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At the end of the Second Age of Middle Earth, the Last Alliance of Men and Elves marched on Barad Dur and faced off against the armies of Sauron. As the battle neared its climax, the kings of both?men and elves lay dead and the victory for which Sauron had labored for an engine age was at hand. Then suddenly Ilsidur took up his father sword and cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger, leaving him defeated. But not completely His body was destroyed and his tower overthrown, his friends and companions scattered. But he did not give up. The great tower of Barad Dur still had it's foundations. The ring was lost but not destroyed, and his servants were weakened but not destroyed. He still had hope, but it would take time to rebuild. A long time I kind of feel like how I imagine Sauron felt at the end of the Second Age. I have worked for years to reach a point at which I thought things were going well but suddenly with the end of cover restrictions, getting cover and then recovering and recuperating I have lost much of my strength, endurance, and skills. I feel like I am in a worse place than I was years ago, but I still have 2 key things: hope and a solid foundation. I can work with these, but it will take time. For now I am going to focus on only the highest priority: food. My challenge this time has only 1 item: 1. Don't overeat. Stop when full and don't eat when not hungry. Simple but not easy I will work on other things when the chaos around me settles a bit; and that probably won't happen until next challenge.