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Wait... "Final"??

It happens! I was really tired this morning too... I have made an executive decision to NOT get up at 4:30 am anymore to work out. I am not getting enough sleep. Less than 6 hours a night. So I decided to get up at 5:30, shower, get ready for work, blah blah blah, and then work out when I get home from work. I have a lot of time in the afternoon/evening that is just used on random things like Facebook or watching TV. I can use some of that time to work out, and then I will get more sleep!!

I'm actually glad the challenge doesn't officially start until next week lol This week has been so BUSY! X had academic bowl last night, so we had to grab food out and drive 45 minutes to his match. Monday night we went grocery shopping and then came home to cook... we didn't eat until 8 pm... I am ready for the week to get a little slower now lol I had Girls on the Run yesterday after work before academic bowl too... I was sick most of the day so I probably only got in about a mile of running, if even that.

Yeah, I think I am an abstainer too... I just WANT to be a moderator!! LOL

I love that song lol We will definitely do more Fitbit challenges! Girls on the Run is a running/self esteem program for girls grades 3-5. It's a 10-12 week program, 2 days a week that ends with running a 5K! It's awesome!

There you are!!!! Following of course! Your challenge looks amazing!!

I'm following!! I hear ya on diet! That is my biggest downfall!! I KNOW what I need to do, and then I go eat chocolate!! ACK! We can do it, though!!!

Yeah, it's really disheartening to try so hard and not lose the weight! But we can do it!! As for the temperature blanket, it will be crocheted, I am just learning to knit, so I don't think I could handle a blanket! But with the temperature blanket, you crochet or knit a row for every day, and the color is determined by the high temperature that day. It's pretty cool! You can use any stitch you want too, and any temperature range and color set!

So... I don't think the status bars are working anymore in the signatures... am I right or am I missing something? Like 99% should be WAY closer to the end of the bar, right?

Your challenge looks really interesting!!! I am going to follow, and TRY to keep up lol Oh, as for malt, don't forget that malt is a grain, and if you are trying to avoid gluten, malt is gluten. I only say this because I can't have gluten and malt is in friggin' everything!!! lol

New challenge in case I have any stalkers!

Thanks!

Following of course...

Ok, I am going to TRY to keep up with your thread this time...

Following! Hope I can keep up!

I'm in! I am back to studying for my NASM personal trainer certification, and if I get into the teaching program I am trying to get into I will be starting a month long teaching academy in June!! Gotta get back to some good study habits!!

MAIN QUEST: Lose Weight Feel Great! To hit my goal range of 125-135 and do it in a healthy way! Goals (diet and fitness related) that will help me achieve Main Quest: I feel like I just haven't made much progress at all the last 15 challenges. I keep losing and gaining the same 10 pounds lately... Not really sure how to fix this, but I just keep trying! Back story: All through high school I struggled to GAIN weight. I weighed 110 pounds all through high school. I am 5'2", so that's a "healthy" weight, but I really was way too thin and didn't have any muscle. Then I started having babies and started gaining weight. My heaviest was 219. I am at 205 now. I have managed over the years to diet myself down to 165 at the lowest, but it was a very unhealthy diet (around 500 calories a day) and I started losing my hair, so I decided I would rather be fat and have hair than to thin with no hair lol 1. #OneDerland - Get under 200 lbs - This is obviously a pass/fail, and I know a lot of people will say "muscle weighs more than fat blah blah blah" but I weigh 205 lbs and I am 5'2", this is ridiculous! I NEED to lose pounds! Edited to add: I guess I need some plan to get me there, huh? I don't like counting calories all the time because I tend to obsess over it and then I just don't eat, which is unhealthy. (I understand that counting calories works for a lot of people, and my NASM training is going to tell me all about it lol but I just get too obsessed) I also tend to do whatever eating plan my current Beachbody program uses, but this means changing my "diet" every 4-8 weeks, which is also not working for me. So, I think I am going to take a Paleo 2.0 approach with occasional calorie counting, just to make sure I am not eating way more than my body needs. I will be eliminating the following: Gluten - already gone from my diet Processed junk Soy Sugar I will eat minimal dairy (already stopped drinking milk, but still eat hard cheese and butter) No stopping for candy bars and sodas!! Gotta get my shit together! A: 25-28 days B: 21-24 days C: 17-20 days D: 13-16 days F: <13 days Pass = 2 CON, 2 CHA 2. #FitGirl - Workout 6 days a week. This will include 22 Minute Hard Corps, Girls on the Run and CIZE on the weekends. A: 22-24 days B: 19-21 days C: 15-18 days D: 12-14 days F: <12 days Ability to earn 2 STA, 2 STR, 1 DEX points. 3. #10000Steps - yep, back to that one lol I feel like I will make myself work out more if I HAVE to hit 10,000 steps a day! (6 days a week... Sunday is my rest day!) A: 22-24 days B: 19-21 days C: 15-18 days D: 12-14 days F: <12 days Ability to earn 3 STA points PICK YOUR SIDE QUESTS Side Quest 1: #Study - Ok, for reals this time... I have access to my course again, so I need to crack down on this. And I need to give myself a deadline. I need to take my test before teacher's academy starts in June (IF I get into the teaching program!), so I need to take my test by the end of May! Grading: A: 25-28 days B: 21-24 days C: 17-20 days D: 13-16 days F: <13 days Ability to earn 1 WIS and 1 CHA point. Side Quest 2: #DropInReady - I am changing this, because the crafty stuff is probably not going to happen this challenge... too much other stuff going on. So, this is just do dishes every night before bed and put away laundry! Grading: A: 25-28 days B: 21-24 days C: 17-20 days D: 13-16 days F: <13 days Ability to earn 1 CHA point #OneDerland - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/5 - 0/26 #FitGirl - 0/6 - 0/6 - 06 - 0/6 - 0/24 #10000Steps - 0/6 - 0/6 - 06 - 0/6 - 0/24 #Study - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/5 - 0/26 #DropInReady - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/5 - 0/26 Rewards(these might change... especially if I just end up buying the stuff before I lose the weight. I'm awful lol): Start: 219 Goal 1: -30 lbs: 190 or waist size 35" - 10 shirts from $6 t-shirts dot com Goal 2: -40 lbs: 180 or Waist size 34" - IKEA desk chair Goal 3: waist size 33" - Target gift card Goal 4: -50 lbs: 170 or Waist size 32" - ?? Goal 5: Waist size 31" - ?? Goal 6: -60 lbs: 160 or Waist size 30" - Blackwing Subscription Goal 7: -70 lbs: 150 or Waist size 29" - Anchor tattoo and wrist quotes Goal 8: -80 lbs: 140 or Waist size 28" - Lionheart tattoo Goal 9: -90 lbs: 130 or Waist size 27" - New wardrobe - shopping spree!! STATS: Female/41 Start Weight: 219 (BMI 40.1) Current Weight: 205 Goal Weight: 125-135 Height: 5'2" Jeans size: 14-16 Diet: 21 Day Fix I reserve the right to change my challenge week to week if I get bored!! 03/06/2016 (will be redoing these April 1st) Waist: 38" Hips: 42" Chest: 39." Thigh: 26" Calf:16.25" Bicep: 13.25"

I don't wanna talk about it lol Last week was a little rough in terms of workouts, but this week I'm going to make up for it!!! Gotta put all that gym stuff to use!!

Same!!! Where are the new forums???!!! Lol

Same!!! I'm ready!!

I hear that!! I don't like the week break because I feel like I get off track...

Oh I just realized you said that's your monthly budget, my bad. But still, my budget is a family of 4... You souls definitely save money at Sprouts.

Do you have a Sprouts store close? I shop there exclusively now. It's basically a big farmers market. The prices are amazing!! I spend around $100-120 a week for a family of 4 and we eat clean, mostly meat and produce with almond butter, butter, cheese, eggs, almond milk, plantain chips, etc thrown in the mix.

I know!! I can't wait either!! I think I will officially start on the 3rd, but I will still workout during the break week and post about it, ya know? I didn't do 22 Minute Hard Corps this week, just running and CIZE. I needed a little break and I am ready to get back to it! I was just exhausted!! Are you taking the week break?

Ok, since the new forums aren't up yet, I am posting my next challenge here, just so I can talk myself through it! LOL Challenge #16: I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again! MAIN QUEST: Lose Weight Feel Great! To hit my goal range of 125-135 and do it in a healthy way! Goals (diet and fitness related) that will help me achieve Main Quest: I feel like I just haven't made much progress at all the last 15 challenges. I keep losing and gaining the same 10 pounds lately... Not really sure how to fix this, but I just keep trying! Back story: All through high school I struggled to GAIN weight. I weighed 110 pounds all through high school. I am 5'2", so that's a "healthy" weight, but I really was way too thin and didn't have any muscle. Then I started having babies and started gaining weight. My heaviest was 219. I am at 205 now. I have managed over the years to diet myself down to 165 at the lowest, but it was a very unhealthy diet (around 500 calories a day) and I started losing my hair, so I decided I would rather be fat and have hair than to thin with no hair lol 1. #OneDerland - Get under 200 lbs - This is obviously a pass/fail, and I know a lot of people will say "muscle weighs more than fat blah blah blah" but I weigh 205 lbs and I am 5'2", this is ridiculous! I NEED to lose pounds! Edited to add: I guess I need some plan to get me there, huh? I don't like counting calories all the time because I tend to obsess over it and then I just don't eat, which is unhealthy. (I understand that counting calories works for a lot of people, and my NASM training is going to tell me all about it lol but I just get too obsessed) I also tend to do whatever eating plan my current Beachbody program uses, but this means changing my "diet" every 4-8 weeks, which is also not working for me. So, I think I am going to take a Paleo 2.0 approach with occasional calorie counting, just to make sure I am not eating way more than my body needs. I will be eliminating the following: Gluten - already gone from my diet Processed junk Soy Sugar I will eat minimal dairy (already stopped drinking milk, but still eat hard cheese and butter) No stopping for candy bars and sodas!! Gotta get my shit together! A: 25-28 days B: 21-24 days C: 17-20 days D: 13-16 days F: <13 days Pass = 2 CON, 2 CHA 2. #FitGirl - Workout 6 days a week. This will include 22 Minute Hard Corps, Girls on the Run and CIZE on the weekends. A: 22-24 days B: 19-21 days C: 15-18 days D: 12-14 days F: <12 days Ability to earn 2 STA, 2 STR, 1 DEX points. 3. #10000Steps - yep, back to that one lol I feel like I will make myself work out more if I HAVE to hit 10,000 steps a day! A: 25-28 days B: 21-24 days C: 17-20 days D: 13-16 days F: <13 days Ability to earn 3 STA points PICK YOUR SIDE QUESTS Side Quest 1: #Study - Ok, for reals this time... I have access to my course again, so I need to crack down on this. And I need to give myself a deadline. I need to take my test before teacher's academy starts in June (IF I get into the teaching program!), so I need to take my test by the end of May! Grading: A: 25-28 days B: 21-24 days C: 17-20 days D: 13-16 days F: <13 days Ability to earn 1 WIS and 1 CHA point. Side Quest 2: #GetCrafty - I am doing this Knit-a-Long thing and I have never been able to knit, so this should be fun lol I am also working on a temperature crocheted blanket, so I will be working on one of these every day. I am hoping this will be a good stress reliever! Grading: A: 25-28 days B: 21-24 days C: 17-20 days D: 13-16 days F: <13 days Ability to earn 1 CHA point #OneDerland - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/5 - 0/26 #FitGirl - 0/6 - 0/6 - 06 - 0/6 - 0/24 #10000Steps - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/5 - 0/26 #Study - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/5 - 0/26 #GetCrafty - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/7 - 0/5 - 0/26 Rewards(these might change... especially if I just end up buying the stuff before I lose the weight. I'm awful lol): Start: 219 Goal 1: -30 lbs: 190 or waist size 35" - 10 shirts from $6 t-shirts dot com Goal 2: -40 lbs: 180 or Waist size 34" - IKEA desk chair Goal 3: waist size 33" - Target gift card Goal 4: -50 lbs: 170 or Waist size 32" - ?? Goal 5: Waist size 31" - ?? Goal 6: -60 lbs: 160 or Waist size 30" - Blackwing Subscription Goal 7: -70 lbs: 150 or Waist size 29" - Anchor tattoo and wrist quotes Goal 8: -80 lbs: 140 or Waist size 28" - Lionheart tattoo Goal 9: -90 lbs: 130 or Waist size 27" - New wardrobe - shopping spree!! STATS: Female/41 Start Weight: 219 (BMI 40.1) Current Weight: 205 Goal Weight: 125-135 Height: 5'2" Jeans size: 14-16 Diet: 21 Day Fix I reserve the right to change my challenge week to week if I get bored!! 03/06/2016 (will be redoing these April 1st) Waist: 38" Hips: 42" Chest: 39." Thigh: 26" Calf:16.25" Bicep: 13.25" There it is! I can now just copy and paste... if the forums ever come up! lol