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(OPEN) 21 Days No Junk Food Challenge!

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  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    6.30pm on day 2 - getting into that dangerous time zone. Between now and sleep is when I always find it difficult - opportunity may knock, but temptation seems to lean on the doorbell!
  • shickam062604
    shickam062604 Posts: 133 Member
    I made it through day 1! Yeah yeyeah! Tomorrow will be more of a challenge though, because we have such yummy desserts etc. I might have to tape my mouth or have a coworker smack me back to reality! hahaha!
  • Leslie4834
    Leslie4834 Posts: 111 Member
    Hell yah count me in, im addicted to junk food, so this will be so instreating to see how it turns out.
  • JatieKo621
    JatieKo621 Posts: 425 Member
    OH I need this! I have been eating way too much junk on my days off (especially since I am a huge football fan) and Sunday's are just SO hard for me to not eat fries/wings/beer! I am really close to my goal and wanting to see more definition without losing much more weight and I want to eat better!!

    I can work out all the time but as far as nutrition goes OH i suck at it!
  • ObviousIndigo
    ObviousIndigo Posts: 382 Member
    I'm in! I am sick of eating crap. I know better!! Thanks for the inspiration.
  • skinnnyxoxo
    skinnnyxoxo Posts: 210 Member
    I did this today, but binged at night and didnt even log it.
    I think I'm still going to allow myself a treat or two per day, so that doesnt happen again!
  • VeganGal84
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
    Today is 2/21 for me.

    I had a good day yesterday until late last night, when I overate on some stuff NOT on this list. So I'm still following the challenge, but feel pretty crappy about my overeating. :ohwell:

    I need to take this one day at a time, and I'm giving myself a clean slate today! :smile:

    Day two no junk is going very well so far!
  • FitJ1210
    FitJ1210 Posts: 754
    Monday 5 down.... coming down sick, only junk I had was a Vit C drop before bed.
  • WilliamsPeggy
    WilliamsPeggy Posts: 440 Member
    I'm in. As far as peanut butter goes, I'm allergic, so I spread Almond butter on wheat toast or an a wheat English muffin.
  • jlemoore
    jlemoore Posts: 702 Member
    Day 1 done. I had no problems until bedtime when I started to feel deprived about not being able to have junk for a whole month. What is up with that?!? Its not like I won't be able to have it for the rest of my life!
  • tiggersstar
    tiggersstar Posts: 193 Member
    day 2 - doing ok so far! lots of fruit and veg!

    :flowerforyou:
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    So I totally forgot about this and had a donut yesterday :( So I guess today will be day 1 for me! I'm not too far behind!
  • idauria
    idauria Posts: 1,037 Member
    I'm doing ok so far today, but it's only 10:30, lol.
  • VeganGal84
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
    Water check!!! How much water have you gotten in so far today?

    Me.... epic fail. Two diet sodas and no water yet. Time to fill up my first liter!
  • wifeygonzo
    wifeygonzo Posts: 287 Member
    Day 2 - so far so good. I was offered a homemade brownie at work, I'm new & didn't want to seem rude, but I wrapped it up and I'll take it home to my husband instead. I haven't had my daily "Monster Energy Drink" either. Yesterday I did great, but mostly because I wasn't feeling well.
  • idauria
    idauria Posts: 1,037 Member
    Well I didn't have any sugar today but I did have some air popped popcorn tonight. I hope that didn't blow it for me.
  • Fighting4Healthy
    Fighting4Healthy Posts: 336 Member
    Made it through 2 days of no junk food, though last night I was dying from Oreo Cravings!!!! I did have a Tall Starbucks Mocha Lite Frappachino for lunch today... only 100 calories! I hope I can keep this up for the next 19 days.
  • Fighting4Healthy
    Fighting4Healthy Posts: 336 Member
    How are you replacing your favorite junk foods?
    Me, I'm replacing:
    sweets with fruits
    Sodas with lite mocha frappachinos
    and when I really need a fix, yogurt, you know, the kind that taste like cheesecake, boston cream pie, and real cinnamon rolls? (haven't had to revert to this yet)
  • VeganGal84
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
    Day two is done for me, and it went tons better than yesterday. There is still room for improvement, but I think it's because my body is in sugar-detox!

    I'm replacing chips with airpopped popcorn (whoever asked about this, in my opinion this is NOT a junk food) and Wasa crackers with salsa. I'm replacing all sweets with fruit.

    I can't think of any other replacements, those are my top two... Oh yeah, I replaced JIF peanut butter with natural almond butter.
  • MLStoMLK
    MLStoMLK Posts: 28 Member
    Well, I did okay yesterday until about 11 p.m. when I binged on Oatmeal cookies (4 - 5) and Hershey kisses (4). Planning to go to bed earlier tonite so as to not repeat that!
  • VeganGal84
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
    Today is day 3/21 for me, and I'm pretty confident that it's going to be a good day! :heart:

    My late-night-sugar cravings were already better by last night, and I'm hoping that they will be even better tonight!
  • jlemoore
    jlemoore Posts: 702 Member
    My favorite dessert replacement is cottage cheese with grapes and a few walnuts. Or natural apple sauce and some pineapple. When I am eating clean, it is as good as ice cream!
  • FitJ1210
    FitJ1210 Posts: 754
    Tues was a No- go for me I'm at 5/21.

    jlemoore I love cottage cheese and fruit also. :smile:

    Here's to healthy choices today for everyone :drinker:
  • Punkedpoetess
    Punkedpoetess Posts: 633 Member
    I am at day 4 and last night sugar cravings were really bad. Made two baked apples (2 apples sliced, sprayed with cooking spray, and topped with spenda, 2 unpacked tsps of brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg). Totally did the job and I got 2 fruit servings in. Sticking to fruit for my sweet fix so far, which is helping me through.

    Good to know about popcorn. I might have some tonight.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    Minor slip last night and ate 1.5 muesli bars. Not too worried as I a still up to day 4 without chocolate which is my real focus.
  • barbdip
    barbdip Posts: 24 Member
    Day 2 argh it is hard but I feel better~!
  • VeganGal84
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
    Everyone doing okay today? So far, my day 3 is pretty good.

    I did have some carb/sugar cravings at lunch, and ate too much wheat bread... but I'm over it, and am moving on!
  • idauria
    idauria Posts: 1,037 Member
    Day 3 going well! I'm not even doing too badly craving wise but I know it's coming since it will be my TOM very soon. That will be hard. I want to eat sweet and carby so it will be a challenge!
  • nat102
    nat102 Posts: 118 Member
    day 3 for me.. so far it's been MUCH easier than i thought.. been eating lots of fruit and veggies.. and weirdly haven't been giving much thought to food.

    gonna go have some frozen mango for dessert YUMM!

    oh and yesterday i put cinnamon in my low fat vanilla yogurt and it was like cinnamon bun icing without the bad stuff.. seriously you must try!
  • Juniper88
    Juniper88 Posts: 142
    First 2 days for me were "ok" - made it through. HOWEVER, day 3 was a bust! A friend @ work just came back from a trip to Florida and brought back a big box of saltwater taffy. Before I could catch myself, I had already eaten 4 of them! Grrrrrr! Tomorrow, I start again.
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