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    What SMALL thing did you do today to help with your journey?

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    • Posts: 30 Member
      I allowed myself to eat some of the lunch that was catered for work today. I often don't let myself because it's not often the healthiest, but then I end up eating crap the rest of the day almost in resentment. Today I had a little bit and fit it into my calories and I'm much happier.
    • Posts: 427 Member
      I stepped on the scale this morning and saw no difference and wanted to have a pity party (involving ice cream or chips). But I purposely turned that thought around and said, hey, I didn't gain weight! Reminding myself this is a journey is necessary. It sucks, but I'll get there.
    • Posts: 252 Member
      I was over my calories by a lesser amount. I am going to bed early because it is harder when I am tired.
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Mycophilia wrote: »
      I stepped on the scale today and realized that my journey was over. 0.2 kg past my goal weight.

      Awesome! Congratulations!
    • Posts: 139 Member
      I was stuck in a delayed flight fro Chicago to Boston and only ordered the trail mix (rather than Pringles, crackers and hummus etc...)
    • Posts: 69 Member
      Yesterday I started Couch 2 5K! But the small part was just getting out the door and following my feet to the gym, despite the heavy rain.

      Today, I hid the tortillas my boyfriend loves to eat so that they're out of sight, out of mind. :)

      Happy Thursday everyone!!! :smiley:
    • Posts: 147 Member
      Today I will stay within my calories - no extra - as it my rest day.
    • Posts: 35 Member
      prepped all my meals for the day already and set up my workout station for after work.

    • Posts: 427 Member
      This morning my office's kitchen smelled like maple syrup and bacon (zero clue why, I work in finance - who's bringing this stuff in??). I instantly started craving any unhealthy breakfast treat I love, most specifically chocolate chip pancakes, and the snack bags of chips ahoy was staring me right in the face. I paused, asked myself if I was actually hungry (no), and walked out. My banana and almonds are sitting next to me for when I get hungry.
    • Posts: 1,858 Member
      orlando_b wrote: »
      Someone brought in 3 dozen fresh donuts to work today. Ok, I snitched a sliver of a bite. But instead of getting a whole donut, I grabbed my pack of carrots and my water bottle. Not easy, but I'm doing better than most days.

      you are master of your domain!!

    • Posts: 1,858 Member
      the weather is beautiful out this morning, so after getting the geese up, i spent a few extra moments outside watching the sunrise (and the moonset) while doing some yoga stretches and a few squats.
    • Posts: 212 Member
      Two things I did:
      (a) TODAY: pre-packed my breakfast and lunch, including coffee & water, before I went for my morning swim. Recorded the calories/micro-nutrients on MFP. This allowed me to relax in the knowledge that I was organised from 5am to 1pm.
      (b) YESTERDAY: used the extreme heat (44C ... 110F) as my excuse to return to the local indoor pool and get in an extra two hours of lane laps of breast-stroke. It all adds up to "fighting off" the calories.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      I already feel great lol I'm not suppose to gain Anymore weight during this pregnancy and are a healthy snack instead! Will definitely have to go buy more fruits as veggies but excited for the change!
    • Posts: 1,189 Member
      Telling myself that I'm going to destroy my workout.
    • Posts: 208 Member
      I love this thread!

      My small thing this morning - I woke up late and told myself that I would just grab a breakfast burrito at work instead of my usual healthy breakfast, which takes some prep. As I got ready throughout the morning, though, I decided that was a bad idea and would likely derail my calorie goals, because I'm going to a lunch meeting and then we're out to dinner tonight.

      So, I grabbed a string cheese, four dried figs and had that with some crackers I keep at my desk, for a nice, well-rounded (albeit unconventional) breakfast.
    • Posts: 384 Member
      I drank enough water!
    • Posts: 53 Member
      I think I originally saw this quote on My Fitness Pal and loved it.
      "Living Healthfully isn't a single challenge, but many small challenges that add up to big advantages."
      All the small things we choose to do each day really do make a big impact on our overall health and fitness.

      Last night (even though it was late and I was tired) I planned and packed my breakfast, lunch and snacks for today. If I don't have that ready and on hand I set myself up for bad choices. This morning dinner went in the crockpot so I can go workout right after work.
    • Posts: 734 Member
      My admin assistant and I just closed our office door and did a series of stretches (which we do regularly) but today I added in 10 tricep dips, 12 squats and 20 calf raises. Not a lot but it's something! I'm going for a walk at lunch too!
    • Posts: 575 Member
      coworker brought donuts and I usually have 2 throughout the day
      but I haven't had any :)
    • Posts: 252 Member
      I had afternoon coffee instead of a donut. I warmed up waffles for dinner. I never imagined they had so many calories so I LEARNED NOT TO DO THIS AGAIN.
    • Posts: 59 Member
      I really wanted to eat butter chicken so I made sure I saved enough calories to eat it and 1/2 a mini naan. Really wanted to eat 2 naan breads with all the sauce left but I resisted. ( I love bread/naan but have to limit it as it makes me feel sick)
    • Posts: 153 Member
      I went out for a walk in the cold, ended up jogging for 2 minutes out of my walk (for the first time), and continued even as the snow swirled around me!
    • Posts: 28 Member
      I did a 15 minute walking video and left the cheese off my Sonic hamburger
    • Posts: 71 Member
      I did not eat any of the snacks at our group meetig that are always sooo good!
    • Posts: 360 Member
      I had to eat out of the vending machine this morning and chose the Michaelina Rigatoni with chicken, broccoli and sauce instead of the chocolate muffin.
    • Posts: 3,705 Member
      Took some extra time yesterday and made my oatmeal cottage cheese pancakes. They kept me full until 1PM. Today I need to clean the house so that should get me some extra steps.
    • Posts: 427 Member
      Last nice I served myself a lot of rice, but actually stopped when I felt full. Normally I would have binged and finished the rice (the meat and veggies were already gone, and there was A LOT of rice left), but I listened to my body when it said "that was good, but no more."
    • Posts: 147 Member
      Today I will stay under calories - I did notice some loss on the scale today hoping to meet my end of February 2 lb loss by Tuesday. Will drink my water at work. Had a good workout this morning. Hope to walk lots on the weekend as the weather is going to warm up again.
    • Posts: 304 Member
      I have gone two days without chocolate or wine.
    • Posts: 35 Member
      did not emotional eat yesterday. Planned my meals for today so I know what to eat when
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