Week 18 Review

Fixes:

• Sliding back into snacking territory.
• Snacking affects food habits as well as sleep habits. So it is time to stop the snacking again.
• It's funny - my mom remarked in February how I never used to sit and eat chips in front of the TV. You're right, Mom. It's a bad, bad habit.
• Letting the sugar invade again.
• Get back out of the "treat"/"I deserve this" mindset. I am not a dog to be rewarded with food.
• Sleep
• My sleep has been somewhat low-quality of late.
• Reserve the bed for ONLY sleeping. Not reading or playing on my phone.
• Stay awake the first time I am woken (usually between 5:30 and 6:00am by the cat). If I go back to sleep, it will mess with my circadian rhythm and make me groggy.
• Get up at the same time every day, even on the weekends.
• Exercise
• Pretty good in Week 18, but the current Week 19, I am struggling. So as I fix the above items, focus on not slacking in the movement department.
• Need to incorporate my stretches every evening as part of winding down for bed.
• I have noticed in the past day or so that I am feeling very thick and bloated. This happens for two reasons 1) I am eating poorly (see above) and 2) I am about to go on my cycle, so I should avoid eating poorly and instead up my fat intake.