Groundhog Day Fitness and Food Plan

Burnout means I need to make as few choices as possible lest I quit it all and eat cashews out of the bag at midnight while watching YouTube.

The problem with YouTube, exciting foods, etc. is that it all highjacks the dopamine pathway in the brain.

Food be good, but not exciting on a daily basis. 

When I was my fittest and most healthy, my vegan plate was basic. A little boring. And standard. 

I wasn't aiming to win culinary awards, and I wasn't working to impress anyone (not that I am now either, but you get my point). 

There's something to be said for knowing what to expect, keeping your grocery shopping mundane, and prepping some foundational things each week. Truly.

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Note to self: Make things as boring as possible for the foreseeable future. Got it? Thanks

Boring plans:

1. Same boring low-dopamine nighttime routine - I am still trying to have  a nighttime routine. Around  5 pm I run out of steam for everything and just want to watch tv and think of absolutely nothing.
2. Try to find boring meals and jazz them up with sauces and don't think about it. I've let food be way too "fun" and that's why I want to keep eating and eating when bored/sad/happy etc. I obviously need to stop this
3. Tracking my calories and macros. I don't care what people say about this being "bad" or "unnecessary" for  vegans or anyone. Well, to ME it IS necessary. And, it's also very boring

So long as I can create conditions that check off most of my mini goals for the day. It needs to feel like Groundhog Day.  Anything else and my brain is highjacked by dopamine and needs and wants everything to be exciting and fun. 

I've done it that way, and it doesn't work for me. 

So, here's to a boring day of eating and exercising.