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ok so i have not been posting. but i'm working on my goals. my race is this Saturday. we have been training 2-3 times a week. I don't think we will finish the race as fast as I hoped. I am thinking realistically 40-45min race time. Madelyn is not speedy. i have not been doing my yoga. fail there. i have been eating and try many new things. i'll post some links. i have read 2 other novels - but not Game of Thrones. I don't know. i might give myself some credit for reading some of it. i had two library books that had to be read and returned. good books though.

week 1 update: jogged 3x - we moved up to the next step on our C25K plan. it is possible we are building some confidence! yoga - barely made it. but i did. adding 15 mins to the total for week 2. i just can't seem to get back into the habit. i've got to pick a time of day and stick to it. pumpkin feasting was had several times over. i made pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin latte and i even added some pumpkin to my greek yogurt. all recipes 100% primal. woot. (this is the easy goal obviously). all new recipes and all keepers. i've found a few more daring recipes to try - so i'll try something savory this week, reading - nope. i read other books - but not GoT2. oops.

my current plan is to come in during the Christmas holidays when most folks are on vacation... move the desk and pretend elves did it. i am not supposed to move the desk b/c i'll need to move the computer and the phone. and it is a giant desk. so it is safety and IT policies against me. fortunately, i'm fairly tech savvy and my husband works for the same school - so i have an accomplice. and yes - back to the door makes me anxious. i spend as little time in my office as possible. at least being in a library i can hear people coming well before they arrive... usually.

that sounds like a load of excuses i know. perhaps i should look on this as a challenge and get my nerdy brain to focus on solutions.

i am a librarian - i can't really convert the entire circulation desk into a standing workstation and i've been trying for two years just to get someone to come re-arrange the furniture in my office so I don't have my back to the door. I am not allowed to move it myself - or i would. all i can do is try to remember to get up and walk around every 15 minutes or so.

ok - don't tell my husband i told - i went off my birth control back in June. no baby yet. but i'm all about getting my eating and exercising in order. i also just turned 30. i've got 2 great stepkids - but this is my first time going for a baby. totes excited. maybe we should start an accountability group next challenge??? i also am worried about having to give up soft cheese. mexican food is my favorite thing. my biggest hurdle is cutting back the caffeine. i love coffee. i drink way too much. i already made the switch to half caff at home. but i'm still drinking a good 8-10oz too much every single day. every day. ugh. subbing your thread. best of luck!!!

i have 2 stepkids - love them - if you can figure out the secret to sometimes not losing your cool - please share. it happens. do you find yourself saying the same phrases? Maybe thinking of a more positive way to say it??? i'm working on that myself.

i'm working on a C25K w/my 9yr old. I was a bit out of practice myself - this running thing is hard to commit to in the summer!! I hear you w/the ice cream. i lurv it. but i feel all gross and bloated if i eat it I've shared this recipe somewhere before - anywho it is super easy to make paleo ice cream! i don't think you need a fancy ice cream machine (i got one for Christmas). just a food processor or blender and some time in the freezer.

i think i'm going to seriously have to consider learning some office yoga. i am freaking out about all these reports that sitting is a killer- but i do not have the option for a standing desk at work. not an option. blarg.

i can only dream of keeping pace with the awesomeness that is your gif-tastic thread. sigh. just wanted to say best of luck and thank you for your awesome thread. i too heart full house - those gifs made my day.

10 mins yoga - 20/60 complete 30 min run w/Madelyn - 1 of 3 complete

10 minutes stretching out my sore legs last night - 10/60 min yoga

ok i have put in some thought (kind of). here are my goals. 1. Practice Practice Practice for my 5K. I signed my stepdaughter (age 9) and I up for a 5k Run or Dye race. She was very excited. And then we started training. And that enthusiasm went out the window as soon as she realized she was going to have to work at it So, I need to: A: stay strong and motivate both of us, B: run w/Madelyn 3x a week, C: push her to do her best on race day (I'd REALLY like to finish in under 35 mins - but at this point realistically I think we will run a 40 min walk/jog). Our race is a the end of this challenge - Oct 26th. I will count this as successful if we finish in under 40 minutes and Madelyn admits she had fun. Half points for finishing but no fun or fun but slow finish. STR 2 STA 2 CHA 2 2. Get back into yoga. Ok I admit it - I took a break from NF and def slacked on my stretching. but I did read some books on yoga. that counts right? anywho I seem to do ok on gradual increases - so 1 hour of yoga this week for the baseline and add 12 minutes each week to get back to about where I was. DEX 2 STA 1 CON 1 3. Pumpkin Feast! I will try one new pumpkin recipe each week. Because I love pumpkin and I need to expand my repertoire of fall tastiness. STA 1 CON 1 WIS 1 4. Read GoT Bk 2. I am about 200 pages into it. I need to finish it. I would like to get much farther into the series before the new season starts in March. WIS 1 CON 1

i wish.

i am def late on this - but congrats on being made a guild leader! looks like you've got some major things happening. i understand the knot in the stomach. i moved about 3.5 years ago to start a new job. left everything for a strange new town. you are a strong person. once the initial nervousness wears off you will be just fine. i have no doubt.

whew - ok i sat out the last challenge. no regrets. but i turned 30 2 weeks ago. so the more mature me needs to get back on the wagon. i'll post some goals later. glad to be back.

hey there. glad to see you are starting Whole30 - best of luck. i bet you will really feel the difference the farther into the challenge you get. woo hooo cudos for taking the plunge!!!

long week. looooong week. and unfortunately i handle that w/a bottle of tequila here's hoping everyone else is having a good week though!

Wed/Thurs: - 15 and 20 min yoga - 60 of 144 mins this week. - 56 oz of water consumed. 1 of 2 days. - 0 handstands. - read another chapter of the Gokhale book and some of another yin yoga book. really enjoying the yin yoga. it is pretty much all i do these days. yesterday was a bad day. nothing horrible happened per se - it was just an overwhelming amount of little things. some good. some bad. my brain freaked out. so i didn;t make my water goal - b/c i ended up drinking a good strong paleo margarita instead. i am fine w/that. haven't really had any alcohol in 2 weeks or so. i just couldn't calm down. and there are few things i love more these days than a good drink + good music + baking delicious things... so that is what i did. no regrets... mostly b/c that banana bread is aaaaa-mazing.

CONGRATS!!! yeah for new jobs!!!!!! i had a job i hated. hated. when i got my current job - i had to move 2.5hrs away from everything i loved. but it has worked out beyond my wildest dreams. soooooooo i raise my glass of water and toast to your excellent new job!!! may it be rewarding, fulfilling and not the least bit stressful!!!

better - not best. i'm probably not going to meet my handstands goal. i am treating my back w/great care to avoid serious injury. and i cannot promise to land right when practicing a handstand one wrong twist and i'll be in the bed. it is a muscle that misbehaves. i don't have bad discs or anything. nothing that requires surgery.

Mon/Tues: - 15 and 10 min yoga - 25 of 144 mins this week. - 4 min meditation - 56 oz of water consumed. each day. this is getting hard. - 0 handstands.

i am a stepmom to a 4 and 9 yr old. So i only have control over what they eat when they are under my roof - and they already have an established love for grains i only started eating primal a year ago and my husband just recently started eating primal w/me. together we are slowly training the kids to eat less grains. both are picky eaters - so i expect this journey will take a very long time. they likely will not be 100% primal unless they make that choice for themselves. they are fed SAD at their mother's house. the goal: educate them about food now, so that they make more intelligent decisions as they mature. We are all learning to eat and enjoy veggies and fresh food. we all worked together to plant an herb garden this spring. and i try to get them into cooking and grocery shopping. they do enjoy eating all that bacon! one rule i saw on The Eating Academy - is to stick to a strict diet at home - and allow the kids to pick their foods when we eat out. if we go out and they choose pizza - it is ok. if they want cake at a birthday party - its ok. this seems to be working (mostly).

stepmom to two awesome kids. planning to add a 3 kid to the family one day. i'm planning to participate in a mud run next spring w/my 9 yr old. i had a good friend in high school w/this - he is now happily married and loving life. love your son's positive attitude. that is a good kid you got there!

those guacamole burgers were heavenly!!!!! you should def try them! my hubby even ate one and he dates onions and bell peppers. SCORE congrats! that is very encouraging!