Lent 2009 Challenge

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  • is it blasphemy to say sex in the city is a crappy show in a women's website???
  • i work for coca cola and we now have a 10 calorie vitamin water woo hoo!!!
  • I LOVE the idea of giving up excuses for Lent. I'm going to gym up excuses on why I'm not working out.

    Gym every day- no matter what- every single day
  • Day one is going great! Just got from the grocery store and stocked up on all my favorite veggies, fruit, and good stuff. If I can make it 40 days totally 100% on plan, I should surpass my goal weight and *maybe* get into the 160's (which is were I *really* want to be!) So now I need to get out and do my 4 laps around the corn field. It's a beautiful day in Nebraska.
  • I'm giving up dining out for Lent. I think I could lose way more weight if I didn't eat out a couple of times a week. Even the best selections & taking half of it home still have a lot more calories than things you prepare at home.

    p.s. I'm donating the money I save to charity.
  • I've been thinking a lot about what to do this time. I've decided I won't give up anything but instead focus on mindfulness and awareness - food related and otherwise - and about how I am spending (wasting) my time.

    So, for the next forty days, I commit to the following:
    • eating without distractions - especially no eating in front of the computer
    • eating slowly and mindfully
    • turning off the computer before dinner and spend my evening offline

    That's it, but to be honest - I feel like it's going to be ridiculously hard.
  • sounds like everyones off to a great start...im going to work now...thats an eating place for me so ive really got to watch my choices...no more energy drinks or fast food everyone have a great day!!!
  • Lori, I know you didnt say CORN FIELD!!! that sounds so nebraska
  • Okay, I'd like to join you all. For Lent I'm giving up some time on the computer. I will limit my personal computer use to 1 hour per day during Lent. For me that's a huge cut-back since I communicate with many friends in other places via e-mail/chat plus doing my 3FC boards. I hope to use the time more wisely in activity and productivity which in turn should help with weight loss. We'll see how it works out.
  • Quote: is it blasphemy to say sex in the city is a crappy show in a women's website???
    LOL!!! Not at all
  • How did everyone's first day go? I'm going to say that I totally crashed on the soda part because I'm such a dork. I got the soda and was half way through before my friend said 'Shari, you do remember that today is the beginning of Lent, right?'
  • my day went well...instead of lean cuisine i had a subway footlong tuna 1/2 at 3:00 and 1/2 at 8:00 cuz its ash wed....tomorrow starts lean cuisine...can't decide if i'll weigh in once a week or wait til easter...any thoughts?? take care everyone and great job!!!
  • loads of imaginative stuff on here!

    well, I survived the day, although I'm glad to have an electronic food log, because I only ate 1022 calories, which is waaaay too low, I don't want to do that every day. especially not if I feel as ack as I do this morning. I'm sure I'll improve!

    Good luck with Day #2, everyone!
  • david- I weigh more often because it helps me keep on track, but some people prefer to not weigh-in as often because it stresses them out. You gotta see what works for YOU. best of luck!

    As for day 1, I failed since I didn't decided what i was going to do until the afternoon and by then had already been on the computer more than an hour, so I'm not counting it as a failure, just a late start. Today I will succeed!
  • I did my work out without any excuses yesterday!! Today is cardio and I plan on uping to 45 minutes.