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Had the same issue. Had kind of burn myself out on it years ago and my brain refused to go back there

had a quiet ish day. Went out with my brother, tried jack fruit for the first time (which tasted a bit like mushroom to me, but it wasnt too bad). Did some bujo, but mostly chilled. Going for a short walk in a minute if it stops spitting.    made a second pan of tomato mix (didnt burn this one thankfully) which means i can do falafels in pitta with all the sides (there is a jar of pickled chillies on the shelf i keep looking at longingly).      really like how this weekly turned out. Scruffy paper borders turned out nicely.   ooh, sun is out. Best be off before it clouds over again

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Hi Friends!   Today will likely be the day which determines whether I will be traveling next week or not. The meeting is in the morning so plenty of time to plan/prepare. Plus I work tomorrow so I can finish up any last minute travel stuff.   I was absolutely not feeling the gym this morning. I woke up okay, about the same as yesterday, but not horrible like Tuesday. Unlike the rest of this week, I didn't improve once I started working out. I dragged the entire time.  I'm still not feeling it. Just one of those days I suppose and arms are my least favorite to work out which doesn't help.   Good on food still. I've got today planned and I'm within the 10g of each macro goal again, which is what Coach wants for consistency. Hopefully I can follow it. It's nice to have a tentative plan (lunch is already done and dinner is a tentative plan for reference) I can input into the app and then adjust from there. I make most of my adjustments with 2 snacks, one morning and one afternoon. I've really only had afternoon snacks on occasion but I've noticed I'm hungrier right after my workout and then need a morning snack to hold me over until lunch. This works well for my macro balancing and ensuring I'm getting enough food in to support my workouts. Talked with Coach and she gave me some ideas for next week, especially if I have to travel. Frozen protein (I found fully cooked chicken breast, chicken breast slices, and chicken nuggets so they're quick heat and eat), frozen starch (sweet potato fries - mouth is watering thinking of them a quick oven or air fryer option), and frozen veg to steam or boil real quick. It'll be nice to have for days I'm home if I do travel only a couple days next week. It might even be nice if I'm not traveling to simplify things!   I got a tentative outline for the Man on the MBA. I'll help him through that hopefully tonight (assuming I don't have a last minute late evening meeting to finalize things since many people are off tomorrow for their 9/80 - I am not).   All my Mundane Magic was done yesterday!!! I'm hoping much the same today but we shall see.   Budget is still good. I spent $80 but got 3 pairs of leggings to work out in. If I don't do laundry today, I won't have any leggings to work out in tomorrow morning, eek! It's an investment in my health and I've been thinking of adding to my workout wardrobe anyway. Realizing I didn't have anything for tomorrow made my mind up I needed to invest and I know I have the money (to go towards debt, I'll just take from that pool). I found a pair that had various colors/designs and very very high ratings on Amazon. Only $25 a piece. I went ahead and got 3 pair so I have spares (for example if I didn't want to do laundry until after the 10k on Sunday I'd need at least 2 more pair to get through tomorrow and the 10k itself). Otherwise, I'm right on track!

Lift. 2x week. It didn't work last time, let's try it again, eh? Monday & Saturday mornings. It doesn't even have to be the program, FFS. Just move something heavy-ish up and down a few times. Walk. 2x week. Before work, when possible to avoid the heat. Alcohol. None on weeknights. Snacks. Think about when/why. This is often due to boredom. Fix the boredom with something other than food.   -----   Just to get back to goals I missed Monday's lifting session this week due to previously described madness. Given the bustle of the rest of the week, I don't know that I'll be able to manage Saturday's session either, but we'll see how it shakes out. Definitely gotten plenty of walking in this week, however (including two just yesterday) No alcohol has been had. Snacks have been hit-or-miss. Some mini chocolates still left so those are periodic visitors, but also been managing with baby carrots + dressing, or string cheese, or (in a pinch) a Tbsp of peanut butter straight from the jar.     Thinky Thoughts have returned, though suspecting what I do now about my hormone situation, I feel like I can't trust any emotionally-based opinion point that floats through my head at the moment. I'm trying to sit with them and either analyze them objectively or sort of file them for later examination if they come up again. A journal would probably be helpful here, so I could see if there are patterns to when/why this stuff is coming up.

Same, but for me it was also that the question was so broad and showed that my parents did not have enough information about my day to ask anything more specific. Most days aren't that memorable so (even now) when I get asked how my day is/was, 'fine' is the most likely response. Anything beyond that will involve either a lot of boring detail that makes no sense, or even MORE boring detail as I attempt to provide context. "Fine" is way easier.   If my parents had asked something like "How did your geometry exam go? Any tricky proofs?" or "How was the feedback on that history paper you worked so hard on" or "Is Jamie still mad at Eloise?" it may have elicited a more in-depth answer.   Or maybe not. Because teenagers.

I have a huge mental block when it comes to calorie counting. I did it successfully before then all of sudden my brain said nah no more. But I didn't think to try a different app. I'll look into lose it. Ive seen it recommended more and people seem to like more than MFP.    Funny you mention reducing sugar. I was watching candida detox / no added sugar videos last night. I am very addicted to sugar so it's an idea I'm playing with.    Thanks it's nice to hear because it reminds me it's temporary.    I like it as well. I'm finding the new month used to feel so much more exciting and shiny before but I think that's just because of my life right now.  I'm hoping once I get a job a lot of things fall back into place. But it is still exciting to start a new challenge and get a fresh start .   I think that's a great suggestion but I feel even that might be too much for me mentally right now. I was doing okay getting out and walking more  but with me working at my mom's house, working on coding and the new puppy I'm having more trouble sorting my routine. And my feet are obviously more tired and sore than normal if I'm on them more during the day. Which is why I made a chair exercise playlist with shorter videos. They do seem more achievable at the moment. Cause I can just follow along mindlessly.    I'm going to need to look up what butterfly sit ups are lol I can already tell you there's a strong chance that I'm also not made for them lol. 

It's Thursday today, but this is from last Friday. Just to lampshade how I neglected this thread... 😇     Weekly weigh-in   Weight: 94.15 kg (-0.95) Body fat: 22.7 % (-0.9)   The damage from my Easter week off has been undone! Although I have to say that - given how good the week went food-wise - I was actually disappointed that the drop in weight wasn't bigger... I was a bit less diligent with the weight loss during the weekend after the weigh-in, but there wasn't any food shenanigans either, so I'm expecting another drop in weight next week. Well, I say "next week", I mean "tomorrow". 🤣       Recap of last week:   Week 4   M T W T F S S Intermittent fasting               Calorie intake               Calories spent               Calories in/out deficit               Curfew               Sleep               Avg. sleep 6h06 Steps               Avg. steps 10.50K Distance 27.91 km Workouts 0.3 Days with (mini-)workouts 1   Did well with intermittent fasting and calorie intake during the week, less so during the weekend. Same with walks: plenty of walks and steps during the week, less during the weekend. The sleep deficit remains an issue, and the lack of mini-workouts is a problem too. This week is shaping up to be a massive improvement, though. Not to jump to conclusions yet, but maybe the respawn is sticking this time?       Walk to Mordor   Distance walked this week: 27.91 km (17.34 miles) Road to Mordor: total 963.7 miles - Lothlórien to Rauros - Feb. 17 - Day 2 since Lothlórien - Drifting on the river. Bare trees continue on both sides. No enemies.     The road between Lothlórien and Rauros is going to be less eventful than other parts of the road to Mordor. 😛

5e actually, with some modifications in regards to how magic works. Also, it's only a minor aesthetic tweak but I'm enjoying how it's the era where people are "inventing" most of the established spells in the game, so everything comes with a slightly different name than you're used to and the inventor's name before it. You know, the whole "Tenser's Floating Disc" pattern, so instead of say, "Burning Hands" you get "Jarric's Hands of Flame". We've got session #2 scheduled for tonight, so expect more updates tomorrow!   Wednesday 24 April  Charisma: I met with some friends after work to watch AEW Dynasty together. Was very invested in the experience, we haven't met to watch a show in quite some time, this was scheduled for Tuesday, then the host was unavailable, it was moved to Thursday (so overlap with my therapy appointment and Netheril game session) and then Wednesday, so it's been a rollercoaster ride. Real glad I did this, we had an absolute blast and I'd almost forgotten how much more enjoyable it is to watch wrestling with friends instead of alone.  Cooking: Made my usual wrap to take to work. Dinner was takeout, obviously.