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Hi! I'm Julia. I just turned 40 and I'm looking for a fun way to stay motivated. I have lupus and fibromyalgia, so I am working within the confines of my stamina and pain levels, but I am working. Stay well!

I am now 14 weeks pregnant, and the goal of this challenge is to get back on track with exercise, get back into the paleo breakfast and lunches that i used to take, and maintain my sleep habits. Last challenge i started on a better discipline path, and i already learned a lot, but i want to continue finding tools to use and practice them. Also i want to connect more with my son, i find i am often angry at him and yell a lot, wich is not the kind of mommy i want to by. So i will play with him more, giving my full attention, and be present during his night routine on my days. I also want to get back into my soapmaking hobby, on Thursday nights. In details : Move : aim to move 30 min daily, using the followingWalk during breaks (0-30 min a day)Walk after diner walk with son1 prenatal yoga session (30 min), usually on tuesday1 walk/run alone for 30 min, with map my run and zombie run1 strengh workout, arms and legs only (abs are not recommended), will need to find some exercise moves ...Nom : eat better, towards a paleo lifestylePaleo breakefast 5 days a weekPaleo lunch 5 days a week, cute bento styleDrink more water (bring a 750ml water bottle daily to work)Cut the sugar from my morning decaf coffee (1 tsp, aiming at 0), with coco milk instead of cow’s milkZ : sleep 7-7h30 hours every dayMaintain night routine (shower, wash face, brush and floss, mouthwash, sinus rince)10 min yoga nidra before bed as needed, aiming at 5 times a weekLife : Play and disciplinelearn about discipline (no-cry discipline solution) and practice what I learnplay with full attention with my son a little every day, and be present during his night routineget back into soapy Thursday (my playtime)It's a bit heavy packed, but most of this are habits I already have, or need to tweek, or need to get back into, so it's not all new. If anyone has good suggestions for moves i can do for arms and legs without abs, i'm all ears. I'm thinking push up, pull up, freeweight moves, lunges and squats. And some butt moves too probably. I have got 15-30 min to do them.

A year and a half ago, I lost 40 pounds, and I've managed to keep it off, even through last year, which was very stressful for me. Ideally, I would like to lose another 10 pounds, but since I am trying to get pregnant now, I don't feel that is the correct focus. Therefore, for this challenge, I want to focus on building good habits, habits that will take me through many (hopefully soon) life changes. My main focus: Eating 1) Stop over eating. (WIS +5) • A book was recommended to me and I have reserved it from the library. I should have it by the end of this first week, and I will finish reading it by the end of the challenge. I am hoping there will be suggestions from the book that I can add to my challenge, things to work on and evaluate. OR if I do not enjoy the book, I will do research and find out if there is another source I can work with. The issue is that I know I"m over eating, even when I'm doing it, and yet I do, so I feel like some external "pressure" could help. • I will also drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day, 12 if I'm running. This way, I know I am not eating when I am actually thirsty, not hungry. * I feel like this could be the most thing I've worked on. My secondary foci: Exercise 2) Run 10 km, 3 times. (STA +3, CHA +1) • I have run 9.7 km, my original goal was to run 10, but I feel like that is too easy. So, in the next 6 weeks, I would like to do three 10 km runs. • I would also like to run twice more per week, but shorter runs, whether its a run home from work, or Tabata training in the mornings. 3) Bring back strength training. (STR +3, CHA +1) • Strength training was a significant part of my original weight loss, and I've let it slip. I want to strength train at least twice per week. My life challenge: De-clutter 4) De-clutter (CON +2) • I have several areas to work on: bookshelves in my bedroom, the spare room / office, my closet and my wallet (I also need a new wallet). Success will be working on at least one area per week.