Challenges I did this week

So Hubby saw me writing on the Health Club wall in answer to some challenges the creator offered, and commented that it 'looks almost like a blog post' so I decided to cheat and share my challenge answers with you! First I'll write the challenge, and then my answers. There's three, and if you want, I would love to read your own answers to any or all of the same challenges. :) Or just comments about my responses. I welcome it all!

EMOTIONAL CHALLENGE WEEK!

This week, the challenge is super simple, but will be very difficult for most of us. At least it will if we are being completely honest with one another.

ON MONDAY: Post to the group wall the following three things. Label your post, “Challenge Day 1!”

1) The #1 part of your physical body that you hide from others (pictures optional, remember the group rules if you do)

2) A short paragraph about why you hide it and why you struggle with that part of you.

3) What you will do by the end of the week to help yourself take a big step in overcoming that insecurity.

1) I hide my stomach most of the time. I've come to terms with my body overall, but my thighs and stomach still make me nervous.

2) Growing up, my mom was going through menopause, and she just got bigger and bigger, and while I love her no matter her shape, it horrifies me a little to look in the mirror and see HER stomach on ME. I used to be able to do 200-300 sit-ups and crunches easily, and often did them when I was bored. I want to get back to that, because I'm struggling to do 20, let alone 200. 

3) I've been doing belly dancing lately, but like most things, I've tapered off of it. I'm going to make it a goal to belly dance a whole song length every day, no matter how long the song. I'm also going to try to get back into the 'March Six-Pack' challenge. I only managed it the first day, and I really don't like that. With both of these goals, I'm also going to try to suck in my stomach and use proper posture as much as possible whenever I remember. Hopefully this will make me more confident. My husband has helped me lose any shame I have over my body, but I still need confidence. :)

ON TUESDAY: Post to the group wall the following three things. Label your post, “Challenge Day 2!”

1) The #1 habit, vice, or addiction you struggle with and constantly hide from others.

2) A short paragraph about why you hide it and why you think you hide it instead of overcoming it?

3) What you will do by the end of the week to help yourself take a big step in either overcoming it or accepting it as part of you?

1) My eat a-little-eat-alot problem. I try to cut down on what I eat, and sometimes I even succeed for a while, but then, even if I'm not hungry, I find my mouth searching for something to chew! I've tried using gum, mints, and fat-free/calorie-free options, but it just ends up makng me eat a ton more later.

2) I'm so embarrassed at my lack of self-control. I used to have iron-control over myself, and now I can't even stop myself from eating a damn Cadbury's Egg. I don't know how to explain how I just find myself eating something without consciously choosing to do so, or how I overeat when I get too hungry. My husband actually noticed it before I did. He said he didn't need to order much food because he knew I would order too much and then he would just have to help me eat it. (I actually have a small stomach, and eat a lot over the course of time, but not all at once, so restaurants can suck)

3) I think I like my husband's solution. I'll plan to share meals with him, and try not to stock too many fattening options in the house. And maybe order less when I get stuff to go from fast food places. Not sure I can commit to the last one though.....>.<

ON WEDNESDAY: Post to the group wall the following three things. Label your post, “Challenge Day 3!”

1) The #1 biggest personality flaw you struggle with and strive to hide from others.

2) A short paragraph about why you hide it and why you think you hide it.

3) What you will do by the end of the week to help yourself take a big step in improving this part of you.

As my Momma always says, I'm a day late and a dollar short, but I'm here. ;) 
Wednesday Challenge:

1) My vindictive and mean side. When people that don't know me really well are so surprised to hear that I hate someone, I'm astonished. I mean, I do my best to be fair, nonjudgmental, and honest, but I didn't think I was hiding my vindictiveness that well.

2) Being vindictive is not very ....nice. And I like being nice. Also, (the darker side of it) if you don't show it, it’s twice as effective when someone goes too far over the line and you pull it out. By vindictive, I mean that I can definitely be just nasty with my anger and really hit people where it'll hurt them. And if they hurt someone I love, after I'm assured that it's legitimately their fault (because as I said, I want to be fair, so I listen to both sides), I will beat them down with words, actions (ignoring, disgusted looks, etc. Just not gossip. Gossip is for cowards IMO), and (it hasn't come to this, I can usually use words to reduce people to tears) physical violence. 

3) I've been working on it for a while, and when I really notice it is when I'm reading a book and I get extremely angry that one character has treated another character badly and is forgiven simply because they SAID they were sorry. If you don't atone in some way, there's no reason you won't do it again. But lately I've been coming to terms with it by thinking 'It's the injured party's decision of when they have done enough to earn forgiveness, not mine.' So I'm reading books that normally make me mad and trying to ease my anger over it. Any suggestions would also be super appreciated. While my husband takes a guilty pleasure in my evil side, I do feel bad for some horrible thoughts I tend to have.

So yeah, this is everything I did this week. :3 I've also had to do laundry twice (i.e. Hubby had to do laundry twice this week, because he's home and awake more than I am), go to a make-up class twice.... because I was more than ten minutes late for the first time. Bleh, traffic, work in the clinic, do a Private Teaching Session (Got a 96, btw), and do a bit of shopping. Yay? Enjoy this music. :) Doesn't this video sound a lot like this video?

This is just... wow. Yeah. .....wow.

I've posted this one before, but I still like it.

She needs a little work, but the integration of the song was very well done. I love this song, and this cover wasn't nearly as bad as the first one I tried.

And finally, I LOVE the imagery of this song, but not the original video. This one is by far the best, but it's still completely different from the images I was looking for. :( I'm so uber tempted to make my own video. I think I'm even willing to learn how, if someone wants to give me some advice on it.