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Hello again everyone! I’m in a much better position than in January, and I’m looking at improving even further this time round. I now weigh 74.5kg, or 11st 10 in old money, and based on how I look in photos, I’m doing a good job of losing fat and at least keeping muscle, maybe even building some. I still want to lose waistline, because I don’t want to buy too many new clothes when I know I’ve got some ready and waiting in the closet. In fact, I want to get to a more svelte size ready for buying new shiny clothes in the size I am under this sneaky fat. Train martial arts at least once every week. /6 I did a good job of setting good habits last challenge, but this one fell by the way side. Following some of Hugh’s advice, I will count practice on my own, as something is much better than nothing. Once per week is key, any additional time each week is a bonus. 2) Use Hairy Dieters meals two thirds of the time. The Hairy Bikers are TV cooks on British TV, and they're both big lads. They got so big that they had to lose major weight, and they created their own low-cal meals to help. And they're tasty. I will use their ideas, less the pastry (they like their tasty food A LOT), for as many meals as possible. The main adjustments will be adding more meat, so that goal three doesn't go wrong... 3) Train at least three times per week in school /18 This means I should be active at least four days in 7! I really enjoyed running with my fellow language teacher for the last challenge, and I like doing StrongLifts in the gym (I like picking things up, putting them down, picking them up again…) and it’s something I don’t want to fall by the way-side. To pass, I should be running once and doing SL twice, anything else is a bonus. Life goal - I don’t know at the moment! I need to save some cash ready for getting a new car, but I can handle that anyway. I've already got engagement to my girlfriend planned and nearly booked the indulgent trip to a hotel for it. I manage to read a fair bit. Job's going well. I play on games a bit (iPad and Wii). Does anyone have any ideas?! EDIT: Track food and activity accurately so that I, and others, can hold me accountable for my performance in the challenges. That's potentially out of 42 days. I will do this by making quick notes in Pages, before copying the info into this thread as and when I am on NF. I will also keep track of other activity to see if there's any time I could use better. I think this makes sense based on what I’m aiming for, any tips on what may work better? I’d really like to get back in my slinky 30†waist trousers and jeans!