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This is copy and paste from my challenge I am skimming through a diet book that I read before "You Can't Screw This Up" by Adam Bornstein. I find it super helpful. It's very pragmatic. He has a whole list of menu items that you can from restaurants that are good, filling, but not super high in calories. One of the ideas he spoke about was from James Clear (habit guru) When you are struggling with a goal a question to ask yourself is "How can I make this easy?" I did that when , at the beginning of the week, I was worried I would fail at my diet goal. I realized that I was worried I would go over my calorie goal. So, I decided to cut my calorie goal by an amount that I thought I could do. The author, Bornstein, also talks about how it is good to step outside your comfort zone, but you don't have to leap. You can keep one foot in your comfort zone, and one foot out. When we stretch too far in dieting, is when we tend to get burnt out. And you don't have to stay there. You can slowly up it. Applying this to my calorie goal, I can up the deficit slowly. Which makes sense. I feel like sometimes it takes a while to get in the groove. And adding, because after I read Harriet's post, I remembered this: One thing he suggests is a shorter time frame for diet. And then staying at maintenance for a bit and letting your body adjust to it's new set point. I thought this was interesting since a few of us were going to try that method

Somehow missed your update. This is a great plan, and I am glad it is working for you.

Today was a good day. In the morning, I joined a couple of friends for chatting and scrapbooking. Then we went and met some other ladies for lunch. We ate at Cheesecake Factory . For the win, I had preselected something from the skinnylicious menu (tacos!) so I stayed within my calorie budget. Not tempted to have cheesecake, since my stomach and that much dairy do not get along. I came home and had some chicken. The nutrition guide said they were enough chicken for 30 grams of protein, but to me, the tacos seemed pretty light on actual chicken. Then I went for a walk in the sunshine. After dinner, hubby and I went for another walk, I have over 10,000 steps. I am skimming through a diet book that I read before "You Can't Screw This Up" by Adam Bornstein. I find it super helpful. It's very pragmatic. He has a whole list of menu items that you can from restaurants that are good, filling, but not super high in calories. One of the ideas he spoke about was from James Clear (habit guru) When you are struggling with a goal a question to ask yourself is "How can I make this easy?" I did that when , at the beginning of the week, I was worried I would fail at my diet goal. I realized that I was worried I would go over my calorie goal. So, I decided to cut my calorie goal by an amount that I thought I could do. The author, Bornstein, also talks about how it is good to step outside your comfort zone, but you don't have to leap. You can keep one foot in your comfort zone, and one foot out. When we stretch too far in dieting, is when we tend to get burnt out. And you don't have to stay there. You can slowly up it. Applying this to my calorie goal, I can up the deficit slowly. Which makes sense. I feel like sometimes it takes a while to get in the groove. My motivation right now is to look good in my shorts. I tried on several pairs of shorts, and they were too small. I want to look good in them by summer. I've talked before at how I sorta feel guilty for having an appearance goal. I know weighing less is healthier, but that seems so abstract. Fitting in my shorts for summer feel like a nice goal. Not too hard, but a bit of a push.

Thanks, Yes, I've had some wonderful walks

Agreed, the only thing it has in common with rice is they're both white. I'd rather just skip the rice if I need to.

Hey , how are you doing? Been a while since we heard from you.

I love my Well Fed cookbooks! I do better with some carbs too, so when Paleo calls for cauliflower rice, I'll just use rice. Since I can't do gluten or dairy, I find Paleo recipes (with a few minor tweaks) a good fit for me.

Yay for your blood not being purple!😉 And otherwise looking like some of your health markers are improving

It was a good day. Bible before screens yes dressed before workout yes No screen between 1 and 5 Did my workout. Did a walking video and a walk after dinner. Within my range for calories

Thanks!

Definitely. I hope you feel better now.

Despite the busyness, I still see a lot of green checks and good numbers recorded. Good job doing what you can

Sounds like a very exciting vacation( fishing with gators!) We went down to Texas , but our purpose was to see the eclipse. Good job on improving and moving.

This week I didn't realy work on challenge goals. We arrived home Wednesday late evening. Thursday and Friday was just getting in the groove. I did get back to tracking calories Thursday.Friday I did a light workout. Then hubby and I went on an evening walk at the park. Sunday was the start of my cut. I had planned on having a range of between 600 calorie deficit and 400 calorie. But,I was getting stressed about it, and feeling like I was going to fail. Which is a bad start. Changed my range for between 300 and 500 calories. I'm really just aiming for the 300 calorie deficit for at least the beginning of the week. That will give me some easier successes. It also gives me more wiggle room if my metabolism slows. It's supposed to be nice weather, so it should be easy to get some walks in.

Thanks. My husband took the photos.

Yay forbeing caught up on sleep and feeling good!

Hugs. Do your stores have gluten free bread? I know it's not as good as real. But being able to get some some and have some on hand helps me feel less like I'm missing out.

We set out a colander to see if we could see the crescent shadows. We also went to the Texas Ranger's game.

Back from my epic Eclipse vacation! It was so amazing y'all! I had been watching the forecast, and it was very iffy. 60% chance of rain, and clouds. Woke up in the morning, and it was very overcast. Our airbnb had a nice patio , with chairs, so we were able to watch it from our backyard. Started clearing as the day progressed. By the start of the eclipse, it was mostly sunny, a few clouds. Most of the time, we coud see the sun ( with our glasses on, of course) really well. Then, the cool thing was, when it went behind the clouds, we could take off our glasses and see it. At totality, the clouds parted, and we had a full view of the moon covering the sun, and the corona. It was amazing. It made me very thankful for God's amazing world. The day before we went to Six Flags. I was semi brave, and rode some roller coasters, but not even of the crazier ones. I did ride the U.S.'s last remaining trackless Bobsled coaster , which was designed by the same company that made the Velocicoaster in Universal Studios. I know this info, because my nerd son told me.. Speaking of nerds, can I say how wonderful it is that two of my husband's brother and son also came with us to see the eclipse. And the other brother and his wife drove and were camping at another spot so they could see the eclipse. I love being part of a family of nerds. Had some amazing tacos, and barbecue , so it was a good trip. I don't worry about food goals on vacation. THe only thing I do is just try and eat slow and enjoy it. Back home. I'm starting my cut Sunday. Friday and Saturday I will prep some food. No workout today. I was tired, and just wanted to focus on unpacking and laundry. Tomorrow I will do a light workout. I did get lots of steps in during the trip. One intentional walk, and the other while just doing stuff.

Cute party favors!

There does seem to always be something, doesn't there?😉

Bummer about the repairs, but good that you have the money to do them!

Hugs. I'm sorry for your loss. Hoping that your parent has no further problems .

Good to hear!

Thanks. I need to keep reminding myself of that. Not being a pass/fail condition is a good point.