ATTENTION ALL PLAYERS:

IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR NUMBERS GETTING VERIFIED (BUT YOU SEE OTHERS THAT ARE), YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLES, AS SHOWN IN THE CHALLENGE LISTING.

@geminiswede --- you are probably correct, since the time stamp on the edited post was at the same time as ME's post above. I know when I first looked they were hidden under a "spoiler" post and isn't that way now.

Also, for everyone... it is fine to post what you are going to do without for the food challenge #3 beforehand, but remember to come back and post in the correct format AFTER you have completed the 5 days.

So I started the week with 5 different food/drink goals...I'm pretty much down to one at this point. It's been hard to 'choose' a 'vice' because since joining MFP, I've made a point to not label any food or drink as good, bad, healthy or unhealthy...so, with the negative connotation of a 'vice', I struggle. And most things people would consider to be 'vices', I consider treats (often for a good workout or after a rough day). I'm a big proponent of IIFYM, then don't sweat it, and keeping everything in moderation. But, honestly, there are things I can do better with my eating habits, so I am taking this challenge to mean that. Also, I'm not one to just restrict myself or take something away without replacing it with another habit (hopefully better than the one I had before). So, here's what I was attempting, and my status so far:
1. Drink at least 8 oz of water daily. This is something that quickly falls to the wayside for me...but since we already did this last week, it's silly to do it as the challenge again this week. So, this was out before it got started. However, I've been doing good with this one this week. 3/5
2. Eat at least three servings of vegetables daily. I have never been much of a veggie fan. Fruits are fine, but veggies, meh. However, after failing on Monday, Tuesday and now Today, this one is out. 0/5
3. Keep my food stats below the set sodium levels. Busted them Mon, Tues and Wed, so this one is out too. Darn, I love my beef jerky... 0/5
4. Don't drink alcohol at least M-F, in an attempt to reduce my overall alcohol intake. Well, I couldn't resist a celebratory beer after my 11 miles yesterday. Really wanted another, but I kept it to one. While I did good on Monday and Today, and I'm sure I can keep this going Thursday and Friday too (after all, I did just finish a dry January), I doubt I'll be willing to do it on Saturday or Sunday. So, this is likely not going to last for 5 days, but who knows. I may surprise myself. 2/5
5. Rather than eat sour candy, replace it with either a piece of fruit or some fruit juice. So, it comes down to this last one. My kryptonite - I sour candy - Lemonheads, Sweet Tarts, Gummy Bears, Pixie Sticks, Nerds, Spree, Laffy Taffy, Airheads. I noticed I was starting to increase the intake last week. It's not out of hand as I've continued to keep it within my macros, but not a bad idea to rein it in a bit. So, pretty much any place you see in my diary that I had an orange or some lemonade, you can bet I was wanting some Lemonheads or any other tart or sour candy (I just know I've got Lemonheads in the house right now). I'm currently 3/5 on this one, so this may be the one I end up recording.

Challenge #1

I CHOSE THE 2.5K FROSTBITE FOOTRACE.

I jogged the distance outdoors.

@getsa and why?

I'm going to let Mrs. Canmore fill you in on the details because I'm in the hospital now and and am not feeling up to typing out a long post. I've been in the hospital since Saturday and will be stuck here for another 5 days or so. If possible, it would be best for both me and the team to step down and let someone else finish off the race. I'll let you know about my minutes in the meantime.

I watched the Alaska videos and walked the hallways for 17 minutes. I had major surgery last night and am 100% bed ridden right now. Unfortunately, that means that the 2 physical challenges and anymore activity minutes are out of the question.

Challenge 3 completed. I have been either fasting or on a liquid diet since Saturday. Since I have no control over my eating this week, I decided to give up coffee. I haven't had any coffee this week. I'm going to try to continue to eliminate coffee afterwards because caffeine tends to give me a headache. Sorry I can't do more to pull my weight.

Challenge #1
I chose the 2.5k frostbite footrace.
I hiked the trails at an arboretum with my husband so we could enjoy the flowers that were blooming.

@MiamiSeoul - so sorry to hear about your trip to the hospital again. and @jackiep248 WoW, sorry to hear about your extended stay, that is a complete bummer. Hope you are both feeling better soon. I have sent the wait list link to my sister to see if she would be able to join in.

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@MiamiSeoul - so sorry to hear about your trip to the hospital again. and @jackiep248 WoW, sorry to hear about your extended stay, that is a complete bummer. Hope you are both feeling better soon. I have sent the wait list link to my sister to see if she would be able to join in.

Thanks! Best wishes everyone!

Oh my goodness @jackiep248 and @MiamiSeoul! So sorry to hear your are both having such serious health issues. We will miss you dearly! Hope to see you both again in a future race!

Hey all... Mission Enforcer messaged me that he has replaced @MiamiSeoul with @karinidowu --- I know the wait list is pretty thin, so it wouldn't hurt to post on your feed to possibly recruit some others... no guarantee they would end up on our team as I know several of the teams have really been suffering with illness and injuries as well.

@MiamiSeoul and @jackiep248 --- prayers for both of you for a quick and full recovery. You will be missed, but hope to catch you on a future challenge. Feel free to stay connected on here and update us on your recovery if you wouldn't mind.

CHALLENGE #1
I chose the 2.5K Frostbite Footrace
I walked outside the beginning of this week because we had unseasonably warm weather. It was lovely to be outside and enjoy the fresh air. Although I will probably walk more outside this week, it has turned a colder and I really wanted to post one challenge done so I could get some momentum from a sense of accomplishment. :-)

Hi everyone! So glad to be on the team! I will read up and see what I need to be doing. I hope I can get caught up. I have been working out all week so I hope some of what I have been already doing will work out to help the team.

@MiamiSeoul and @jackiep248 --Wish you both a speedy recovery!

Thank you team 5! I look forward to racing with all of you! I got message middle of this week so I can get racing for rest of week and hopefully join in helping team.