Took the day off and had a Disneyland 🎂 birthday date with my partner. And yes… we went with the flow. He wanted cottage cheese pancakes at our favorite breakfast spot — so we did it. I had: • 3 cottage cheese pancakes with fresh strawberries • 2 eggs • 2 black coffees + 3 vanilla creamers Did I fully “plan”? Kind of. But not really. 😂 I was still so full that I skipped lunch. Had one snack — mango chili fruit jerky — and by dinner I was still feeling it. Good thing I had already prepped my Thai Kaprow bison & turkey 🙌🏼 Paired it with: • Pickled daikon & carrots • 1 egg • Chili paste End of day protein: 91g Goal: higher. And guess what? I’m too full to force more food. So I’m not. What am I going to do? ➡️ Move on. ➡️ Let it go. ➡️ Enjoy the memory. Old Lena would have: • Felt guilty • Beat herself up • Hit the gym extra hard the next day to “make up” the calories • Restricted food • Been miserable New Lena? Not anymore. No punishment workouts. No shame. No spiraling. And I still closed my rings. Ended my day at 19,283 steps (7.5+ miles) walking Disneyland. 🎢✨ This week I’ll tighten nutrition a bit — maybe trim 50–100 calories, add a few extra steps, recovery with sleep, and refocus on hitting protein consistently. But today? Today was life. Progress isn’t perfection — it’s emotional maturity around food. And that’s the real win. 💙🔥

We get Chipotle about once a week because it's fresh, lots of protein and veggies, and all five of us actually like it. That's a big win. This week I tried something different with my order and wanted to share. I got a bowl but without the rice, with double chicken, tomatoes, corn salsa, cheese, and lettuce. Then I used the mission zero net carb high fiber tortillas to make tacos. If you Google chipotle nutrition calcular, you can click exactly what you ordered and it gives you the macros. My bowl - 580 calories 73g protein 22g carbs 5g fiber 24g fat + Mission tortillas (for 3) - 110 calories 7g protein 19g carbs 19g fiber 5g fat For reference, these are the macros if I had ordered three soft chicken tacos with the same toppings - 650 calories (vs 690, so really similar) 48g protein (vs 73g, they don't give the option for double meat on tacos and you definitely get more in a bowl even without doubling) 62g carbs (vs 41g) 7g fiber (vs 24g)!!! 25g fat (vs 29g) Not saving me on calories or fat, but lots more protein and these tortillas have been a total game changer for reaching my fiber goal. Just a little food for thought😁😁😁