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I'm so excited for our holiday term!!! Yay!!

I'm so excited to return to Hogwarts! Thank you to all of you who do so much to run this challenge!

I expect you'll have a great term! And, it is a challenge, so I expect you'll see those numbers go the way you want them to. Welcome!

Yikes! No wonder your BP is high! And, if I only had the kids to focus on I'd probably stay in education forever. No such luck. But, I'm happy they have you! And, I'm happy you're here! I saw you in the castle, too. I'm totally looking forward to getting back on my game. I will admit I've been lazy during break, though! lol

Not bad, @filmgal30 ! As for me... -Drink 48+ oz of water daily AND log it (50%, which is a fail so far. :| ) -Log all of my food and stay under 1300 calories (okay to offset with exercise calories burned) (another 50% fail. I've been eating lots of veggies & salads, and being mindful of what's going in, but I have not…

This goal is just for today (Wednesday) through Saturday or Sunday, as I do better with starting a 'week' on Monday: -Drink 48+ oz of water daily AND log it -Log all of my food and stay under 1300 calories (okay to offset with exercise calories burned) -Log all of my exercise -Do at least one vagus nerve reset meditation

Yay!!!! Did you pay for it? (I know sometimes when I have a great day I pay for it the next...)

Aaaaand.... how'd it go????

No apologies needed. We are all busy people. It's kind of like those friends we have that we don't talk to for weeks/months/years, but jump right back in when we make contact. I, too, have been slacking on the logging for about nine days now, which means I've also been dehydrated, and not meeting my nutrition goals. Any…

@Allaesa72 How's it going with the sciatica nerve? Any progress?

Holy smokes, woman. You got more than your share of health challenges in this life. I am very impressed at your attitude about it, though. I'm so glad you're in this group. So, I'm not sure how old you are, but I know that work stress has really been hard on me the past seven or eight years. (That's when I went into school…

Sounds like a decent plan! You sound like you own your own business. Do you? And, are you planning to log your food? I find that is the best way for me to get things back where I want them, but it feels like sooooo much work sometimes. lol Being between terms (Hogwarts) has made me a bit lazy. Maybe like I'm really on…

$2,000???!!!! WTAH?! Wow. That's awful. That was your actual doctor? Or a specialist? I'm so sorry. Living in acute pain is so bad.

Isn't it funny how losing something we take for granted changes our perspective so much? I hope this nerve gets handled quickly and without long term effects. Here's to walking to work and working out again soon!

Hi! Thank you for the update! I hope whatever's next with the doctor is a step in the right direction and something that gives you hope. Keep me updated!

:D Failed myself on this one. I ended up working from home more than I'd planned, which means I was sitting in my recliner on my computer for too long. So, it's a new day! Which brings a new list:* Do that Beach Body upper body workout you'd planned on yesterday * Do those 50 crunches you skipped out on yesterday * Put…

Hi! How did your imaging go? Prognosis? In short, how are you doing? Kim

@filmgal30 You're absolutely in the right place. I think we get so much bad advice about taking medication and "slowing down" that we actually undermine our own health sometimes with the best of intentions. You are battling multiple dragons! The fact that you're still looking for ways to lose weight and get stronger says a…

Today's Goals:* Do as much straight leg PT as feels comfortable * Work your good leg somehow * Do 50 crunches * Choose and complete a Beach Body upper body/arms workout (P90x or P90x3) * Intermittent fast: Noon-8 p.m. eating window * Paint one more area of your mural Here's to a great day!

@pdacquaro23 Thank you so much. He couldn't repair it, so he did a partial meniscectomy. I took a moment to feel the disappointment, but now I'm refocused on recovery, and moving forward with it. I earned my brownie point today, even though I didn't do the research. Tomorrow I plan to (like you) work on some upper body…

My goals for today:* Don't overdue it (like I did yesterday) * Eat at least 3 servings of fresh fruit/vegetables * Do 10 seated leg raises with my good leg * See if I can do any ab work at all * Research anti-inflammatory plant based recipes I'm stuck at home. I recognize you might not have as much time as I do for a list…

@pdacquaro23 Welcome! And, you're exactly what I'm talking about with this group. I completely understand how important it is to manage the weight when you're recovering/rebuilding. I'm not sure if you're into intermittent fasting and/or anti-inflammatory/more plant based eating, but I think I'm going to start a specific…