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I'm coming off the madness that is NaNoWriMo, and I was of two minds when deciding what goals to pursue for the end-of-year challenge. Part of me wants to jump into exercise and diet with both feet and finish the year with a bang after putting both on the back burner for 30 days. The other part of me wants to go full couch slug and eat my weight in pfeffernüsse and potato candy. So, because I am me, I decided to do both. Yes, both. MAP: Every other day. No excuses. I can go full couch slug on off days, but adaptive practice needs to happen. Sweets: (No more than) every other day. (I am sensing a pattern here...) This is sort of my take on never twice in a row...with cookies. There will still be an exorbitant amount of sweets this month, but this way, it will only be half as much as a typical December. Plus, it will make my brain remember that I will need to go back to healthy eating after the holidays. I am allowing 1 serving of unsweetened fruit and/or 1 scoop of protein powder as exceptions since these are not foods I am looking to limit right now. Writing: Although I won NaNoWriMo with 50,000 words, I did not finish my novel. So, I plan to write half as much half as often, i.e. 10,000 words in the three weeks of the challenge. I get to keep moving forward while also having more time for seasonal crafts, etc. Leaving this here, because 'tis the season and this song was stuck in my head when I got to imagining telling myself "you can have some tomorrow/take the day off tomorrow" when I decide my goals suck 😂