October: 400
November: 436 (+36)

I’m feeling very proud of myself. I’ve been getting a LOT done recently, and thanks to these activity tracking exercises I’m able to keep track of it all, and identify where I can continue to improve. There will be more to do with complex tasks and cleaning / organization in the new year, but for now I want to focus on my physical health, as I’ve recently stopped taking a weight-loss medication and I’d like to not regain much weight.

So far I’ve gone back and forth between 190 and 195 in the last month, and noticing there have been a substantial increase in cravings for both sugar and regular food. Even after eating a full meal, there are still hunger pangs afterwards, which implies that perhaps I am eating too quickly. I want to maintain good portion sizes, and keep an eye on my sugar intake in the coming month.

Last week was thanksgiving, and although it was difficult I stayed away from eating desserts and sweets at the thanksgiving events we attended. I may have to do the same for christmas and new years, depending on how my weight looks by the end of this month.

I also want to reprioritize work, but I’m not sure how realistic prioritizing two different things might be. Work seems to still be going very well, but I’ve noticed that last month I spent less time on my work routines, and I’d like, if possible, to return some focus there as well. It seems that the most destabilizing thing to the work routine is not getting enough sleep, so I’m going to try and make sure on “worknights” I get to bed before 8:30pm if I can.

This is feeling like a laundry list of additional goals, but there are other things I’d like to get done as well. The To-Do activity feels too vague, and I’d like to pick 2 or 3 potential “to-do’s” per day, of varying difficulty, so that when I get one done it counts as a To-Do. Up until now I’ve just been keeping track of it mentally.

This is high-organizational stuff folks. And author if you’re reading this back here’s what you just added to your plate after recognizing all the work you’ve already been doing:

This year:

• maintain good meal portion sizes
• closely monitor my sugar intake
• increase work routine tasks
• track To-Do’s directly somewhere on a day-to-day basis

Next year:

• tackle complex, unstructured tasks around the house
• increase cleaning frequency
• organize the household
• spend more time coding