Update #2

Feeling productive, but I had a hard time waking up this morning. I stayed up really late. I did some journal writing, mindfulness, letting go of things that I shouldn't let fester. I want to be a better "me" so that I can be a better version for my family and everyone else.

Dog training has been good. I'm seeing progress and I'm feeling more confident about myself leading Maggie (new adopted pit).

My holiday weight is gradually shedding off. I'm down another pound as of today.

A coding/logic issue I ran into last Friday is possibly solved. I got a fresh start this morning, thought through options of how to do certain things: Is customer verified? If verified, how can I apply a discount to XYZ product? What are the edge cases that customer is using a shared link, I need to prevent discount, etc etc etc. I think I got things solved.

Nice weather out. Kids are back in school for the new year. I'm about to go with wifey to walk the dogs.

Update #3 

I'm sure there will be lulls in productivity and progress, but I think the shift of a "new year" mindset has helped keep the momentum going.

Getting use to my morning routine again. Kid's are back in school, meaning I wake up around 6am. I help wake the kids up while my wife gets breakfast ready for them. After that I get my first cup of coffee, wake up a little more, hangout with the kids and chill for a bit. I feed the dogs when the kids start to dress up for school.

That's how my day is started. I don't have breakfast until my wife and I get back from dropping the kids off, which is around 8'ish.

I lost another pound or so. My optimized eating habits are slowly coming back. I still need to clean up my snacking in between meals, but I don't eat any snacks after dinner/dessert.

I still need to cut down on coffee, but my blood pressure readings have been good (normal).

Dog Training

It has progressed really well. I've been working with my two dogs on sit, down, stay, and come here commands. My lab already knows these commands, but is slow to do them. My pit is really picking it up and is food motivated, so she'll do things right away. I focused on getting my pit to do the commands in rapid succession and to hold her "stay" commands. She's doing very good. 

Tomorrow, if the Santa Ana winds aren't in full effect tomorrow, we'll try to give the dogs a walk and maybe do a longer walk. Walks are harder, but I have to lower my expectations down as it's more so a time for exploring for my pit. TBH, the walks are more for me and my ability to iron out my stress and anxiety from my dogs reactivity. 

Goals with Dog Training
1. Cleaning up Sit, Down, Stay, Here commands at Home
2. Leash walking, side by side w/ no leading
3. Dog Reactivity
4. Dog Anxiety on Car Rides

I'm rolling with this. Things are clicking. I know there will be days where it won't click and days I'll feel like not doing anything. Those are the days that I really feel I need to do something in order to just break out of the funk.