What 1 thing can you change this week?

lkellandmay
lkellandmay Posts: 119 Member
What one thing can you change this week to help you achieve your goal?

I know I have been buying (and eating) ju-jubes. It woudln't be so bad if I just had one or 2 but I eat the whole container.
My goal this week is to have a container of carrot sticks handy to munch on rather than popping a handful of ju-jubes in my mouth.
I think if I have peeled and cut veggies to eat, I will eat them rather than going for the sweets.i think I eat them just out of boredom more than anything.

what will you do this week to get you and keep you on track?

~laura
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  • mssurles
    mssurles Posts: 9
    My one thing I can change this week is to give the sweets a rest starting tomorrow. I've had a bad sweet tooth for the past 2 months and it seems even though I am trying to lose weight and struggling with it every day having sweets is a bad habit and Im willing to kick the habit this week. Who knows if i can do it for this week i might can strive to do it another week.
  • McButtski
    McButtski Posts: 203 Member
    I'm going to make sure I drink at least one litre of water on top of my usual consumption - I tend to slack off and feel the worse for wear the following day.
  • lkenn67
    lkenn67 Posts: 215 Member
    I am making myself a priority. The main way to do that is to make time for my exercise. So often I let all of the obligations of work, family, etc... derail me from getting that me time in. This week I will get back into my exercise routine. :)
  • delmc1
    delmc1 Posts: 331 Member
    beer is gone ,my target is not to drink for June .which is going to be very hard as Ireland has made euro finals for first time since 1988 and i'm a football nut
  • lkellandmay
    lkellandmay Posts: 119 Member
    Great ideas everyone... Eating fewer sweets, drinking more water and less beer will certainly make losing weight easier I hope. :drinker: go Ireland!
  • rockinrelish27
    rockinrelish27 Posts: 37 Member
    Ill be uping my water intake for sure and no late night snacking :noway:
  • Amber50lbsDown
    Amber50lbsDown Posts: 255 Member
    Im going to try my best to be smoke free by friday.
    I have cutt down alot but Im going to kick the habbitt for once and all.
  • DarinGettingFitNow
    DarinGettingFitNow Posts: 424 Member
    This is a fantastic idea - kind of a weekly lent or something.

    It's too late for me to give up soda (I'll do that next week), so this week, I"ll focus on water intake as well.
  • DarinGettingFitNow
    DarinGettingFitNow Posts: 424 Member
    Im going to try my best to be smoke free by friday.
    I have cutt down alot but Im going to kick the habbitt for once and all.

    Maybe cutting down first should be the initial goal.... that way you won't feel like you "failed" if you don't completely kick the habit by the end of the week? My friends who have quit said that halving the number week by week made it easier than a cold-turkey deal.
  • arodriguez2
    arodriguez2 Posts: 207 Member
    Drinking more water! I am no where near the minimum of 8 cups a day, so I want to do at least that this week!
  • McButtski
    McButtski Posts: 203 Member
    beer is gone ,my target is not to drink for June .which is going to be very hard as Ireland has made euro finals for first time since 1988 and i'm a football nut

    WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!! My flags are up and have just about decked the kids out in full tricolour for the summer - I'm off alcohol too so you're not alone :happy:
  • mpankratz79
    mpankratz79 Posts: 21 Member
    Only natural sweet this week ie fruits and veggies.
  • Nurseingu
    Nurseingu Posts: 17 Member
    Starting back in the gym tomorrow!!! Going straight from work. Works out better that way. Going home first tends to slow me down and things come up that kind of get in the way of my workout. I would start today but it's a 16 hour work day!!
  • kimodonovan
    kimodonovan Posts: 12 Member
    My one thing I can change this week is to give the sweets a rest starting tomorrow. I've had a bad sweet tooth for the past 2 months and it seems even though I am trying to lose weight and struggling with it every day having sweets is a bad habit and Im willing to kick the habit this week. Who knows if i can do it for this week i might can strive to do it another week.

    mssurles, I'm going to copy you in this challenge - sweets are now the enemy!
  • stephanj
    stephanj Posts: 898 Member
    No coffee at work! A tough one!!!!!
  • Drinking more water, i used to drnk alot of water before i gained weight maybe thats kinda the reason i gained weight . I also need to cut out peanuts or should i say mixed nuts , i have a weakness for them. whenever i get a hold of them i eat the whole container and i think they are the main reason i am where i am. This week is dedicated to those two things.
  • OnionMomma
    OnionMomma Posts: 938 Member
    Gonna try to NOT eat sweets. This will be hard for me!!! I love sweets.
  • ddiana21
    ddiana21 Posts: 68 Member
    im not a fan of vegetables..so i will try to have some with my meals..
  • Slim2fitit
    Slim2fitit Posts: 24 Member
    I am going for 3 meals,NO snacks!
  • helen8297
    helen8297 Posts: 66 Member
    I'm going to track everything, everyday! simple as that, because i have been such a slacker!
  • DoozerDMB
    DoozerDMB Posts: 129 Member
    I am watching my sodium levels this week!
  • kalkat
    kalkat Posts: 48
    More water, no more diet soda!
  • I'm going to make sure I drink at least one litre of water on top of my usual consumption - I tend to slack off and feel the worse for wear the following day.

    This is definately me!!
  • tinyjaz
    tinyjaz Posts: 75 Member
    Cutting down on the red wine!
  • tinyjaz
    tinyjaz Posts: 75 Member
    Starting back in the gym tomorrow!!! Going straight from work. Works out better that way. Going home first tends to slow me down and things come up that kind of get in the way of my workout. I would start today but it's a 16 hour work day!!

    I'm with you! I started going to the gym straight from work a few weeks ago and it is working out great!
  • I also go to the gym straight from work. Four things work to my benefit. I lose the days stress, burning calories, it's stops my after work binging and I sleep very well.

    This week I am going to increase my water and add a fiber one bar to my diet.
  • Irish_Lanie
    Irish_Lanie Posts: 99
    Planning ahead! Not waiting until the last minute wondering what to eat at lunch, for dinner, etc.
  • lindsy721
    lindsy721 Posts: 350 Member
    My goal is to just abstain from junk food. Even if I eat "too much" healthy food, that's better than filling up on junk, far as I'm concerned!
  • shushour
    shushour Posts: 16 Member
    Logging EVERYTHING I eat...I have been slacking on this,time to get back on track ....
  • phn1001
    phn1001 Posts: 39 Member
    up my water everyday