Vaughn Estrada writes down health choices as they actually happen: in restaurants, in supermarket aisles, on the road, and in weeks that did not go to plan. Every piece is dated to the day the situation happened, including the ones he got wrong.
At a college friend's wedding I spent more energy tracking how many drinks I'd had than actually enjoying the night, and it made me rethink how I show up to events like that.
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A timer set for ten minutes on a Sunday afternoon turned into a small habit of using dead time around the house…
At my brother's birthday dinner I caught myself scanning the menu for the lowest number instead of what I actually wanted. Here…
A canceled dinner plan left me eating at a restaurant by myself for the first time in years. I expected it to…
A rough week left me convinced a long Sunday sleep-in would set the week ahead up right. Instead it pushed my whole…
A coworker's going away party ran later than expected on a Wednesday. Leaving at 9:30 felt awkward in the moment and obviously…
Three days on the road turned into three days of drive-through meals. The trip taught me more about how I handle setbacks…
A Thursday happy hour with coworkers pushed me to figure out how to turn down a drink without turning it into a…
I threw out another bag of spinach last week, the third time in a row. Tracing back why led me to look…
For years I treated the bread basket at nice restaurants like a test I was failing. On our anniversary dinner, I finally…