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So here goes with my first 4 week challenge - You have to start somewhere! I have signed up for and been participating in a local fitness challenge that I have completed the first half of, almost done with 5 weeks of a 10 week program. My goal is to stay committed to and finish this program with the focus on loosing weight and developing some good (regular) exercise habits and identifying what it is that I enjoy doing and will keep me engaged. One of my big hurtles is that I injured my sciatic nerve several months ago and it has been causing frequent pain and slowing me down. I need to stay committed but do so in a conscious way and slowly build my strength in my lower back and core. Exercise Challenge 1. Get up early and complete stretching routine each morning as suggested by chiropractor 2. Complete Yoga stretching for the lower back routine each evening 3. complete at least one fitness class each week 4. complete basic body weight training circuit 3 days a week Diet Challenge 1. record food intake each day 2. base the majority of my meals on a paleo diet - attempt a strict paleo diet at least 3 days out of the week

Hi All, This will be my first challenge. I would love some feedback on how it looks and/or ways that I can improve them. Year goal -- lose significant weight by changing diet and activity level and raising my self-worth 6 Week Challenge Goals Health Quest No sugar bingeing – No candy in the house, must go out to enjoy dessert Separate binging from having a little extra Grading my success every Sunday A = No Binging at all C = Binge only once F = Binge more than once Fitness Quests Swim twice per week – focus on getting to the pool time in pool flexible Grading my success every Sunday This will be Pass or Fail 3.) Morning Walks, every day -- weather permitting! Grading my success every Sunday A = Walk 7 days B = Walk 6 days C = Walk 5 Days D = Walk 4 Days F = Walk less than 4 days BONUS: finding an alternative activity for bad weather days (This will bump me up a letter grade) Life Quest 4.) Noticing My Vocabulary -- The internal voice that says, "I'll do it later." – a) Notice when I do it, what’s going on when I do it Track when I do it. Write it down. No Judgment

So, for someone who's really out of shape, my first goal has switched from losing 120lbs to just focusing on getting stronger and letting the weight loss just happen. First goal? I want to do a push up, really badly! D: I keep trying, starting with modified push ups and moving up to one or two 'full push ups' but that's where i'm stuck. I just can't seem to do a full push up! I can get my arms bent down to about a 100 degree angle (about a foot off the ground for me) and then they give out on me. Should I focus on my biceps specifically or just keep doing what i'm doing for as long as it takes? Any suggestions on how to get where I want to be?