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decadent (but healthy) snack/dessert/breakfast -1 cup Fage full fat Greek Yogurt 1 packet Chocolate Whey protein 1 tsp honey 1tbsp un-sweetend cocoa 1/4 cup fresh (or frozen would also work) strawberries and raspberries 1 tsp vanilla (cinnamon? maybe good in there too)

Week 4 Day 3 Inventory Exercise: 60 minutes of pilates. The running has helped SO MUCH with my endurance and energy! (3/7) Meditation: not yet. I'm going to make this a priority earlier in the day. My day was good, but it always seems better if I meditate early on. Writing: Worked on essay (3/7) On track to finish by the end of the week Water: 1.5L down Mindful Eating: This was an interesting day. I made a lot of food today. I was in the kitchen for ~5 hours and made: Bread, Snickerdoodles, homemade pasta noodles with veggies(broccoli, cauliflower, chard, spinach, kale, zucchini shallots, leeks, onions and chicken. I'm giving myself a good grade for today since I've indulged in MODERATION. This means one small slice of bread, one cookie. I treated myself but didn't go overboard. Food: Veggie Omelet (3 eggs, 1 tomato, chard, kale, onion, cheddar cheese), 1 hard boiled egg, 1 pickle, 1 minneola, 1 bowl of pasta (about 1 cup with 4 oz chicken breast) 1 slice homemade bread, 1 snickerdoodle. Actually written out it's really not bad. I ate a lot of veggies today so that's really good, plus a good amount of protein. And I was able to indulge with out going crazy, that's super important.

Food: 4 saltines, 2 kosher dill pickles, 1 minneola, 8 oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup talenti gelato, 1/4 cup dried cranberries, 1 cup sheppard's pie (mashed potatoes, turnip, beets, onions, scallions, leeks, carrots, celeriac, sweet potatoes, ground beef, butter) Just need to meditate, read, and then go to bed, water at 2+ L

I get this! Self-compassion is something I'm working on at the moment. I'm still at the beginning of my journey but it has been so worth it. Inner peace is somewhat permanent, outer peace is always temporary. Realizing you need to be kind to yourself is a huge step, you're already on your way

Great job on the challenge so far!

Inventory: Week 4 Day 2 Exercise: c25k week 2, 30 minutes (2/7) Meditation: 15 minutes complete (2/7) Writing: Paper ~2 hours, still a little more to do (2/7) Water: 2+ L Mindful eating: under calorie goal, enough space for dinner (homemade Shepherd's Pie w/ root vegetable medley) My mood bounced around a lot today, but some moments of real happiness also happened.

WOW Great job at the gym! Girl do you even lift (yes- clearly you do )? (i'm still excited about learning to use gifs) also you should call your product reviews consumer friendly keep doin' you cause clearly it's working

Mini 4 complete here

Mini Challenge Week 4 Pilates (2x) and Weight Training (1x) for +2 STR C25k (3x) for +2 STA Mindful Eating for +2 CON Writing and Meditation for +4 WIS Mid Challenge Summary: Q1: Exercise 7 days a week (100%) A Q2: Meditation 7 days a week (90) A- Q3: Mindful Eating C (60%) LQ: Papers (90%) A- Overall 85% B Allocating all my points.

Mayo is on my rational fears list. There's something terrifying about egg-based food sitting on a shelf in a jar forever. The idea of pesto quinoa is really interesting though.

Daily Inspiration Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -Robert Louis Stevenson

Week 4 Day 2 Inventory Exercise: C25K Meditation: Writing: Mindful Eating: Water: I had a chocolate binge after posting last night...they were all mini pieces of chocolate but it was like 15-20 of them... But today is a new day and I can do much better if I eat more earlier in the day. I pushed a lot of my eating later in the day yesterday; I think that encourages me to binge. I also need to complete the mini this week. But I can change my level for making through 3 weeks and that's awesome!

You're totally right! thanks for the perspective Thank you! Yay for Adventure Time! I love scrolling past them when I write my next post haha!

I dare you to not dance to this song (good luck ). brb having a mini dance party by myself right now.

ugh mayo....the devil's condiment

Week 4 Day 1 Inventory Exercise: 60 minutes Pilates, 10 minutes walking (1/7) Meditation: 40 minutes (1/7) Writing: Worked on a good chunk of my paper today ~2 hours (1/7) Mindful Eating: Under my calorie goal, lots of protein(1/7) Water: 1L down, I don't think I'll meet this one today (0/7) Still a pretty good day

Week 4 Day 1, Back on Track Goals Exercise: Pilates Meditation: Writing: Water: Mindful Eating: Stomach started to feel better yesterday and feels fine this morning. Hopefully that holds up. Going to do a break down of steps per day for my paper so I can get this one done this week. Then I'm right on track to finish them by the end of the challenge. I got to go to Barnes and Noble and get a couple books (Kafka on the Shore, Scoop, The Broom of the System). That was very nice. My sister's engagement party was yesterday and it was really fun!

Week 3 Inventory Exercise: (7/7) days of exercise, only one day of running because of stomach issues but I still did it even though I felt sick. A - Meditation: (5/7) B Water: All over the place this week, 4/7 days I met my goal, others I was a little under so C Mindful Eating: this was really hard this week because of my stomach. I ate a lot of saltines but they settled my stomach C Writing: A+ for turning in my paper and starting the next one even though I felt bad too lazy to add up all my minutes for last week, I'll probably do it later. Just want to move on to Week 4

I have been dealing with more stomach issues . The only thing I ate today was a sleeve of saltines but it seemed to settle my stomach. And I kept it down which I cannot say for the rest of the food I've been eating. Not actively nauseous at the moment which is good. And yet in spite of feeling crappy I still did Pilates today, walked yesterday, worked on my paper (today and yesterday) and got about 1.5L of water each day. The eating has been weird but so has the stomach. I meditated yesterday and will meditate today (probably after I post this). Proud that I've able to accomplish most of my goals even though I really didn't feel well . I also slept a lot today, two different 2-3 hour naps. I can take care of myself and still get stuff done. Going to see the doctor next week and see what I can do about these stomach issues. Hopefully we'll figure it out.

Week 3 Day 5 Inventory for yesterday: Exercise: yes 40 minutes of walking Meditation: No , been slacking a bit on meditating the past couple days so that is one of the first things on the agenda for today. It's okay though because I've accomplished other stuff that helps relieve my stress. Writing: PAPER TURNED IN. 3 more weeks, three papers to edit. I got this. Creative writing put on hold to take care of this massively overdue business. That's okay. Water: 2+L yesterday Mindful eating: only had two meals yesterday, the mega salad and homemade pasta (no sauce just salt, pepper and some fresh grated parmesan). I made pasta noodles for the first time and it was really fun! Today: Exercise: Walking and Yoga if I can handle it Meditation: extra important today (10 minutes completed) Writing: Start working on next paper Water: Mindful Eating:

Annnnnnd paper is sent! (there are a lot of smilies because there are lots of feelings) Also I just figured out how to post gifs (obviously) YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAAYAYAYAY WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!

okay so this paper is very close to done. Just need to put in a couple citations and round out the conclusion and I can take a break and move on to the next one tomorrow. Ode to Salad I had a mega salad as my first meal of the day because I hate the idea you can only have certain foods at breakfast. Salad for breakfast is awesome. I love how good I feel while eating a salad, and after eating a salad. and while making a salad. Then I have all the nutrients I need to attack my day. Mega salad= romaine, spinach and baby greens, carrots, red onion, strawberries, hardboiled egg, chicken breast, pan sauce dressing, parmesan cheese. Things I have learned this morning: I am capable when I give myself credit. I definitely was able to edit in the "zone" or whatever this morning because I just did and didn't think. It was awesome. I didn't feel stressed while doing it either. Major win! Salads make me happy fat is your friend (in food, not on your body). sometimes the universe gives you gifts, my family friend (more like a sister) got a dress she didn't want and gave it to me. What a wonderful surprise. I can fit exercise in my day easily (2 ten minute walking segments already done) Resting was the best (and most productive!) thing I could have done for myself. I'm rocking today because I let myself re-charge I've been helping all the other people in my house eat healthier (since they all eat what I cook) and they all seem happier too. Major win! So many lessons all this before noon! And therapy!

Feeling 75% better this morning. The rest day was much needed. Will not be doing C25K, I will walk instead. Some movement is better than no movement. Feeling energized about the Paper Beast this morning, already revised a couple sentences so I'm working up momentum. When I woke up I just knew that I was ready to let these papers go, ready to move on with my life. So, the goal is to get them done by the end of the challenge. I will finish this one this week, the next three each get their own week to be revised and then IT IS DONE. This is the most important goal right now because once this is done I can live my life feeling like I don't have the massively overdue paper burden on my shoulders. My reward for finishing the papers is to go to Barnes and Noble and then read for fun and enjoy it. Paper Beast you are under my control and I will slay you.

The boys playing in their box. They are salt and pepper, yin and yang, perfect together. We got the white cat (Cosmo) as a companion for the black cat (Lucky) and they are so cute together. Lucky has diabetes but insulin, the correct diet (no carbs, wet food only) and a lot of love have gotten him back to perfect health. He is amazing, a total sweetheart, and his recovery makes me happy every day.