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I started to get back on the ball since last Saturday and found this contest yesterday. So far...according to my scale I've gone down 4lbs. But today at work was hard. I opened up or "snack" drawer to get a spoon and found the chips! Oh no, I couldn't control it and I had to have some, twice! I'm afraid to see if I've done any damage. I'm hoping that I worked it out...I hope! I'm also doing P90X for the workouts. Let me know if anyone else out there is doing P90X.
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Today was day 2 post NANAS (Nasty Awful Narcissistic All-encompassing Scale).
My life without my "friend" Nanas has been strange, but I'm already feeling freer. I'm still scared that I can't weigh myself to monitor my progress, even though I know that the number isn't the only, or even the most important measurement. I still find myself being discouraged (like this evening) for just a moment, that the number hasn't gone down much. The very fact that I'm feeling that way is a pretty clear indication that relinquishing the scale is a VERY good thing. No more measuring my progress, and my SUCCESS daily, depending on the number! Crazy is as crazy does!! Life is like a small box of clean organic dark chocolates--it doesn't matter what you're going to get--because they're clean so EAT THEM!! lol
Anyway, I'm now thinking (even after just 2 days) that I might not want to weigh myself on October 3rd. But I know that the reason I don't want to, is that I'm afraid of what it will say...giving it the power over me again. I suppose I'll decide when the time comes--if I'm still frightened, then perhaps I just wont.
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Weighing in........
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i'm so happy again. I have made it through first day of Cooler 1 and it's going great! Not hungry really at all. Well I am right now, but supper's cooking. Plus I did the full video (with a couple breaks) of the P90X yoga. Only to find out that It wasn't supposed to be yoga today LOL so we'll change that up tomorrow... Still getting the hang of it :).
I am going to keep with this momentum! I'm so excited.
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I've had a rough couple of days as far as clean eating goes. I blame my scale to some extent. On September 1st I weighed 147lbs. I was determined to eat clean and I did. I was so proud of myself for eating so well all week and nudging myself to exercise. I even made it through the Labor Day holiday without losing my focus. Yesterday, I stepped on the scale and saw 142.4 lbs. I couldn't believe it! One week I had lost almost 5 lbs! So......I ate my healthy diet all day yesterday until....dinner. My 20 year old nephew was coming to visit so I stopped to pick up a pizza. I ate 2 slices of pizza and had a small soda (yes, small....just a small amount left in the bottle). This morning I stepped on my scale and the number moved up to 145.2. How is that possible???!!! I discipline myself for a whole week and lose 5 lbs only to gain 3 back after 2 stinking pieces of pizza??!! How does weight work like that? So...discouraged isn't a strong enough word for how I felt. I thought, why bother??? I went to a working lunch and had a tuna melt with fries and a coke....plus a refill! Felt like crap the rest of the day. Didn't stop me from having more than one brownie when I got home from work. All because of the numbers on the scale.
I am an obsessive weigher. I weigh myself in the morning. I weigh myself when I get home from work to see if I lost any weight throughout the day. I weigh myself before bed in an attempt to determine how much I might weigh again in the morning, often disappointed when I was too generous with my prediction. I think I need an intervention!
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A good day!
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Hello Fellow Clean Eaters :)
I wanted to get on here and say that I'm a happy girl this morning! The reason for this is the fact that clean eating has been going strong and I have been consistent in saying "no thank you!" to myself on cravings! We cook mostly from home but when I slink by the baked goods section in the co-op or the ice cream in the frozen section - I remind myself what I am doing and why I want this for myself. I don't want to sabotage my efforts for what? A sugar high that makes me feel like crap afterwards not to mention guilty! And I should be able to say no because honestly food shouldn't have that type of power over me! I'm usually pretty good with avoiding sugar but I have noticed with the birth of my sweet daughter, breastfeeding, and hormonal fluxes that I really really get a wave sometimes of cravings. There are 2 that are particularly strong that sometimes stick in my head all day long Top 2 Cravings: (1) Ice Cream & non-dairy coconut ice cream (2) chocolate! What are your top cravings?
I still haven't yet entered the contest yet but that is because I took my measurements and lost them! Now I need to get them again ... I'm excited about this and I cannot tell you all enough how much it helps coming on here every single day so THANK YOU for all of your posts, recipes, ideas, thoughts! I appreciate it so much! And I love the food tracker as I have been able to be much more consistent it's been great. I used to write everything down but this has been so much easier paper free! I feel a ton better but I can really tell if I don't consume food every few hours as wow I am hungry! Fueling the fire I guess! My tummy is even looking flatter! At any rate I wish you all nothing but success in your goals!! Keep saying No to your cravings!
Danniel
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So I have been eating clean a little over a month now, and I feel great. I have been taking my workout sessions very seriously, and religiously sticking to the clean diet. I have only lost 4 pounds, which I was surprised about because after reading other peoples stories, some have lost up to 10 pounds in the first month! Maybe it's because i'm working out a lot and building muscle...I mean I see a difference in the mirror, I feel great and my stomach is flatter. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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Summary of month one of the ECD Makeover Challenge 2010
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Since eating clean, PMS has gone bye-bye. This is unheard of!