I lost my momentum in the second half of January Rather than pause and re-evaluate, I beat myself up over it, spiraled into an anxiety spell, and have started the slow climb back to a steady state. As I reset my habits and routines, my steady state also needs to be reset for where I am right now, and not to a standard that I can’t sustain. That means shorter meditations, journaling just one page, and reverting to 20 minute strength workouts and lots of walks (even if they’re just on my treadmill while I watch a brain candy show). In an effort to help others do the same, I’ll be hosting a daily accountability check-in for paid subscribers. If this is something you find valuable, I’d be grateful for your upgrade! Note - the workouts I link to are on the Peloton app. Here’s a 60 day free pass, if you’d like to try the app out for yourself. MindfulnessI’m continuing unguided meditations, counting my breaths (inhale on 1, exhale on 2) until I get to 10, and starting back at 1. I repeat as many times as feels right to me. I’m continuing my manifestation journaling (writing down 6 goals or mindsets as if they’ve already happened, like “I am living my most fulfilled life. I flow through my days with focus and ease”). If time and energy permits, I’ll keep going and write what feels good - a stream-of-consciousness, an ideal day, a gratitude list, or a combination of all three. After I finish journaling, I add the tasks of the day to my planner and adjust the various work blocks on my calendar app. These are the journals I use (use HITHA25 to get 25% off), and this is my daily planner. WorkoutsI might have been overly ambitious when I selected 30 minute strength workouts last month. I’m paring them back to 20 minute workouts and adding an extra day of strength. Strength stack (plus warm up + stretch):
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MealsI continue to log all of my meals in MyFitnessPal (the free one - no need for the paid subscription) with the same macro goals of protein (100 g) and fiber (25 g) daily. I’m still a stickler for my usual breakfast, with a small tweak:
I used to spend a few hours on Sunday prepping all our meals for the week. I want to bring back these sessions on Sunday afternoons, with the goal of prepping the following for easy-to-assemble lunches - a grain, a protein, and veggies. I also want to have 2 dinners ready to be cooked, and 2 fully cooked. My husband selects the menu on our Skylight calendar and handles the grocery shopping from this menu (checking what we have on hand and ordering what we need). This is our general dinner schedule: Monday - Indian Here are our go-to recipes (I take out a portion for the kids after seasoning the meal lightly)
Fun ThingsHere’s what I’ve been enjoying lately: Treating myself to a weekly flower delivery from Botanical Brothers - $45 for long lasting blooms that brighten up my space (and super flexible to skip or cancel). Reading I’m in my comfort re-reads era, and have been revisiting Alexa Martin’s Playbook series, Nisha Sharma’s Shakespeare Aunties trilogy, and basically everything Abby Jimenez has written (I loved her newest short story!) Watching
Listening I’ve had frequency playlists playing nonstop lately. Here are some of my favorites:
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