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Hi everyone! I've been an Adventurer for the last two challenges, but last month I started Crossfit. I hate the conditioning portion of it (who doesn't), but I love the lifting, and I think I've found a plan that I actually enjoy! So without further adieu... Challenge #4: Home, Home on the Range(rs)..... Note: as I will be in Boston Nov 13 - 17th, I am excused from the quests for those days, but all quests restart THE MINUTE I land in Chicago. No vacation prolonging allowed! Main Goal: be able to shop at Old Navy and/or Target (and not in the women's section) Quest #1: Get strong! I'd like to add muscle while I try and lose weight as well (or at least maintain the muscle I have). To do this, I will: Go to Crossfit 3 times per week. I joined in the middle of october and I love it. I hate the conditioning but I love learning and we are learning a lot of lifts! I've even been told I have the makings of an Olympic style lifter 10 min per day of ATG squats to improve mobility (not necessarily all at once). I get one rest day per week on this. If I don't do this on a specific day, I need to do 5 squats per minute missed the next day Quest #2: Eat to fuel my body appropriately. This is generally my sticking point because I love processed carbs. To do this I will: Follow "Palegrey" standards. This is the whole30 approved food lists, with the addition of: Yogurt Cottage cheese Protein powder Oatmeal One serving per day of ONE of the following: Chocolate almond butter, 70% dark chocolate (or greater), Starbucks hot chocolate Kerry Gold Butter Salad dressing Incidental alcohol from things like extracts I am allowed up to 2 non-Palegrey meals a week, to keep life somewhat sane Track food every day to make sure I am eating enough In order to do 1 and 2, I'm going to have to get back in the habit of cooking and prepping. So each week in order to succeed with my goals, I need to: Plan meals for the week Go grocery shopping Do a weekly cookup Life quest #1: Declutter my house, starting with filing for 15 min a day. Every time I do not do this when I am at home, I need to do 5 squats for each minute I did not do this Life quest #2: Get back to the business of dating, starting with updating my profile. I need to work on this for 15 min a day, again with the squat penalty. Things that need to be done for my reference: Update my profile [it is SO OLD] Go shopping for rejections every day Look into signing up for other sites BRING ON THE GIFs and encouragement, fellow nerds!