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Accountability Check: As is usual for me, life got busy (just finished finals - I’m taking prereqs while working full-time to prepare for a career change) and diet/exercise slid for a couple days. But this time I am not letting that slide turn into a spiral. I’m trying to hold firm to the “never two in a row” principle, which means today will start with a healthy breakfast (with veg!). I also just got a basic TRX system so I’m excited to upgrade to that instead of using a doorway for rows! Time to refocus and take care of my body

My understanding is yes, as they are a continuation of the existing in-person classes (with the goal of continuing our training and community until we can gather in person again); however, I can reach out to my teachers for more information.

My dojo has been doing virtual classes - if you happen to be in the Northern NJ / Hudson Valley / Brooklyn areas i can hook you up

Update time: Tracking everyday certainly helps identify patterns. I’m pretty good at getting veggies in with most meals, and most days I’m eating pretty healthy (I’ve also been batch cooking more - if I have healthy food ready to eat it reduces the odds of me just noshing on a bowl of cereal because I’m starving). I’m generally doing okay with balance (meaning I can build in room for a croissant some days and not have it derail me), but having both croissants and homemade pastry cream in the house is a no-no for my self-control 😅 Over in exercise, I’ve been moving my body in my virtual martial arts classes and the body weight workouts. My knees are a little grumpy at me the last couple days (I find I get knee pain when I have too much sugar or wheat) so I’m trying to find balance between preventing injury and losing momentum. I’m super appreciative of this group - I really struggle when I don’t have any accountability beyond myself, so updating here keeps me honest 😁

I am a huge fan of veggies with breakfast - starts the day off on a good foot I tend to do something quick and easy most mornings (Mom of 3 here) - maybe 3 scrambled eggs with some guacamole on top and a side of snap peas, sliced up bell peppers, or leftover cooked asparagus. Another fave is a big shallow bowl of spinach (about 2-3c) with a little good quality balsamic vinegar (maybe 1/2T), fry up three eggs extra crispy with salt/pepper in 1/2 - 1 tbsp butter and put all on top of the spinach. The runny yolks and butter mix with the balsamic to make an awesome “dressing”.

Thanks all! So although the challenge hasn’t “officially” started yet I’m starting on the right foot! Tracking has been going well - the thing I’m working on is changing my mindset from bad foods or cheat foods to just choices. And I’m scaling up my workouts a little bit just to make them challenging enough to be fun - good healthy stress relief Although not one of my primary goals I’m also trying to do other self-care in general, so putting in my contacts every morning, changing out my loungewear (because jeans are a step too far!) on a regular basis, basics 😅 Im looking forward to the next challenge when I have some solid, consistent habits under my belt. Stay well, all - physically AND mentally ❤️

Hi All - this challenge is both my first and a bit unconventional. My life is chock-full of stressors at the moment (let’s put it this way: the global pandemic doesn’t even make my top three of difficult things right now). I know from (painful) past experience that when I get stressed the first things to fall by the wayside are my diet and exercise, which is a crappy pattern because that’s when I need to take care of myself the most. So my big goal is to have a healthy diet and body movement pattern regardless of what life throws at me. For this challenge my specific goals are to do the Level 1 body weight routine at least twice a week (once for A, once for B), and to log everything that I eat, helpful and otherwise, to keep accountable for my choices. For this challenge I just want to maintain a baseline of healthy habits to see me through the hard times.