Riverleaf

Today's blog is all about the Night's Watch. Awesome. My favorite Steve quote: "For anybody on a quest to live a leveled-up life, these next six weeks are the most important six weeks of the year. Are you going to let your healthy habits slowly die, forcing you to once again make a declaration to get back on track, starting January 1?"

11/24 - I am grateful for a fresh week - yesterday was all sorts of messed up because of lack of sleep and too many treats, but I'm back on track today. Ah, hell, lets call it a respawn thanksgiving (is that allowed Doodlies? How many respawn parties can one have in one challenge? I am grateful for quiet holidays at home with minimal guests. My introvert nature loves it. Cardio: 20 min exercise bike (1/5) Bodyweight: Yes, 1 round of Night's Watch (1/2) French: Yes (2/7)

11/23 - I am grateful for time to sit down and do crafts with my daughter. We both greatly enjoyed it. I am grateful for central heat as it gets to what we call "winter" in georgia. Cardio: No (0/5) Bodyweight: No (0/2) - although I might have done some Doodlie strength pvp....I'm not allowed to count it French: Yes (1/7)

Sorry I'm late to the party....but had to add some perkele!

2 more lbs down!

11/22 - Gratitude - I'm so grateful for sunshine and joy. Cardio - No (4/5) Bodyweight (1/2) French - Yes (7/7) It was a good week. I'm feeling super lazy this weekend though. I finally get a week off and I really just want to lay in the bed. Have to get back on track tomorrow for the Doodlie Strength challenge and SIL coming in on Tues. Sugar is sliding a bit as well, and I need to pull back again and remind myself of my goals. It's hard around the holidays.

You can do it!

Yay! Newsletter!

So I do a combo. I calorie count, eat a lot of the same clean foods, and mostly avoid sugar. I can't fast, that doesn't work at all for me. The trick that works for sugar is that I always have a choice, and the choice is not whether or not to have the cookie, but whether I'm choosing my new way of eating/health/lean goals or old habits/illness/fat. That way I never feel like a victim who "can't" have sugar. I am just choosing for NOW to focus on other goals. I'm a vegetarian and I eat mostly the same foods. So by keeping my general menu the same, especially during the week, I don't need to super calorie count. I know that if I have this certain variety of foods, including my lunchtime mocha, it averages out to about this many calories and if I add a decent amount of steps/exercise, then I loose about 2 lbs a week (I have a lot to lose - 100+). Anyway - so that's what's worked for me. River

Awww. I'm feeling vicariously all warm and fuzzy from your virtual hugs. I'm so impressed by your grateful lists. I struggle to find two things a day, and you crank out 7+. Thank you for reminding me how much there is to be grateful for in the world.

Awesome early Nano win!

Glad your car got fixed. Car troubles are always rough. Get this week done. You can do it!

Planning is the hardest part for me too. I struggle to fit in bodyweight workouts when I have time and not when I'd prefer to do them. Luckily my child is over the early years, but age six brings a whole new set of challenges. Keep at it! You can do it.

11/20 - I'm grateful for quiet Fridays with the family and thanksgiving break. 30 min exercise bike (4/5) Bodyweight (1/2) French - yes (5/7) Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

Harvest luncheon got me at work today. 4 frosted sugar cookies. Mmm. Been months since I've had that kind of sugar. Ah well. Good meal tonight and never two in a row eh. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

11/19 - I am grateful for flannel sheets and clean water. Cardio: 30 min exercise bike (3/5) Bodyweight: No (1/2) French: Yes (4/7)

You can do it! New habits are hard but I have faith in you. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

Great work on getting up and going anyway! Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

11/18 - I am grateful for a good job and opportunities to grow. Cardio - no (2/5) Bodyweight - rest day (1/2) French - yes (3/7) Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

Sorry about the DOMS. Sounds like everything else is going pretty well!

Hope you feel better soon, Spooky!

Yeah it's amazing how fast our bodies say, hey, I thought we weren't eating this anymore. I took a couple of bites of a birthday cake on Sunday, and my stomach was all crampy. Keep up the good work! You'll get this!

11/17 - I am grateful for access to good healthcare and information. Cardio - Exercise bike (2/5) Bodyweight - Yes (1/2) French - 10 min (2/7)

2 lbs down! Despite missing workouts and a couple of treats. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

11/16 Gratitude: I am grateful for cool fall evenings and good books. Cardio: Yes (1/5) Bodyweight: No (0/2) French: Yes (1/7)