We Who Wrestle With God

 Day 1, again, due to more RC and BS yesterday. Today is the day the new JBP book comes out. Yesterday I again listened to the RealAF pods about 75Hard. The meal plan part, the only one I struggle with, seems like it's glossed over. With the other rules, there's an Answer. One Photo. Ten Pages. Two workouts, 45 mins. One Gallon. 

For the meal plan, and let me settle in to write up my excuses here, it's not so clear-cut. I told myself I'm following BLE. Those rules are:

1. No sugar
2. No flour
3. Three meals with no snacking, as in a schedule
4. Controlling portion size, as per the meal list, meaning to weigh the foods

Well #1 and #2 are pretty stellar. #2 is a zero intake. #1 is the occasional dried mango, coconut milk, I think that's it. 

#3. When I'm at work, M1 and M2 go ok because I'm not near Moria. Weekends, forget it, I'm in the depths. M1 sometimes I eat half before I leave then half at work, so the meal is split. (Need to mention though that I've worked on the habit of not adding to M1 successfully. Weekdays, I mean). 

#4 reads just like #3. It depends on where I am. 

M3 is the mess. I've successfully changed to come home through the front door, take dog to mail box, go to closet to change and wash up. Then the habit chain breaks because I go to Moria to feed the dog. Last night I stood at the counter eating turkey with my fingers. Then a few bites of cottage cheese. Then half an apple "for the walk", then another slice of apple, then the rest because I couldn't wait. Walk, then broccoli and tomato sauce, grapes, grapes, dates, more full. 

M3 is also harder because sometimes LA is home early and we eat. Sometimes he's home late and I've already eaten. I don't know if I can set a time like "8pm" but I can set the rules of the time. 

So before I go home tonight and face another restart, here are my 75Hard Meal Plan Rules!

1. Minimize the split of M1 because it just leaves you hungrier. Wait until work, you'll live. 
2. Have an apple when you get home and that's it. Transition this to nothing as the habit grows. 
3. Do chores - feed the dog and then 3 mins stained glass and 2 mins meditation while the dog eats. 
4. From here - figure out when dinner will be before coming downstairs, consulting LA and stopping to think about it. Walk if you can, otherwise wait to walk after for an earlier dinner.
5. Get out the plates, bowls, utensils, etc along with your food list. Build the plates, all of them. 
6. Take a photo of the plates. 
7. Put the phone away, or set to video, no hunched interaction.
8. Sit the fuck down and eat. No c-tops. Slow down, and have a MEAL.
9. Get up and LEAVE. Brush your teeth! Then do dishes.

There, that's 8 rules for M3. I like 8! But this is still not clear-cut and simple. Pick the major points.