Here they are:
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Week 3
1st Place: Jo A - 1.73%
2nd Place: Andrea B - 1.69%
3rd Place: Hannah G - 1.51%
Overall
1st Place: Ali C - 7.3%
2nd Place: Ingrid C - 4.64%
3rd Place: Tracey B - 3.75%
One of the things that occurred to me this week is the distinction between being comfortable with what you eat, being relaxed with what you eat, and having rules about what you eat.
We need to find the first.
There is no point me telling you to eat what I'm eating - not many people are ready or willing to foods they have never heard of - and I don't expect you to. You need to eat foods that are tasty and palatable to you, but not excessive in calories and as wholesome as possible so that you can keep eating them. I also don't want you to have so many "rules" about what you can eat, that it becomes an obsessive endeavour.
On the other hand - if you are on a 10 week challenge to make a difference - you can't be totally relaxed about it. You can't afford to have a "poor" eating week or weekend! Bad choices whilst eating out, alcohol etc can totally negate a whole weeks worth of hard work. Do you really want to eat well for a week, then cancel out your hard efforts the next week, sending you straight back to where you started? The key is diligence and consistency.
The relaxation about eating and enjoying a weekend of "eating out" comes when you have achieved your "happy weight", and are not looking to achieve significant losses. Also - once you've achieved this, you've changed your nutritional habits so much that you wont eat the same anyway. Yes, there is good science to a "cheat meal" once a week - provided you have been sticking diligently to your nutrition plan, and its only 1 meal out of 35 (yes ideally you are eating 5 small meals/day, 7 days/week). So dig deep and plan all those social activities carefully. Remember the purpose is in the socialising, not the eating or drinking. You'll be surprised how much more you will enjoy them when you know you get the fun plus the satisfaction of knowing you have stuck to you goals and are that much closer!
Want to be a part of the action - ask these people what they are doing!
Week 3
1st Place: Jo A - 1.73%
2nd Place: Andrea B - 1.69%
3rd Place: Hannah G - 1.51%
Overall
1st Place: Ali C - 7.3%
2nd Place: Ingrid C - 4.64%
3rd Place: Tracey B - 3.75%
One of the things that occurred to me this week is the distinction between being comfortable with what you eat, being relaxed with what you eat, and having rules about what you eat.
We need to find the first.
There is no point me telling you to eat what I'm eating - not many people are ready or willing to foods they have never heard of - and I don't expect you to. You need to eat foods that are tasty and palatable to you, but not excessive in calories and as wholesome as possible so that you can keep eating them. I also don't want you to have so many "rules" about what you can eat, that it becomes an obsessive endeavour.
On the other hand - if you are on a 10 week challenge to make a difference - you can't be totally relaxed about it. You can't afford to have a "poor" eating week or weekend! Bad choices whilst eating out, alcohol etc can totally negate a whole weeks worth of hard work. Do you really want to eat well for a week, then cancel out your hard efforts the next week, sending you straight back to where you started? The key is diligence and consistency.
The relaxation about eating and enjoying a weekend of "eating out" comes when you have achieved your "happy weight", and are not looking to achieve significant losses. Also - once you've achieved this, you've changed your nutritional habits so much that you wont eat the same anyway. Yes, there is good science to a "cheat meal" once a week - provided you have been sticking diligently to your nutrition plan, and its only 1 meal out of 35 (yes ideally you are eating 5 small meals/day, 7 days/week). So dig deep and plan all those social activities carefully. Remember the purpose is in the socialising, not the eating or drinking. You'll be surprised how much more you will enjoy them when you know you get the fun plus the satisfaction of knowing you have stuck to you goals and are that much closer!
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