[ynac]

My secret weapon against the 35 pounds that I keep at bay is to get two solid half days of manual labor a week. I'm not highly skilled so I just offer neighbors to help with their projects. Digging out a pool, building a deck, cleaning up on a job site, roofing, cutting firewood. Anything. Along the way, I learn new skills, have fun with a few people, keep their project cost down, and often take some pride in the project when it's done. I bring a half gallon of iced tea, lightly salted and lemoned.

My other routine elements are pretty common:

Walk as often as possible with notebook

Stop eating by 7pm and don't break the fast until about noon

Don't let my enemy foods in the house. I'm looking at you Sr. Oreo!

I also have a score card in .txt, along with Convict Conditioning for days I don't have any labor. I look for 10 sets and a nice walk.

Lastly, if I'm doing all this, I don't beat myself up when the Oreos do show up and I manage to clean them out in a matter of hours. Resistance is futile - don't blame yourself.

[roland35]

Manual labor sounds nice after a week of coding, but unfortunately I hurt my back a few years ago and can't do as much as I'd like!

And I had to throw away all cookies in my house. I can't control myself.