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The Biggest Loser Challenge (BLC) is still on and I had a great week save my lack of consistent exercise. The challenge emphasized greatly on setting goals on all levels and meeting them. Nutrition Goals I did a daily meal plan and tracked it in my journal at the end of the day. I made sure to record everything that made it's way into my mouth daily and wrote statements of caution for anything that was not planned for the previous day. I realized at the end of this challenge how good it is to plan meals ahead, it gave me a sense of discipline and some accountability. Fitness Goals I did badly on this part, for whatever reason I am a bit incapacitated. I wanted all my exercise videos on a memory card because of some hard disk issues I had with the computer and solution seemed not to be coming forth quickly. I am not making excuses because I had lots of other alternatives but I promise myself that this week will be better. Goal Setting I did not get the instru