Burnout
Goal Post #3 In August I burnt out and stopped everything but walking. Bike rides dwindled to once a week or less, and yoga only happened twice that month. The damage wasn't limited to the month of August- burnout effects extended into November. Why did this happen? The answers are broken into two categories: calories and exercise. Counting calories One of the main reasons counting calories didn’t work for me summer 2017 is simple. It's a total drag. It interrupts enjoyment of a meal, leaves any companion alone for however long it takes you to complete the process, and is mind-numbingly boring. Who loves searching for a detailed caloric description of the thing you're about to eat? No one. No one loves that. The app I use isn’t great by the way. It has all kinds of tics that make no sense. One of these is reminding people to eat more when they’re 200 calories down or exercise if 200 calories up. At 11am on a Tuesday most people are going to eat in an hour or