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Week 0 update.    Tracked half of week 0 for this challenge.  I managed to hit half of the goals.    DDG and I got out for a walk on Friday.  It was a very hot day and we're still getting our walking mojo back so it was absolutely brutal.  My goal was to walk a mile and then turn around and walk a mile back.   I caved at 3/4 mile but then we walked to the next bench and rested before turning around so it was actually 0.9 miles.  So close.  But distance doesn't really matter.  We got out there.     No gymming over the weekend but Peach and I did attempt it earlier in week 0.  Once I got there I realized my gym bag had no pants so no gymming happened, and also no stretching.     Deficit was pretty consistent over the weekend.  It was helped as Sat and Sun were set up as high calorie days.  I had no real plans for Saturday but I usually set 2 high days so I just picked Saturday.   I barely used any of the extra calories.  I did whip up a pasta dish with grape tomatoes, cream, and fresh parmesan for dinner.  I had with a salad and didn't make any garlic bread.  👿 Sunday was a Father's Day breakfast.  2 of DDGs kids came over and Peach hadn't gone to her dad's yet.  It was a lovely menu (sausage gravy and biscuits, mini banana pancakes, cinnamon roll sticks, sausage links and bacon) and I had a little bit (or more) of everything.  Then all the carby stuff expanded for the next few hours an I was miserable.   Luckily it was earlier than I normally eat so I had time to work it off during the day with shopping and other activities.  😉  I even had room for an afternoon snack - an orange and a couple more cinnamon roll sticks.  For our batch cooked dinner we grilled some burgers and some chicken brats for the week.  We each had a burger patty wrapped in a low carb tortilla with bacon and cheese and then had salads on the side.      I did use up some of the extra calories but stayed under budget and managed a half pound loss over the weekend.    

I'm rather enjoying learning about tarot from you and @Sea-to-sky. Thanks for sharing this part of your journey!

Exciting news! Also annoying news, because it woulda been nice to find a smoking gun explaining your symptoms.     This is so real. It's supposed to be a handy red flag for fitness/wellness products, when they advertise "Detox" without quantifying wtf they actually mean. Smart Harriet is smart.

Smashing commencing!     Thank you!     It is never a bad idea.  

Shello usually sneaks in using the side door and lurks in a corner but the news of the giant's mirrors has piqued her interest.  She boldly walks in and asks for a key to a room, scanning the room for an open table to return to.   Anxious for a view of her future self that has long been a fuzzy ideal, slowly defining over time, she gets to her room and there she is... beautiful, healthy, agile, retired from the daily grind and loving an active life, absolutely unstoppable!      

Starting Weight (6/14) 252.8 Does today start as week 1?   or week 0?  Whatever  today is, recorded weight 252.3    Half a pound in the half week since I logged to the spreadsheet.  I'll take it.  Had a huge Father's Day breakfast yesterday but luckily it didn't cause a big fuss on the scale.   This week will be difficult with a work potluck Wednesday, dinner poolside at family on Thursday, and then a Summer Sunday brunch again on Sunday (naturally).    I feel like I start every week thinking this week will be difficult for various reasons.  I've come to the realization that this is the normal and it's just a question of addressing each week's particular difficulty.  Also yes, I can be a slow learner.  

Your SET challenge titles always make me think of volleyball. Here to cheer you on while you spike your goals!  

You are brave to face your fears and bring them into the light.   Most of us would think that learning handstands is a difficult goal for a challenge. You already have those well in hand, so you need something harder.     Kidding aside, mental health challenges are tough and need more support than physical health challenges. If it was easy to get our brains to cooperate, we could all walk away from tempting food and be at our goal weights. Figuring out how to tell a story so that our minds are okay is a process where we can support each other here.

Same. We have a pink one in the garden, but sadly this year my father “pruned” it not realising what it was. So not looking good for flowers at the moment im afraid. Hoping it gets over jtit

Love this challenge, although it sounds very hard!   Does this work for you? I'm currently at a stage again where I feel that I might be going down the bad road again, so I'm curious to see what works for others as well .