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WEEK 2, DAY 4 Yeah...can we just pretend Thursday never happened? Thursday was never here. I drank too much Thursday night and then ate all the things. WEEK 2, DAY 5 Calories: tracked Gym: rest day Miles: none I went to bed at 2pm Friday. I'm hoping the fact that I stopped eating at 2pm makes up for Thursday. I've been in a little of a funk lately. Now that I think about it, I'm always a little depressed in the fall, so I think it should pass soon.

Pretty good Lisa! Thanks for asking. WEEK 2, DAY 3 Food: tracked Gym: rest day Miles: 2.4 My sister and I went to Turkey Run state park, but we were too tired from killing it at the gym to do much walking. I got some good pictures though!

Sounds good so far!

WEEK 2, DAY 2 Food: tracked. I'm not under in calories today. The Cheesecake Factory didn't really help matters. Gym: conquered. I am really, really sore today. Miles: none for today Motivation of the Day: None. Lol. I am very tired.

Good job turning the day around! I can't keep sugary snacks in the house or they really would all be gone by lunchtime.

Simple is good when you're starting new habits. The simpler the better! You've already got a really full life.

I always expect other things to sort of fall by the wayside a little when I start a challenge. You only have so much time and energy, you know? That's one of the reasons I scaled back on my goals for this one - so I could take care of life outside of fitness.

Great job on W2D2! You must be doing something right if you're sore.

That's way cool!

Thanks! I love soup season! I really need to find a chilli recipe that doesn't tear my stomach up though. All the ones I have are just beef, beans, and tomatoes. Thanks! I got them from the nice man at the farmers market. I don't know what I'm going to do when it's over in October. Thanks! WEEK 2, DAY 1 Food: tracked. This is the week I'm trying to start eating close to my calorie goal (which I upped to 1800). With all the veggies I prepped for today, I actually had a hard time eating enough. Gym: conquered on accident. I was with a friend, and we're like "We don't feel like working out today. We'll just do deadlifts and be done. Except for chip ups 'cause the bar's right here. And we should do triceps so we look pumped on our walk. And then we'll be done. Except for bro curls so we can look even more pumped. Can you do pushups on a bosu ball? Let's try. Now it's handstand time!" Long story short we actually got a good workout in around our excuses. Miles: 5.3. It was a gorgeous fall day here and the leaves are just starting to turn. Silly Motivation of the Day: This one's a little less silly - I like having goals and things to fill my time. I can't imagine if my life was just go to work, come home, watch tv, go to bed. But that lifestyle is pretty common. Life seems so much shorter when you have nothing to do!

What a great start to the challenge! It's smart to build in some rest and relaxation so you don't burn out at the middle of the challenge.

Way to plan ahead! Batch cooking saves my butt on so many tired days.

Glad to hear week 1 went well!

Great first week! Looking forward to seeing you kick ass in week two.

Awesome start to the week! I'm glad your challenge is starting to feel more like habit.

Welcome to the group! I got 5.3 miles in yesterday. I will update the sheet.

Glad to see you here again! Looks like your goals are going well. Keep it up!

Good luck going for 100% this week! We know you can do it.

Great job on the walking and the reading! It would be cool to know at the end of the year how many thousands of pages you read.

Great ending to week one! And perhaps the reason you feel sluggish is because you cut your sugar so much on Monday? Maybe your body will adjust.

Great start to the week!

I want to come play in the river and have picnics on the beach with you! What a perfect day. You make me want to learn to cook a little bit more too.

I wish we could go to the gym together. I'd show you the ropes and you'd be up and running in a week! I think the biggest thing that helped me when I started going to the gym was that I expected to look stupid. If I quit every time I looked stupid I'd have absolutely nothing accomplished in life. I know...why couldn't I have realized this three years ago?! I 100% agree WEEK 1 RECAP Food: tracked 6/7 days - and man was that an eye opener. If I want to lose weight, as opposed to just maintaining and building muscle, I'm going to have to cut my calories quite a bit. That being said, if I feel good on 3000 calories, I think my caloric goal of 1600 is unreasonable. I think probably 2000 calories would be more beneficial in getting me to my long term goal of fat loss. Gym: went 3/3 days - I really missed the gym, even though I didn't know it. I love how my body looks when I've been working out. Miles: 13.5/16.5 - I didn't quite meet my mileage goal for this week. I'll have to get outside more next week! Playing - I went to the farmers market and got some new veggies I've never cooked with before - acorn squash and turnips (as well as quite a few other veggies). Then yesterday I sat down and chopped for a few hours (with my Rebel IPA to keep me company, hehe) and made soup and stir fry for the next, oh, few years. So I guess we will find out if I like it!

I agree Pavel. VERY, VERY SILLY.

I love how simple your goals are. How's your first week wrapping up?