Unfortunately, I didn’t really stick to any kind of plan this last week. It was mostly about trying to figure out why my head just wasn’t in this latest challenge throughout most of the last three months. So, it was an utter failure.

In case you can’t tell from the title, things haven’t been going swimmingly for this challenge. Then again, none of the past challenges have worked out as intended either. But despite the issues I face, I’m still striving for improvement.

It’s no secret that I’ve had the hardest time getting my head in the game this time around. I keep having moments of feeling awesome followed by being hyper-stressed and sluggish. It’s like being on a vicious, non-stop roller coaster with no end in sight.

As you might have guessed, I’m still not getting my poop in a group. I could say that it’s because of the sheer amount of stress I’m under. Or, I could say that it’s because I’m hitting 48 this year. But, the truth is that I’m still having a hard time getting into gear overall.

The past couple of weeks have been exceptionally difficult. I thought I had things zeroed-in but was grossly mistaken. Now, I’m on the fence about starting over and putting in maximum effort.

Well, so far, I haven’t made any headway in trying to get myself kickstarted for this latest challenge. However, I think I made some progress from a mental perspective. At least, more than I have in the past.

Every Monday, I get a sense of invincibility and that I can take on the world. Yet, the universe says, “Hold my beer,” and tosses everything at me at once. Still, I’ll keep trying to gain a foothold no matter how many orcs are in my way!

This last week was a bit of a struggle. I’m not exactly sure how or why I fell apart, but I still lost 1.6 pounds from the week before. So, I suppose I can still call that a win despite being heavier than when I started this challenge.

This last weekend was Easter, and I gorged myself a bit on its goodness. At first, I was going to try to be good and record everything I ate. Then I thought, “Why?” As long as I go back to maximum effort, it’s all good…it’s a holiday, after all.

Well, here we are; two weeks into my latest fitness challenge and I’m not really challenging myself. It kind of defeats the purpose of creating a challenge if you don’t have any intention of seeing it through, right?