. I'm leaning toward using the SparkPeople nutritional tracking tools to monitor daily calorie intake. They also have tracking tools for exercise, sleep, water intake, etc. I think that's all I'll need. I know my weak points are late night binges and not enough sleep. Otherwise, I think I eat pretty well. I'll get to the exercise goals soon.Right now I really want to focus on getting enough sleep.
Today I read Martha's discussion about why her book is based on 4-day intervals for goal setting. It was fascinating and, I think, right on. I'd never thought about the psychological difference between three days (a nice break in the routine) vs. four days (starting to feel like a new routine). She gives a lot of examples. Beck is incredibly good at noticing "obvious" patterns that no one else seems to notice.
I also realized as I was reading today that I really want to work through the whole book and not leap ahead to the jump-start plan in the appendix. I want to do this right, once and for all. Several parts of the jump-start refer to skills learned in chapters I haven't read yet. I don't want to forge ahead until I've built a foundation to set myself up for success. I've decided to take my time and go through the book as it was written.
My only goal for now is to get enough sleep--eight hours every night. I haven't been successful except one night this week, so I clearly need to break this goal down into more achievable chunks. I think the next part of the book explains how to do that.
Sleep. That's my focus. Relaxing, refreshing, sustaining sleep.
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