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No junkfood May.
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It's late, but consider me game starting tomorrow.
Although I'm scratching pizza and coffee off of the list. Perhaps I'll go to the store and buy some whole creamer... and quit adding sugar. Everything else is fair enough.
Although I'm scratching pizza and coffee off of the list. Perhaps I'll go to the store and buy some whole creamer... and quit adding sugar. Everything else is fair enough.
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Ok, yesterday I did really well. I didn't get a break from work until about 5:30, and I went to Starbucks intending to get a piece of cake or something sweet, and I got a Fruit and Cheese plate instead. And it was delicious.
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Failed. Did good for a week, but honestly, without also doing other things to fix my diet up, I quickly wondered what the point was.
Things to note
A) Certain foods triggered a craving for sweets. Diet soda, for example. I did better when I avoided those foods.
B) Certain places, where I normally eat sweets, triggered a craving.
C) The more I was stressed, the more I missed junk food.
D) Lack of planning (bringing a healthy snack with me) caused cheating.
It was informative, if ultimately unsuccessful for me.
Things to note
A) Certain foods triggered a craving for sweets. Diet soda, for example. I did better when I avoided those foods.
B) Certain places, where I normally eat sweets, triggered a craving.
C) The more I was stressed, the more I missed junk food.
D) Lack of planning (bringing a healthy snack with me) caused cheating.
It was informative, if ultimately unsuccessful for me.
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Kinda missed the boat there =p
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So given it's May 31st I think I feel safe in posting here.
I didn't make my goal in 2009 but I have succeeded in 2010.
My goal was a little more conservative this time around - cut out sugary snacks like chocolate, cookies, cake, etc., which were my primary vice. I would eat a LOT of these, multiple times daily. Greasy and salty snacks were technically still allowed but I rarely eat those so mostly avoided them anyway. Coffee was allowed as a measure of sanity.
Observations:
- The first week was the worst. I had to battle craving at all the times I'd normally go for a snack, plus all the normal triggers. Behavioral addictions. For example, Friday after work I was really fond of grabbing a jumbo bag of peanut M&M's. Snacking was also a response for boredom, so I had to find things to do to distract myself.
- Drinking water helped cravings.
- I had to eat more "real" food, which helped my workouts substantially. I've seen visible improvement over the month, both in slimming and gains.
- I've seen improved energy levels owing to the workouts, but not as much as I thought I would. Reducing or cutting coffee may help.
- Eating more real food proved to me what a terrible cook I am. Food fatigue set in quickly... (eating the same things over and over). It forced me to branch out a little, purchase spices, try different meats and veggies.
- Declining snacks from others is tough. There's a social pressure to accept these things. Some people are cool with it, others put on a little guilt trip. It can be awkward.
I didn't make my goal in 2009 but I have succeeded in 2010.
My goal was a little more conservative this time around - cut out sugary snacks like chocolate, cookies, cake, etc., which were my primary vice. I would eat a LOT of these, multiple times daily. Greasy and salty snacks were technically still allowed but I rarely eat those so mostly avoided them anyway. Coffee was allowed as a measure of sanity.
Observations:
- The first week was the worst. I had to battle craving at all the times I'd normally go for a snack, plus all the normal triggers. Behavioral addictions. For example, Friday after work I was really fond of grabbing a jumbo bag of peanut M&M's. Snacking was also a response for boredom, so I had to find things to do to distract myself.
- Drinking water helped cravings.
- I had to eat more "real" food, which helped my workouts substantially. I've seen visible improvement over the month, both in slimming and gains.
- I've seen improved energy levels owing to the workouts, but not as much as I thought I would. Reducing or cutting coffee may help.
- Eating more real food proved to me what a terrible cook I am. Food fatigue set in quickly... (eating the same things over and over). It forced me to branch out a little, purchase spices, try different meats and veggies.
- Declining snacks from others is tough. There's a social pressure to accept these things. Some people are cool with it, others put on a little guilt trip. It can be awkward.