60 DAY PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Tanjarine7

DAY 11: My main goal is not to give in to any junk food - sweets in particular. And, so far, I have achieved that. I hate that sugar has such a hold over me

Tanjarine7

diane0512 wrote: »

I can relate. I sabotaged myself an hour before bed last night. Thanks for making me feel not so alone in this. I could never last on 1200 calories. I like the nighttime tea idea. I'll give it a try next time I crave. It's tough when kids are in bed and nobody would know I ate that piece of chocolate.

You're welcome A lot of the time when I eat more than I wanted it is also done with no one looking lol.

Tanjarine7

Whenever I'm not in such a good place with my SO I really get the overwhelming urge to overeat. I 'binged' on a pack of gum - satisfied my need to finish a pack of something without too many calories.

Tanjarine7

No cravings tonight so nicely off to bed. Weekends are actually easier than weekdays for me - no surprise as I'm always complaining about how bored and annoyed I get at work.

ActiveOne5

Binging is a daily battle for me, so I have to convince myself that snacking on all that food is something I can let go for awhile, because I want to fit into my clothes and be able to wear a swimming suit without being so embarrassed.

Tanjarine7

DAY 12: Feeling really sad today. As a result I've already eaten 1350 calories and have been up (out of bed) for only 3 hours.

Tanjarine7

Well, I truly failed and had a fully-fledged binge today - wiping out all of my deficit from the week But one thing I can say is that it was harder on my belly to eat so much - maybe because I still tried to take my time eating instead of eating quickly like I usually do.

This will probably get better once I start at my new school - I hate where I'm at...I also hate my lack of social life. That's why I was so upset today - thinking about how much I hate myself for having zero social life. I hope I can make some friends at my new school...

I'm restarting my challenge tomorrow *sigh*

Tanjarine7

DAY 1: Back to square one. I did go 10 days without having any junk, which is longer than I've gone in a long time, but I want to succeed on my 60 day challenge. I don't want any fail days. I want 60 days straight of no junk and no binges, so I'm trying again.

las07s

I'm so proud of you and I'm still here! Don't quit!!! Because of you and your challenge (you are very motivational), I lost 3.2 lbs this week. I literally almost lost it for a pint of Ben n' Jerry's ice cream, but I held out. This is one of the craziest challenges, because my body is so madddd at me! I'm still here and still going!

No Junk Food Challenge (Start 6/1/15) Day 8
Weight Loss Challenge (Start 6/1/15) Day 8, -3.2 lb
Daily Exercise Challenge (Start 6/5/15) Day 4, 2520 Cal's burned

las07s

diane0512 wrote: »

I can relate. I sabotaged myself an hour before bed last night. Thanks for making me feel not so alone in this. I could never last on 1200 calories. I like the nighttime tea idea. I'll give it a try next time I crave. It's tough when kids are in bed and nobody would know I ate that piece of chocolate.

I relate to all of what you said.

I am also on a 1200 Cal diet, and I absolutely have to work out so that I can eat more. I always aim to get my net Calories to be about 1200-1400. And I struggle in the same way with sneaking food. I struggle with that mindset a lot of the time. You know, "Nobody will know"... What I realized was that people will know, they do know and most importantly, I know. I may be able to down a pint of ice cream or sneak a Snickers bar without anyone seeing me, but I can't hide my weight, myfitness level, bloated body... It was a very stark moment for me when I first put those two things together. What I eat in secret is displayed on my body in public. I struggle with this a lot, but it does keep my previous bingeing habit to a minimum. @Tanjarine7 , their challenge is helping me kick the rest of it out of my life.

Tanjarine7

Feeling very sad and tearful again today.

las07s wrote: »

I'm so proud of you and I'm still here! Don't quit!!! Because of you and your challenge (you are very motivational), I lost 3.2 lbs this week. I literally almost lost it for a pint of Ben n' Jerry's ice cream, but I held out. This is one of the craziest challenges, because my body is so madddd at me! I'm still here and still going!

No Junk Food Challenge (Start 6/1/15) Day 8
Weight Loss Challenge (Start 6/1/15) Day 8, -3.2 lb
Daily Exercise Challenge (Start 6/5/15) Day 4, 2520 Cal's burned

Thanks, that's nice great job on your progress. But careful about using exercise to earn more calories to eat - you don't wanna start pushing yourself too hard to burn extra calories or you'll hurt your body.

aprilyankee

So I had a shake this weekend. I'm not feeling too bad about it though. I took the kids to Sonic after a 5 mile mountain hike. They each had a full meal with a bad shake (something with candy bars mixed into it). I had a basic shake (medium chocolate) with a blt and no fries. I was still within my calories for the day

My time of the month is a few days away. My daughter's hit Sunday. I'm usually a few days behind her (she's 16). She likes baked goods when she's on hers, fudge, cookies, brownies. I love to bake so it's my weakness as well. She was telling to pick up some baking supplies while we were out shopping but I told her nope, not this month. I told her I'll make something healthy. Maybe some crepes and fruit. She loves them and she can dust hers with powdered sugar.

We did get a few boxes of tea and are both drinking tea before bed. It really seems to help abate the cravings.

las07s

Tanjarine7 wrote: »

Feeling very sad and tearful again today.

las07s wrote: »

I'm so proud of you and I'm still here! Don't quit!!! Because of you and your challenge (you are very motivational), I lost 3.2 lbs this week. I literally almost lost it for a pint of Ben n' Jerry's ice cream, but I held out. This is one of the craziest challenges, because my body is so madddd at me! I'm still here and still going!

No Junk Food Challenge (Start 6/1/15) Day 8
Weight Loss Challenge (Start 6/1/15) Day 8, -3.2 lb
Daily Exercise Challenge (Start 6/5/15) Day 4, 2520 Cal's burned

Thanks, that's nice great job on your progress. But careful about using exercise to earn more calories to eat - you don't wanna start pushing yourself too hard to burn extra calories or you'll hurt your body.

No worries about that, most days I hit the office gym at lunch for short workouts that don't get me too sweaty. That usually means a 13 min walk there and a 15 min walk back (uphill), and a half hour to do 15-20 min of cardio and 10 min of either stretching or weights. It usually rounds out to about 300 Calories. On Saturday and Sunday (if I don't have yard work to do), I spend 90 minutes at the gym for 60 min cardio and 30 min weights/yoga (~600-700 Cals total). It's a very comfortable routine. I could push myself harder, but this works for me for now.

aprilyankee

Still sticking to it. I did have one piece of peppermint hard candy. It was 2pm and I hadn't eaten yet and felt my blood sugar dropping and that's all I could come up with. I figured that would be ok.

Right now I'm sick as hell so haven't done much of anything. But I did lose 2 pounds last week so feeling good about that. I really just want to go back to bed and sleep it off.

R_Queenie

This challenge is really inspiring! As I have been reading, I am seriously questioning if I could do a whole week without "junk". So 60 days is more than my brain can comprehend! I know that sugar is not something that my body NEEDS - or it doesn't need it in the forms that I want it in...(think ice cream) but it certainly doesn't feel that way!

@Tanjarine7 --I completely believe that friendships are SO much harder to develop in adulthood! I understand and know that there are many times that I am wishing for a larger social circle of GOOD supports (not that mean girl playground crap!) Anyway, thanks for doing this and sharing your struggles ---I am watching in awe!

@aprilyankee-- I like your approach to this challenge!!! You have struck a balance! Keep it up!

diane0512

@Tanjarine7 - Checking to see how you are doing? Haven't seen you check in for a while so praying for you!
I bought some decaf rooibos tea (Stash Spice Dragon Red Chai) this past weekend that will be my go-to nighttime drink to help with my evening snack cravings. I also stopped buying kettle popcorn because I had trouble with portion control (2 cups ended up multiplying mindlessly).

aprilyankee

So I caved and had some ice cream yesterday. But I figured since I was sick with a sore throat and hadn't hit 1000 calories a day for the past 3 days it would be ok. I didn't eat very much. Not sure if it's because I'm sick or because I haven't had any sweets for 2 weeks. Interesting to be sure. Granted, I haven't had an appetite so maybe that's all it is. It was definitely soothing on the throat. Better than the yogurt.

aprilyankee

Turns out the sick was a little more sick than I thought. So I have pneumonia as it turns out.

Tanjarine7

@R_Queenie So odd that you mention it being hard to make friends in adulthood - I don't remember mentioning my struggle with friendships. But yeah I have really struggled with social anxiety and that has been the main cause of my depression. And my depression exacerbated my binge eating problem.

I have been taking St John's Wort and it has really improved my mood and has given me a positive enough mindset to start trying to overcome my anxiety with the help of a self-help book.

Tanjarine7

As is evident from my absence from this thread, I messed up pretty badly and felt embarrassed so I ran off lol. But I'm back again on day 4 of my third try

I'm going to join an athletics club. Having that twice a week will give me something to do in the evening and hopefully deter me from bingeing as I wouldn't want it to affect my performance. I need to lose a bit of weight first though! I'll maybe go in a couple of weeks.

Tanjarine7

DAY 6: Exercise is better again but still harder than it should be.

On another note, I discovered chai latte and malt loaf. Yum.

Tanjarine7

I only ate meat twice this week. Was going to make a curry for the week but I don't feel like eating meat. I normally eat chicken or fish once a day, which is still less than most, but I think I want to change to every other day.

zahpay88

Count me in!

aprilyankee

I gave myself a two week hiatus and indulged in the ice cream. Back on the wagon though, with a 4 pound weight gain. It happens. You can let it define you and dwell and feel bad about yourself. I don't. I'm human. I was sick and still recovering. I'm not quite up to doing cardio yet, but back to getting my 10k steps a day and watching my intake. It's a good start.

I love love love chai lattes

Tanjarine7

Day 10 complete. Not eating as few calories as before. Having 1500 net.

Tanjarine7

Why does this always seem to get so hard after day 10? This is just so ridiculous. I've gone 60 days before. I've probably gone longer before. But I just can't seem to break this habit right now

aprilyankee

Oh I've been there. Indulged quite a bit this weekend for the holiday. My favorite holiday as well Lots of alcohol and ice cream. Was surprised to see a loss, but it appears my thyroid medicine is working and I'm on the mend from the pneumonia. Still super tired but getting my exercise back up as I go. One day at a time.

Tanjarine7

Day 6. Again. Almost binged on some homemade bread, but went to the gym instead.

aprilyankee

Tanjarine7 wrote: »

Day 6. Again. Almost binged on some homemade bread, but went to the gym instead.

Awesome!!!! I totally pigged out this weekend. My daughter's birthday party. So. Much. Junk.

Tanjarine7

This should be a lot easier over the summer holidays as I can nap and I shouldn't be as stressed. But I'm a new teacher so really I may be rather stressed planning lessons and trying to get myself ready