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I was so excited for this challenge to begin that I forgot to think up a clever title and theme. About me: 38 year old female, 5' 10", 295 lbs give or take. I live with my wife, 3 dogs, 4 cats and a garage full of mice collectively known as the Squeakers. I work in highway construction which eats up a lot of my time right now. When I'm not at work I read a lot, well, I read a lot AT work, thank God for the Kindle app. I'm trying to get caught up on the nerdy canon of television and movies. My Dad passed away in February and although it wasn't unexpected it has been a difficult time for me. That is pretty much joedog in a nutshell. Goal 1: Keep moving. I want to do something exercise-y 5 times per week. Most likely 3 times per week will be boxing with the other 2 being long walks in the woods. 5/5 = A, 3/5 = B, 2/5 = C, <2 = F. Goal 2: The food goal. I have put this off as long as I can. It's time to get serious about this if I really want to lose any more weight. Getting below 300 was wonderful and I'm pleased to have maintained in the 290's with everything I went through this spring. But seriously, it's time to lose some more. I'm breaking this down into 2 week increments. Weeks 1 & 2: Tracking everything I eat every day. No calorie or macro goals. Just track it for information and reviving the tracking habit. Grading: 6/7 = A, 5/7= B, 4/7 = C, <4 = F. Weeks 3 & 4: Still tracking everything but this time hitting a calorie goal. I need to crunch the numbers before Week 3 and will update here when I have. Within 5% of goal = A, 10% of goal = B, 15% of goal = C, >15% = F. Weeks 5 & 6: Tracking, hitting calorie goals AND macro goals. Grading and target macros to be updated. Since each increment relies on the previous one, I will need to maintain a B average in each increment to progress to the next. Goal 3: The garage: We have decided to get a shed for the back yard so we can clean out the garage and put my Dad's truck in there. (Don't care who is on the title, it's Dad's truck.) Garage/shed to do list: Pick location in the back yard Stake it out and level the area Figure out what to do for flooring Decide about a work bench, lighting and organization Make a list of what I need and cost estimate Start purchasing what I need Fix the fence Clear out the empty cardboard from the garage Start sorting the garage into keep and get rid of piles Build it and move the stuff out there I'm not positive that I can get this all accomplished because work is going to be crazy over the next 6 weeks and leveling a spot with only my elbow grease sounds painful. But hopefully by making it a goal here, I can get motivated to get the project started. I'm participating in a 90 day weight loss contest at the boxing gym so I will be posting some measurements and maybe even a before pic in a few days.