I was slightly better at commenting on other blogs this time. I didn't like the ones that required me to sign in to comment though. Word verification was fine with me. I found the link list with the button a little too late but I visited as many blogs I could throughout the month. I've bookmarked many interesting blogs to visit again.
For next time's challenge, I'll try to have a topic pinned down by the end of the year.
I varied my daily calories this month to see if I can budge my scale weight or lose inches which have been consistently the same for about 2 months. A week of my daily calories between 1600-2000 calories and my average scale weight was a pound higher than my usual. Eating healthy food to reach 2000 calories was really a challenge. The following week, my scale reflected a 2 pound loss. I did the same for the next 2 weeks and the scale stayed about the same. Then, last week, I lost another pound. The method worked! There are zigzag calculators out there but it varied way too much for my taste. I ate close to my BMR on rest days, a little higher on cardio days, and the highest on lifting days. The high calorie days usually maxed at 1900. 2000 healthy calories is still hard to accomplish specially. I'll probably go back to eating the same calories for a week and vary it weekly to see what happens.
The move: Lie prone on the floor with your forehead resting on the ground. Position your arms so that it forms a Y with the body. Your thumbs should be pointed up. In a slow and controlled manner, raise both arms toward the ceiling as high as you can and then slowly lower back to the floor. Repeat 8-12 times. Use light weights if it's too easy.

I haven't come across a xylitol sweetener like Splenda and Truvia though. There is a product called XyloSweet by Xlear and it's available locally in my area. The two locations are specialty health stores so that's why I haven't seen the product before.