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Previous challenge: So I didn't technically pass my last challenge, but I did succeed in getting some good habits going. Hopefully I can build on those habits and actually pass this time. Theme this time is Game of Thrones. Main Quest - Lose weight - 4 lb minimum I lost weight at the beginning of my last challenge, then gained it back, then stayed steady. So. Let's try to actually lose some weight this time, hmm? Goals 1. Best Laid Plots, Plans, and Schemes - plan all my food for the week either the Friday or Saturday before. Write down my daily plan each night before bed. 2. Feast Accordingly - Eat less than 1500 kcal/day, and drink at least 80oz of water (tea counts) 3. Do Ya Know How to Swim? - Use that shiny new gym membership and go swim for 25 minutes 3x a week. Walk at least 15 minutes 3x a week. Rest day once a week. Life Quest Be an adult! - Adult at least once or commit an act of self-care every day. Measurements Height: 5'9" Weight: 205 lbs Waist: 33.5" Hips: 46.5" Thigh: 29" Grading Each goal will be graded weekly & be worth 30% of that week's total grade. Life Points are no longer extra credit as that provided little incentive for me to actually DO said Life Quest. Instead, the Life Quest will also be graded, worth 10% of the week's total grade. My final grade will be the average of all four weeks. I need to make at least a B (80%) to pass the challenge. Best Laid Plots, Plans, and Schemes - 10 points total. 1 each night for writing down my plan (yes, I know it seems weird, but writing things down is legit. You can plan out how you'll react to possible pitfalls, and you're more likely to do what you intended if you wrote it down.) 3 points for planning my food for the upcoming week. Feast Accordingly - 21 points total. 1 for each day's water, 2 for each day's calories. In order to curb my horrible 'all or nothing' attitude I tend to get, where I gorge after realizing I failed anyways, I can also lose points for this goal. Every 200 kcal I go over 1500 is -1 points. Do Ya Know How to Swim? - 9 points total. 2 for each swim, 1 for each walk. Swimming seemed like a good idea with my knee. I no longer have to wear a brace, but I'm wary of jumping straight back into running and aerials. I want it to heal all the way, not become a recurring problem. So, for now at least, swimming. Adulting/Self-Care - 7 points total. 1/day. Exceptions - If I get REALLY sick, I can be exempt. But I have to be SUPER DUPER sick. So sick that I can't even walk for 15 minutes or do a little bit of cooking. I seriously doubt I'll get that sick. *knocks on wood* Motivation Besides the outright self-loathing that is quickly developing from the massive amount of fat on me right now, I've also got some material motivations for the challenge! Passing the challenge earns me a new pair of bangarang leggings, specifically the Sylvanas pair I failed to claim last challenge. Losing more than 4 pounds earns me the Nozdormu pair as well. Tracker Plots & Plans Feast Accordingly Swim Adult Total Week 1: 8/10 14/21 5/9 6/7 33/47 (70%) Week 2: 1/10 2/21 1/9 1/7 0/47 Week 3: 0/10 0/21 0/9 0/7 0/47 Week 4: 0/10 0/21 0/9 0/7 0/47

Challenge #5 - November 2015 Hey everyone! Challenge started 1 week ago and I never wrote my end results for last challenge - duh. I needed time to reflect, to not put everything in words at once. So many things happened, but I have to say: I’m already on this challenge from the start but I prioritized my goals instead of all the community stuff - I did a lot of refinement and added more precision to my goals so I’m more clear. Example: I always said “no starch for lunch†- but I allowed rice and potatoes. So, now instead I write: “no wheat for lunch†- this is very clear and I think, swapping out wheat really helps me because I always get bloated with it. I keep to the rule to eat veggies and protein with every meal and to drink 2l of water everyday. For exercise: it’s still to get moving minimum 5 mins every day. I still struggle to get my butt out of the office chair but this also is changing - see reasons down below. But, there is great news: I took 20 secs of courage last week and walked for the first time ever into a gym and informed myself about their concept!!!! I don’t know if I will go there regularly yet but I turned out that my boyfriend would really love to go and work out at a gym with me - whoah!!!!!!!!!! This is my second fitness goal for this month: find new ways to exercise to do more and try out what I like. For my non-fitness goals: daily chores run quite nice, but for this challenge I chose to prioritize time to take care of myself. It’s about establishing some kind of morning routine: getting up, get dressed, brushed, brush teeth etc. and make myself ready for the day. This really has tremendous effects!! I used to wake up, switch on the Computer and just get properly dressed when I had to leave the house around noon. So, level up! So, I think I keep it to this post for now, more info about me is still to come - I don’t know if I will update more than weekly here but I feels good to keep in touch with everyone, because this community is so helpful! Let’s get prepared for battle fellow rebels!!!! Yours, Elanor