I’m a Failure for Christmas!

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I’ve eaten more cookies than I care to admit this last week, and I’ve still kept my weight off.  Have you finished any of your goals?  I finished my challenges and failed at a few of them.  Where are you?

1) Lose 20 lbs by Christmas Day
I did not actually lose the full 20 lbs.  I lost 7 lbs on the scale.  I’m down to my lowest weight of 178 lbs.  and I feel great.  I lost a belt size, and all my pants are looser, and on top of that, I have gained a significant amount of muscle.  So I am not displeased with the results.  Read more... (999 words, 1 image, estimated 4:0 mins reading time)

Challenge Yourself and Break Through Your “Limits”

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Lately I’ve been reading up on goal setting and personal challenges, and I’ve realized that the most successful people consistently set challenges for themselves and the challenges are usually very short term.  In fact many people find ways to do the seemingly impossible in very short periods of time simply by giving themselves a goal and finding a way to make it happen.  Read more... (1302 words, 1 image, estimated 5:12 mins reading time)