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Week 1 The Mind: Meditate / Yoga (AM) - (3/7) Really struggled with this, more so because my sleep was so awful that the extra 10 minutes were too precious for me to pass up. Not a good excuse, but it's all I got. I will work on being more consistent this coming week The Spirit: Challenges / Plan - (1/3) Still no better progress on an over arching plan. I need to force myself to go to a coffee shop or something and just think and take notes. Clearly, I am not going to be able to do this at my house The Body: No High Carb Drinks - (5/7) Accidently ordered DP out of habit twice, but other than that, I did really well on this catagory At work lunch - (4/5) I was doing really good, until Friday hit, and I forgot my lunch on the counter. So I ended up having to grab something in town.

Week 0 - Day 3/4/5 The Mind: Meditate / Yoga (AM) - (0/35) Successly rolled out of bed Wed and Thurs and onto a yoga mat for 10 minutes. No points alotted due to week 0. Missed today. The Spirit: Challenges / Plan - (1/3) No further progress since inception. It's been a crazy week playing catchup from my week off that I haven't had much extra brain power to do planning The Body: No High Carb Drinks - (0/35) All high carb drinks have been consumed or disposed of. So next week should be good to go, so long as I don't order a Dr Pepper out of habit. At work lunch - (0/25) Did good on this front! Need to figure out my eating schedule these days because I am having energy fatigue at the evening gym sessions. Maybe 4 meals instead of 3, or just a bigger lunch

Crossfit tonight was to 1 Rep Max our back squat! I always love maxing out, and tonight I was able to PR Squat at 335#! I didn't go to failure and might have gotten 340 or 345, but decided not to push it right now and play it safe. Little joys in life!

Same! Snatches and Cleans are my go to, though I just PR'd Back squat tonight so that is in pretty high regards right now!

Congrats on wrapping up the year! also, good for you for being flexible with the challenge. Life is always going to pop up and it's better to face that going in, rather than beat yourself up about it later. What's your favorite CrossFit movement? I started a year ago and still find it incredibly helpful

Good Luck!

Week 0 - Day 1 and 2 The Mind: Meditate / Yoga (AM) - (0/35) Successly rolled out of bed and onto a yoga mat for 10 minutes. No points alotted due to week 0 The Spirit: Challenges / Plan - (1/3) No further progress since inception The Body: No High Carb Drinks - (0/35) Currently working on draining the fridge of all high carb drinks so I don't have them next week. So not succeeding here, but also not failing cause it's week 0. At work lunch - (0/25) Doing good here! my routine gets a little out of wack and this is going to take some fine tuning so I have energy for my PM workouts, but my wallet is grateful already.

Goal Tracking Template The Mind: Meditate / Yoga (AM) - (0/35) The Spirit: Challenges / Plan - (1/3) The Body: No High Carb Drinks - (0/35) At work lunch - (0/25)

Following!

"Life happens wherever you, whether you make it or not" - Iroh, Dragon of the West These challenges are a chance for me to decide what life I will make and follow the wisdom of Iroh. These next challenges and goals will be focused on different aspects of these teachings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again. Only this time, more wisely." My diet is definitely lacking and I needs to be worked on. Today, I purchased several pre-cooked meals that are healthier than my normal take out, so I will be eating those to help decrease carbs, increase protein, and decrease spending. I am also going to cut out high carb drinks (Dr Pepper, Red Bull, Sweet Tea, Etc.). This still leaves me Reign energy drinks, which have 1g of carbs. Not saying they are good for me, but they are better than the others, and they provide caffeine. Goal: No High Sugar / Carb drinks for 35 days (0/35) - good vibe bonus points if I do week zero, but I can't shuffles those around Goal: Eat home made meals instead of eating out for lunches during work days (0/25) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "You are stronger, and wiser and freer than you have ever been, and now, you have come to the crossroads of your destiny. It's time for you to choose." Preparing for Super September needs to be a priority in my life right now. SupSep is a challenge I made up last year, where I do (3) physically fatiguing events to see if I can mentally and physically push myself past what I think I can do. Last year I attempted an alternative marathon, and 2 CrossFit Competitions. I used last year as a base line, and didn't train for any of the events, which meant my performance was abysmal. This year, I want to train hard for whatever challenges I decide and see what a difference that can make Goal: Decide the challenges for SupSep and establish a game plan. (1/3) Since it shouldn't take 6 weeks to do that, once I have a game plan, I will start executing it and update this goal section. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "It is important to draw wisdom from different places. If you take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale." My anxiety and depression have been all over the place recently. some days I experience mini depressive episodes and other days I have no issues. So in an effort to fortify my mind as well as body, I will be cross training with the Druid Guild. I use an app called HeadSpace to help me sleep and they have guided meditations there. I also would love to utilize my new yoga mat more and feel more at ease. Goal: Meditate or do Yoga 5-10 minutes every morning. (0/35)

Thanks so much! I still go almost daily to my box and just follow along with their training schedule, mostly because the community there is really beneficial. Do you have any advice on increasing cardio capacity outside of my metcons?

I love this some of gamification in life. I used to do it a lot by assigning experience points to things, and I really want to get back to that

It's a challenge I like to do every year to push my limits. I pick three challenges to complete in the month of September which is meant to mentally push myself through physical exertion. Last year I did an alternative marathon (1mile/hr for 24hrs doubling up 2 so you run a full marathon on no real sleep) and 2 crossfit competitions. Still not 100% what this year's will be

We continue on with the poisons. I am starting to understand there is a much stronger correlation between my stress/anxiety/depression and the food I am consuming. I am considering getting a nutrition coach at my gym to help give me some personalized attention, but I don't know if it would just be a waste of money. Does anyone have any experience with nutrition coaches?