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Or Apologies, "But"s and Challenges...

Where in hecky thump was I? Well, gentle reader, I've been here but not here. You know I've said before how life gets in the way, well it really has the past few weeks. So I'm sorry for disappearing without trace, I just haven't been able to spend enough mental or physical time on the diet, the exercise, or the blog.

My "but"s and excuses? Well I don't have any, but I do have explanations. I and a group of friends have been working ridiculously hard on a charity sale for SANDS, a charity very close to my heart. The sale activity and stress ramped up until last Saturday, when I'm pleased to say everything went off without a hitch and we raised a massive £1,200 for charity! Yahoo! But organising all of that (which for the past 3 months has taken up up to 3 hours of every day, for most of us) meant that the bit of free time I did have couldn't be spent on exercise, so the Shredding had to be held off.

I must say, I was enjoying the shredding, so I'm glad to be able to start picking it up again now I'm back. So onto my Challenges...

Challenge 1: Resume the diet and exercise plan as of November 1

November 1 is the start of a new month, and the start of a new week. What better time to start again? Plus it still gives me time to fit in 30 shreds (at 4 shreds min a week) before Christmas... a present to myself.

Challenge 2: Prioritise better around child nap-times

Shredding when you have a tiny person at home is more difficult than it sounds. Yes, he naps, but he does so erratically, and a 30 min shred actually takes nearer 50 mins when you factor getting ready and showering afterwards. Add to that, the best way I have found of doing everything I need to is to have 2 showers a day on a shredding day, especially if not shredding till the afternoon - which is a bit of a waste of water but much better for my personal environment!

Challenge 3: Pull on the Alli-boots again

I've actually been pretty good diet-wise this whole time, though I've been so tired and stressed that both butter and cheese have been seen in my vicinity recently. I *think* I've put on about half a pound since the last weigh in, which isn't awful, but hopefully it'll come off again soon with a dedicated diet and exercise mindset.

How have you been doing? My Shred-Head friends are quiet lately. My Photo friends have reported missing mojo. Is October just a month of gloom? Tell me...

If you, like me, have found yourself with gravel burns while the wagon you rode in on trundles off merrily into the distance without you, perhaps you'd like to stick out a thumb and hitch a new ride...

Anyway, see you again on Monday, for the new month weigh in and the first day of Shredding Part 2...