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I'm not the type to give up on a challenge; but, man. Its the 10th, I've had maybe 2 or 3 days of food plan success, and zero activity success. Not the great sprint I was so hoping for. Scale still not set up. Holiday Blues? Seasonal Depression? Isolation Regression? Hibernation? I don't know. I'm just not thriving. At…

Okay. Apparently I'm unable to be successful with two simultaneous goals, so I've chosen to zero in on food since I do believe that, for me, weight loss happens primarily in the kitchen. So far so good. After the first self sabotage weekend, i've settled in to an excellent stride with the food program. I got a food order…

I think the food and activity goals that i currently have are solid. What would make a big difference is if i really rev the uumph factor way up in meeting those goals every day.. So the goal is to be able to check both areas off each day for 31 days. Thats the sprint.

Im in! I feel ready for a sprint. Will firm up goals tomorrow.

@baconslave What is a santa sprint? Either would be good. As for me...the past two days will be written off. Its a good thing every day is a clean slate. Food on track for today...knock on wood.

Two great step days. Two whackadoodle food days. One holiday down, one to go.

Still working out the kinks with my new food plan, but having more and more successes. I'm increasing my step number totals gradually and steadily. Still haven''t reached a solid level of endurance, so some days after a good stretch, I just need to reboot with a couch potato day or two. I'm mostly hovering somewhere…

Two days of food and steps goals met! Slight blip today. The food company I order from keeps sending me free samples of items that I aparently need to eat immediately. Really messes me up. I may have to request they not do that...but, free samples!!!! (So hard. Not fair!) Other than that, its all good.

Food and steps on point! Still need to get the electronic scale figured out. A good Sunday project.

Haven't checked in for awhile because I felt like I've just been flailing around since mid-September, without the successful transition to my health plan that I strongly envision. I felt especially bad about it for a couple weeks. Then this morning I realized that a certain fat area on my body was much smaller. My pants…

Don't want to jump the gun with enthusiasm, but I've been on plan for 4 days now. That is a long stretch for me right now. It's been so hard that I feel like every waking moment I'm fighting binge urges, but I've resisted. Every. Waking. Moment! Tomorrow is the biggest challenge for me emotionally. Crossing my fingers that…

Food day was great. I feel satiated and followed the plan to a tee. Steps were low. After a good steps day like yesrerday, I find I'm exhausted, and sleep or just crash and burn rather significantly. Still not at a good consistent endurance level, but I feel I'm getting closer to it, as my overall numbers are better and…

With 1 minute left in the day, I made it to 1.5 miles. Thrilled about that. Once again, starting tomorrow, I'm shooting for a good food day as well. Today, I stuck with the food plan foods, just ate too many. Now that so much drama is over, I'm hoping good things will happen in that area. I bought a body composition scale…

The good news is that I walked a mile and a half yesterday. Mostly my attention has been on societal stressors for the first few days of this month and I honestly feel wasted. Tonight, I will change my electronic scale batteries and try to figure out how to reset it. Wouldn't it be great to have an old fashioned, Dr.'s…

I averaged all the steps from this month and found that I managed 70% of a mile per day. Shy of the actual goal; but still, very happy with this progress for October. On to November.

Hello fitness pals! November for me looks like this: 1. Add another 1200 steps per day, up to 1.5 miles. 2. Weigh in/measure body weekly on Saturday mornings. Haven't done this in three years...when I started down the slippery slope of unrelenting relapse. I used to weigh daily and I will again, but for starters, once a…

Very close to the mile mark already today, with many hours to go, so I think it's in the bag. Received my food packets today, and I'm very excited to get going on the food piece of my plan this coming month. I think i made good selectiions and have really worked on figuring out a do-able way to approach this; taking into…

My steps for the week averaged about the same as last week. On 3 days I hit the Mile mark. Shooting for 4 or 5 days this week Not the greatest outcome, but sustaining is helpful now. For about 4 weeks in a row, I've slowly increased steps and/or maintained the increase of the previous week. I ordered some keto-like food…

Got my mile in steps again today. Both on days when I did an errand outside of the house. In spite of good intentions, when I'm home I guess I just don't move around much. Ive got a serious case of Couch-potato sickness and errands may be the cure!

Hit the mile mark today in steps!! I'm often coming close to it this month, but it feels especially great when I actually get the whole actual mile in. A new twist: last week, I had mentioned to my 88 year old mother that I'd been shooting for a mile a day for this challenge...and this week she informed me she had walked a…

This week I felt very off my game to the point where I was extremely agitated and discouraged. Funny thing is when I checked my weekly step count on my pedometer, it really wasn't much lower than the past 3 weeks..and I still have another day in this week to bring the numbers up to par. It's just a reminder to me of how…

Past few days have been about 3/4 of a mile. I keep planning on doing a mile, but my body won't go. I think soon it will just naturally increase; because I do feel increasing stamina and increasing activity around the house. I might try to throw in a targeted stretch or something, just because. So, all good here.…

@4031isaiah We got to do this thing! I've started with trying to increase my steps, little by little. I'm hoping as I get more stamina and get my numbers up, the food part will be easier due to inspiration. I got so out if shape and can barely walk a mile(about 2300 steps for me) but I'm doing it. That's up from 500 steps…

Summary of this past week that runs Saturday thru Friday on my pedometer: 4 days were very close or at one mile steps goal. 3 days were at or above last month's goals. Progress not perfection. Shooting for one mile of steps this week 5-6 days; or, less if some days are 1.5 miles. At this point I want to build increased…

The past couple days I'm hitting 85% of a mile in steps. On both days I'm just done for the day or too tired to go for the complete mile. So, that's still about 1500 more steps per day than last month. Hopefully the stamina factor will kick in soon and I'll hit one mile regularly. Still proud of my activity progress. Food…

Still here, @4031isaiah , still chipping away at the obstacles, sabotage or what ever. Getting closer, recently, by focusing on ways to be reinvested: Moving more, logging faithfully, putting together a great keto day here and there... Trying to get a big fat snowball rolling again. I will do this. How are you doing???

Fell a little short of the mark yesterday, but it's still an increase over goal from last month . Progress...not perfection. Also, i added in more motion while walking which I feel in various muscles today.That's Good! I will get there. I notice I'm paying more attention to logging, and choices, and how exercise helps with…

Not the best effort for today; but, not the worst either. I'd call it a C grade. 3/4 mile of steps. I can live with that. Food not on plan, and not good; but it's been worse. Still trying to grab on to that brass ring of fierce motivation. Looking for a snowball effect...it could happen any time now as long as I don't…

Fresca with a shot of vodka on the rocks, with a lemon slice squeezed in.

Hit the mile marker in steps again today. This is getting to be a streak!