Raven403 New four week challenge

[Raven403]

 

1) Keep a food journal and post for 30 days

2) Keep track of macros: proteins, carbs and fats in food for 30 days.

3) Do an established work out routine for 30 days.

4) Read a book for fun at night before bed.

[fleaball]

Sounds good! Don't forget to pop around and visit people to build yourself a support group. Are you using a website/app for your tracking, or a physical journal? If it's the former, there are plenty of people doing the same and you could add them too.

[Erza Scarlet]

Good luck with your challenge! Don't forget to keep us updated on how it goes!  

[fleaball]

How's it going?

[Raven403]

1 & 2) . I am currently starting on Level 1 and keeping track of my food and macros on there.  I completed 7 days of this so far.  Currently adding more spinach, an avacado and steel cuts oats to get more iron and potassium in.  

3) Monday went swimming 1500 yards,  Tuesday 20 minutes ellipiticaling and a yoga class, Wednesday swimming 1500 yards, Thursday lifted weights including back extensions, abs, squats, leg press and rowed for 10 minutes.

4) No progress on reading.  I'm trying to get my phone away from bed and reading an actual book at night.  This is hard. 

 

[Inazea]

So how is it going? Are you making progress on reading now?

[shadowmoonsedai]

Hello! You're doing well with your food and gym goals, keep it up! 

 

I do a lot of my book reading on my phone using Overdrive and my library's lending system. I've had really good success with blue-light reducing apps like Twilight (on Android) - I don't seem to have any issues with falling asleep (and have actually dropped my phone on my face a couple of times because I nodded off while reading). 

 

Do you use your phone as an alarm clock? You could also try plugging it in on the other side of your bedroom or even in the next room and then making sure that you only have your book in your hand when you get in bed. 

 

Keep fighting! You're stronger than the siren call of cat videos, I promise.  

[fleaball]

Read any good books yet? I have a stack I should be reading for school, but that's boring.