GET FOCUSED IN MAY Challenge - 5/10 Mini Challenge

dandydalek

One of my first weeks on here I decided to (just for a week!) drink nothing but water. It was really hard for me (I was a soft-drink junkie) but I convinced myself to keep at it because it was just for a week. At first I was counting down the days, but by the end of the week I was so used to drinking just water that I FORGOT to go back to drinking anything else for several days after the week was over. I've had no problem reaching my eight glasses a day since, and usually end up drinking more.

AngelsKisses75

Okay a few things that I feel have helped me .... hummmmm

1. Support! I have tried and failed at this numerous times! Infact I was at the point where I felt hopeless and had given up on ever being fit again when a friend of mine said hey come join me @ myfitnesspal! Strangers became family, things are shared, talked out, openly debated (sometimes a bit over board, but it is that passion that fuels so many of us), and when I have felt like walking away someone gave me a hand up, dusted me off, and pushed me back in the game.

2. Making it fun makes for a permanent change! I refuse to ever diet again. I came in all nervous that there would be a diet plan to follow! I was amazed that nope there isn't. *YAY* So making better meal choices and exercise fun helps it to become a lifestyle change, and that is what I want. Not another fad diet. Different food choices, controlled portions, and a mix up of exercises are the spice of this alteration.

3. In supporting others I find support within and without. I tried Turbo Fire and while it was fun I do not feel like I am physically ready for it. I kicked my self pretty hard. Then while giving a friend some support I read what I told her and said 'WOW Misty take your own advice! 'If it hurts don't do it! When your fitness level gets where you are ready to try again then have at it'.' So I find sometimes I am harder on myself than I am on others. This helps me notice it more often.

4. Emotional eating. This is not an easy thing to battle. I was glad to find I wasn't the only one battling it, but yet upset that others had to suffer the same way. So somethings need to be let go, others need to be worked out, but they all need closure of some sort and new arrivals need addressed immediately.

I am still a work in progress, and have a long way to go! Thank you all for sharing your passion! Whether it be heated debate, fiery advice, opinionated statements, or that umph that says get up and go NOW! Thank you!!! :drinker:

GoldenGirl1979

ok, so i know i'm a day late... but yesterday, i didn't really feel like i had anything that was "working" that i could contribute :frown: i've been trying out a lot of different things w/my eating exercising... & i've been finding myself under my net calorie goal a lot @ the end of the day... i find that i restrict myself during the day... & then @ the end of the day (especially after exercising) i'm running around like a chicken w/my head cut off trying to eat calories that don't take me over my carbs, fat, sugar & sodium...

well, yesterday... w/the help of this post, the overall msg board... & i guess me just having that "aha" moment... i figured out that i need to eat more snacks during the day, so that i can reach my net my calorie goal... i'd been bringing snacks to work for abt a week now, but apparently they weren't enough... so today, i have 2 a.m. snacks & a protein shake!! i'm a work in progress, but i think i'm getting it!!