May Goal Update

 Oh, after I wrote that post on microresolutions, I went to my Current Goals page with the intention of adding in some stuff about microresolutions rather than goals. I completely forgot that I set some goals for the month, so I thought I might as well take a look at how those have gone.

First, I wanted to continue stretching my calves daily. This was unfortunately a failure. As the month has worn on, I've become a bit lax with this unfortunately, and I've been missing a few days in a row, stretching one or two days, then missing a few again. I've missed chaining this to an existing habit, and doing it when I have been (right before bed) has proven too easy to miss (I do sometimes remember once I'm in bed and trying to sleep, but at that point I haven't wanted to get up and do it). So I need to tie that to a better cue.

Second, I wanted to measure food portions for better carb counting. This actually hasn't been a complete failure. I've started measuring rice because if I don't, I find it too hard to control my blood sugar. And I measure trail mix all the time so I know exactly how much insulin I need (that's also the reason I prefer foods like trail mix coming from bags or containers with the nutrition information on them). I made this goal too vague - did I want to measure all foods? What do I do for times when it is hard to measure (like if you're at the show munching on popcorn, or out at a friend's place for dinner)? In the post where I set this goal, I said I wanted to "focus more on proper portions. I've been measuring everything more to better help with my carbohydrate counting. So those are going to be my goals for May, and I'll reassess in June." So by measuring some stuff, did I succeed? I guess so?

So maybe those are two things that I can use microresolutions to better help me with - I can cue the calf stretches to an existing habit, and choose exactly what I need to measure and when. I'm definitely thinking of working on the calf stretching one for June, but I might hold off on the measuring one for a later date.