starbucks and thats it! Phew!

The hat is from Disneyland! I wish I could wear it on the 10k (my head would be way too hot if I did). I hope through this process, I too can learn to mold/ shape my body!

Congrats on the weight loss and your success so far! I relate to your story a lot... Glad you are taking the right steps to getting fitter and happier Good Luck!