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Okay, I get cutting down on added sugar but I don't get why using artificial sweeteners is bad besides the fact that they're artificial and full of chemicals. Whether or not sweetener is bad for us or not is a very long- standing argument. I had bariatric surgery 2 years ago yesterday and in the full fluids portion of…

I am definitely enjoying the variety of the weekly challenges. I actually phoned my neighbour tonight. You would think that since we live beside each other, we would talk and get together more often, but life gets in the way. I miss seeing her and going out regularly. We will need to set aside a date and time to get…

I too drink a lot of coffee...which I LOVE!!! In between the coffee I drink water with Crystal Light. I find water definitely helps with any fluid retention, fills you up and refreshes me when I'm thirsty. I always feel guilty about not getting my 8 glasses in a day but now that I know just having some water is good too, I…

Another good video. I love this doctor's videos. I know one thing for sure that I can do to make my day harder. When I go shopping, most days I don't need to park in a handicapped space, so on those days when I'm feeling good, I won't. Also, on those shopping trips I won't use a scooter. When I'm feeling good I can just…

Thank you very much. I definitely am struggling with my depression. The one very difficult thing about even taking the tiniest step is that feeling of hopelessness and who cares and why bother. That feeling is incapacitating. Acting "as if" can seem overwhelming and futile even though deep down inside I know it works. I'm…

What an informative video. Makes perfect sense and is easy to understand as well. I love the blog post as well. It contains some great ideas. My one thing for these 2 weeks will be to re-introduce getting up from my desk every hour and moving/stretching for 1 or 2 minutes. I will not ignore the hourly reminder on my phone.

I have made one observation so far: I have a strong feeling that some of my increased depression as of late probably has to do with inactivity. I will get back to standing and moving every hour while at work. I have a timer set on my phone but I've been ignoring it. I faced the scale as well today because I have been…

I guess one item near the top of my bucket list and closest to being accomplished is going to Canada's Wonderland for the first times in years and actually be able to fit on the rides and walk around. It was so embarrassing going there, getting on a roller coaster and then having to get off the ride because they couldn't…

Thank you for another great, inspiring article. It just reinforces what we're trying to so. I was getting ready for our garage sale again today. I'm doing really well.

These articles were very informative and helpful. Thank you. Today I was getting ready for our garage sale still. I accomplished quite a bit.

I really appreciate your effort and time spent helping to better our lives. Hopefully Auna comes back as well. Do you keep in contact with her? If so, that's one way to maintain a daily challenge, by getting ideas from her and just posting them for her. If that's not possible, then I'm all for a weekly challenge. I've…

Today was a very bad fatigue day so I didn't move much at all. Tonight I felt better so I walked the dog with my daughter. It was a lot of fun and it's something I said I could see myself doing in the future. Well the future started today.

I didn't do any Spring cleaning today, but that will be my focus, at least until May 27th after the garage sale. Instead, I went shopping/walking for at least 2 hours and found my daughter's grad dress. I am still using the new reminder app on my phone.

Today I was suffering from fatigue, so I didn't walk and napped a lot. I did do some of my one thing by moving every hour (when I wasn't napping). I even did some squats and stretched out my hips. That felt great.

My One Thing is going very well. I am using the new app on my phone, set to remind me every hour to get up and move I'm actually finding it easy to do. Tonight, I also went through a very large box, getting ready for our garage sale.

I now work at home as well but now I sit at a desk up in my office. I downloaded an app on my phone and set it up to remind me every hour to get up and move. I'm finding it very easy. I have also gone downstairs to the microwave to reheat my coffee instead of just drinking it cold.

Today I did the MS Walk. I walked more than 2 km without my walker for the first time in many years. I was very proud of myself. I might have been able to think better at the beginning of the walk. I know I was enjoying the conversation between my sister, my husband and myself. Towards the end of the walk I was just…

I loved the increased brain function benefit of exercising. An increase in memory would definitely be a huge benefit to me. Thanks for the great info. I am mostly taking it easy today, in preparation for the MS Walk tomorrow. I will be walking without my walker for the first time in years. I downloaded and set up a…

Thanks for the reminder. There's a community garage sale that I'm going to sign up for. Great way to organize, spring clean and make money. I have SOOOOOO many projects I can do in my disaster of a house. It will last me years.

Today I walked through the grocery store and went up and down the stairs, twice, instead of taking the elevator. I'm also going to check out the list of apps and download one to my phone right now.

My plan during the week at work is to stand, stretch and move for 1 minute every 1/2 hour to an hour. On the weekends I will move during the commercials and do one task each day, whether it's folding laundry or cleaning off the table. This Sunday, I am walking in the MS Walk ,without my walker, for the first time in years,…

For now, I'm going to get up every hour/half hour and move for 1 minute while at work and watching tv. In the future, I can see my self walking the dog ( once she's trained), I really want to get a pedometer and dancing to Just Dance again. I would like to be able to bike ride again too. Do activities together as a family.

I watched the videos while standing and walking on the spot. The benefits of just STANDING every 30 minutes amazes me. I can stand, no problem. Here's something amazing. I am attending Cravings Change classes and the dietitian is familiar with Quitting the Sitting, recommended watching the video 23 1/2 hours and had us…

Excited to start this Bootcamp. Since the spring I have lost even more weight and moving has become even easier. What I didn't realize was that even if you exercise daily you can still sit too much. So, it sounds like the problem is the duration of the sitting. So if we break up the sitting with moving around then that…

I didn't know there was still a challenge going on. What challenge is this? I looked on here to make sure I was registered for Quitting the Sitting and found this. So, 5 things I like about my body. This is a big thing. Always so easy to find things I don't like but much more difficult to find things I like. Since my…

I had berries on my oatmeal this morning and berries and low fat granola on my greek yogurt for a snack tonight. I can't wait for home grown strawberries. Lots of them here in Ontario.

I didn't "play" outside today but I did more running around and errands. It gives me a huge sense of accomplishment when I get things done.

This has been a very, very rewarding experience for me. I have become aware that I am now able to move more. The quote above has a very emotional meaning for me. It's not just about moving and being active but, for me, most of all it's about regaining and finally living my life. Thank you for changing me for the better.

I am definitely moving more now. I believe that tiny habits are possible. I am seeing a change in my behaviour as well: getting up to get things instead of asking others, getting up and putting stuff away. This has 2 benefits- I move more and decrease the clutter I am, in general, thinking more I can instead of I can't.…

It's a regular day here in Ontario and it's hot!! Did some running around a more organizing.