I’ve been debating how to categorize yesterday - pass or not. I was over my base calories but not cover my exercise calories, but I also am trying not to eat my exercise calories. I am also trying to figure out how to deal with the more subversive part of my brain that when told not to push a giant red button then must certainly push the giant red button while staring down the person that told me no (and I wonder where my child gets it from 😭). I’ve decided it may be helpful for me to have a once a week day that lets me use my exercise calories up while still not being a “pass day”. This will hopefully encourage me to feel like I’m not being forced to do something I need to rebel against, while still keeping me in the “lose” zone and not undoing work. A rebellion wothout technically being a rebellion Even if I am the one creating the rules. I swear my brain and my personality/body do not always have a solid connection and it feels like they are at odds. Lol. Technically MFP says I still have calories to eat, so I’m not over per se. Right? Right. Maybe? I feel like I’m walking this fine line between making a plan that works for me and making excuses and bending rules and I’m not sure… but I feel like it’s worth a try since 2021 was categorized by way too many “F this, I don’t HAVE to do anything” moments. 😬🤦🏻‍♀️

Feel free to tell me if I just sound like a whiny turd who is trying to bend the rules so they don’t have to make changes.

So Saturday is a ✅✅✅ day, over base but my once a week under what MFP says I can eat. My official run was 2.75 miles but I def cleared 3 miles as before my official run we downloaded Jurassic World Alive (you go around your neighborhood shooting Dinos for DNA - powered off Google Maps) and we were running after the TRexs. Lol. Running isn’t a requirement but kiddo needs more exercise and is always sad he’s not faster for soccer, so saying “hurry up we need to get that TRex!” seems like a good way to sneak in the start of some good running habit.

Anyhoo. Rambling sequence ended.