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I'll stop posting my workout info and food stuff in my first challenge thread, and start posting them here from now on. You know, like I probably should have been doing from the start? Cheers

Main Quest - Lose inches from my waist. Last challenge my goal was to get down to 299 lbs, and I think that's still achievable long term. I'm not overly concerned with the pace or the exact scale number as long as I continue to see numbers coming off the correct measurements. I'm down to 318.6 for the start of this challenge, and I expect that to continue to drop. I've never been a healthy weight though, so I'm not sure what it would be, hence no direct weight goal. Specific Goals: Barbell training three times a week. (STR +4, STA +1)​I lifted a bit in the past, but it's been close to eight years or so now. For this challenge I'll be doing the Barbell Battalion Rank One workout outlined in the Rebel Strength guide. I'll be doing this three times a week. The only modification I'm making is subbing in bent over rows for pull ups. I can't do a pull up and I don't have anywhere easily accessible to do an assisted pull up. I also travel a lot for work so I'm not setting it to MWF; I'll have to get in the three workouts as time permits while making sure I get the rest days where they need to be. If I'm on the road for a week at a time, I may have to sub in a body weight workout or similar. As this will be out of my control, I'm not going to dock myself any grade if I have to adapt.A - 18 workouts completed.​B - 16 workouts completed.C - 15 workouts completed.D - 14 workouts completed.F - 12 or less.Diet - track everything. (CON +3, CHA +1, WIS +1)​I started using myfitnesspal to track things toward the end of the last challenge. If I'm going to be serious about strength training, I figure I need to make sure I keep this habit. I follow pretty closely to a Primal diet as it is. No grains, legumes, or processed stuff. I do have the occasional treat or a few beers every now and again. However, I'll be putting absolutely everything (good and bad) into the tracker so that I have the data to understand what is happening.I also started doing some IF last round, and will likely carry that forward.I will also try to eat at a deficit most days to continue the weight loss, although I need to do MUCH more reading on eating enough calories while lifting.A -​ 38 days or more tracked.B - 34 to 37 days tracked.C - 29 to 34 days tracked.D - 25 to 29 days tracked.F - 24 or less.Sleep - get enough. (CON +3)​This is going to be incredibly hard for me. After we get the kids to bed I tend to stay up way, way too late. I know I need to get enough sleep for general health, and for recovery. I need to make this a priority. My sleep schedule gets shifted quite a bit when I travel, so I may have to make an occasional work related exception, but it should be rare. No more four hour nights.I wake up at odd times, and occasionally can't go back to sleep. As such, I am not setting a quota of total sleep, but a hard time I need to get into bed by (22:30).Saturday nights will likely be exempt from these rules. Unless I lift on a Saturday, in which case I need to get sleep.A -​ 33 days or more.B - 29 to 32 days.C - 25 to 29 days.D - 22 to 25 days.F - 21 or less.Life Goal - (WIS +2): Pay off my MasterCard. It has a mix of personal and business expenses, and it would be far better if I only used it for business and carried a zero balance. This should be doable within six weeks. Motivation: I want to set a better example for my kids than I had growing up. I'm a fat guy from a fat family with fat habits. I want my kids to develop better habits than I had and to grow up healthy. It'd probably also be nice for my wife if I were healthier and better looking. Or at least not as fat. This is straight up copied from my last challenge, and it hasn't changed. General: Age: 30 Height: 6'1" Weight: 318.6 lb Neck: 17.25" Shoulders: 52" Chest: 48.375" Bicep: 16" Waist: 49" Hips: 48.875" Thigh: 27.625"