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I am new to the Challenges so I am sort of feeling my way through this, but I need some motivation and this seems like a great way to get that back. Currently: 5'8", 240 lbs, -doing intervals of walk 2 minutes at 2.6 mph, run 1 minute at 5.5 mph for about 25 minutes total -meeting with personal trainer 1 or 2 times a week, doing functional fitness, body weight exercises, a little boxing -no problem going hard on the elliptical for an hour staying in my target heart rate -eventually would like to get more into lifting, running, yoga. But that's for later. A little about me- almost a year ago I joined a gym and signed up with a personal trainer. The personal trainer is great, he really knows his stuff and I like having the accountability. I lost 50 lbs between July and December, including a month off to deal with a back injury. Since December it seems I have stalled some. I am maintaining my weight loss but not seeing much further progress. I was down to 1200 calories a day and it just doesn't feel like something I can keep doing without getting really hungry. I wear a heart rate monitor when I work out and add back the calories I burned during workouts to my daily allowance. I also have a food diary on myfitnesspal.com but I've really slacked off on tracking (yes, I see the connection there!). My goals for the next six weeks are: 1. Get to the gym 4 days a week for at least 50 minutes a session. Whether I am meeting with my trainer, doing intervals, cardio, or lifting, it doesn't matter for this challenge as long as I show up. Working out at home counts too as long as I get at least 50 minutes and wear my heart rate monitor. I plan to start Monday and work up to this goal by going three days the week of June 3rd. I am down to working out once or twice a week right now, but used to go four or five days a week. I got out of the habit. 2. Drink water- my thermos 24 oz water bottle three times a day. This is a pass/fail goal. I am currently drinking 1 to 1 1/2 a day. 3. Track all food eaten at least 5 days per week. Less than that would be a poor grade, more than that is A+! Again, this used to be a daily habit with streaks of at least a month. Now I'm down to maybe 2 days a week. The plan: Just start doing it. The tracker is on my phone and accessible from any computer. I started this yesterday (May 31st, 2013). I am so excited to get started! Any advice or input is greatly appreciated!