Typical workday has me getting up around 4:30am and putting on my workout clothes. Give the kitties their wet food treat then cook up my morning omelet. Not a coffee drinker so I have a can of Zevia cola (stevia sweetened) and then a cup of hot green tea. Pack up my lunch bag, clean up the dishes, and head to the fitness center. After my exercises, I shower and change and head to work. Because we are an evening graduate program, I usually eat both my lunch and dinner at work (dinner is very small for me, breakfast is my biggest meal of the day). Head home, chat with my husband, pet the kitties, and then head to bed. I pack up my gym bag for the next day before I go to sleep.

Nothing to change other than it would be nice to get home earlier on a more consistent basis but I don't see that happening in the near future with the projects that are landing on my desk.

imastar2 wrote: »

Do you ever think you need to change your daily routine? to help with your LTL journey?

Yes indeed, in fact I have switched my daily routine this week to a 'two meal per day' lifestyle choice. My wife and I explored the concept this past weekend and it works for both of us (we are both foodies and love a good gourmet meal at dinnertime). Also, we are about to go on a month long road trip and the 'two meal per day' concept also works very well with that. I'm looking for a long term lifestyle change and do not necessarily want to constantly focus on meal planning - so I'm willing to experiment a bit and see what works best for our particular lifestyle.

My weekday's are very structured with my job (8:30 till 4:30) which I enjoy very much; my weekends tend to be very spontaneous and weather dependent - which works well for us as it gives my wife and I a nice amount of variety in regards to outdoor activities (mountain hiking; kayaking; sailing; etc).

Without being too personal what is a typical routine day look like for you and how does it effect your LTL on a daily basis. Do you ever think you need to change your daily routine? to help with your LTL journey?

I'm an early upper--these days often between 0400 and 0430. I have prioritized my activities such that I usually get a 2-3 mile walk in for about an hour between first cuppa coffee and breakfast. My work schedule is varied so I wing it a little bit most days for breakfast and snacking. I try to be guided by "hunger" most of the time. I'm a little more pro-active / vigilant if I know I'm going to be tied up between ~11:30 and 1:00. That might just mean making sure I have a snack or two with me if needed, or I might eat a light lunchish type meal just so I don't make unhealthy choices later.

I usually have something snacky sometime in the afternoon, but again try to guide that by an actual desire / "need" more than routine. That requires mindfulness--one of the things I've really tried to up in my game for this journey. If I'm not hungry, I usually forego it (and save the points WW allows me).

Dinner happens--almost always (although last night it was roasted cashews and a beer). I'm fortunate in that most of the time my partner does the cooking. I bang my fork and she magically appears with my food, correctly pointed as needed. This summer, I've been working back and forth between the new house and the old house. At the new, I'm on my own. Most of my food there has been pretty simple but usually with mindfulness toward healthier choices and reasonable portions.

Besides my morning walk, I often walk other places over the course of the day. Especially at the new suburban house, much of what I need is within walking distance and that helps me up my game. I've never tracked the "activity points earned". I walk because I know it's better for me than driving if I don't have need for the car.

Altogether, my typical day is a tradeoff between the things I need to do and the desire to maintain my weight at about 75-80 pounds below where I started WW in 2014. My choices are mostly consistent with that objective but I'm a big believer in "persistence, not perfection". I try to keep enough variation and spontaneity in my life so I don't get bored with my choices or resentful of the fact that I want to keep the weight off. So far, so good, but I take it one day at a time (maybe two, if you count tomorrow).