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I found a recipe on Pinterest for mini pizzas that had a mashed cauliflower crust.. . looked quite amazing but I haven't tried it yet.

Great progress so far. When is that Polar Race you are doing?

Boy I can relate to the sleep. I feel like i was tired the night I went into labor with my first child and I didn't really catch up on sleep until my youngest turned 7 or so. I think you have a great plan. It makes sense to spend a whole challenge just building habits. Then when you decide on something more intensive, the decision to go and do it every day will be that much easier and you'll be more successful. love your progress so far.

Also - glad to see you are enjoying working out over lunch with coworkers. That helps make it a routine by having some IRL accountability.

How did you find going to the next level? I agree with Daniel. Don't do it if it is becoming a nuisance. You've been doing it for awhile now so you have a good idea of what to eat. I use it as a guide mostly when I am trying out new foods or in some way deviating from 'the norm'. Or I'll go back to it when I am not feeling I am making any gains. Sometimes I end up eating too little or I've been lazy and not realized I've added too much in.

Awesome win. There is an article about habit building. I don't remember the link but I know Steve talked about it in one of his blogs. You have triggers, you eat bad food, and there is some reward... like comfort or pleasure or whatever that feeling in your brain. As you identify the triggers and the rewards, the trick to changing habits is to find some new behavior to replace the bad habit. If you do something instead that makes you feel proud of yourself to get that warm fuzzy feeling, or do something healthy that gives you comfort. As for ideas for replacements maybe fruits, or nuts, or if you need to work your way healthy it could be something like trail mix with a teeny bit of chocolate or yogurt covered raisins or something with a hint of sweetness but not a cookie. Anything that is a choice is better than something you do because you feel you can't help it. I did the same thing the other day, BTW, with some chips. I was having that inner debate with myself about having them or not. In the meantime, my body just went over and grabbed the bag and started snacking. I don't mind eating some chips but I like it to be a choice. I choose to eat baked chips and I choose when to eat them and I choose how much to eat. I hate being on autopilot.

I can relate to that. Even when I find something that I enjoy I still tire of it or I find I am not getting the gains I intended. I like the 6 week challenge format. It sort of forces me to give something a full 6 weeks before making a decision and changing but it gives me an opportunity every 6 weeks to try something new.

Oh, it sure is! i got some spending money for Christmas so I am just waiting for an opportunity to shop for more. I Love that part!

There, I fixed it for you. Celebrate your wins. They don't come easy. There will always be challenges and sometimes they will get the better of you. But if you keep coming back and stay the course, you're a winner. We are definitely here when you need us. Sometimes it's to help you avoid the temptation, sometimes it's for you to figure out why you gave in, or why you didn't, and learn from it for next time. And we're here to help you keep going in the right direction.

I'm also not very happy with my scale at the moment. It hasn't been moving much this week, which is fine. But today it moved a lot. Which would be great but I can't trust it. I'm not sure if today was a lie or the last few days were a lie. or both. I typically only check my measurements at the start of the challenge, week 3, and then at the end. I don't really feel like much is different but a few pounds won't make that much difference anyway. Most of my clothes are already too big so it's hard to tell if anything is changing my that. Either way, it's not a huge deal. I'm going to just keep plugging along making good choices. It feels great to be able to get outside more and get some walking in. I wish it wouldn't get dark so early though.

Yesterday was a better day. I did not get to Neila Rey. I was either going to complete the jumping jacks day or just move on but I went for a walk instead. It was nice outside so I went out right away when I got home. I walked 2.6 miles before it got dark. I was on my way home walking with the kids and the Mr drove by so I had him pick us up. I also stepped in some mud that I thought was frozen-ish. It wasn't and it slurped all up in my shoes. So I didn't do any other workout at home either. Food was good. I did have some extra lunch. I was feeling a little hungry after my half sandwich. I probably could have ignored it and waiting until later. But I also really wanted another diet coke.... and then I realized they had my favorite soup in the cafeteria. So I went down and get another diet coke and a cup of soup with crackers. Doesn't violate any of the rules for my goals. But overall with that banana bread for breakfast my carbs have been high and protein low so it wasn't a great choice. But it wasn't terrible either. And it was really good. Sometimes you never know in the cafeteria. They have good days and bad days. This was a good day. I also made some roasted carrots (sadly only orange) with chicken for dinner last night. I threw in a little asparagus for some more color and then gave the kids a choice this time.

Very true. Thanks for the reminder. Thanks. i always get mad when I get them because the derail everything, not just fitness. But then I think how I used to get them more often and it could be worse so I just sleep it off and pick up where I left off. Thanks for the support.

That is exciting. I do have HyVee but rarely shop there. But they do have killer produce. I am going to check that out.

I currently manage around 100 grams/day which is just under 1/2 g/lb. I have my MFP goal for protein set for 126 g but I have never ever hit that. I had it much higher before. If I follow the 1 g per lb of my goal weight I need 160 g. Since I was never meeting it and setting my goal that way made me go over on all the other macros I tried to adjust it to something more attainable. At some point I'll start lifting or doing more strength training and then I'll focus on that more. I don't see that I could ever get that much protein without using the shakes and powders.

This /\ /\ is always a great thing indeed. When I read your posts about being really tired it reminded me of this that I found on someone else's thread who is also doing Whole30. It would be interesting if the timing matched up. It might be helpful as you complete the rest of your 30 days. Happy to see things are going so well.

learning about yourself counts as progress. How is your week 2 going so far?

93 second plank! That's pretty amazing.

You are definitely on the right track. You've got a great attitude. Can't wait to see how week 2 turns out for you.

That timeline was pretty interesting. Seems to offer some motivation..or solace... on those bad days when you think it's not worth it. But it totally is! I love you pics BTW. I've always enjoyed pics of fabulous looking food that people have made and I'm one of those facebook offenders because I love to share. Great job so far. keep it up.

Yesterday was not a great day. I still had some leftover headachiness from my migraine the day before. I let this keep me from a workout. I considered catching up on the missed jumping jacks from the migraine day but jumping around seemed like a bad idea given the headaches. I also had some illicit chips last night too. I had a bag of baked potato chips that had mostly small bits and crumbs left, which is the best part of the bag. I was a little hungry anyway but I was trying to avoid eating anything since I was over or almost over on calories. After tucking the kiddos into bed I went to turn off lights in the kitchen and lo and behold, the bag of chips stared me down. I got caught up in that internal dialogue with myself trying to convince myself not to eat them while my body just went over there and picked up the bag and started eating them. That could be my 1 cheat of the week but 1 - it wasn't really worth it and 2 - the MR has his birthday this weekend and has picked a traditional german restuarant. I've checked out the menu and either there wasn't anything without carbs or I didn't notice becuaseI didn't like them. So that is going to be my cheat meal. So, oh well. moving on. I did however have an excellent dinner last night - barbeque chicken and some oven roasted parmesan asparagus. Today is supposed to be warm enough for some walking so I'll either catch up on jumping jacks and then walk or move on to the next NR day and walk.

Sadly I still haven't prepared any egg breakfasts so I have my tipsy paleo banana bread again today. I usually make a bunch ahead on Sunday and I put it off until it was too late.. and I haven't done it yet this week. At least the banana bread is almost gone so at some point I'll be forced to make something else for breakfast.

LOL... Now I have that song stuck in my head... and the question is...what color carrot are you craving??

I think you had a great week even though you didn't give yourself many A's. Sugary drinks are devil spawn. I can feel your pain. I keep thinking I need a goal like that but just have been too afraid to tackle it. I'm rooting for you.

That matters more than the scale anyway. Congrats.