IronGlider

21/11/13: Okay guys, I felt much better today than the other days! My nose isn't constantly runny, it's on the next.dry-snot stage (gross I know). I've also somewhat regained my strength, to the point which I would've been happy to workout it it weren't for the fact that my headache remains (its a little better, but I feel dizzier). Still got a bug too so going to the toilet isn't a plesant experience :-( I went for a walk today to do a little errands and tasks here and there, but nothing too intensive. For a brief moment in the morning I enjoyed that transition of feeling more in control (everytime I feel less ill) and it just makes me look forward to jumping back to routine... I kept my fast and ate at my usual times. For lunch I had some nuts, 2x pears, apple and a banana. For Dinner I had 1x quinoa waffle with saag, vegetables, quorn pieces all mixed with egg noodles (I'm trying them out as they are cheaper than soba noodles, but I might give em a miss since soba noodles are nicer imo and healthier... So yeah, other than this, still recovering. My mental wellbeing is improving from the other days, more positive that I'll be out of this soon, hopefully tomorrow as that leaves me with 2 valid days to fit exercise in this week... Just really looking forward to recovering more... These were rough times guys/gals (as you can see from my previous posts) but I'm really glad that I had a means of support and feeling progressive about recovering, this has helped me big time and has given me much emotional stability + control. Thank goodnews for NF and you guys! :-) I look forward to days as great as that time I cleaned my room... which reminds me I have been planning a whole load of stuff/improvements so as soon as I spring back I'm gonna be right on it! :-)

@mermaid_ninja Thanks for your support. Quorn is a popular brand name for meat-free products in the uk. And saag is an indian dish made primarily with spinach. @tish Thanks! :-) Nah, I didn't have the coke or crisps thankfully, I knew where the draw the line. I actually had a meeting there today and thankfully never got anything but water, I knew I really didn't want it, it definitely helps writing down how you felt after having food you try to omit, just after smelling the place I instantly knew how I would feel. 21/11/13: Okay guys, I felt much better today than the other days! My nose isn't constantly runny, it's on the next.dry-snot stage (gross I know). I've also somewhat regained my strength, to the point which I would've been happy to workout it it weren't for the fact that my headache remains (its a little better, but I feel dizzier). Still got a bug too so going to the toilet isn't a plesant experience :-( I went for a walk today to do a little errands and tasks here and there, but nothing too intensive. For a brief moment in the morning I enjoyed that transition of feeling more in control (everytime I feel less ill) and it just makes me look forward to jumping back to routine... I kept my fast and ate at my usual times. For lunch I had some nuts, 2x pears, apple and a banana. For Dinner I had 1x quinoa waffle with saag, vegetables, quorn pieces all mixed with egg noodles (I'm trying them out as they are cheaper than soba noodles, but I might give em a miss since soba noodles are nicer imo and healthier... So yeah, other than this, still recovering. My mental wellbeing is improving from the other days, more positive that I'll be out of this soon, hopefully tomorrow as that leaves me with 2 valid days to fit exercise in this week... Just really looking forward to recovering more... These were rough times guys/gals (as you can see from my previous posts) but I'm really glad that I had a means of support and feeling progressive about recovering, this has helped me big time and has given me much emotional stability + control. Thank goodnews for NF and you guys! :-) I look forward to days as great as that time I cleaned my room... which reminds me I have been planning a whole load of stuff/improvements so as soon as I spring back I'm gonna be right on it! :-)

19/11/13: Okay, today was a sick day. I've caught some sort of bug from sunday, my nose is very runny and I've been having diarrhea... :-( Just been getting rest and having meds and tea. This is by far the sickest I've been in like 2 years. I know it's only been a couple of days, but it feels like forever. I really want to do something, but I feel extremely weak. Today the only thing I've contributed to is some cleaning and cooking, which reminds me: Lunch: Nuts, Tea. Dinner: Quinoa waffles with saag, mixed vegetables and 2x quorn pieces. Tea. This wasn't by any means a normal portion, I just don't have an appetite because of my illness. I fasted until the apropriate time too. I also got some backlash today, as a relative noticed my minimalist eating habits, but honestly, this has nothing to do with me being ill. I've been doing this for weeks and I've felt great. I'm telling ya, something was up with that food on Sunday + the temp there + its cold here! So far I want to maintain the level of results I've been getting as well as my health+fitness. My previous lifestyle was nowhere near as balanced and healthy as this. Alright, gotta be real about this, even if I were to achieve my dream goals, I'll never escape sickness. Like most things I've dealt with (e.g. cravings) I've gotta work with it somehow, make the most of it. Okay, for the times I'm awake, I'm going to continue to work on my bodyware and os (btw guys/gals, this is a real thing I made via evernote to help track, manage and reflect on many aspects of things I want to improve. It's 'The Plan!' if you will... also my creativity challenge. Anyway, wish was I'm in control, but I'm just going to have to wait out the sickness and pain to resume. Btw the way things are atm I can continue with my diet and healthy eating as I already have that's fine, I just can't do physical exercises, just walks. Rest assured that when this sickness is over, I look forward to reinitialising my regime 100%. This'll affect this weeks Sunday diagnostic for sure, as well as my productivuty as I'm off-sick, but this illness won't last forever, but my wellbeing/fitness/healthy eating will... I'm gonna come out of this as an ultimate .me machine, just a matter of time... p.s. Thanks for the support, lvl1's! Reading everyone elses progress is really making me positive+happy! :-)

19/11/13: Okay, today was a sick day. I've caught some sort of bug from sunday, my nose is very runny and I've been having diarrhea... :-( Just been getting rest and having meds and tea. This is by far the sickest I've been in like 2 years. I know it's only been a couple of days, but it feels like forever. I really want to do something, but I feel extremely weak. Today the only thing I've contributed to is some cleaning and cooking, which reminds me: Lunch: Nuts, Tea. Dinner: Quinoa waffles with saag, mixed vegetables and 2x quorn pieces. Tea. This wasn't by any means a normal portion, I just don't have an appetite because of my illness. I fasted until the apropriate time too. I also got some backlash today, as a relative noticed my minimalist eating habits, but honestly, this has nothing to do with me being ill. I've been doing this for weeks and I've felt great. I'm telling ya, something was up with that food on Sunday + the temp there + its cold here! So far I want to maintain the level of results I've been getting as well as my health+fitness. My previous lifestyle was nowhere near as balanced and healthy as this. Alright, gotta be real about this, even if I were to achieve my dream goals, I'll never escape sickness. Like most things I've dealt with (e.g. cravings) I've gotta work with it somehow, make the most of it. Okay, for the times I'm awake, I'm going to continue to work on my bodyware and os (btw guys/gals, this is a real thing I made via evernote to help track, manage and reflect on many aspects of things I want to improve. It's 'The Plan!' if you will... also my creativity challenge. Anyway, wish was I'm in control, but I'm just going to have to wait out the sickness and pain to resume. Btw the way things are atm I can continue with my diet and healthy eating as I already have that's fine, I just can't do physical exercises, just walks. Rest assured that when this sickness is over, I look forward to reinitialising my regime 100%. This'll affect this weeks Sunday diagnostic for sure, as well as my productivuty as I'm off-sick, but this illness won't last forever, but my wellbeing/fitness/healthy eating will... I'm gonna come out of this as an ultimate .me machine, just a matter of time... p.s. Thanks for the support, lvl1's! Reading everyone elses progress is really making me positive+happy! :-)

Fantastic progress! :-) Well done, keep up the great work!

@mermaid_ninja Thank you for the support, as always :-) Seeing everyones post here and knowing they had a successful day makes me feel happier and better. And atm the UK is super cold and the skies are grey. I only sunlight I been exposed to these days are from my Philips Wake up light, which supposedly give you the same benefits as the sun and beat the winter blues, but I dunno if that's a load of bullwhiz because I don't always feel much in terms of effects from it (but hey, it looks cool! and has a USB port!) Again, thank you for the nice words, this alone makes me feel positive + happy. Tomorrow couldn't come sooner, hopefully I feel better as tomorrows physical exercise day...

Man... and I use to think beeswax was just annoying and in the way, now I know its true purpose! :-) and btw NPH>Nathan. Fact. :-p

18/11/13: Man, today really wasn't my day. After yesterdays weird gathering meal me and my parents are really ill. We all have a really bad flu. I think it either may have been a bug or just the darn food. Dunno, there were a lot of people.at times and it was really hot in their house. :-( Been using tissues after tissues the whole day, and my asthma/breathings all over the place because of it. Despite all this, I still fasted and did a ton of walking/running as I was about town today. Just felt really depressed man, and for no real reason other than the fact I'm ill. Sorry to be a party pooper guys, but this only gets worse. The place in which I usually buy fruits for when I eat.to break my fast barely had anything other than pears. I really needed something more substantial, there weren't really many options so I ended up going with my friend to subway... :-/ Man, I just felt wierder. This is my first official 'junk' since the start, over 7 weeks ago :-( I've bought a ton of more fruit at the supermarket afterwards so that I can bring my own lunch in for the week, instead of just getting them seperately, I have them all if it came to it, it just makes sense and is a lot of bother off my mind. Tbh it was really silly of me to not.have it prior, trying to break you fast without any food around is not a good situation to be in. Anyway, I've made notes of this and already have had a mind-beating with my brain for getting a subway too (veggy patty footlong only btw) but I wrote down the whole experience as a means of a contingency plan to learn and avoid anything like this happeneing again. What's done if done. I felt full from that for most of the day, and only had a small omelette with quinoa and saag (on its own) or dinner, followed by herbal tea. At this point I'm just begging to feel neutral again, happy/fueled stomach, no flu and controlled asthma. All this has really affected my wellbeing. Currently I'm just in lying down and having the appropriate meds to get better. I can't get my emotional state get the best of me. Just to spell it out again... preparation. I've already prepared my lunch for tomorrow so that I'm not braindead in the morning and forget. *sigh* nothing more nagging than a flu... All I can hope for now is a better tomorrow, trust me, I look forward to just feeling normal again... there's a lot of things going on in my head right now: why did I go yesterday? why am I ill? why did I not get any fruit prior? WHY DID I GO SUBWAY! But non of this helps, there are just times when you're life isn't alright, and you've gotta make the best with what you've got. I certaining could've made better decisions so it wasn't all bad. Today, I just did what I could to get on with work, and I hate having to mqke sacrifices. Sacrifices that aren't necessary. Anyways, on that bombshell, I really need to get some rest. Reading other peoples progress will help me feel better! :-) p.s. and to think pre NF that I believed subway sandwiches were healthy... lol! :-D p.p.s. apologies for the rant. it's the sickness talking, not me... promise. There are still many things this padawan has to learn...

18/11/13: Man, today really wasn't my day. After yesterdays weird gathering meal me and my parents are really ill. We all have a really bad flu. I think it either may have been a bug or just the darn food. Dunno, there were a lot of people.at times and it was really hot in their house. :-( Been using tissues after tissues the whole day, and my asthma/breathings all over the place because of it. Despite all this, I still fasted and did a ton of walking/running as I was about town today. Just felt really depressed man, and for no real reason other than the fact I'm ill. Sorry to be a party pooper guys, but this only gets worse. The place in which I usually buy fruits for when I eat.to break my fast barely had anything other than pears. I really needed something more substantial, there weren't really many options so I ended up going with my friend to subway... :-/ Man, I just felt wierder. This is my first official 'junk' since the start, over 7 weeks ago :-( I've bought a ton of more fruit at the supermarket afterwards so that I can bring my own lunch in for the week, instead of just getting them seperately, I have them all if it came to it, it just makes sense and is a lot of bother off my mind. Tbh it was really silly of me to not.have it prior, trying to break you fast without any food around is not a good situation to be in. Anyway, I've made notes of this and already have had a mind-beating with my brain for getting a subway too (veggy patty footlong only btw) but I wrote down the whole experience as a means of a contingency plan to learn and avoid anything like this happeneing again. What's done if done. I felt full from that for most of the day, and only had a small omelette with quinoa and saag (on its own) or dinner, followed by herbal tea. At this point I'm just begging to feel neutral again, happy/fueled stomach, no flu and controlled asthma. All this has really affected my wellbeing. Currently I'm just in lying down and having the appropriate meds to get better. I can't get my emotional state get the best of me. Just to spell it out again... preparation. I've already prepared my lunch for tomorrow so that I'm not braindead in the morning and forget. *sigh* nothing more nagging than a flu... All I can hope for now is a better tomorrow, trust me, I look forward to just feeling normal again... there's a lot of things going on in my head right now: why did I go yesterday? why am I ill? why did I not get any fruit prior? WHY DID I GO SUBWAY! But non of this helps, there are just times when you're life isn't alright, and you've gotta make the best with what you've got. I certaining could've made better decisions so it wasn't all bad. Today, I just did what I could to get on with work, and I hate having to mqke sacrifices. Sacrifices that aren't necessary. Anyways, on that bombshell, I really need to get some rest. Reading other peoples progress will help me feel better! :-) p.s. and to think pre NF that I believed subway sandwiches were healthy... lol! :-D p.p.s. apologies for the rant. it's the sickness talking, not me... promise. There are still many things this padawan has to learn...

Nice, remember this is still work in progress and you seem really close to sussing out how to deal with the weekends effectively. I know what its like to fight takeaways, it one of the hardest things to face. And unlike most other cravings, I'm not sure if there is anyway you can work with it (e.g. having it on your 1 day off a week) cause it really is quite addictive. Here are some suggestions, they might be helpful: - Learn how to cook your favorite takeaway menus, by introducing a healthier alternative (I did this with omelettes, as it use to be my favorite thing to order, now I enjoy making all sorts of healthy types) - Preoccupy your time on weekend with more hobbies, and aother type of reward (perhaps from the money you saved that otherwise would be spent on takeaways) - For me, a lot of this was because my mental wellbeing was really low. Learning to forgive yourself so you can do better is really helpful effective. I sometimes really think of the amount I've spent on junk and it makes me angry but whats done is done, I can make up for it by achieving my goals. - Your body is a machine! Better than any tech that you can get. Treat it as best as you can and it'll thank you back, I'm certain of it! - Write down how you felt somewhere after every type of thing you've tried. It's insightful, that for sure... As you can see, I'm writing this knowing just how hard it is. It's effing hard, but trust me, it'sossible. But this isn't failure, good on YOU for going 5 days without it, god on you for trying. Above were some of the things that helped me to fight it at the time, and for all of thise it essentially comes down to proactive>reactive. Week 2 and beyond is going to be amazing :-)

Welldone Ash! Everything is somewhat a 'work in progress' until it fits for your current lifestyle. I find it really admirable that you've done so well on top of everything else that you're doing, that's usually the hard part for me. Well done :-)

Welcome! And may I say great goals! (I need to check power yoga, sounds good!) I'm sure you'll find ample room for them in your lifestyle. My mom's a 'mother of six' kids too and boy she has always loved her own time and used any given moment for exercise or productivity. Granted, we're much older now and your taking care of much younger children but you'll be suprised how much it helps I'm sure... good luck! :-)

@mermaid_ninja errrm no, haven't read them either... :-/ but I have seen Battle Royale, does that count?

@mermaid_ninja Thank you for the very very kind words! :-) You've given me so kuch support and for that I'm very greatful! We're gonna be superstars of our lives gal, in time... :-D p.s. I really need to watch hunger games now that you mention it. I played the recent tomb raider game a while ago (it's great!) and it seems as if it has similar themes to that movie. I think its its on netflix so I'm gonna treat myself soon... :-) @laurabzz :-o times like this I'm glad to be a vegetarian... @Deftona I use to by my quinoa from there, but I discovered you can get it cheaper via amazon, so I do that. Btw I never by quinoa in flour form because it's extortionate, I always grind normal quinoa in a coffee grinder, perfect results! :-) UPDATE: Unfortunately plans for the quinoa pizza was cancelled! :-( My family got invited to an friends celebration event and they decided to rope me along too because it would be nice to spend time with everyone around as a family. Gotta say, it was a really dull day, most people + family were not even around so I was trying to keep myself preoccupied with a small group of people. They were cool, but not 'spend 3 hours with!' cool. The conversations died in 15mins and everyone was basically on their devices. Their tv didn't work either! What's worse it that I had an asthma attack after the meal, I didn't try to tell anyone as to not cause a scene so I waited until I could get up (like 45mins in itself trying to conceal it!) And then I rushed home and back. I think what triggered it was the meal, don't get me wrong, I'm really thankful of the meal, it just wasn't healthy and I didn't really want to much (their were all sortsa curry, which was TOO spicy for me to handle). The way I feel right now (just past midnight) is like I use to feel a very long time ago after having junk food... REALLY THIRSTY!!! so I've got plenty of water for the night before sleep. On a positive note I did make a panini burger in the morning, enjoyed it a lot! :-) Right, I don't really like grading myself (grades aren't fun!), but this weeks a great start and I'm just looking forward to doing it again (right now I'm looking forward to just feel neutral again!). Well done to everyone's achievements this week, we should all give ourselves a digital group hug for aceing our challenges. The best is yet to come... :-)

Great goals! They seem to be sustainable so keep it up and soon it'll just be a habit... Best of luck! :-) you can do this!

Sunday Diagnostics 17/11/13: Woke up feeling good today, my airwaves.feel really clean, I'm able to feel without any difficulty, feels great! So today, I'm proud to announce that with Level 2 NF workout and Interval jogging impemented this week, on top of my previous habits, I have lost approx. 2.8lbs this week, putting me at approx. 249lbs. Hopefully means I can achieve my goal of being less than 240lbs by the end of the challenge and then some. To celebrate today I'm having pizza AHAHAHA!!! Wait wait wait, hold your horses guys, let me explain! By pizza I mean I'm going to be making QUINOA Pizza. Where the idea is that it's completely tasty and healthy. I'll using quinoa flour to make the dough completely and use an assortment of vegetables, going easy on the cheese and beta testing with my family. If I don't feel like crap after eating it then it's a success! Apparently the quinoa is meant to be nice and little nitty in texture, honestly looking forward!

Sunday Diagnostics 17/11/13: Woke up feeling good today, my airwaves.feel really clean, I'm able to feel without any difficulty, feels great! So today, I'm proud to announce that with Level 2 NF workout and Interval jogging impemented this week, on top of my previous habits, I have lost approx. 2.8lbs this week, putting me at approx. 249lbs. Hopefully means I can achieve my goal of being less than 240lbs by the end of the challenge and then some. To celebrate today I'm having pizza AHAHAHA!!! Wait wait wait, hold your horses guys, let me explain! By pizza I mean I'm going to be making QUINOA Pizza. Where the idea is that it's completely tasty and healthy. I'll using quinoa flour to make the dough completely and use an assortment of vegetables, going easy on the cheese and beta testing with my family. If I don't feel like crap after eating it then it's a success! Apparently the quinoa is meant to be nice and little nitty in texture, honestly looking forward! Stayed tuned guys, same Iron channel, same Iron week...

OMG I love Blackadder (being a brit though who here doesn't? :-p) and I love Avatar the Last Airbender too! (Though I haven't started watching korra because it ain't on netflix yet + I wanna wait for them all to come out... though I might just start watching what's available. Love the comic series that came out too, imo there as good as the tv show! Tata Darling ;-) And whilst you're out, do me a favour and slap Bauldrick!

16/11/13: So yeah, I woke up early and eureka, no butt-pain! I was scared of it coming back so as it's Saturday the very first thing I did was... EXErcise! Warm Up Prisoner Squats: 20/20/25 Bent Over Dumbbel Row: 15/20/20 Step Ups with Knee: 20/20/20 Overhead Dumbbell Press: 15/16/20 Bird Dog: 18ps/20ps/20ps Reverse Crunch: 15/20/20 I also had a bit of a cleansing day. I shaved my beard off completely, which is something I do like every 3 weeks (basically when it starts to annoy me), but now I want to do it weekly so that I no longer have much of a stubble. Another way to positively step into new lifestyle. I also went into the park to do some work on my tablet and breathing exercises. Had a nice walk and also broke my fast there with an apple, orange, pear and banana, with a small bag of raisins and peanuts, followed by herbal tea! For dinner I had soba noodles with quorn mince and lentils with a load of mix vegetables, followed by more herbal tea. Overall, pleasant and productive day, been social with my family + some alone time too. Glad to have my first week of level 2 NF exercises with jogging, really looking forward to seeing things improve. I feel much better, despite recovering from a flu from cleaning a few days ago, some asthma from the cold and the random butt pain... I suppose that's what you get when you're doing so much at once + changing + making up for my prior poor lifestyle. *sigh* "Ya do the crime, ya do the time" I suppose... but hopefully in time, I'll achieve balance and zen :-)

@mermaid_ninja ahaha! Beware the IronSlayer! >:-D *chop* *chop* @tish Quorn I've always had a lot of, since I'm vegetarian,so it can't be that. Protein shakes have been really problematic, I've tried 2 brands, soya and non soya, always get constipated, even though I up my fibre and water. And my body does react oddly towards it. I just found it odd how it came out of nowhere... 16/11/13: So yeah, I woke up early and eureka, no butt-pain! I was scared of it coming back so as it's Saturday the very first thing I did was... EXErcise! Warm Up Prisoner Squats: 20/20/25 Bent Over Dumbbel Row: 15/20/20 Step Ups with Knee: 20/20/20 Overhead Dumbbell Press: 15/16/20 Bird Dog: 18ps/20ps/20ps Reverse Crunch: 15/20/20 I also had a bit of a cleansing day. I shaved my beard off completely, which is something I do like every 3 weeks (basically when it starts to annoy me), but now I want to do it weekly so that I no longer have much of a stubble. Another way to positively step into new lifestyle. I also went into the park to do some work on my tablet and breathing exercises. Had a nice walk and also broke my fast there with an apple, orange, pear and banana, with a small bag of raisins and peanuts, followed by herbal tea! For dinner I had soba noodles with quorn mince and lentils with a load of mix vegetables, followed by more herbal tea. Overall, pleasant and productive day, been social with my family + some alone time too. Glad to have my first week of level 2 NF exercises with jogging, really looking forward to seeing things improve. I feel much better, despite recovering from a flu from cleaning a few days ago, some asthma from the cold and the random butt pain... I suppose that's what you get when you're doing so much at once + changing + making up for my prior poor lifestyle. *sigh* "Ya do the crime, ya do the time" I suppose... but hopefully in time, I'll achieve balance and zen :-)

Sounds good! As you might have seen from my speadsheet, I made a category at the top, but I was tracking the amount of pieces I have done in stead of minutes. I think minutes is better, I was timing myself as I was drawing yesterday, in order to speed myself up. It aso encourages more work between different areas/mediums I'm working on. Hell, this is even a great way to track work, pomodoro style! The only shortfall I could potentially see if that it doesn't necessarily reward the quantity of work, if a person is/has to work on multiples of the same thing, and may.lead someone spending far too long on a piece and going nowhere. Showing effort somehow woule help... So from here we could go two ways. We can either have the person document alongside the the mins the amount of work they've done (e.g. 60min/2pieces) or they can document the progress after the mins with a mini write up to appreciate what they've done. Or even better, a little pic to upload here so we can all look+appreciate :-)

@mermaid_ninja hahaha You kiddin me? I can't go galavanting! Not when I got goals to achieve! lol seriously though I wanna improve my own wellbeing and lifestyle (i.e. healthy eating, fitness, stabilty in career, money, family, basically at my best+neutral self) before I can share it with anyone else. It sounds a little weird I know (my mates think I'm loopy) but its how I've always felt. I just wanna do justice to myself. Hopefully the day that I feel content as an individual will come, and then I can look forward to newer experiences. Til then I must remain stoic, calm, reserved, and anything else that can be associated to that of a stereotypical Japanese male anime or game character :-D Anyways, gotta go... *puts fedora on, walks in the distance in the soft rains and some random jazz is being played in the corner...*

Hey C, you gotta remember, the first season's gotta have the ratings before a second is comissioned... lol but seriously, great goals. I'm struggling with balancing and juggling with all sorts if crazy routines and tasks/errands alongside lifestyle habits. It's hard, but you can do it, and once you have, you'll feel like superwomen and people will admire ya for it. Practice and Patience, my friend... ;-) I'm still trying to discover it myself, but everyday, every attempt, I know I'm closer...

Boy, have I experienced some of.the worst communal kitchen environments.At one year I shared a (big) kitchen with 13 others on the same floor. Most of the people living there were exchange students, so I couldn't even communicate properly with them about it. Let's just say, every. single. time. it looked like a hurricane came and then did one! Glad that year is past me... :-[ Anyways, yeah, you're doing well, just be sure to level it out with your cravings, easier said then done, sure, but don't fight it, work with it! (e.g. a day you can be.lenient in the week, just explain to yourself with the cravings that you'll be lenient on Sunday and that you can have it (or something else close to it/nice) if you want. This has really helped me to dismiss all sorts of cravings. You're mind (if it's anything like mine) will go from heaven and earth to find a reason why you randomly 'deserve' something that's luxury/junk/exotic/otherrandommarketingword just this once. Having that lenient day adds a routine and combats that question, esp. for me. If you want something rich in contents, you can! You just can't have it anytime ya want, you gotta work for it! As a savoury/carb man prior NF I love having bread (as a treat) on sundays. And I usually add cheese to my food too. Anyway, yeah, tell and tame that mind who's boss!

Just to inform you guys I trialed my first day of the creativity side challenge, it was scary, but I'm glad I did it, it really helped, thanks to you guys. Details in my challenge thread :-)