Things you do now that you didn't think you'd do

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  • MichelleLydia
    MichelleLydia Posts: 224 Member
    I never thought I would lift weights, and now I love weight lifting! (although I'm still a beginner, it is such a powerful feeling!)
  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
    I actually REALLY DO - no kidding, no talking myself into it - think 95% of fast food is disgusting. Amazing how your tastes change!

    ^This^- never loved it but now I just can't stand it. Except for Chipotle, on very rare occasions.

    Chipotle doesn't count! I won't say its good for you, but I wouldn't exactly classify it as typical fast food!
  • Phoink
    Phoink Posts: 8
    I've started finding it more important to go to the gym 4-6 times a week and a great deal less important to hurry home from work and play a few hours of World of Warcraft. That would never have happened a year ago.

    To anyone who's never played WoW...this may seem silly, but I played for almost 5 years and let me tell ya...it's hard to stop once you've logged in. You think....oh just one more quest...or just a little more XP....before you know it, 4 hours has passed. This is a great accomplishment! Fantastic job!
  • Elen_Sia
    Elen_Sia Posts: 638 Member
    Measuring out ingredients for recipes. As an Asian, I was raised in a household where cooking was dynamic and everything was measured according to the Gospel of the Eyeball.

    I've become so used to measuring stuff now that I don't find it cumbersome to do so when I cook Asian dishes.
  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    I run (not a lot, yet). I haven't done that since high school (and then I would cheat if I got the chance!) - and that was a LONG time ago...
  • MtnKat
    MtnKat Posts: 714
    I walk to work. Not just walk to work but go up a super, super steep hill (that burns my butt every time lol) and run up a set of 50+ stairs....every morning :-) (and I do push ups off the fence during my recovery before I go to work)

    I used to say that I was going to but never did.

    Now on days that I can't walk to work (thunderstorms with lightening for example), I miss it sorely. I'm even trying to figure out how I can continue to walk this winter.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    I hate spinach. Seriously hate it. For years, I have avoided it like the plague. The texture of it... gritty, like dirt. Gives me the shivers.

    But do you see that picture to the left of this post? Know why it's green? Because I have been putting raw organic baby spinach in my smoothies every morning. 85g of it. And let me tell you, that's like 4C of raw spinach. To me, this is a HUGE accomplishment. You can't even taste it over the banana or peanut butter!

    And then, 2 nights ago, I got crazy and put some spinach in the warm black bean/corn salad I was making, because it looked pretty puny and I felt like I needed more volume but had no calories to spare... and it was good. I didn't even notice it!!!

    I am really proud of this! :bigsmile:

    How do you make that green deliciousness?! I really need to put spinach in my smoothies.
  • LeellenMack
    LeellenMack Posts: 141 Member
    I thought of another :bigsmile:
    I can now eat a high calorie meal (normally if I can't find a healthy alternative) and go on to eat my next meal healthy. I would've just continued to eat bad for at least a week because you know, if you eat bad once just give up. Again without even a thought:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I eat over maintenance and I'm trying to gain weight.
  • mspris2u
    mspris2u Posts: 161 Member
    Never thought I would.....

    WANT to exercise 6-7 days per week and miss it when I don't!
    Hike the local mountain
    Walk 13.1 miles in 3 hours
    Run a whole block.
    NOT eat the free pizza at work. I still eat pizza, just didn't have it in my plan for that day....
    Turn down free starbucks (also at work)
    Get up at 5am during the week to work out.
    Plan and do my exercise on the weekends BEFORE I plan anything else.
    Completely change my mindset and relationship with food. I still eat sweets but I've stopped feeling guilty about it!
    KNOW that I will have alot more to add to this list as time goes by....
  • MelStren
    MelStren Posts: 457 Member
    Count Calories!
  • lforner46
    lforner46 Posts: 103 Member
    Never thought I would get up at 6:00 a.m. and go biking for 40 mins in the a.m. Its the only way to get in the cardio when you have kids !!
  • gobraves47
    gobraves47 Posts: 213 Member
    I've been eating (and loving) oatmeal. :happy:
  • RenovatingSuzanne
    RenovatingSuzanne Posts: 56
    I never thought I'd be drinking water and not coke.

    This!!

    I did 21 days junk free and it just kind of stuck. Had a small sip of coke on day 30 and it was way too sugary. I've lost the taste for it now.
  • oh_em_gee
    oh_em_gee Posts: 887 Member
    I had a mini cupcake today and it was gross. Never thought I'd type that.
  • jc501
    jc501 Posts: 129 Member
    Stopped eating poultry, beef, and pork!
  • Skinny_Jeans_Soon
    Skinny_Jeans_Soon Posts: 326 Member
    I love this thread, lots of interesting thinigs; I enjoyed reading everyones responses. Here are a few of mine!

    Don't drink soda
    No Fast Food (except the occasional starbucks skinny latte)
    Eat weird foods and love it
    Ran my first 5k and placed
    Bought my first size 4 shorts (I always thought my bones were bigger than that but surprise it was fat)
  • rm830
    rm830 Posts: 531 Member
    I never thought I'd give up pizza. The other day I ordered a Pepperoni Pizza for the kids and it smelled so good, and I had the calories so I decided I'd have one slice. 2 bites into it, I couldn't eat it anymore. It tasted like I was eating spoonfulls of salt, yuck!

    I also never thought I'd give up Coke, but I did. I only drink water now, with an occasional coke maybe once every 3-4 months, even then it tastes too sweet and I can't drink it all.
  • Sarahsmiles0875
    Sarahsmiles0875 Posts: 95 Member
    cross my legs like a lady under the table:)
  • Sbehlmer
    Sbehlmer Posts: 464 Member
    I love exercising now, & never thought I'd run for any distance, however, for the past few days I've been running a 5K distance (3.1 miles), & feel absolutely incredible!!
  • tashaa1992
    tashaa1992 Posts: 658 Member
    Hm I never thought I would start weight training and I never thought I'd still be in recovery, I honestly thought I'd give up but here I am, still trying almost a year later
  • montana_girl
    montana_girl Posts: 1,403 Member
    I never thought I would run... and now, not only do I run, I run half marathons! It's still a crazy thought to me. Probably why I cry at the end of each half marathon. I get this overwhelming feeling of, "wow, I can do this!" :happy:
  • robpett2001
    robpett2001 Posts: 320 Member
    I'm running, and liking it.

    I ran track for one miserable year my freshman year in high school, because all my friends were doing it. I hated running, especially the longer runs. But not anymore...
  • itgeekwoman
    itgeekwoman Posts: 804 Member
    cross my legs :)
    I was too fat to do that before!
  • mg6773
    mg6773 Posts: 14
    when i run i no longer feel like my body is holding me back, but rather building momentum and i dont want to stop

    a year ago i would probably rather pay 100 bucks then run 100 feet
  • sportyredhead01
    sportyredhead01 Posts: 482 Member
    I like to run.
    I like avocados.
    I like to Spin AND I'm trying to figure out a way to get to Spin more often even if it requires me getting up at 5:25 a.m.

    Weird-o. :happy:
  • Goal_Line
    Goal_Line Posts: 474 Member
    I noticed 2 weeks ago, how completely reprogrammed my brain is. I not primarily think of feed a fuel rather than a source of enjoyment. My tastes have totally changed. Potato chips disgust me. I'd rather have a plate of veggies.

    The thought of a good IPA still interests me, not everything has changed.
  • LeellenMack
    LeellenMack Posts: 141 Member
    It's amazing the things we told ourselves we couldn't do or wouldn't like and now here we are. :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON
    KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON Posts: 258 Member
    I don't sit and watch TV alot now and realized that I don't snack at night much and I believe it is because I don't see all those FOOD commercials.
  • nrd2212
    nrd2212 Posts: 128
    Drink a gallon of water per day effortlessly.
    Exercise 6 days a week.
    Love strength training.
    Cut refined sugar.
    Cut white grains.
    Cut junk food and salty snack foods.
    Measure my body fat percentage.
    Measure my body with a measuring tape.
    Care about my carbs, fat, and protein intake.

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