What worked for you today?

NadiaMayl

Nearly went over my calorie limit yesterday, tired from final exams from an online language class, I had decided to make yesterday my day off from exercising.
But then I had a dinner (even though I kept it light), I got the antsies and jumped on the treadmill, “just a 15 min brisk walk”... turned i to a slow 30 min jog, turned into some functional training with kettlebells and dumbbells.... ended up doing about 50 min workout!!
Off to take three final exams today!!!!

AwesomeSquirrel

Met up with a friend for a morning walk and coffee instead of catching up over lunch. Chitchat and 6000 steps before work was a great start to the day!

lolly2414

Splitting my exercise between morning and evening, instead of just one evening session. I'm burning about 30% more calories that way.

imgwendolyn2015

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Listened to a great podcast about fitness and it re framed my mindset. I don't feel so overwhelmed now and will continue to trust this process.

Do you recall the name of the podcast? I would like to listen as well!

Yes- so I preface this by saying it is Shaun T- however the podcasts are free and he only mentions his programs a few times + his advertisements that probably pay for the podcast. I wouldn't share if it was just a giant ad though

Podcast Name: Trust and Believe with Shaun T
Episode 234 Finishing Strong
Episode 222- How to mentally get through a tough workout
Episode 216- 12 ways to stay committed all year
Episode 214- three things to do after your workout for success

All of them are really good and got me back in the right mental headspace.

Thank you!

colieblossom

I did not want to do my work out today, but I did it anyway.

imgwendolyn2015

Lack of motivation for exercising yesterday afternoon but knew I was going out with friends for dinner so I wanted to make sure I had some extra exercise calories available. I did the work out, a little half halfheartedly, but got it done.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Personal schedules and household schedules.

Girlfriend told me she has to get up for 8:30 am zoom classes starting next week. I don't have to work too hard to help her get fed, dressed, caffeinated, and ready to pay attention by then, cause I already have a morning schedule in place, I just have to slide the times about a half hour earlier.

veggiepat

Walking in the heat and doing a zumba workout.

walk4today

Resisting buying a small package of Chunky Chips Ahoy cookies when I remembered the saying, "Discipline is choosing between what you want and what you want most." I want most to lose weight, not to add 160 calories for 4 cookies, then 160 for 4 more, etc.

colieblossom

I got pleasure from getting my cleaning and work out done today. I resisted the desert. Instead I had 2 sugarless lolipops.

veggiepat

Eating more protein with each meal, which made me fuller. Yay!

Latrellis

2 eggs, onions, sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes, jalapenos with a little cheese and small sausage patty daily for b'fast

mssue18

Cooking the most delicious dinner I had no idea I was going to make. I had no idea how I was going to use portabella mushrooms, tuna and cheese. I stuffed the mushrooms and sautéed them with some spices. It really worked.

wanderinglight

I was super hungry after working out and *almost* ate way too much but I stopped, took a breath, pre-logged my food, ate a normal amount and waited 20 minutes so the "I'm full" signal could travel from my stomach to my brain.

GreenValli

My husband was given a coupons for free Jersey Mikes Subs. We are going to use them for dinner. Too many calories in a sandwich for me. So I am going to ask them to cut and wrap the 2 halves separately. I will eat one for dinner and eat the other half for tomorrow's lunch. I am looking over the choices online right now before we go and pick them up. I may end up going over calories a little bit though.

veggiepat

Got new dvd's from Gina B. Up to the Beat Fitness, and did binge exercise sessions over the weekend, instead of doing food binges. Woo Hoo!

jxwaters

I know I'm largely a night snacker (despite all the guidelines to make sure to stop eating at a certain time of night). I decided to pre-plan my daytime snacks and everything just to make sure I had enough calories left over for a little night time snacking, instead of getting to the end of the day and realizing I'd worked so hard, just to overdo it before bed.

kevin95630

What helps for me is to come on this board to engage rather than FB or tweeter.

I drink my own concoction of Sodastream no-cal, which really helps me to satisfy my need to "treat" myself. Carbonation make even plain water seem special for me. I add their flavor drops which do not add sweetener. But if I want more, I'll have various recipes that incorporate concentrated green tea, cayenne pepper, lemon or lime juice, and when I want to add sweetener, I use their diet lemon-lime (don't judge please, I know all about the debate over artificial sweeteners, the question was about what I do...). The lemon-lime seems to be a good general purpose base upon which to build.

Apart from that, I really do find that reading through this board helps me to focus on what's important, helps distract me from emotional eating and the stress-inducing discussions on FB.

We have horrific air quality due to the nearby fires, so indoor exercise while running a couple of HEPA filters 24/7 helps with that.

Be kind to yourselves. Love each other. Laugh often, from the belly.

colieblossom

I was not feeling my work out today. I did a slow hour. But because I needed to hit a number, I heard all the excuses in my head of why this work out was good enough. Then I asked myself am I in pain? No. Do I have the time? yes. So I got it done. 20 extra minutes and no excuses.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

What worked for me today.... was not being on a "diet". It was terribly hot and humid today, and I looked at the kitchen and said, "Oh, I can't even." So we went to the local diner and picked up sandwiches. I wasn't even thinking about what I can eat and can't due to allergies, cause that's second nature now. And I wasn't looking at things to see if I could have them on my current food plan, because I can have anything on my current food plan. (And I knew whatever sandwich I got I could probably only handle having half a sandwich, anyway. I have shrunk my stomach a lot.) But I didn't have to worry about it. And that made it easier.

Individually wrapped things also works for me today. I may be better at portioning now, but I don't trust myself and that way I have to unwrap if I want more, and that's enough of a cue for me to wait.