@Batgirl1994 I feel the same way about my study breaks! I have just bought a package of carrots in order to avoid the whole doubling of my calories! Lol

@Batgirl1994 crunchy munchies and chocolate do me in, particularly at the end of the day, but most of the time my diet's pretty good thanks to conscious changes I've made in recent years. There's so much confusing info about nutrition, but I thought there's no going wrong with increasing the amount of fresh fruit and veg I'm getting on a daily basis, so I started with the goal of at least 5 servings/day. Recently I stepped it up to 5-7 veg and 1-2 fruit and had a stamp made so I can do a daily checklist. A few of the easy ways I've found to get in more produce include: buying plain greek yogurt and adding my own fresh fruit, just one ounce of avocado (about 1/4 of the average Haas) = 1 serving and is a great addition to lots of meals, chopped greens (spinach, kale, beet greens, etc...) added at the end of cooking don't do much to change the flavor of most dishes and are packed with nutrients.
I'd be curious to hear about diet hacks/improvements others have found useful!

My job is high stress and I forget to drink water so I started a water reminder app. It was super obnoxious, making slurping noises on the hour, but all of the coworkers liked that it commanded a water break. Unfortunately, it was driving the Mister crazy so now I'm doing the Plant Nanny. My dandelion is cute and really thirsty.

I hope everyone is having a great day three!!!

Day 3 going strong! I hope everyone had a great day 3 and is ready for yet another fresh start tomorrow!

@jessicakahn606 That's so smart! I wish I could do that but I literally cannot make myself eat raw veggies. If I eat them, it's steamed or with peanut butter

@fey1 omg chocolate lol! But what you're doing now sounds great. Life goals! I'm trying to pack in more fresh veggies, but dislike veggies with a passion. I can eat a salad with romaine or spinach leaves and minimal non-veggie toppings, but that's where raw veggies stop for me. I'm definitely going to give your avocado thing a whirl though. I typically don't like them, but your way definitely sounds worth a try. Maybe we could find a way to create a recipes thread. It would indeed be cool to see what others have come up with!

@RStoken Oh no! I hope you feel better. Get plenty or rest, lots of water, and maybe try some Bayer or Alieve! You've got this!

Blessings to everyone in their endeavors to build healthy habits! And @RStoken, hope your days of migraines will come to a swift end. The dark chocolate put me over my calorie goal for the day--common theme, more free time than I'm used to + stress = giving in to bad habits. Recognition is the first step, right?

@MissEESmith I love this!

Have a great day 4 everyone!!

Aw, yeeah! I love how quickly I notice feeling better when making it a point to eat well and get plenty of excercise. Hope the same is true for all of you!

@fey1 yeah the change is incredible!! I mean I just feel like I have a lot more energy now than before this challenge began!
And for breakfast I had a protein shake with a cup of strawberries! Yum!

Much better both today and yesterday and have gotten a lot of exercise but I'm still only at 1300. I'm curious how others doing on the 3500 calories from exercise.