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Here we are in March already - the year seems to be flying by. Time for a recap of the second half of last month.

Week 6: A fairly solid week, coming in at 79% for the second week in a row. Settled into a nice routine, things were going well, and then...

Week 7: The week started on a vacation day, and I took it as a "me" day. That day itself was really great, but the wheels really fell off after that. Some sleepless nights made a return, which, as it did in the past, impacted my ability to keep up with other goals. My success rate plummeted to 65%, my worst week yet. So what happened? Well, it was the scale.

I haven't mentioned weight before, and that was intentional. I went into this whole thing with the mindset of weight loss being essentially a side-effect of improving my health. I've been keeping track weekly, but I never set any target other than "down". My rational brain knew full well that fluctuations are inevitable. But, after reaching my lowest weight in I-have-no-idea-how-many years back at the beginning of February, two consecutive weeks of substantial gains simply got to me. 

It took a few days to quiet the negative thoughts swimming around in my head, and bring my focus back where it needed to be. Since it was almost the weekend and I had a lot of other things to accomplish, I decided to not stress over it and just start fresh on Monday. And this week has been OK so far, although a different demon has been plaguing my sleep (not going to talk about that one).

Changes for the coming month: Exercise duration is now up to 45 minutes a day, and I've decreased the daily limits on coffee and alcohol. I'm also starting to take a closer look at my eating habits - portion control in particular. I'd like to put some food-related goals in place for April, so I need to do some planning to figure out what those will be.

And there's one other thing I'm adding for March. Taking some inspiration from all of the great material I've read here, I'm going to write something myself. Writing (creatively at least) is definitely not within my list of life skills, so I expect this to be a real challenge. I'll deal with the anxiety of whether or not to actually post it later - for now let's just see if I can create something that's not jibberish. =]

Date: 2022-03-03 02:15 pm (UTC)
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Yay writing!

Food goals take some planning, yes. I try to come up with a meal plan at least a week in advance, though sometimes what I'm in the mood for that day is different than what I have planned so I also leave some room to be adaptable.

Date: 2022-03-04 01:20 am (UTC)
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Sorry that you had such a bad week to finish February but I'm glad that you seem to have defeated the negativity and are back on track. Best luck on your new goals-- and I do hope you'll share your writing, eventually :D

Date: 2022-03-06 04:55 am (UTC)
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Ahh, gotcha. Well, that still counts as a battle won, anyway!

My advice, if it's welcome-- don't wait until your work seems perfect to you to share it. Especially when starting something new, feedback and encouragement are part of how improvements are made. Having others' perspective on your work can also help you approach it in a way that's most fair to you, since it can be hard to look at our own work objectively :)

Date: 2022-03-07 03:49 am (UTC)
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Quite so, which is why I hoped it might help to her it from an outside source :D

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