I got more sleep in finally! I also started on cleaning the house but with these three kiddos four if you count the guy lol doesn't look like I did much.

1. Drink more water
2. Clean more of the house
3. Work on arm exercises
4. Be positive

Today has been a difficult one for me, I did so well the first couple days that I wanted to get really high in calorie foods today to kind of reward myself. But, so far I'm on track I'm also considering taking a walk instead of the intense exercises today just to let my body have a little breather. But, that all depends on how much I eat. I think maybe I shouldn't have much of a splurge this weekend, but I'm still giving myself a tiny one by sneaking in some pizza in there. As long as I stay on my plan today, I should be ok.

1. Stay in calorie range

Because I feel a struggle today I'll keep it at that one goal. I also realized I have my birthday and my boyfriend's birthday coming up before Halloween so I will need to work harder around the time that happens so it's ok to splurge on those days.

So, since this is my first day in this challenge & my first day back to MFP in quite a while, i'm going to keep this simple today:

1. drink 72 ounces of water, minimum
2. have a grain-free, gluten-free eating day and stay under 1200 calories for the day

non-health related yet happiness related:
- de-clutter at least 2 areas of apartment
- get closer to planting garden (prep area & set up lights & water)
- & start clearing up room where i do exercise so that i can eventually start exercising again.

wow - i know this doesn't seem like a lot yet given that i haven't done much at all related to health most of this year, it feels like a lot! okay, time to get started.