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After being busy and effective yesterday I spend to day with an on-off headache mostly on the couch. 1) Go to gym :( No, sorry. 2) Cook chicken curry :) 3) Do last load of laundry :) 4) Do some work or house work at least. :/ Does cleaning the kitchen after cooking count? I was just so tired. I even will be in bed early…

I just visited your profile and figured you had brain surgery only last year. With that in mind, I must say you are probably stronger than most to just live your life and actually tackle the problems. Many would just 'indulge' in anything they wanted without bothering that it could be an issue, much less actually fight it…

Guacamole as pasta sauce is comfort food for me. Or a good vegetable bolognese with lots of red wine in it and maybe tofu chunks added in.

@HGSmith0920 Good to hear that you have useful coping mechanisms for your med withdrawal. Take care of yourself! I woke up in a total rot today. Don't feel like getting up, going to the gym and working. Not sure what I am going to do about it, but I will still write up goals for now. 1) Go to gym 2) Cook chicken curry 3)…

1) Go to gym three times. 1/3 Yesterday I had to skip, because a friend spontaneously had a birthday party. 2) Be a loving girlfriend. No fighting if I can avoid it. 5/7 Worked, other than today. There was nothing I could have done, he started it. Not sure how I feel about it. He was basically searching for something I…

I can actually already finish my commitments, because the one I did not do so far I will not do at all. 1) Do the grocery shopping :) 2) Call parents :) 3) Do a home workout :| It was a rather short one. But I did so much housework and carried the heavy groceries I just don't have the energy. 4) Write something for thesis…

Try to fill up with water additionally. It sometimes helps to silence the worst feeling go hunger. Of course it also increases the need for bathroom breaks, which can be counterproductive on a crazy day.

Today I will be trying to not spend the whole day lying on the couch, even though I am so happy it is weekend and I would need it. 1) Do the grocery shopping 2) Call parents 3) Do a home workout 4) Write something for thesis 5) Clean bathroom and fridge 6) Vacuum flat 7) Do some of the laundry

@OConnell5483 Oh, I am so sorry about your dog! Also the colleague, but the dog is so heartbreaking. I hope you can recover from all the drama and loss during the weekend. I am so tired, but a friend said she is going to have spontaneous drinks for her birthday tonight, so I guess I am going out. It derailed my plans a…

It's supposed to be my PhD thesis. If I ever finish... oh, Masters was so easy compared to this. I am enjoying the full moon a lot right now. Want to stay and sit here and look at it while sloooooowwwly eating breakfast oats. But I planned to be early at work today. (I don't remember why though. Just because I guess.) It…

Another morning (early today)... So let's see what I feel up to: 1) Go to gym 2) Do a long, effective work day before gym 3) Drink enough water 4) And of course, be a loving gf again. Luckily bf has a free day today, to spend with his mum on her birthday.

If the number on the scale and the idea of being at the bottom end of the BMI makes it hard for you, try using another measure to determine a healthy body weight. Maybe the Devine equation? For me that results in a "middle of healthy BMI" goal weight. It still has this feel of "scientifically valid goal weight". Maybe that…

I just take random cheap pills I got in a local store. A supplement of sorts. You wouldn't know the brand, it's the store brand and I am in Germany. But it's just lavender oil and B vitamins. My thesis... I am a bioinformatician. I develop ways to analyse the data generated from DNA samples extracted from an environmental…

@Hamsibian To say it shortly and precisely: You are doing great. And you looked stunning on your sisters wedding. I hope your liver is just fine. It maybe needs more time. All the best for the MRI.

I am early again today, because I had a long day with a headache and lots of work. So now I am crazy tired. I already ate all my calories, but I really want the last serving of ice-cream. I don't know. I might overeat today. :s So doing really good other than... I am so hungry!!! I drank so much to not eat all the time.…

I wish it was Friday... Uh. But I love the "not bring home work tonight". Sounds like a very good idea.

We actually saw two, but I only count one. The first was a black bear which was near the road. There were lot's of people stopping and even kids trying to run after it. It was damned scared and I felt bad for it. Luckily a ranger came and dispersed the crowd because some people were clearly behaving dangerously stupid. The…

Isn't that a general problem, not only for the cooling food but even more so if it is on low "keep warm"?

Usually, when joining the gym you should get at least a basic instruction to the machines and introduction to the gym's traditions and etiquette. For etiquette it is rather easy: If in Rome, do as the Romans do. Watch and don't be offended if corrected. Many machines also have a printed explanation on them (because…

Why did you decide to go back to the gym? That reason is probably your motivation. I do it the other way round though, go after work, which means being home late.

You can do lots of strength training at home. If you do body weight exercises you don't even need any equipment. And if you want to lift a weight, go lift baby (safely, of course, but honestly, people do this and some babys like it quite a bit).

Not that I could help you, but people who know their way around this would need you location. I think those competitions are set up in local "leagues" that you fight your way up to national. Where I live, there are (nearly) no professionals so anyone participating is an amateur anyway.

Not a breakfast person here. I currently am on an oatmeal streak, but I have been known to eat cake, toast with cream cheese, leftovers from dinner, leftovers from desserts, potato salad leftovers, rice crisps with chocolate spread and protein shakes for breakfast. And much more. Basically anything (or nothing).

1) Go to gym three times. 1/3 2) Be a loving girlfriend. No fighting if I can avoid it. 3/7 3) Get into a more grateful mindset. Put aside some minutes a day to foster it. 0/7 Ah, forget it. This week is too stressful to use it to start new beautiful habits. I am lucky I manage to be on point with my other plans. 4) Write…

And it is another day. I woke up with a slight headache, but I am not letting it get me down. 1) Don't worry too much about bf. Be loving and care, but don't let it get me too scared. 2) Drink enough water 3) Get the next conference task done 4) Do the dreaded long database upload process and finish it, so we can submit…

That sounds like what I would call a perfect "you can't go wrong with it" gift for new parents. :) ;)

What I did today was exercise out all my frustration. Let it fuel me. And after I used this fuel up I felt cleaner and calmer. It does not resolve anything, but I also know I will add to my frustration if I miss the training because of it. But at the same time, sometimes you also need to allow yourself a day off. A day to…

Today was exhausting, so I am checking in before I fall asleep on the couch. In the end I powered through. Work is very stressful and I am worried about my bf. I am not sure how long I will have strength for both of us. I mean, he is nice and kind with me, I am just afraid he is going to do something bad for himself.

Have a wonderful time and enjoy every second!

So todays plans? 1) Do the conference related tasks at work 2) Progress with the programming 3) Drink enough water 4) Do not freak out because bf is stressed crazy again, be supportive 5) Go to the gym I totally don't feel like going to the gym. I feel like none of it, but the last days were reasonably positive so I just…