My favorite things are the reading and the meditation. Hardest thing is definitely the cold shower, but I’m getting used to it. I started off cool and try to make it a little colder every day. I’m trying to concentrate on breathing through it.

I’m liking the way it pushes me. I’ve had a lot of travel and this has pushed me to keep doing practices that are healthy. Water is a big deal when I travel and I don’t usually get enough. This challenge has pushed me to make it a priority.

I think I like the cold shower best because it isn’t pleasant but it’s the easiest to incorporate into my day. I enjoy the walks mostly, especially the conversations with my youngest child. I might finally finish my book, the challenge keeps me focused on picking it up daily.

The whole challenge has. I have massively struggled with it. Not coming in here for several days, not even recording the things that I did do. But what it has done is forced to view my habits lately. I’m struggling a lot (after losing 50 lbs) with losing the last 20 lbs. And I keep blaming everything but myself and my actions. This challenge has put it in my face that it is me. 🙂 But, I’m very happy it was here to show me. I find the cold shower the easiest to complete because it is a set amount of time. The walk as well. You set a timer. Do the thing. It is done. You’d think that would also help me with the reading but maybe because 5 pages isn’t always the same amount of time? A set amount but not a timed amount. I wonder if I should make it a timed thing? Like 10 minutes? The meditation I’m finding the most difficult. I’m very resistant to it. But it might be because I don’t like to look inwardly (case in point realizing it is me not sticking to habits that is causing my struggle with the last 20 lbs) but I’m determined to do it these last 8 days. And I’m back in here for the last 8 days to use the community has it is intended.