Yeah, I chew gum. It does help for sure. I just have to force myself to change. I was sitting here analyzing what I've done after writing a total self-pity entry in my journal. I should just give up. Instead, I have to take a hard look at what I'm doing, which, I figured out, is asking things to change without changing. Now, it doesn't take a three-digit IQ to figure out that that's not possible. And yet, that is exactly what I've been demanding. Like a total idiot. You know, those vegetables I despise eating. I'm gonna have to eat them. Why do I despise eating them? I don't know. Any number of reasons, but so what? Just eat them! Sigh. OK, sorry about that ME tangent.The carry-over is only to show the total number of days you've gone on a challenge. And it only worked with acing the challenge the way I was doing it. But you could make the second number the number of days out of the total actual days that you've stayed on a challenge. Of course, it would have to be the same challenge. In any case, it's just to keep you aware that this is not really a new beginning. It's a new chapter within the same book. So, if you have two rounds of exercise challenges, have three numbers and add on the pauses for the last one. Let's see.
Exercise challenge Day 2 -- 0 of 3 pauses taken -- (23 days on plan in the past 26 days).
Explanation: If you had three pauses in the last challenge, it means you had 21 days on and 3 days off. Add your 2 good days so far in the new round to the first number in parentheses and 2 days to the second.
I know it's complicated but not once you get it going. You just have to know where to add the numbers. If you take a pause to the above it would become:
Exercise challenge Day 2 -- 1 of 3 pauses taken -- (23 days on plan in the past 27 days).
Got it?
Hope the cold doesn't catch you. I am sick right now and it's a real drag.
Oooh how I hate that! 
Bizarre!
Good to see you. Superbowl!!! MY CITY!!! GO STEELERS!! I will be at work, trying to snatch moments in front of the screen (if I can find anyone airing it) Oh, no, this could mean a celebration tomorrow night. I can NOT go out whatever the outcome. Anyone, sorry for the tangent, but you both were talking Superbowl. 
Man does he look young! And he got so buff! 
The post-Bowl evening here for me was....hmm...funny, I can't seem to remember the evening that well...for some reason. 
me! I am writing it down here, to make me do it! No excuse, b/c it is such a beautiful day here and the house is clean, all the laundry caught up and everything fairly organized (I've been doing a lot on that for the last 6 weeks or so, since before Christmas, starting when I was searching and dragging out all the Xmas decorations), so NO EXCUSES!! 
I'd like to think I can try again, but any eating challenges have to wait until next week, DH is going out of town and it becomes much easier to control what types of food I eat. As for quantity, I should be able to manage portions, so that will be my mini challenge. Eat small portions. A bit vauge, but I'll know when I've crossed the line. 
