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Fall & Winter are my Kryptonite. Last Fall & Winter I gained 10 pounds. This fall I said "I won't let that happen again!" and then proceeded to fall off the wagon and gain 5 pounds immediately. Thankfully I've lost the 5 pounds I gained (PHEW!) but that was a close call. I failed horribly in the last Challenge. I only achieved one of my goals (Hiking at least once per week), but barely even scraped the surface of the rest. I stopped updating my Thread and stopped checking the Forums. I really don't want a repeat of last year - back tracking REALLY sucks. So far this season, I have not made Fitness a priority (my heart was my priority and I found an amazing man that I am now in a relationship with! <3 <3 <3). I plan to increase the importance of Healthy Living slowly and surely throughout this current Challenge. And because ya'll know I love photos, here is me hiking in the snow on Cypress Mountain near my house: And here's me being Batgirl on Hallowe'en: I am going on vacation to Salt Spring Island and Vancouver Island (Tofino/Long Beach & Victoria) starting tomorrow, and returning on the 15th or 16th. I therefore will NOT be updating my Thread during that time, but I'll still be working away at my goals. Which are....... 1. Continue to Hike (or snowshoe!) at least once per week 2. Work out at least 3x per week. This can include: Strength Training, Flexibility/Yoga, or Swimming. 3. Clean up my diet. Get rid of all the leftover Hallowe'en Candy! Less breads, pastas and other winter comfort foods. Stop with the Starbucks Holiday drinks! Enough already! Personal Goal: Share my Passion for Paleo and Focus on Fitness with my new boyfriend. Make some workout plans together, take him hiking, go swimming, skating, and snowshoeing together, invest in some new workout gear together, try out some new Paleo recipes on him, show him my favorite NF articles... Oh yeah, here he is... (in a "Comfy Fort I built in my closet, which is guarded by a giant pink baby unicorn. Ok, pictures of the Comfy Fort to follow as well.)