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This is why I keep coming back to Laghail's thread: the speed with which a serious philosophical discussion can turn into a dick joke, and a dick joke can turn into a philosophical discussion. And Elsie pics. Mostly Elsie pics. No treats for her? How dare, Lake Geneva, how dare??

Intuitive Eating came in! Now to wait two hours for the library to open....

@Laghail, what books/fantasy series are you referencing in your challenge? I'm not familiar and am intrigued.

I've got a library hold on Red Sister too! Should be in any day now.... *taps claws impatiently*

I've also ordered Intuitive Eating from my library and look forward to reading it. I have some minor, personal, concerns about a few things I've heard so far, which means this should be an interesting read.

I'm not sure. I've been sleeping better over the past several months, but I'm not sure if it's because of eating keto, or my HRT is working, or if I'm (fingers crossed) finally getting through menopause. Or if I'm just exhausted because of work and life stress. Too many confounding variables. I personally think I'm sleeping better because I've been getting more exercise, even with as minimal as it's been. That said, not having the bloat-burp-stomach rumbles that I get when I've been eating a lot of junk can only help! Also an MDA fan, and have The Keto Reset on my Kindle, tho I've not finished it yet.

It doesn't help that I recently re-watched America's Sweethearts and keep thinking of John Cusak trying to fend off a panic attack by practicing his gratitude. "I'm grateful for ...the trees, and...the moon, and...and...uh, ... the cool breeze...."

How are you doing with the storms hitting your area?

Welcome to the Rebellion! Following along.

To all of you seasoned gratitude journalers (is that a word?) out there: What format do you use? I believe the process is a good one, but I feel a little awkward writing "I am grateful for..." over and over. Any suggestions for different formats?

Anything that gets me out of the house/office building and moving around is a "walk" in my book. I'll also include movement-focused activities like raking leaves, mowing the lawn, or a serious house-cleaning binge in a pinch, but I'm trying to move away from that and make my walks "in addition to" those activities. This weekend, I realized I was out of one of my favorite pens (the Uni-ball Signo gel .38 in lavender-black, for my fellow pen nerds) and decided to see if a nearby office supply store had them. I was about to jump in the car and then realized that 1. the store is less than a mile away and 2. it wasn't raining at the moment so I walked instead. I came away empty-handed but it was a good walk.

Good to see you, Butternut! Following.

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Following! Hugs to you and your kitty.

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Following! The rough start is over, and now you can focus on hitting your stride.

New topic is up: As a quick recap: I stopped my challenge on the 22nd, as that coincided with a trip to see the mom-in-law. I made the best food choices available and tried to get some activity in each day (snow shoveling is a good substitute for walking) but beyond that, I didn't want the added stress of complying with a challenge. I ended up losing weight over the holiday, so obviously perfection isn't necessary, just some daily effort. In other news, my MIL clearly has some early-onset dementia going on. She insists that she's just old and has "good days and bad days"...then will start crying because she can't remember which remote turns on the TV. (For the record, she successfully turned on the TV each time without help.) So we need to get her into an assisted living situation since she really can't be on her own anymore. Which will have to wait until we can sell her house, so we can pay for said assisted living care. And get a durable power of attorney in place so we can handle this for her. Fun stuff.

1. Ketogenic Eating I managed to drop about 12 pounds in the past 6 weeks! Gotta love those newbie gains. Goal #1: Eat according to keto guidelines daily. 2. Exercise More Goal #2a: Bodyweight exercises every morning. I'm following the Darebee's Foundation program and doing 3 sets. Goal #2b: Walking. Walk daily - short walks on my lunch break, longer walks on the weekends, treadmill, stairs, etc. Just get a walk in. Every. Single. Day. 3. Support Sleep Goal #3: Evening routine, including gratitude journal. It's the same stuff as last challenge, but it's the stuff that seems to work so I'm going to keep plugging at it. I started on January 2 and yesterday I managed to hit all of my goals. I just finished my exercises today, so I'm off to a good start.

You’ve got well thought out goals. Good luck to you!

Flea! Flea! Flea! Following! (Will pay cat tax when I’m at home & can deal with gifs more easily.)

And now I feel bad for the one guy who tried but just didn't fit in...Couldn't someone have brought him an iron-on number?

The good news is, regaining conditioning is easier than building it in the first place. You're legs are pissed at you now, but they'll get over it and then remember they've done this before, and the next run will be a smidge easier. And so on. I so feel you on this, and I think that @Tanktimus the Encourager has the right idea. Yep, it's hard. Yep, I don't know why I bother. Yep, I'm going to do it anyway. Because grinding on is the only way to get through the slump.