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The holidays are upon us! And you know what that means. Lots of socializing around booze and food, y'all. Lots of it. It is the true boss battle of the year. Acknowledging that this will already be hard, my goals are simple this challenge. 1) New program followage. I picked up Ben Pollack's powerbuilding program. I am going to do this program. Yessirree, all 16 weeks of it. 2) Reverse Diet. My cut ends literally tomorrow, but instead of just going directly to bulk cals, I'm going to step up 75 calories a week and continue the semi-IF approach I've been doing. Rules: Hit protein of 100g+. Don't go over on cals. We're not meal planning this challenge, but we are going to write down days we liked a lot as templates and log here when that happens. 3) One drink rule. One drink a day max. 12 oz for beer, 5 oz for wine, 1.5 oz for liquor. (Note: i don't actually drink remotely every day, more like once a week, but only one drink when I do drink is the challenge) 4) The budget continues out of necessity, since I had to take Zu to emergency and it was an obscene amount of money. Same as last time, but instead of a reward for following budget, 5) Every word written is .05 I can spend at the end of the challenge And yeah, I bought Sims 4 Cats & Dogs >.> (Before the cat vet issue, because I would not have justified it after, for sure...) Squat shoes should arrive tomorrow in time for Friday squats! (Assuming I have time for them, we leave around 10 am, which in sister-time is probably 11 am?)

Hey y'all, Sorry I'm a day late to the party, but I wanted to get in on the challenge still so here I am The last couple of challenges I have done have been more strength centered, but I'm looking to add a little diversity to my gym life Main Goal: - prepare myself for a future surgery as best I can, as quickly as I can - learn to live a sustainable healthy lifestyle - lose fat and gain muscle, aim to be around 160lbs (starting this challenge around 230) Challenge Goal #1: Stick to a Program - stick to my current program for at least the next 4 weeks - right now I am following a "powerbuilding" style of program, but have a bad habit of switching programs every other week. so right now all I aim to do is follow the program as prescribed for at least the next 4 weeks without fail Challenge Goal #2: Cardio - plan here is to do 3x30min cardio sessions a week - I do no cardio and while my strength gains have been incredible and I have lost body fat, I have not lost weight. Part of this I know is due to inconsistency in sticking to a program of any kind but I hope to change that Challenge Goal #3: Meal Prep - I want to meal prep at least my lunches for the next 4 weeks - every Sunday, I want to cook up and freeze my lunches for work for the week, properly portioning everything and making sure I log everything Life Goal: Stop Spending so Much - leave my debit card at home, learn to live on a cash budget, and not therapy spend - doing this because between my partner and I we make a lot of money and have a lot of extra money every month with zero savings currently. Edit* I wanted to throw my starting stats in here so I can track some sort of progress Weight: 232.8lbs Chest: 48" Waist: 49" Hips: 43" Left Arm: 15" Left Thigh: 28" Left Calf: 17.5" Right Arm: 15" Right Thigh: 28" Right Calf: 18.5"