What worked for you today?
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laying out my gym clothes, headphone and pre workout last night.
Was in my face as soon as I walked in the bathroom at 5:00am and didnt even question going back to bed.5 -
started to journal my feelings and anxiety's which meant I handled these in a healthy way rather numbing myself with crap food.7
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Getting up early and getting after it
yes 4:30 is early but now its done.
Again- laying out my gym clothes, headphones and pre workout last night was essential to not going back to bed.
Also thankfully made a bunch of hardboiled eggs- I have a meeting during lunch but now I can stick to my meal instead of binging after work or getting fact food.7 -
reminding myself that patience is a virtue... it took me years to get here, it may not take years to get healthier but it will take time. Stay the course.5
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Salad and soup. Even though I've been extra hungry lately, I've been using soup and salad to round out my meals and stay full. So far, so good!5
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Logging, weighing my food, no junk food in the house.2
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Having stuff around that's a little smaller than what I fit in now. My weight is holding steady-ish, but I fit into smaller jeans. That's a real boost of confidence and assurance.5
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Having soup before dinner and drinking lots of water.2
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Adapting! My first gyrotonic session in over a decade was cancelled at the last minute. It was to be the highlight of my active rest day.
Instead, a did some walking throughout the day and was treated to a bonus evening walk along the waterfront since my crush stopped by unexpectedly to chat.6 -
I wrote out my goals, and kept reminding myself to fallow through with them. Did it.💗4
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Yesterday I suddenly got super hungry a little bit after dinner and wanted to eat ALL the food. Probably a catch up from a fairly intense week of exercise....
Anyway I decided to eat rice cakes, celery, carrot sticks and Greek yoghurt dip and ate quite volume of those. I told myself that I could have an unusual amount candy/cheese/pizza today if I still wanted it, but while on this particular hunger surge I would stick with high vol/low kcal options.
It worked - almost dinner time here and as of yet no random cravings or food today. Having these snacks prepared made it easy to stick with it instead of raiding the cupboards and fridge for other options.9 -
Having some peanut butter coffee before exercise instead of black coffee. I feel so good right now.4
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patprince8 wrote: »Having some peanut butter coffee before exercise instead of black coffee. I feel so good right now.
What on earth is peanut butter coffee?4 -
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.
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patprince8 wrote: »Having some peanut butter coffee before exercise instead of black coffee. I feel so good right now.
What on earth is peanut butter coffee?
agreed what is this? Although maybe I shouldn't know as I love peanut butter
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Trying something different. And hey, pizza for 400 calories isn't bad at all. (Needs more garlic, though.)4
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What worked today was exercising first, before my other tasks. I seem to work harder in the morning than in the afternoon. On each of the last two walking days I set personal records for duration.7
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Today I ate a big bowl of steamed broccoli before I ate anything else. I was ravenously hungry after swimming and knew I was in danger of inhaling anything and everything I could find in my fridge. The broccoli took the edge off.11
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wanderinglight wrote: »Today I ate a big bowl of steamed broccoli before I ate anything else. I was ravenously hungry after swimming and knew I was in danger of inhaling anything and everything I could find in my fridge. The broccoli took the edge off.
Good strategy! I sometimes do the same with a raw carrot before I jump in the shower to give my stomach a bit of time to recognise it got some food in it before starting to dish up my next main mail.
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AwesomeSquirrel wrote: »wanderinglight wrote: »Today I ate a big bowl of steamed broccoli before I ate anything else. I was ravenously hungry after swimming and knew I was in danger of inhaling anything and everything I could find in my fridge. The broccoli took the edge off.
Good strategy! I sometimes do the same with a raw carrot before I jump in the shower to give my stomach a bit of time to recognise it got some food in it before starting to dish up my next main mail.
Yes, this is one of those tactics learned from necessity. Otherwise I just stand there in my wet bathing suit, eating cheese straight from the fridge because I'm too hungry to actually MAKE lunch!2 -
MeganD1704 wrote: »patprince8 wrote: »Having some peanut butter coffee before exercise instead of black coffee. I feel so good right now.
What on earth is peanut butter coffee?
agreed what is this? Although maybe I shouldn't know as I love peanut butter
Nuts.com carries it. I know because my girlfriend also adores peanut butter and uses peanut butter creamer in her coffee.
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Thanks @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 ! sounds interesting.
Today what worked for me was pushing through- I really was so tired but I kept switching my workout minutes up in order to keep myself focused. The workout was all over- but I got it done!2 -
I work really hard to get at least 10K steps each day. Since it is rainy here, I did some elliptical, treadmill walking and running, and then a podcast workout. Love them! probs will do 1-3 trigger sessions today.2
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Wasn’t super keen on my morning yoga (at home practice). Told myself it would be enough to do the sun salutations (10 min max) and nothing else - as often happens once I did then I decided it might as well keep going .
Once you’ve changed into workout clothes, set up your station and done the first move the hardest part is over!7 -
I listened to a workout video wile doing a different workout. I used the motivational cues to get me through it. This worked for me.2
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Apparently I care about my step goal. I was at just over 8000 steps after dinner and decided to go for a short evening walk in order to pass that 10K mark.7
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I listened to my body.
I had a pretty active weekend (hiked for 5 miles) and had a bicycle ride planned (practicing for next weekend). But, after working out, cooking, and doing chores, my body just felt really heavy and tired. So, I'm skipping the bike ride today and just focusing on some rest and relaxation. I'm having some graham crackers and jasmine tea then, if I revive after that, I may give myself a manicure 4 -
I have a virtual class which lasts 4 hours (and then 2-3 hrs of homework). I get up during the 30 min breaks and squeeze in a 15-20min HIIT or yoga in there! Keeps me from eating mindlessly and gets me my activity points!7
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I have a virtual class which lasts 4 hours (and then 2-3 hrs of homework). I get up during the 30 min breaks and squeeze in a 15-20min HIIT or yoga in there! Keeps me from eating mindlessly and gets me my activity points!
This is such a good idea!
For me today- a 30 minute nap when I had space for it, going to bed early last night, and just plain putting my feet on the ground when I heard my alarm this morning- for some reason that simple little “put feet on ground” has worked... when nothing else has in years!5 -
I was still hungry after going 50 calories over my allotted 1400, but rather than slip into destructive thinking (“I’m already over...might as well go WAY over ”) I took the time to log an extra snack. I ate it and was full. Just taking that extra minute to log helped me avert a binge.10
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