SavoirChic

Congrats on being so close to your goal. I totally am eating cupcakes right now and just stopped while reading this. You are inspiring!

Thank you that's really helpful

Pushups are really hard but I know you will be able to do it!

Really great progress. That's so cool that you could give something from your garden. I think I might make that a new personal goal for myself!

It looks like you are doing phenomenally, Congrats!

Good luck on your test! That sounds really exciting

Thanks for all the support guys! This weekend I was more restrained and I am getting back to my old good habits. Now that I have moved I don’t have access to my beloved trainer, Rockell, but there is a JCC 2 blocks away so I plan to start training there. I have been doing a few youtube videos here and there but what I will probably do is get her to give me a couple routines I can do on my own while I seek out another trainer with a similar philosophy. I have seen that some of the Instagram “fitness models†who have the shape I desire offer online “personal training†but I wonder how robust their programs are or if it is just a way to profit off their internet celebrity by selling a PDF that says “Eat less, move more†I suspect that it is closer to the latter. I need to post and write more. Perhaps I will share a photo of my new manicure. I got my hair and nails done this weekend. It makes me feel so much better about myself and more confident. Even though it can be expensive I never regret pampering myself and I usually wait until my hair is looking pretty horrid and I’ve done all I can on my end to go but I should probably schedule a monthly/bi monthly blowout and trim. I went to a volunteering event and a friend’s house warming party with my new look and I met 6 new people and I have a date tonight with a lawyer in the area. I really credit the 6 week challenge SMART goals for pushing me to step out of my comfort zone. 1 month ago I only went 3 places- home, school, and gym. Now I go more places and know more people but unfortunately to the gym more. I plan to change that for the remaining weeks.

Hey Everyone I was at a work related conference for the last two weeks and did not make my health a priority . I ate all the junk food Chicago had to offer and gained 8lbs in the process! My face is puffy and I feel like trash. My birthday is in a week and I booked a beach house to celebrate. I feel bummed that I won't be as fit as I planned but I am starting today to fix it. I will come back after work with more details!

lol I actually text him the day after and he responded. The ball is now in his court

thanks it was great, now I hope he calls....

Thank you so much! Spanx with a wrap dress makes for a very forgiving silhouette.

Week 1 Recap Week one is what I would consider a success even though I didn't meet all my proposed goals for myself I have seen an immediate bump in quality of life. Being more proactive about reaching out to people led to me being invited to lunch, happy hour, dinner, a barbecue, and finally a date. This is a huge turnaround from last week when all I did was go to work and the gym before collapsing to bed. The boost in activities very negatively impacted my gym time and I only burned 2/3 of the calories I had planned to and I gained back one of the pounds I lost. Meh... Because of this I think I will change up some of my quests slightly. Edited Quests Old Smart Quest 1: burn 1000 calories a day in exercise New Smart Quest 2: end the day with a 1200 net calorie deficit Obviously working out is still very important but on days when I can't go to the gym as much as I want, I will try to eat less. Also I noticed that on some of the days that I had the most exercise I was eating above my calorie goal which is counter intuitive. I think it's better for me to count net calories to make sure I'm not eating back my exercise calories. Old Smart Quest 2: Keep in touch (talk to 3 friends a day) New Smart Quest 2: Keep in touch( talk to 3 friends a day +interact with 3 strangers) After last week's success I think it's important for me to also get more comfortable meeting new people so I want to say at least "Hi" or strike up a conversation with at least 3 strangers a day. It's so much easier to stare into a smart phone than to interact with humans we don't know but I want to gain that as a skill Everything else is still the same Bonus Date night outfit on instagram: https://instagram.com/p/56DwrSTg1_/?taken-by=savoirchic

Cheers on starting the challenge and greetings from another low carber

I just came in here to say I love all the gifs, memes, and motivational photos. I can echo everything being said above. Sometimes you don't want to go, sometimes while you are doing it you want to continuously stop, but at the end you will be pleased

Wow I didn't know that it was possible to Joust outside of a Medieval times arena in 2015. That is so cool. In terms of jousting are there competitive weight divisions? Maybe a goal could be to compete in one weight class down?