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It's been so long since I posted in my old log, I decided to start a new one. I find it difficult to keep up with my workout updates here since there is only so much I am allowed to share, being on the team and all. I do a lot of testing these days so it is especially tricky. I do miss having an anchor in here, where I can just check in and write my thoughts down. I figured, I'll share what I can. When I was more consistent with logging in summer it helped me a great deal despite the fact that it seemingly only added to my already hectic day. I'll try to keep this more casual this time around and see how it goes.
These days I just wake up at ~ 5:30AM and that's that. I am awake and alert so I try to take advantage of that. I walk the boys at 6AM and then get my day started. About a year ago, I hit perimenopause but it took me months to realize what happened and why I was so miserable and angry all the time. I started training 2-3 times a day, adjusted my nutrition a bit and started focusing more on rest. With my lifestyle interventions I managed to offset a lot of the symptoms and I feel like a whole new person. I am just, well, more balanced.
I started recording my meals in chronometer so I could keep track of my nutrition. It's been 6 years since I went plant-based and, although I feel great, I wanted to make sure I was getting all the nutrients I needed. And it's a good thing I did because I am consistently under-eating Zinc and vitamin E. A coupe of weeks ago I also bought a new fitness tracker (I didn't even know samsung had a new one out and it was exactly the design I always wanted! I am so happy!). I have a history with fitness trackers... but it's been some time since my last try - maybe this time it'll be ok? So far so good, no mental issues
And I love it so much, it has all the features I always wanted, too: heart rate, exercise tracking, step counter, sleep and water tracking, and a stopwatch. And then I also realized it connects to chronometer... 
Anyway, welcome to my new log! I'll try to updates it as often as I can because it really does help organize my thoughts and feelings
These days I just wake up at ~ 5:30AM and that's that. I am awake and alert so I try to take advantage of that. I walk the boys at 6AM and then get my day started. About a year ago, I hit perimenopause but it took me months to realize what happened and why I was so miserable and angry all the time. I started training 2-3 times a day, adjusted my nutrition a bit and started focusing more on rest. With my lifestyle interventions I managed to offset a lot of the symptoms and I feel like a whole new person. I am just, well, more balanced.
I started recording my meals in chronometer so I could keep track of my nutrition. It's been 6 years since I went plant-based and, although I feel great, I wanted to make sure I was getting all the nutrients I needed. And it's a good thing I did because I am consistently under-eating Zinc and vitamin E. A coupe of weeks ago I also bought a new fitness tracker (I didn't even know samsung had a new one out and it was exactly the design I always wanted! I am so happy!). I have a history with fitness trackers... but it's been some time since my last try - maybe this time it'll be ok? So far so good, no mental issues
And I love it so much, it has all the features I always wanted, too: heart rate, exercise tracking, step counter, sleep and water tracking, and a stopwatch. And then I also realized it connects to chronometer... Anyway, welcome to my new log! I'll try to updates it as often as I can because it really does help organize my thoughts and feelings
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with your new log!
I wasn't feeling it at all only a few days ago but the weather changed drastically pretty much overnight and now it's cold, gray and miserable 
It's a common misconception that Greece is nice and warm all year round (friends of mine were planning on packing bikinis in October when visiting me 
). It can get really cold here especially in come regions. I am somewhat lucky in that respect since I live in a town that is surrounded by mountains on one side and the sea on the other. We don't get extreme temperatures here but it is pretty humid overall. I often describe it as coming out in the cold wrapped up in a wet towel 
It's actually very similar to Manchester weather but we do get hot summers (unlike Manchester 
). Anyway, I am feeling Christmas-y so I have Christmas songs playing in the background 24/7.
So I started making my meals super high protein ~ 60g of protein each, to see if it helps. It's been 3 days so far and I don't feel hungry at all. I'll see if this sticks because, realistically... it's just a lot. I might cycle this throughout the week or something. To fit my macros I have to get most of my Calories from protein and that just sucks. I live for bread and pasta 
plus, I found this new place in town that makes vegan croissants.... I'll report on how it works out (or doesn't) in the future!
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You know, too good to be true and all? 
I now go there once a week. I like to support them and, yeah, the baked goods are incredible. Plus, they have really good coffee and comfortable chairs 
