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I like the video so I'm keeping it. My overall goal is to lose body fat and to hit my goal by my 40th birthday. That will be in 2015. For those of you who have been following me a while, this is going to seem awfully familiar. Goal 1) Boxing: 3 times per week of trendy fitness boxing. I dread seeing how much my skills have fallen off over the last 2 weeks. 3 per week = A, 2 = B, 1 = C, 0 = F Goal 2) Other activity: 2 times per week I will do some other kind of activity. Strength training, body weight training, hot yoga, going for a walk all counts. I bought some bands from Rogue last week so we'll see if I can start working some assisted pull ups. 2 per week = A, 1 = B, 0 = F. Goal 3) Food: Back to primal + rice and beans. I will be tracking for a part of the challenge to make sure I'm back on track after the eating fiasco of the last couple of weeks. 80% + = A, 70% = B, 60%= C, <60%= F Goal 4) Life goal: Keeping my shit together. I'm not sure what that means or how to quantify it exactly so I'll probably be editing this. My depression was at an all time low for being medicated in the weeks leading up to my Dad's passing. My anxiety is now at an all time high for being medicated. My heart feels like it might beat out of my chest. I'm going to work really hard on controlling it through breathing and meditation practices but if it doesn't ease up soon, I may go to the doc for something extra until I get back to okay. Motivation: My motivation is defying words right now. I think this challenge may just be about grit in the face of adversity.

Have you done it? If so, did you love it? I found a place near me that does yoga classes in a hot room but it's not Bikram; they offer a few different types of class. It sounds exciting but it's a little expensive, so I'm fishing around for your thoughts and experiences. When I looked online the main criticism seemed to be that Bikram was too easy, though I'm a beginner anyway so maybe that wouldn't be such a big deal.

I’m joedog. I’m a 38 year old woman living in southern Missouri in the US. I live with my partner and our herd of house pets: 3 dogs, 4 cats and a herd of mice who are wisely staying in the garage. I’ve played both rugby and American football. I was at the peak of my fitness about 6 years ago after losing 100 lbs. I had a staggering bout of depression and went back to being a girl who eats her pain. I gained back the 100 plus interest. This will be my 7th challenge. I haven’t been terribly successful so far between depression and a bum knee. I recently joined Title Boxing gym which I think is going to help me turn the corner. I just cannot drive myself to the level of intensity I need without a trainer pushing me. I weighed 327 lbs when I first logged on NF. Currently at 312 lbs. I have been lower but I gained some back last challenge. I think if I do well this challenge I can get below 300 which would be awesome sauce! Main Quest: Lose at least 100 lbs and have some time at maintenance before my 40th birthday. I have 23 months until my 40th birthday. Goal 1) Attend boxing or kickboxing classes at Title Boxing Gym 3 times per week. I prefer boxing but the kick boxing class definitely hits some muscles that need to be hit. 3x = A, 2x = B, 1x = C, 0 = F. Total challenge grading based on average days per week. Goal 2) Food. I will be tracking what I eat daily. I am shooting for 2250 calories per day. As the challenge progresses I will start adjusting what I’m eating within that calorie limit so that I’m getting >150g of protein per day and <130g of carbs. Within 5% of goal = A, within 10% of goal = B, within 15% of goal = C, greater than 15% = F. Goal 3) Kill the television. I have never been one to watch a lot of television until the last couple of years or so. Now it has become a main focus and that’s not okay. I will not give in to the gravitational force of the tv each day until all the other things I need to do are done. Each day will have different chores. An example would be things like food prep for the next day, preparing my gym bag for the next day, household chores and so on. 6/7 days = A, 4/7 days = B, 2/7 days = C, Less than 2 = F. Total challenge grading based on average days per week. I’m only doing 3 goals this time so I can focus. I’ve had a hard time completing challenges in the past so I’ve tried to make it as simple as possible. Each of my 3 goals supports the other 2 which in turn supports my Main Quest of weight loss. I am going to continue the hot yoga deep stretch class once a week if I can because that was so wonderful for my body and also my mind but I didn’t want to make it a goal because I’m not totally in control of that situation.