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Hurrah! Another challenge! Alright… after a week off to rest, rejuvenate (and eat all the chocolate). It is time to throw myself back in battle. For my next trick I will be performing much the same but with added super powers. My schedule for the next 6 weeks of this challenge will be quite different. Evening lectures have finished for semester and I have taken some days off work prior to my exam. After week 3 of the challenge I will be uni free but working for a couple of weeks, then in the final week I will be off work for a proper holiday. We are going to go camping for a week, the location won’t be decided until the night before because we like it that way. The following week, for my next post challenge break will be spent in tropical far north Queensland on the Great Barrier Reef… Woo Hoo!!!! But first, there is work to be done… Goal #1 [Diet] – Down to ration packs Intelligence: Building on my last successful campaign of quitting soft drink (7 weeks clean now and counting). My next challenge is to eat clean and primal for breakfast and lunch each day. To get there I am scheduling 2 hours each Sunday to get to the supermarket and come home and prep everything for the week. Cook ahead for the win. I still get to eat whatever I fancy for dinner to satisfy my current need for variety, although of course I will be keeping an eye on the calories. Results: Eat paleo/primal before 5pm everyday +4 CON A: 42/42 days B: 40/42 days C: 38 /42 days Goal #2 [Fitness] – Where the rubber meets the road Intelligence: So I have bought my entry into the 10km Sydney Bridge Run in September this year and the aim is to finish it non-stop. I have a little more time in my work/study schedule for the next 6 weeks so I can focus on using the Zombie Run 5km app to get my continuous running distance up. The dog stays home this time so that I can concentrate. I might be able to smash 20 mins but I don’t want to set my sights too high at this stage. Results: Run 20 minutes non-stop +4 STA A: 20 mins + B: 15 mins + C: 10 mins + Goal #3 [Fitness] – Stretch for the moon, land among the stars Intelligence: My strength has improved due to my previous push up challenge and the NF Fitness Guide work outs. I’m going to be doing 2 strength workouts a week, but I would like to focus on stretching because I don’t feel very supple or nimble at all. This will probably be the easiest and most relaxing of my goals to achieve. Result: 1 hour of yoga per week +3 DEX Goal #4 [Life] - All the things!!! Intelligence: Last challenge, my study goal was a damp squib. I want more fun! And variety! There are a bunch of things that I have been putting off until the end of semester, when I have time. None really fit neatly into a goal and so I have come up with this little game. At the risk of being accused of squeezing many goals into one, I am going to score points every time I do something I’ve planned to do, or an otherwise life enriching thing. I can award myself points for things that aren’t on the list if I think that they deserve it. I can do nothing for 5 weeks and do fifty things on the last day if I want, it is totally flexible. House buyingGo to a viewing (+1)Get a pre-approval for the mortgage (+2)Make an offer (+2)RelationshipSpend 15 or more mins listening to someone and asking them questions (+1)Date night (+1)Random act of thoughtfulness (+1)Visit family (+1)Call my Dad (+1)Do something cool1 hr working on a new skill (+1)1 hr reading a novel (+1)1 hr learning a new song on the guitar (+1)30 mins doing Cantonese vocabulary (+1)1 hr gardening (+1)Cook a new recipe (+1)Result: Score 50 points or more +4 CHA Bring it on