Body Composition Challenge Round 2: The Holidays (Page 8)

I wanted to share this, so I copied it from my blog cuz I'm lazy:

Had a bit of a breakthrough on the eating front last weekend. I was at the store feeling kinda bored, noticing the ice cream, etc, and thinking what do I want... I caught myself and REALLY asked myself, "What do you want?" (not aloud, so as not to get any strange looks) The answer was crystal clear... I want to be fit, thin, and look like the athlete I am. That is what I truly want, not any of the items masquerading as food in the store. I bought the couple items I went there for and left. Now if I can just keep that focus...

Since then I have been keeping that question in mind, and it is really helping me with avoiding unnecessary eating

That is award-winning behavior! Good job. Send some of that mo-jo my way. Though, I did exceptionally good in the store today as well. Bought all the stuff for a big dinner or two and ate an apple in the car instead of buying something trashy for me.

Great job, Roni - that really is exactly the right question.  It's a struggle for me, sometimes, just to be mindful of my behavior.  I get in a funk and repeatedly - habitually - reach for comfort foods and make bad decisions.

My good news/bad news...

The bad news is that I had people over for the Bears game yesterday and definitely over-indulged.

The good news is that I brought every last bit of bad-for-me leftovers here to the office so it's not in my house (despite the fact that my roommate would have liked me to keep it around for her).

I just can't even have it in the house; if it's there, I'll eat it.

Awesome, Roni. I need to practice this. I hate how unfit, unthin and unathletic I feel when I give in to my cravings, or when I comfort myself with food. I'm doing a lot better lately, but I can still improve. Thanks for sharing!

I'm back into the swing of things. I'm motivated by a few of my soccer teammates getting their training going for the Xterra in March next year. We're planning bike rides and swimming together and it's giving me that itch to kick it up a notch. Did a strength workout and swam last night. I'm SORE today, so I'll run tonight.

Have a great evening!

You're right -- Cutler probably did that on purpose because he was a-skeered of those Timmy Tebow Broncos.  

Great job!  Thanksgiving is going to be tough, though!

Woo hoo!! Nice job.

Hope everyone has a great holiday and safe travels for those venturing out for the day or weekend!

I certainly allow myself to eat what I want on the major holidays, but I need to remember how AWFUL I feel when I over-indulge.  Like, actually sick.  I'm not a good "eat-in-moderation" kind of person (I need to either allow myself something in an unlimited fashion or never at all), but that's my goal for tomorrow!

Here's a common sense article about controlling holiday eating.  Nothing too earth-shaking, but some good reminders as to how to enjoy the holiday without feeling like a beached whale by the end of it:

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2011/11/14-tips-for-controlling-holiday-eating.html

My tip for the Holidays, always praise the cook for how fantastic the food looks, what a great job they did, etc and pass the bowl to the left.  You don't have to explain.   Remember, nothing tastes as good as being iron fit feels.

Stay healthy everyone and have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

Hi, guys! I hope you all had a pleasant Thanksgiving no matter what you did.

I forgot to check in this morning. I left at 4:45am for the start of an 8 hour, Black Friday shopping trip. Came home, had lunch with the family, then we were out again for a couple more hours. Two fabulous scores, a bike rack that holds 4 bikes, and a new camera (we had two that broke on our trip to the states over summer) that's waterproof, and shockproof. Made for me!

Anyway, turkey dinner that lasted till 11pm had me up a pound from last week: 141

Not happy, but far, far from my usual damage. Big positive.

Have a great Friday!

ETA: Didn't make it to the Turkey Trot, but I did get my 5k run in when we got home from shopping. It was late, I had just eaten a heavy Chinese dinner, but got 'er done. Working on the Runnersworld run streak challenge.

Hey everyone!  Well first weigh in since my cruise and the results are mixed.  It's not unusual for me to gain on holidays - usually around 5 pounds or so.  So the good news is - I only gained a pound and a half.  I was hoping it was salt retention from all the food.  It's a bit annoying though as I REALLY tried to make healthy choices.  So while everyone else seemed to be eating pounds of bacon and 6packs of sticky buns I chose a hard boiled egg and fresh fruit but... I did enjoy the drink of the day daily... or more   So ya... it is what it is. 

For the past two years I've been trying to eat clean - lots of fruits and veggies and lean protein and I've had some good results and have slimmed down - become leaner but I feel as though I've hit a wall and can't get below a certain threshold.  I was thinking back to my diet while I was at my most fittest - very low body fat - and I was almost a vegetarian.  I cycled a LOT, my job was an active outdoors one, I ate like a horse but it was all grains, veggies, fruits and beans.  I did eat eggs and only ate meat (lean) on the weekends.  Most of this was related to $$  I was paying down student loans and a can of beans was way cheaper than chicken breast.   I look at the runners I know that are lean and almost all are vegan.  A friend tried a vegetarian diet for 3 months out of curiosity and said she dropped 10 pounds in 5 weeks.  So ya... I'm thinking about it!  As a little experiment - one that won't likely go over very well with my hubby!! 

Curious to hear what everyone's thoughts are on this....?

I didn't get to the gym to weigh this morning before eating so my weight won't be real......Woke up with a nasty headache around 5 and once I took meds and went back to bed it was after 7 when I got up but the rebound headache was coming if I didn't eat something......

Did well limiting portions and not preparing enough food for an army since there are only 4 in the family.

Kim, I think vegetarian or near vegetarian is good.....but I'm with you, there are a million family members who will fight it in every way and preparing different meals is a drag.  Good luck incorporating more of a vegetarian lifestyle!!

Well, overall I'm still headed in the wrong direction -- up a pound from last week -- but to give myself a nugget of positive to hold on to, my weight stayed the same from Thanksgiving morning, pre-run, to this morning.  So, I didn't do too much damage!

And have started a 30 Runs in 30 Days challenge (doing it on Facebook... anyone wants in, let me know ... started yesterday, will go through Christmas Eve) ... this will force me to be active every day... and when I'm consistently active, I make better choices.

So, here goes nothing!