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I need this shirt Back again for a new challenge This time in Gilmore Girls theme. Scratch all of the below. Here is my new challenge. Goal #1 Don't eat like a Gilmore Girl No sugar, no eating after dinner With the exception of December 4th Sinterklaas celebrations, you can't do this without the proper amount of pepernoten and chocolate letters December 25th and 26th Because Christmas, duh December 31th Old years day has to be celebrated with oliebollen and appelflappen Goal #2 Don't just watch like a Gilmore Girl On a perfect week, this will be my workout schedule: Monday - Salsa Tuesday - Zumba Wednesday - Swimming with J Thursday - Zumba Friday - Salsa Saturday - Relaxersise Sunday - Swimming with J I don't have to go exercise when: a class gets cancelled it's a swimming day and I'm having my period I'm sick one of my boys is sick and SB is not there to take care of them

Who doesn't want to be a Girlmore Girl? But wish as I might, I can't just become a Gilmore Girl. I just don't have the training. For the last challenge of 2016 I am just looking for some handrails to get me to the end of this caper in relatively one piece. I have more healing to do before I am ready to kick some 2017 ass and December usually tries to kick my ass. So my goal here is to set a minimum standard in hopes of keeping my head above water and minimize the damage from the holidays. Don't Eat Like a Gilmore (Don't eat like a dickhead: The Gilmore Edition) No SMART goals here. Just do the best I can with what's available. Most days this should follow my variable daily calorie goal but for those holiday party and travel days it's basically just be sensible. Pick higher protein, less processed food choices. Go ahead and have some treats but keep them to a minimum. I will also keep logging on MFP. I am shooting for a 365 day streak on MFP and I'm not about to give up on it now. The Great Cookie Solution Baking Christmas cookies is a huge part of my family's traditions. In recent years we have made efforts to bake less cookies but even if each person picks 1 type of cookie that is their favorite, we end up with 8 kids of cookies. I don't yet know what the Great Cookie Solution will be but while I am with family over Christmas I need to initiate some protocols to keep the cookie eating in check. Don't Workout Like a Gilmore I'll continue my daily activity goal. Anything counts but I'd prefer to get to the gym for some lifting twice a week but this isn't mandatory. Rucking, yoga, walking, heavy house work, walking the mall Christmas shopping...whatever. Just do something. I've also seen some Gilmore girls workouts where you do different exercises depending on what's going on during an episode. Don't Drink Like a Gilmore I may not be a coffee drinker but I like my caffeine. When I am on holidays or when I am stressed I tend to drink more diet soda than anything else. Drink some water already! I don't know what I mean the goal to be but I'd like to be aware of it and choose water over diet soda a couple times a day. Tie up Those Loose Ends I made a lot of progress on my 2016 roadmap. There are some things that didn't accomplished but for some I've realized it wasn't the right time, others will get migrated to the 2017 Roadmap but there a few I'd like to finish up this challenge Finish the last short story in that book Declutter Declutter Declutter! Post a summary of 2016 accomplishments Complete and Post 2017 Roadmap By the end of this challenge I need to have the 2017 Roadmap completed and posted. Also, in an effort to prepare for 2017 goals I want to use this challenge to track a few key habits Sleep - just count number of hours of sleep Spending - I want to find an app that will help track my spending and my budget.