iCiNG Transformation Challenge Discussion!
[ 20 April 2008 ]
Happy iTC, everyone!
This is the official discussion area for the iCiNG Transformation Challenge. It’s linked in the side-bar (look for the hot pink paper crane!), so you will have easy & constant access to it throughout the month. Feel free to come here & talk about how you’re doing, give other people support & help iron out any creases in your personal Challenge.
However, there are a few rules!
Use the “best friend” scenario
When we have bad days, it can be easy to get down on ourselves & say negative things or make harsh judgements. As soon as we start proclaiming how much we suck, it just makes us feel worse. If you haven’t had a fabulous day, instead of belittling yourself in a comment, imagine you are standing at the front of a room with your best friend & she or he is describing how you went. Odds are, their description of you would be much more gentle, loving & kind than what’s in your head! (If you don’t have a best friend, or your best friend is secretly a monster in disguise, imagine it’s me instead!)
No numbers
(This really only applies to those of us doing health & physical Challenges.) Please be considerate of where other people are coming from. For example, you might only want to gain/lose x kilograms, but some people will want to gain/lose y — & if they read that, they might feel bad & decide it’s not worth bothering. Similarly, discussing your measurements or counting calories can be quite discouraging or upsetting to people. It’s awesome to have goals but if they’re number-related, please keep them to yourself for now! You may be healthy but there are lots of people with food & body image-related issues, so please — no weight or measurement comments.
Leave as many comments as you like!
This is your space, so you can do what you like with it. I’ll be dropping by to talk about how I went & what I did for the day, as well as leaving note of encouragement for other people. You can treat it like a group journal if you like — a catalogue of our successes & difficulties, lots of love & ideas to keep ourselves going!
Some other things that will improve your iTC:
Do your very best to phrase your experiences in the positive, rather than the negative.
You might like to start your comment with DAY 1/27 (for example) so you can get a bit of perspective!
Don’t use this as your only record of how you’re going & what you’re doing — if you can get your hands on a notebook (or even a few pieces of paper), you should chart your progress there too.
Bookmark this page & make sure you come back often!
Best of luck everyone! I know we can do it!
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This is so exciting!!!
I went for a massive walk with the dog this morning and it felt really good.
Can’t wait to see what everyone else is gettingup too!!
iTC must be lucky, I was woken this morning by a phone call, I have a job interview this afternoon! Maybe I’ll finally get out of Subway.
DAY 1/27
Wooooooo! I am so amped! Yeah yeah yeah! My cheerleading class yesterday (which I still think is hilarious) totally kicked my ass, & I have sore muscles all over. Arms, legs, booty, stomach, everything, so I feel like I’ve entered the iTC as I mean to go on! I haven’t quite worked out what exercise I’ll do today, I need to see whether my exercise DVDs have arrived, but it’s all good! I’m drinking a big glass of water with some MSM in it & I am ready to rock!
I’m getting frustrated because I’ve still not nailed down EXACTLY what my transformation challenge is… joining a pilates class and going to at least one class a week as well as doing it at home and keeping a food journal is probably a good start.
Why is there only 27 days?
Amelia J. — ‘Cause it goes until the 18th of May. I wanted it to go Monday to Monday, & running it for 34 days seemed cruel!
Day 1/28
I’m home sick today so I can’t really walk to & from work today like I intend to everyday, but I will take the dog for a walk later tonight. Other than that, I’m not biting my nails & eating 100% raw vegan. It’s only noon, but so far so good. Good luck everyone!
Day 1/27
I am so excited after reading everyones comments on the cheerleading post! So I got off to a good start this morning. I made fruit salad for breakfast during the week and have an apple, banana and soup for lunch. I will be riding home from work today aswell!
Good Luck everyone!
Well i got sick and missed an exam so im stuck in school for another week!
But im super excited to join all the fun next week
This is just what I need to kick off my summer =) (I’m from canada lol)
thanks for the motivation gala!
I have developed myself a longterm goal, which will be specifically concentrated buring the next 27 days.
I’m going to go hectic on paying off my debt so my boyfriend and I can move to Melbourne next year.
DAY 0/27 (it’s still Sunday my time…)
I just want to share that May 18 is also the day of my graduation from college and I am SO EXCITED that I will be transformed and ready to step out into the “real world” by then!! I am welcoming the endorphins that will come with a more regular exercise schedule and the overall healthy feeling :)
I am drinking a big glass of water right now, and I just laid out my breakfast for tomorrow with a vitamin next to it so that I don’t forget.
1/27
The transformation begins! I’m pumped for all the changes that will unfold before me and how much my life will improve. I have a few great goals for myself, and I can really feel myself reaching them, which is GREAT! Self-confidence is key.
I’m so looking forward to all the support I’ll give and get from Gala and all the iCiNG readers. We’re one big, super-stylish family. Having people backing you up and dealing with the same issues is SO encouraging and just makes everything better.
My goals are to ban junk food, work out everyday or every other day and STOP worrying so much about petty things. I’d also like to work more on nourishing myself and giving my body the respect & attention it deserves (Bubble baths, pedicures..) I have a notebook set aside for my progress & I cannot wait!
Good luck to everyone. Let’s rock this!
My goals are do-able, i think:
1. Study chinese at least for one hour every day. (I’ll be in Taiwan for the summer beginning in June)
2. Take all my digestive enzymes, vitamins, and probiotics every day (yay health!).
3. Yoga at least 3x a week, though at this point just doing it once a week will be an improvement! So will once a month!
I’m really excited to read about everyone else’s experiences. How fun!
I’m really excited about this actually I’ve been trying to “transform my life” kind of…but it’s been really difficult, now it seems like it won’t be so hard (*cheers*).
My goals are to:
eat more fruits and greens and exercise daily
say at least three good things about my self daily
not fret over the petty things in life
start attending an eating disorder therapy group
Day 1/27
Well, I’ve not had any soda or other rubbish drinks today! Which is exciting and very good.
I haven’t gotten to my exercise yet, but when my husband gets home we will knock out about twenty songs on Dance Dance Revolution which I am super stoked about.
Also, I’ve been super productive about my art magazine today. Last night I gathered news articles to post tomorrow morning. Today I gathered images from the artist who I am posting and interview with tomorrow, they’re already to be uploaded with the interview. I’m also working on my first tutorial concerning painting with acrylics. I hope it goes over well, because I’m having a blast with it. The tutorial should be up this Tuesday. I also worked out a rough schedule of what will be posted in the community for each day of the week. Which is exciting and will make it much easier when I move the whole thing to a domain.
iTC is totally great. This morning I drank a homemade strawberry smoothie, (made with real strawberries) & it was amazing!!! Then I went outside & rode my bike around for 30 mins. I also drank tons of water today & feel awesome. (I can already feel my body glowing!!) I have a feeling iTC will be a huge sucess for me (& everyone else!) I hope you guys all work really hard!
Okay, so I am a little late – but last night I was thinking and I really want to quit smoking and get fitter so this might just be the perfect opportunity to keep motivated. Here’s hoping – I am going to the gym this afternoon – trying to go every day and I am going to try mega hard to go cold turkey on the smokes… wish me luck.
You guys are so inspiring! Hell yeaaaaah!
I am going to cut down on caffiene, the withdrawls scare me. I will have to get mint tea etc when I go out for ‘coffee’ with friends. I am going to ATTEMPT not to be grumpy in the process lol :)
I am also going to try to ‘eat conciously’ i tend to overeat a LOT , TV off, sitting by myself focusing on what I’m eating… no eating while driving either… no point in that mindless stuff. Not measuring or eliminating any speicifc food or anything just trying to pay attention to what I eat, how its making me feel.
My continuing goal this year is to ‘be more social’ . I think I just want to continue it. Its REALLY easy for me to backslide on this one i’m a shy person by nature and super self concious.
Be more content with solitude, at the same time.
I’m basically trying to spend my time (and money) more efficiently.
Each morning I will write a to-do list for the day, make my lunch, and walk to uni. During my breaks at uni I will eat my pre-packed (ie FREE) lunch and go to the library or the computer lab to get work done. I’ll walk home, which I love doing, chill out for a little while (not ALL afternoon!) then get stuck into some homework. And I’ll be trying my best to save money for my europe trip which is only 2 months away!
I am actually on mid-semester break this week so the routine will be a little different but I still have a lot of work to do!
Today(1/27) I’m going to do homework for my illustration class, go to medicare and work a little more on the dress I’ve been making!
Goal Number 1: Do two hours of maths daily (my reason is that if I can do this, then I can be disciplined enough to do anything).
Goal Number 2: Exercise daily (I know this one sounds sketchy, but I will be pushing myself to exercise more each day)
Goal Number 3: Wake up at 6 daily.
Goal Number 4: Drink 2 litres of water daily.
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1/27
Ok, so I didn’t wake up that early this morning (and that’s only because I only just jotted down that goal =P) but everything else is on track. Been through half an hour of maths already. Head is spinning but in a good way :).
Drinking heaps of water and if everything goes well, I will be aerobicsing this afternoon!
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN GUYS!
Eeek! Day 1 =)
Here’s my plan: – no take away all month (maybe this one should actually be to be less lazy, cooking-wise…) – go to the gym 3 times a week – go to dancing every Thursday
I’ve been dancing since I was like 8, but last year I just stopped going cos..well lots of crappy reasons. But ANYWAY. this year i said ‘i WILL go back!’, and its already April and I haven’t been once! So no more excuses; I’m going on Thursday. hee!
Gala, you are freaking awesome. Thanks dude =D
good morning all!
1/27
well, i slept in (my 1st goal is to wake up early and get lots of work done in the mornings) ... but not as much as i thought i might! and i managed to finish reading an important book for my thesis that was taking be AGES to get through so i am quite chuffed with myself :)
in a few minutes i hope to walk down to the shops (exercise), go into uni after lunch and get all the articles i’d like to read this week printed (morning work), clean my room/desk so i’m inspired to work there and not in the living room in front of the tv (morning work), do a yoga or pilates dvd in the evening (exercise), and tap on whatever seems to be my most pressing issue just before bed (tapping). wish me luck!
i’m going to go all out vegan, wake up with yoga every morning, and stop biting my fingernails!! wow, i’m SO EXCITED! good luck everyone :)
As I write it’s not yet Monday in the US, so I haven’t started my iTC. But I’m trying to take to heart the “do things that scare you” statement and posting my progress in a way that many strangers have access to intimidates me, so here goes nothing!
I’m an artist, but since my graduation from college last year I’ve spent more time working for the proverbial man and hanging with friends/family than creating. So my challenge to myself is to create something everyday and post my progress in the ol’ livejournal. I’ll keep it simple by doing at least one moleskine drawing a day. But other things I’d like to tackle are: learning Adobe Illustrator, learning Manga Studio, making an online portfolio of my work (and business cards!).
Good Luck to everyone!
Yay for Day 1!
So far, I’ve managed to steer clear of buying food that’s bad for me, handed in two of my three assignments (the other I have to wait until the lecture to hand it, so it’s done, just waiting in my bag), and I’m getting around to organising a trivia night for my friends. I think, if I get time between classes this afternoon, I’m going to ring up the storage place and check how much they cost to rent a garage, and ask them about movers. That way I’ll be well and truly on my way to renting out the house =]
ps. i also want to wish everyone else good luck! this is such a fabulous idea. i can’t wait to hear about how wonderful everyone is feeling by the end!
Wheee, I’m so excited! I’m going to hang little paper cranes around the house to remind me to work towards my goals!
ah, i’m pretty nervous. day one hasn’t started here yet and seeing this finally unfold has given me a taste of the jitterbugs — especially since i just ran clean of soy milk. i sort of started twelve hours early by devoting my afternoon to redecorating my room (“create a comfy work+zen environment” was an item on my list, preluding “work more” and “zen it!”.. eh. other items include staying vegan for more than a week [in this case, 27 days], cardio, and a more diverse makeup routine – currently googling ideas). oh boy.
good luck to everyone.
Hey everyone.
Well, it’s 2am here and day one for me starts in a few hours.
My plans are: * Stretch for at least an hour every day. This doesn’t sound like much, but I’ve been trying to learn how to do the splits for a billion years soI bought a book and now I’m enjoying stretching all over. It’s like yoga, very relaxing. * Increase the amount of water I drink. * Try to decide what to do with my life, since I dropped out of college again. * Try EFT * And the stop complaining thing.
Might’ve taken on too much but, it’s worth a try.
c:
Good luck to everyone else.
Ooh, I forgot to mention one of the things on my list:
* Wear heels more often. Sounds silly, but I’m really tall and, even though I love high heels and can walk well in them, I’m always afraid I’ll be taller than everyone else. But not this month.
Yay! I can’t wait.
xD
Day 0/27—it’s still Sunday here
So I am super excited for this, and my goals are:
1. Drink more water. I usually start the day out well by drinking a glass right when I get up, but then the day goes on and I tend to forget…so starting tomorrow, that will change.
2. Clean my room and keep it that way.
3. Write in my journal every day.
4. Eat fruits and vegetables instead of junk food. Luckily, I have stocked up on grapefruits, baby carrots, and the like, and my junk food rampage of last week means that all the chocolate in the house is gone—so this should go pretty well.
Can’t wait for tomorrow!!!
Teehee I’m so excited!! Day 1 tomorrow!
Goal 1: Exercise 6 times a week. That might sound brutal but I’m on the track team and even though I’m a thrower, I want to catch up to the other’s and their fitness levels.
Goal 2: Put some effort into my appearance. This past year I’ve stopped wearing jewelery and make up, which I’m not happy with. It wasn’t a deliberate decision, I just sort of felt like it wasn’t worth it and I’ve been just disenchanted with life overall. I feel like my beautiful sparkling insides don’t make my drab and boring outsides!!
Goal 3: Be more social!! I can be such a wallflower sometimes. I must work on starting conversations with people.
Well that sums it up~ I should go set out my earrings and wash my workout clothes!! Whee!!
This challenge couldn’t come at a more fabulous time, I needed revision incentives and here it is! My first exam is exactly a month away, how perfect! Also I want to push my style to the limits.
Gala, this is an awesome idea! It’s going to be amazing for so many people. I am finally going to quit smoking!
woo!
Work harder for dance since my recital’s in a little over a month!
ie stretch every day and start running to build up endurance, and work extra hard in class. and obviously attend all my classes. haha.
alsooo, to eat healthier [stop going to mcdonalds all the time ;] ], and up my calorie intake since i’ve been told that i don’t eat enough for someone my age who exercises as much as i do. oh man!
i also want to get more comfortable with singing in front of people, since i want a lead in my school play next year!
pass my road test on may 13th! [does that count as a challenge?]
i’ve probably forgotten things. :]
Day1 1/27
i feel so great! i started my day with a work out in the gym… i have so much energy i feel i can run a marathon! =)
my other aim is to drink at least 2x bottles (1L) of water a day.. making it my only beverage… so far i feel cleansed and refreshed.
Now.. onto some homework! =P
Day 1/27
So I locked in what I was going to do today!
no sugar is already freakin me out…by now at work I probably wouldve already had at least a hot chocolate& that wicked looking tart in the kitchen. But ive done well!
only fruit which ive decided isnt cheating since I decided against processed sugar, natural sugar is fine.Looked at my noodles and couldnt put any seasoning oil or powder on since it has sugar! shock horror…wasnt so bad though.
have also decide saturdays will be transformation days..will put my other goals into action then so will have to write myself out a schedule.
goodluck all. xxoo
Day 1/27
I’m glad that this is going to finish before I go on holiday, maybe I’ll need to buy lots of new clothes in Melbourne because I’ll be so trim :S
My goal is to eat no chocolate or cheese. I’ve done this before and it really helps me to just have 2 easy things to avoid.
Chocolate and cheese are two of my biggest down falls by way of fat consumption so by cutting those two out it means alot less crap going into my body. It’s simple to stick to and just means I have to be more creative with my foods, I can still have desert, just not chocolate flavoured.
I can so do this!
I’m so excited for this! This is probably the best idea I’ve seen on Icing. I am planning to fully participate and hope I can help someone else out :)
Squill — Oh WOW, best idea ever! I am totally going to hang up paper cranes too! (Now I just have to learn how to make them… haha!)
i narrowed down my transformations i am going to work on today, finally, while i was at work:
1. go to bed before 1:00 a.m. every night (i picked this one because it REALLY scares me—i am a stay-up-until-the-sun-rises girl, but i’ve been realizing that probably isn’t the best idea for my health lately. it should be challenging).
2. lose an amount of weight i had originally set for my new year’s resolution (no further explanation, per gala’s rules, except to say i will be incorporating more healthy food choices to help me reach this goal).
3. take my vitamins daily (i have them, i see them, i may even take them for a day or two, but then i forget—and i probably really need them because i am borderline anemic).
There are also three new things I plan on trying
(i already exercise a fair amount but want to change it up—that is why i made this category instead of picking “exercise” as one of my three goals):
1. a new work out dvd (i used to use a pilates one and it was the best workout tool i’ve ever used because i really would rather exercise alone then with a group and it was easy to do it in the privacy of my own home without having to drive to the gym…plus i get to use my own shower!).
2. a yoga class (i am taking one in the fall here at college, but i want to experience a class once or twice over the summer because i’ve been interested in doing it for years).
3. using EFT when i feel the urge to snack/eat the contents of my entire fridge for no particular reason.
So scared and ready for this!! :)
April 21st. DAY ONE!
I am so excited! I have to write down my goals because I have so many and I need them to be concrete!
I have 3 parts to my transformation (Sounds complicated but isn’t!)
Health:
-Drink at least a Jug of water a day
NO EATING FOOD OUT OF THE VENDING MACHINE!
-Don’t buy lunch ( I totally screwed this one today.. forgot to bring my cup a soap with me:( TOMORROW)
-Eat Breakfast Lunch and Dinner (Not just snack food all day)
-Out of bed at 6.30 every morning so I don’t rush around like a loon and feel stressed and and I can take the time to look decent for work everyday!
-In bed by 12 O’clock Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday! Beauty Sleep is good for me!
Basically Creating Healthy Habits AND Helping my Budget!
Mind:
I am doing the Bracelet thing you are doing Gala but slightly different!.
Every time I complain OR say anything negative about myself/others/work etc I change wrists.
Appearance:
Write a list (today) of all the things I want or need in my winter wardrobe. Spend the month searching out the items and creating interesting outfits for work and play! I spend to much time in boring clothing wishing I was wearing something fun! So I want to work on that and make my aesthetic more like I want it to be!
I have created a daily planner type thing that fits into my mole skin that I am going to print out and stick in to my moleskin to use to keep track of my goals etc (Ill post links to it for you all to see and use if you want to tonight from home!)
I am so excited. This month is exactly the kick in the butt I needed to make all these positive changes in my life but have been to lazy to do it!
OMG this comment is so long! Sorry guys!
Still awaiting day 1 in the States… but I’ve been preparing.
Three main goals with some minor ones thrown in:
1) Eat an extremely low sugar diet. I’ve had issues with my blood sugar in the past, so I’m keeping it in check before it’s too late.
2) Get my finances in order. It scares the hell out of me, but there are some things that have been haunting me, and I’ve got to exorcise them quickly.
3) Pay attention to what I wear each day instead of finding the first thing however it may look.
Minor things:
Meditate for guidance on spirituality, keep a clean house, finally work on my landscaping.
I’m excited to, at the end of these days, finally say I’ve accomplished something I’ve been trying to start for a while now.
Thanks, Gala, for the inspiration!
DAY NUMERO UNO.
I actually ran today! I am SO proud of myself, because usually I abhor concerted exercise. I’m fine with running – just as long as I don’t have the intent to run! Well, today I told myself that I was GOING to run a damn mile, and I did indeed run a damn mile, and it felt great. I also cajoled a friend into running with me three days outta five, and she’s out of shape too, so it’s perfect! The best thing about this plan is that apparently she sees my love interest and my.. other love interest (the unlikely one – his dad..) while out running LOTS, so that will be super and something to look forward to!
In terms of food – well, I actually didn’t eat today. Oops. I had so much teching and homework and just everything to do that I just plain forgot! I’m going to break my fast with some Spaghetti-O’s in a bit. Unfortunately, they have cheese in them (I didn’t know until just now!), so there goes my ‘don’t incur the wrath of the lactose intolerance gods’ plan for the day. That’s okay, tomorrow is a fresh new day and I can avoid dairy like the devil then!
I also took some time out today to read (The Shock Doctrine, Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused, and A Hundred Years of Solitude), but I didn’t do any art except a lil doodle just now. That’s okay. Oh! Speaking of art, I got instructor permission to take the above-AP art course here, which is AMAZING because there are tonnes of FIELD TRIPS and SPEAKERS and the teacher is FABULOUS and just everything! This is especially amazing that I got in because I sort of, um, have a bad rep for being a lazy ass who don’t do no work and also I’ve never painted before in my life, and the course is practically all painting. But I guess Mr. D has faith in me! It’s always such a lovely feeling, knowing that other people believe in you.
And there’s more and more and more but now I have to rush upstairs to check in! (I go to a boarding school.)
OH, Gala, out of curiosity, are there any official iTC banners and things?
reree — Ooh, banners! How fab! No, not yet, but I’ll get on it soon. & if anyone wants to make one & send it through, I’ll put it up!
Day 1:
To be completely honest.. i forgot all about it being iTC today!! How horrible of me lol.. oh well time to get off me bum and make up for it :D big bowl of cereal here i come!!
xo
Ooohhh it starts tomorrow for me.
But, mine’s going to be:
Eat healthier. I am majorly horrifing myself with what I eat lately. Eeeeeek.
So, instead of buying the entree every day even when I hate it, I will buy soup or a salad.
(Unless both of those options are terrible, and the entree is something delicious like mashed potatoes.)
Attempt to work out. I absolutely NEVER DO THIS. EVER. And I hate doing it. But… I will go for walks and do some ddr, and even try the elliptical trainer machine in our basement. Which I fear and dread.
Spend less money & make more of it. I have a problem with shopping too much.
So I think I am going to make lists of what I really want to own, and stop impulse buying.
Ah, I have decided to add one. Those were pretty basic resolutions, so…
I really want to learn guitar. REALLY REALLY REALLY. I am going to try to learn a little bit every day.
hello (:
so due to the time difference, it’s 10.30am where I am right now. My iTC goals are to lose [CENSORED] worth of weight during this period, ensure that I work out everyday, watch what I eat and stop snacking. I have terrible snacking habits, plus I intend to try to hit 50% raw for each and everyday in my diet.
DAY 1/27
I just finished a workout at the gym. I spent 1 hour on the treadmill, I finished about 8km on it during the time I was there and I have to say that for a girl who gained weight and hasn’t been running for approximately 3 weeks, I’m rather proud of myself! I’ve had a box of sliced apples and strawberries. & I decided to treat myself to a Grande Starbucks. Granted, not the best of it all but I love coffee too much! Wish me luck for the rest of the day, I hope everyone else does well!! xxx
day one starts tomorrow, eeee!
anyways, as a full-fledged junkfood addict i’d really like to cut it out of my diet all together, i’d also like to make water my main/only beverage and drink a whole lot more than i already do, get a yoga membership to my gym and fill out the application to get a passport that i’ve been putting off! we’ll see how i do, but i’ve got a good feeling about this :D
luvluvx, good luck to everyone and fanks Gala for the brilliant inspiration!
kate — I edited your weight goal out of your comment. Please read the rules up the top! Thanks cutie!
Day 0/27
I’m preparing everything for school tomorrow, I just finished my yoga workout (beginner’s because I’m out of shape).
I just found out that I’m going to Cancún this summer and that motivates me even more to complete the challenge. I want to lose a bit of my belly and just tone up a bit. I have to print my schedule now and then I’ll do some rounds of EFT and go to bed.
I can’t wait for tomorrow!
Kisses!
It’s not quite April 21st yet, so I’m going to post my goals here for future reference! This is so exciting, nice to see everyone working hard, too!
* Exercise 3 times a week * Meditate daily * Curb daily spending
My goals…
*A tidy AND awesome rooom that I want to spend time in *My mother’s cardigan finished by mother’s day *An awesome outfit everyday *good skin *No junk food *Two hours minimum of study/essay prep EVERY DAY *Two new recipes tried every week
hey, has anyone else thought of making a spreadsheet or a checklist for day to day tracking, along with keeping a journal?
good idea emily! doing it now…
Well it was going all well in my brain until I woke up this morning and lit a cigarette which was my #1 goal.
I hope the afternoon is better. I just want to smoke so badly. :(
Day 1/27
My transformation is finally going to be to get a hold on my health. For the past year (actually more!) all I have been concerned with is losing weight and feeling good about myself and what I see in the mirror. However, exercise has got to be one of my most hated things, and I have an insane sweet tooth, so its been hard. Real hard. And most of the time, I crash and fall. So thanks to the Transformation Challenge, its time to get a hold on things. I figure if I can stick to it for a month and if I see results, it will encourage me to push on and that its all worth it for the final result.
My challenge is to:
1) Stick to the “Tony Ferguson” diet plan
2) Go to the gym minimum 3 times a week
In order to do this, I must think to remind myself that all those foods I am tempted to eat are not going anywhere, and will still be around afterwards. My mum is also attending the gym with me, so that gives me a bit more motivation to go when she is urging me to.
Good Luck everybody!!!!!!!
My goals:
To play as much tennis as I can while the weather is three kinds of fab, to try and smile at everyone I see (but not so much they try and section me!), and to cut down on sweet things…staring tomorrow :) its my 18th birthday today…chocolate!cake!a necessity!
Goal 1: Change my eating habits!
I work at a donut shop so the temptation to eat a sweet stares me in the face 8 hours a day. I want to resist and eat healthier. No more processed food for lunch! Ill make an effort to go out of my way to the grocery store and get a salad. Im also going to try to drink only water!
Goal 2: Excercise daily!
I walk every morning with a friend so I`m semi active but I want something that will make me break a sweat. Its great that I have my friend as a teeter-totter because some mornings I just want to sleep and some mornings she just wants to sleep so we always use eachother as a teeter totter and get eachothers buttoms out of bed.
Goal 3: Clean my room!
I have had this goal for years :(. My room has no floor, its not terible in the sense that there are things growing in the shadows just lots of clothes and books. My excuse is that I`m a visual person so I keep Everything out to find easily, so I guess to start in baby steps my goal should be to organize my things better. I`m a big procrastinator but I want to have my room done and packed before I leave for school in August.
So all my goals so far are pretty much health and happiness which I think are good starters. Its almoast summer so I want to be healthy and in shape.
Celia — Happy birthday, sweetie! Yay!
For anyone doing the raw thang, I had a yummy lunch today that you might like to try! Very simple & quick to prepare.
Take a tomato (or two or three, depending on your hunger levels!). Slice it up, then drizzle olive oil over the top. Then sprinkle the slices with basil, oregano (I used dried versions of both but you should use fresh if you’ve got it), pink Himalayan salt & black pepper.
Delicioso!
Day 0/27 (It’s still Sunday here =D )
I’m a late joiner =) I debated it for a while but I’m in. I’m new around here so [waves] hiya.
I plan to :
Exercise More/Smile More
I’d like to tone up some. I’ve been VERY insecure about my weight & I’ve finally started to accept my body in the past 2 or so years & now I just want to take care of it so I can love it the way I should. [I’ve always been a thin girl. But you know, people’s words can make you see yourself in such a bad light =/...however, being insecure did help me build tons of character.]
I’d like to smile more because apparently…I don’t do it very much =/ Since people are ALWAYS asking me whats wrong & I know it can help lift my mood. Keep me feeling good & positive.
Become More Organized
I’m just going to be honest here. I’m really not that organized. I’d like to FINALLY clean out my closet, my drawers, my wardrobe…everything! There’s so much stuff I have all over the place that I don’t need, want or use. I’d also like to practice keeping my space clean [=) I’m bad with cleaning] I dislike the mess but I dislike cleaning. However, if I just clean the mess I make WHEN I make it..it shouldn’t bother me as much, right?
No More Complaints
I read about that & it sounds interesting. I’d like to try it since I find myself complaining SO MUCH as of lately. This isn’t exactly concrete but it sounds good.
Lastly, Be More DARING!
I’m so weird/crazy/eccentric/eclectic & it shows but there’s a lot of times I really chicken out from just being 100% me. I’d like to just well, stop being such a chicken. If I want to wear crazy colors or I wanna dance while I listen to my mp3 player, I’m gonna just DO it. Besides, it’s making ME happy. That’s the point right?
We’ll see how this goes, because committing to this challenge..is a challenge for me all in itself =D
iTC PROMISES I HAVE MADE MYSELF:
1) GO BACK TO VEGANISM:
I was a vegan for almost a year and then went back to a normal diet. so now i will be going back again.
2) BECOME A MAGICIAN:
I have always been a fan of magicians and their tricks, so now i have decided to become one. I already know quite a few card tricks and illusions and today I have learned 4 new illusions.
3)LET GO OF AN OLD LOVE:
I was in a bad and very long relationship and it ended recently. I have had a lot of trouble getting over it. So this is the month to do it. forgive and forget. I have a feeling though that it wont be that easy.
4)PERFORM MUSIC IN PUBLIC:
A massive fear of mine. Even if it is just in front of a few of my friends, i am determined to conquer this.
5)REPAIR RELATIONSHIPS:
I am going to mend any old or weathered relationships with my friends and family, and make sure they ALL know how much i love and care about them.
That’s all i have thought of so far.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ELSE!!!
xx
So excited about this! My goals are:-
1. Drink less alcohol – I will achieve this by not drinking wine at home on weekdays.
2. Drink more water
3. Draw every day
I visited a good friend who is in the midst of a battle with cancer this morning – nothing like it to adjust your attitude & get you motivated to live better.
Day 1/27
You guys are all so inspirational! Some awesome ideas here for goals, some of which I’m borrowing and some of my own…
1) Spend time and money more efficiently (thanks Ali!), by writing a to do list everyday in my brand new diary. Also make my healthy lunch everyday. And not buy any coffees, which more means more money and no caffeine – good for me and my wallet!
2) Drink 2 litres of water daily.
3) Make a really kickass CV by the end of the month and start sending it out.
4) Stretch everyday.
5) Smile at people more. Yay!
The hanging-cranes thing is such a good idea. I’ll do it too.
I think I’m ready now. #1: Stop bitting my nails so much. #2: Stick to my diet. Use EFT when I have sugar cravings. Eat an apple instead. #3: Organize my time #4stop wasting so much time on the web #5: Work out #6: Enjoy everyday, every breath I take and be grateful. #7: Work on my art projects #8: Stop complaining, stressing, fretting about silly little things and other not so small/silly things. Use a bracelet and change it from had to hand.
It’s quite a lot but its going to be a tight month and they are all connected.
I’m so excited:)!
My Monday starts tomorrow and I’m ready now!
LENA: if you want to talk about eating disorders I’m a recovered bulimic and I can be some kind of support if
1. get all my uni work up to date as i finish completely in 6weeks!!
2. show my place of internship (starting wednesday) that i am so super awesome they have to give me a job when uni is over!!
3. stop looking so ahrd for love and remember what my lady beetle tattoo means!!
4. get my tattoo touched up pronto
5. start eating less chocolate and coke…less sugar in my diet will HELP ME!!!
6. write everyday even if it is just a blog. writers write and no time is no excuse if i want to become a published author
well i had a big plate of churros and a hot chocolate yesterday as my “last supper” and today i have been shopping for fresh fruit and vegies and chicken and brown rice, and i am amped up to make a yummy stir fry….
i am excited to say that i have also emailed my good friend who is competing in a figure comp and asked her if i can train with her at the gym each morning before work… soooooo… as of tomorrow, i am going to be exercising with a gym mad woman of steel and maybe becoming one myself! :D
gooo team!!!! raa raa raa
Day 1/27
:] I am so excited! I’ve wanted to do something like this for so long, but I never had the motivation, but now that I have the support of all these awesome people, I’m totally ready for it!
My goals:
1) Up my yoga classes to 3 times a week instead of 2.
2) Go for a walk (by myself) down to the river by my house at least twice a week.
3) Finish all my school applications (I want to transfer next year)
4) Continue cutting soda out of my diet
5) Tell the people I love that ‘I love them’ on a regular basis :]
6) Re-discover my passion for photography. (I’ve been feeling pretty un-creative lately.)
Good luck everyone!!!!
Day 1/27 – even though it was freezing this morning and I was really tired, I got up early and did 10 minutes on my stationary bike and then I took my lunch to work and I am also only drinking water – no caffiene!
I’m really excited to get home and read how everyone else’s days went – after I’ve walked the dog and done some more exercise and meditation that is :)
Hurray for everyone! Well Done team!
1. Floss every day. I know it’s small but it’s also really important.
2. Do my physical therapy excercises every day.
3. Try to think positively.
Yay!
Well, I have messed up slightly already!! Feeling a little disappointed in myself. I packed a soup for lunch and just could not bring myself to eat it. I felt tired and low in energy. So I went and bought a roll with ham cheese and tomato. Not terrible. But the good news is I rode my new bike to get it and it was hard work! I am looking forward to riding home tonight. Tomorrow, I will pack something slightly different, maybe a yogurt. I will also use EFT when I feel those carb cravings! This is hard work.
day 1
-found a whiteboard and am writing all my little daily accomplishments on it!
-eft has banished my cravings. am full from a healthy lunch.
-already doubled the amount of skipping i can do without stopping, since saturday!
hehe, I’m so proud of me today!
Save:
I went shopping at some lovely sales – tried on a few things but didn’t buy anything! :D I’m using my goal of saving to encourage me to be a lot more picky about what I buy, not just grab it as it’s a bargain.
Eat less junk:
I also had a healthy lunch instead of going for the nice appealing warm junk food. I had a delicious wrap, it was nice :)
Study more:
I also have about an hour before my boyfriend gets home, so I will be studying from now till then (just had to pop online to check my emails and iCiNG!)
Looking great for day 1!
day 1 of 27!
– I’m going to get a new job. I’ve been working at woolworths for the past 2 years and hate it, my last shift is tomorrow!!!! (I’m applying for other jobs as I write this) – I’m going to be healthy. I don’t like the weight I’m at, and I am always getting sick (and staying sick for way too long) – I’m going to get back to making things – clothes, jewellery, bags etc. – I will use capitals when writing on the internet. Normally I use all lower case, and then in real life I’m a bit of a grammar nazi – no more! – I will kick this stupid depression in the ass. SO sick of it.1/27
Taking it easy to start with. Today my goal is to figure out what exactly I want to achieve in the next 26 days. I know that unless I make a specific goal, I’ll just flounder around and not much will be different at the end of it all.
Mostly my goals are business related at the moment, but they’re suffering because I don’t have the energy and drive that I should have.
so…
more energy & more productivity are the aims. I’ll nail down some measurable goals tonight and report back for day 2. =)
1/27
so excited first day of the iTC!
i thought about making myself a bowl of ice-cream today but remembered one of my challenges was not to eat junk, so i ate an apple instead :)
ive got a journal, gonna write in it everyday to keep check on my progress. its not going to be easy, but it is going to be worth it.
I’m confused, is it a 27 day or 30 day challenge??
It’s 7.40am here in the UK, so I’ll update later on in the day, but good luck everyone! Gala, thanks for putting the no numbers rule in place, I think that’s a very good idea indeed.
1/27 It is the morning of the 21:st where I live and I feel excited about this monday because it is the first me day. All of my life I’ve put others before myself and many years ago now that resulted in me loosing the real me completely. So my iTC will be all about making me the star of my life.
Use EFT daily to get rid of unwanted behaviour and let go of the past.
Use positive affirmation daily to bring out that superhero that I know lives inside of me.
Focus on doing things that are good for me, things that are enablers for a more positive me. E.g. eating properly, exercising, finding music I love…
so I’ve finally decided on some goals:
- continue oil pulling – stick with the shangrila ‘diet’ – go for golf coaching at least 4x a week – wake up at 5 every morning – no more whining/complaining – no vegetable oil or white flour. NO chocolate – stop losing my temper so much and try to control my irritability (i’m not sure how to go about doing this, any ideas? )
Alright, I finally got my goals down!
My original goals were all about my relationship with my boyfriend, we’ve just been through a difficult few months and are trying to get on our feet again. However I realized he will be out of town for his job may 12th through the 26th! So it’ll be hard to work on it without him. No matter, he’s in on it until the 12th and then I’ll keep these goals but solo. :)
-Goal 1: Cook healthy, we are pretty good at this and love cooking together so the goal is to eat more organic and more fish. Yum. We started today by making gazpacho out of ingredients from the Farmer’s Market.
-Goal 2: Take walks. We have a doberman who loves the exercise and the weather is just now getting nice here, so a long walk around the neighborhood/urban trails is always a good thing.
-Goal 3: Make lists. I have been having trouble writing in first person so it is easier for me to write lists (i.e.: things I like about my life, things I need to improve, places I want to visit, things I love, etc.) and they seem to keep me pretty positive. So I’ve started a journal in which I will be writing a list every day.
I’m new to the community, have been enjoying it, and I will be writing more soon! Good luck everyone!
1/27
First things first, I want to write myself little reminders for iTC and leave them all around the house to remind myself of my goals.
I want to take my puppy for a half hour walk every night.
I want to spend one hour studying each day.
Keep drinking lots of water. I’ve been drinking glasses upon glasses each day for the last few weeks, but want to keep it up.
Save as much money as possible and only buy things when they’re absolutely necessary.
Do a little bit of exercise daily.
1/27:
making this brief, since I’m about to get offline: my first goal is no more than 1/2hr of internet per day. and I’m stickin’ to it! :}
1/27
My goals are:
::Write for 10 minutes in a journal every day.
So far I have not done this, but I will tonight.
::Drink 2× 600mL bottles of water.
So far I have consumed 1 600mL Mount Franklin by lunchtime, and 1 glass. Hmm i may go get another glass now.
::Mosturise and cleanse my face daily.
Will do this tonight after my shower,
::Stop eating junk food.
ARGHH!! I had chips and ice-cream today, i totally forget. I will start agian tomorrow.
My goal is to break a sweat every single day without fail! Glad we are all in this together!
My goals are
1) Not eat anything unhealthy. I done this for 2 weeks and my mum bought biscuits and since that i cant seem to do it, so im going to try and beat my record of 2 weeks! Also eat less because yes snack a jacks are a healthy crisp replacement but 2 packets are not!
2) excersise everyday. I have a gym membership so i can use the gym swim perhaps go to a class. They have pole dancing i might try it. But try new excersise as much as possible because going to the gym everyday and overdoing it is probably doing more harm than good.
3) Spend 2 hours a day on the computer at the most. I spend ridiculous amounts on here and i want to see what i end up doing if im restricting myself.
Those are the three i want to concentrate on but the others are :- try eft to help with my ocd, Put amazing amounts of effort in my last month at school, Be a nicer person and just make everyday count :)
excuse the long post i needed to get it out.
dear adriana, im being tempted by custard creams i feel your pain!
oh oh oh and read more.
i like doing lots at once.
i ordered the bell jar by sylvia plath
the complete works of oscar wilde
the virgin suicides
and im starting with girlfriend in a coma by douglas coupland.
can anyone reccomend any books or tell me what they are like?
i might have to visit the libary, i havent since i was little :)
My plan was to do a cardio work-out three times a week, to get that blood pumping, but I have another one for the list: for the next 27 days, I’m not allowed to worry, fret and be gloomy about things. I tend to get really upset really quickly and lie awake at night worrying about things other people wouldn’t think twice about. No more. If the worry starts, I’ll do something nice for myself, like take a bath, light a few scented candles or write, and just be good to myself.
Another challenge is to have breakfast every day (I hate eating in the morning), and so far so good – just had some oatmeal with milk and a banana, which should keep my tummy satisfied until the afternoon.
Day 1
Well I’m staring slow, but i recon my first day’s gone pretty well, I’ve walked for about 45mins today, but I don’t want Monday to be one of my days to walk (as I have to get up early as is, so getting up earlier to walk isn’t appealing). I’ve drunk plenty of water (1.5L so far), and had a Fruit Salad for lunch, so I’m feeling good about it.
I finally found a good journal/notebook to record all ITC related stuff in, so that’s going well, all I need to do is print off some inspirational type things to keep me going.
I am still on day 1/27, but I stopped by to update from today. I (and my mother) decided that the diet I was planning to stick to was unreasonably strict and ridiculous. I am going to be seriously cutting down on carbohydrates, since they are my my biggest problem (I’m a complete bread fanatic, I eat bread with everything. I guess thats the european in me.) and if I eat any, it will be for breakfast, since thats apparently the best time to eat carbs. Basically, I am eating healthy and cutting out some foods, but not being totally unreasonable in my diet. I can’t cut out everything, I will surely die.
I did well today, I started my exercise plans by going to the gym today.
Started small: didn’t eat any chocolate, despite the fact that my colleague had a massive bar of it right next to me and kept offering it to me ALL DAY! Hard!!!
goals: – start practicing doing things in time, as in not waiting until the last second – get up early (which means before 9 for me) – set up that etsy shop (opening date: may 1st) and other projects i have been dreaming about for so long, enough with the planning – start doing! – excersize 5 days a week
1/27
my first day has just begun but i’ve already done a lot of the things i had planned for today.
now i’m going to sit down and read craft inc. by meg mateo ilasco and after that start doing some of the excersises in michelle goodman’s the anti 9 to 5 guide to kick start my empire.
Hi Everyone!
I’m soo exited about this challenge. I have 3 goals:
-Save money (I am a bit of a shoppaholic and i usually dont have any money in the end of the month)
-Stop dating and obsessing about guys (it take soo much time from other things)
-Eat regulary, vegetarian and lots of fruits
I hope i will do good. The first two is the hardest =) But i really want to do this!
Hope it goes well for everyone =)
day 1/27
well i didnt do much today other then walk around Pacific Fair, in QLD, a few times.
my goals are:
+ excercise more
+ eat healthier
+ save more money
+ spend more time with ppl i care about
Hope everyone does well xxxx
goals
1. disconnect from the ex boyfriend and stop losing my shit in public re: him. ie. no more scenes or yelling or public displays of drunken agitation
2. eat healthier. predominantly vegan. try a new fruit or vegie a week etc.
3. take steps toward being happier.
my ITC goals are to:
1) go to sleep before 2 AM every night
and
2) exercise for an hour, 4 times a week
very scary! looking forward to day 1.
Day 1/27
I posted my first flickr photo just after I got home from TAFE! I EFT’d like mad in the shower and for half an hour after I got out and I managed to look a few more people in the eye when I was talking to them than I usually would. So all in all a fabulous day! Glad to see it’s going so swimmingly for all the other nonpareils!
Day 1/27
Ok here goes my iTC, I’m going to have three goals:
1. Be positive. Ok, so I didn’t get an interview for the graduate job I had my heart set on. But today instead of wallowing and feeling defeated I sent them an email asking (_nicely and non-whiningly_) where my application wasn’t so great and if they can give me a contact in another department who might have a position for me. Plus my boyfriend does complain a lot about how negative I can be about things (I know, that sounds hypocritical but he’s right so it doesn’t count!) So I’ll also look into this EFT business…
2. Eat healthier! Off to tesco for ingredients for my favourite ‘Grand Cayman’ salad (anyone want the recipe?!)plenty of fresh fish, only organic meats and other healthier ingredients. I’m now going make a list and menu ideas to do this properly.
3. Do a better beauty routine. Make up off at night, cleansing face before bed and again in the morning. Using summer-glow type moisturiser all over every day and being good to my nails. I did the cleansing last night and this morning, need to buy the lotion today.
DAY ONE, awesome. My goals are to start losing a few pounds and to try to be healthier. Ugh, soda is an addiction.
It’s only the morning, but I’m still super pumped to start!
Goal 1 – Maintain my alcohol abstinence.
Goal 2 – Purchase wooden coat hangers and do a wardrobe overhaul!
Goal 3 – Spend time with non-music industry friends.
i’m writing about my iTC and goals here; swiftkicking.blogspot.com/
it’s only 1.30 pm here in oslo so i still have some time to get things that need to be done daily, done. i’ll try my best to do so!
thank you for starting this great challenge Gala♡ you’re such an inspiration ♡
1/27:
Today is going really well. I don’t have uni until 3pm, but have gotten up nice and early, done some sit ups, eaten a healthy lunch, and am focusing on positives!
I hope everyone else is doing well! :o)
Sunshine & Sparkles
xxxx
Day 1/27
I’ve been reading iCING for ages, but have never commented, so may as well dive in! This is a great idea, and my goals are:
1. Take at least one more photo each day. Preferably more, developing more projects, but this will at least mean I have my camera in hand
2. Walk at lunch each day
3. Exercise at least 5 times a week (running or cross trainer)
4. Cook healthy and fresh homecooked meals with my boy at least 4 times a week
5. Try to stop biting my nails so much
It’s the early afternoon here in London and so far so good! We went for a run this morning, and I’m about to head out for a lunchtime walk :)
Good luck everyone!
I plan to exercise every day and eat super healthy! I have the worst snack habits ever. My friend is trying to lose weight and i showed her the iTC and now we’re both doing it. Lucky for me she lives a couple of houses away and we’re going to run together every afternoon!
Im super excited!
Day 1/28
(I hope I’m doing this right!)
goal 1: Cut down on the complaining, apart from in ‘designated bitching time’ ie drinking with my co-worker
goal 2: start up a conversation with a stranger at least once a day (I get scared doing this!)
(EFT is gonna help me with this one, oooh yeah!)
goal 3: be fully honest.
goal 4: cut the crap. I’ve started drinking coffee and eating icecream, it’s got to stop- dairy makes me look and feel awful!
Day 1/27
yay! i got my iTC email and just wanted to share my goals (which are modest, but better than nothing, i say!)
1. to not eat any junk food like donuts or chips
2. drink at least 2 glasses of water (in addition to all the tea i drink)
3. work out 3x a week!
GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!!!!
Day 1/27
So far, so good – woke up and had a really nice cup of peppermint tea rather than going straight for the coffee. I’ve eaten well all day but haven’t left out the (low cal) treats. I’m also going to gym tonight.
I was planning to put an exercise DVD in the machine tonight so no excuses tomorrow morning!
Day 1/27
I’m so impressed by everyone’s enthusiasm! So much good is being done!
Thank you for the link to Kris Carr’s Crazy Sexy Cancer, Gala. It’s such an inspiring read. I’m planning to absorb as much as I can and make some improvements to my lifestyle.
Today, after walking to and from the hospital for my cat scan, I went to my favourite hairdresser for a much needed chop. It’s really refreshing and lovely to treat myself.
I’ve made some notes in my Hipster PDA on steps to take towards becoming an optical frame designer. I’m planning to email designers from around the world to find out how they got to where they are. Wish me luck!
Paper crane love to all!
Day 1/27
Ok, woke up exceptionally late (eep!) but am in no way deterred!
Goal 1: Exercise every day, not just once on a Monday and then forget about it for the rest of the week.
Goal 2: Adopt a more forgiving attitude towards my body image. As Baz Luhrmann said, “You are not as fat as you imagine”. This one’s easier said than done, I think.
Goal 3: Explore London. Just moved here so this is the perfect excuse to get out there and do stuff. Included in this one is get a job :)
Goal 4: Cut out the sneaky Krispy Kreme that always manages to find it’s way into my shopping basket.
Goal 5: Spice up my… uh… life under the covers :)
Goal 6: Do one piece of learning for an hour every day, be it an art scribble, going over my French or indeed whatever strikes me as something I’m neglecting :)
So let’s see how we all do! Good luck everyone! xx
Day 1/27
I jumped on the iTC bandwagon a little late, and thought I wouldn’t be ready to start on Monday but I most definitely am! So excited!
So, my goals are:
#1 – LESS junk, MORE healthy, I know that should be easy but all there is in our house is chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate, it’s very hard to resist.
I took the initiative and did my OWN grocery shopping so I have hommus, tsatsziki? (or however it’s spelt) and lebanase bread to snack on and multiple litre bottles of Fiji water, big tubs of fat-free passionfruit yoghurt and of course big tubs of salad :)
#2 – Pick up with the reading! I usually get too tired after working a long day I just go out with friends or veg out in front of the TV but I have a wholleeee list of books I am yet to read, including both novels by Eckhart Tolle (mmm inspiration)
#3 – Pick up the French! I started doing an online course on livemocha but I got lazy with it and it was really really good, considering I’m only a beginner.
So hopefully I will be able to string a few sentences together by the end of the 27 days!
I hope day one was an outstanding success for you all! Here are my goals, in no particular order:
-Run on the treadmill every time I go to the gym, and once a week around my suburb.
-Start a craft project such as knitting a scarf or making a bag.
-See at least 3 gigs.
-Have a meaningful conversation with a stranger once a week.
-Write in my paper journal once a day about how I am feeling [Oops, gotta go do that one before bed!]
-Change the layout of my blog without the help of my designer/web geek friends.
-Spend an afternoon taking photos in The Rocks.
I didn’t cheat, but I did start a little early. I had no choice on my start date as I had cancer and went into surgery. Since being home AND cancer free!! I have changed what I eat and what I buy at the grocery store. It has paid off because I can already see a difference :)
I’m so psyched about this! :D
My goals:
1. be in physical activity every day.
2. drink at least 2 liters of water every day
3. think about something positive before I go to sleep
4. give a compliment a day
5. draw a little bit every day, and vary my subjects
6. get a better self image.
well, I’m off to dance class! :]
Juels — Oh my god, wow! Congratulations! That’s amazing, & I’m so happy for you! Would you like to share what you’re now eating & buying?
1/27
Here is what I did today – woke up early and went on my stationary bike, took lunch to work, only drank water at work, went to cook for and comfort a friend who lost her baby, left a half hour – 15 minutes for meditation and 15 for writing – so I can still be in bed by 10 and took my dog for a play-date to wear her out.
Here is what I didn’t do – smoke, drink alcohol, have any form of caffeine, spend money on donuts, stay up late watching foxtel at said friend’s house or skip meals.
Hurray! Now I’m off to spend 15 minutes centering myself and looking inside my soul. I read a quote today by Donald Keate that went something along the lines of ‘discovering your own consciousness is a journey that makes any fantasy novel pale in comparison’ and I’m so longing to take that journey.
Hope everyone else had as fabulous a day as I did!
I think I’m going to add “eat raw only” to my list of goals! But I’m super freaked out, all I can think of is fresh fruit… carrots… salads… smoothies? I’m excited though, and I’m currently listening to the Raw Coaching with Karen Knowler!
Ok Its monday!!!! . . . . .sooooo here is my list of stuff to do every single happy day.
1.read my Bible everyday!! Yes it does wonders for the soul :)
2.Drink water like there is no tomorrow! I always wanted to be a mermaid!
3.Enjoy these days of carefree youth!! (not like i don’t already but . . . it never hurts to be reminded!)
God Bless to everyone with healthy initiatives!! :)
Oh!
Here are mine, they are quite simple:
1) Drink a glass of water when I first wake up, followed by a SMOOTHIE! I am about to become a smoothie fanatic..I can feel it in my veins. Just bought LOADS of ingredients to make delicious morning pickmeups:) Going to have this with my liquid iron supplement too to make me strong :D
2) Drink water whenever I remember that drinking water exists.
3) Take inner health plus in the morning, take iron tablet @ lunch & alternate between flaxseed capsules & calcium tablets at night :)
4) Do yoga 2-3 times a week.. I went tonight, loooove the relaxing afterwards:)
5) Have a bath with lovely yummy Lush products once a week, I always find it difficult to stay in a bath for too long because I get restless! But I do really enjoy the delicious smells and the warming of my body :) ESPECIALLY now that winter is nipping at our heels.
6) Massage once a week! Alternating between deep tissue one week & relaxation the next. I have trouble with my posture & with stress. This will be amazing for me, I’ve already experienced the benefit of a relaxation massage the other day.. everything seemed clearer & I was seeing colours more deeply and just felt so amazingly serene, which for someone with a pretty severe at times anxiety disorder is big! SERIOUSLY I RECOMMEND EVERYONE GET A REALLY GOOD RELAXATION MASSAGE!
This is all :) xx I’ve written them onto little palm cards and am going to take them around with me, also going to write these out on a piece of paper and stick them next to my bed. Have ALSO told my friend to remind me whenever they see me not doing some of them, to remind me to do them! :)
DAY 1
Hmmm, it’s about 10am here so I still have a bunch of day 1 left to do all sorts of good things for me and my world. I am excited and looking forward to a better me!
as someone posted before- GO TEAM!!!
Day 1/27
Hi Gala! Hi folks! Greetings from O-hi-O. Can I say I couldn’t have asked for a prettier day to start the iTC?
As I’m writing this I’m eating my first healthy thing of the day organic granola and raisin cereal with vanilla rice milk, and a glass of Green Goddess smoothie yumminess (who knew you could toss brocolli in a drink and it’s so good?)
I’m exhausted from my lack of caffiene, which I kind of rounded into my eat healthier, I realize now that I didn’t have my cup of coffee this morning this stuff is really bad.
No exercise yet, unless chasing a 3 year old around counts but that will be tonight :-) I have a really fantastic belly dancing video that should be fun. And I’m doing a pole dancing class! Yay!
To make it even better I have my Law of Attraction group today, we’re having a BBQ. Should be fun!
So far I haven’t done the exercises I decided to do, but it is before noon, and I like to go at night after work, so that is the plan! Hopefully I will make it out. Here in Massachusetts, we have the day off for the Marathon, so I both have time and inspiration to go running (or biking)! Plus it is another pretty spring day!
Day 1/27:
I am really excited to transform myself. For about two weeks, I’ve been working on working out every day. Now, I am going to force myself to implement these goals:
1. working out every day
2. eating healthier
3. being happier
4. telling my friend that I really want to date him.
hopefully as i transform my body and mind, i’ll be talk more openly with this boy. hes actually one of my best friends now…and i guess i’m not usuallly the type of girl to do something daring like that. but now, i can’t just sit around and do nothing!
good luck everyone! :)
Day 1/27
So far I’ve only eaten Raw Food and tonight I’m going to go running with my new mp3 player….
goals:
1. improve my posture
2. (following the example of mikitoru) 2 hours maths daily (especially because I’m always behind on homework)
3. smile at someone every day
to accomplish by the end of the ITC:
4. be able to wake up at a reasonable hour and get to school after eating breakfast
the boy has just arrived from the grocery store with bags full of fruits and vegetables. And he has already made an apple juice and now he is preparing one with celery, carrots, apple, and parsley.
ufff!
HEALTHY EATINGS! i’m loving it
1/27
My iTC goals
1 To wear a dress/skirt for 4 days in a week. Everyday is a special day, i don’t want to wear my dresses only on ‘special occasions’.
2 Try meditation (every day).
This is something i want for a while but i am scared to stop being in control and to just relax
3 To Cycle, Walk or sport everyday
4 To Become more conscience of what i eat.
No more upset stomachs if you just listen to yourself!
5 No more Miss Lazy. I want to make the most of every day. Be proactive.
Choose my own adventures.
6 ‘Answer my email the day I get it.’ I think thats such a good idea, because i tend to be yes lazy and answer back a week later..
I’m a bit of a nerd. I also made up smaller goals/inspirations that can be reached on one or two days like; writing thank you notes to the ones i love and tend to forget, illustrate my illusions, or any assignment from the Learning To Love You More www, i wanted to write them on smaller cards so i could pick them blind from a box whenever i feel i could use some inspiration.
Today i’m wearing a black dress with my new cartoonprint-tights and sparkly gold ballerina’s, been to the dentist and got a free toothbrush yes!,i was just reading in my new meditation book all the ins&outs and will try it out later on am making a lovely salad and eat it in the garden.
And i thought it would be a good idea to write a letter to myself and seal it away and only open it when the iTC is over. To see how i changed.
Day 1/27
My goals:
1. Eat and drink sensibly – this covers a whole range of things including eating more fruit and veg, drinking more water and less alcohol.
2. Do my pilates stretches once a week – I just need to get into the habit of doing it regularly
3. Read my bible every day – something good for my spiritual health too.
Day 1/27
- healthy eatings – excersice – drink more water
just for now:
the boy has just arrived from the grocery store with bags full of fruits and vegetables. And he has already made an apple juice and now he is preparing one with celery, carrots, apple.
ufff!
HEALTHY EATINGS! i’m loving it
a) 60 mins exercise 5 days out of 7 (prolly be in 15/30 min chunks am/pm to shake up my elderly metabolism)
b) 1 litre of water a day to clear my skin/stop the bloat
c) buy ab cage to do mindless ab crunches as part of a)
d) take a break outdoors during the day (hello sun, hello birdies!)
e) pep talks (I talk to myself so why not make it positive!)
Day 1/27
I’m glad i’m joining, because i’m scared of my challenges as well – this is something i really need to do!!! I believe in myself!
so, this is making me start to cry & i believe that i can achieve these goals:
-become vegan (again)
-exercise daily
-start doing yoga twice a week
I’m asking for support from my friends & lovers. I also am going to try to use positive wording, to help me achieve my goal.
hooray! i am excited about this next month. i am recording my progress in my planner.
so far, today i have:
+ made myself a yummy salad for lunch w/ lots of yummy, healthy toppings (instead of the chips & fast food i might normally get)
+ worked out at the gym (30 minutes on the elliptical machine…whew!)
+ drank lots of water (it makes me have to pee a lot, but it’s worth it!)
i want to continue to keep eating less junk food & try to work out every day in some way or another. i would also like to add some strength training to my work out so that i can tone up a bit. i am usually really self-conscious in the gyms when it comes to using the scary-looking machines. but, i am going to conquer my fears tomorrow & kick my muscles’ butt!
1) Exercise (3x week and get out of the house every day)
2)Organize (tidy ans schedule)
3)Groom better (Makeup and hair time)
I know this is day one, but I finally came up with goals!
Goal 1:
Practice yoga twice a week. I have the attention span of a gnat and prefer running around outside, but it is just SO relaxing that I need to start doing it more often.
Goal 2:
Make an effort to eat more vegetables and less starches.
Goal 3:
Study for at least an hour every night, and a 3 hours on the weekends.
Goal 4:
Really live my life. Go to plays, concerts, hike, bike, travel, etc. =o)
Goal 5:
Work harder and try to save more money!
Day 1/27:
My two goals are to eat one vegan meal each day, and to write every day.
I guess I’ve managed a vegan meal- I had an apple for breakfast as I ran to synagogue. So far, today hasn’t been an easy day- my grandmother is in the hospital, and while nothing is life-threatening, it wasn’t a pleasant start to my day.
I dunno. Eating vegan meals is just more difficult when I am a) at home and b) it’s Passover. At school, I have no trouble eating vegan meals if I want to because it’s easily available. But at home, my mother tends to cook with either meat or dairy every meal, and eggs show up everywhere too. Plus, Passover means no bread, no pasta, etc.
And I’m just kind of down this first day.
DAY 1/27
My goals for this challenge are:
1) Eat more fruits & veggies—at least with one meal every day.
2) Keep my apartment cleaner. It’s so small that it gets messy so
easily!
3) Dig out my bike and ride it to school or around at least once a
week, or do yoga at least once a week. Also, walk more instead of driving.
4) Get all of my writing pieces done at least 2 days before the deadlines so that I have time to revise. Same goes for school assignments.
Whew!
Today I woke up and walked to get an apple & strawberry crepe for breakfast (#1). It was so good and I feel really refreshed to start my day.
I’m planning on doing a lot of writing today (I’m listening to an album I need to review right now) & cleaning my apartment!
So far, so good. Yay!
I’m excited! My goals are:
1. Excercise fully every day. ‘Fully’ means that I get a certain number of calories, but Gala doesn’t want us to discuss numbers like that, so I won’t say how many that is.
2. Set a regular bedtime. I’ve been having a lot of problems with that, so I want to get it right. Lately, I’ve just played videogames late into the night and then collapsed into bed. Well, no more!
3. Improve my diet. I have several goals for this. I want to eat one raw meal a day, eat meat only at dinner, eliminate milk from my diet, and have all of my between-meal snacking be raw. It sounds like a lot, but I can manage.
Gala said to stretch ourselves, and this is definitely a stretch. It scares the crap out of me to be doing that much with my diet, so I must be on the right track!
I’m posting more thorough summaries of my day at my deviantART account right here: elinatrevisan.deviantart.com so come on by! I’ll be posting smaller summaries here.
1/27
This is a great way to start because I’m hungover at work. Blech. So I’ve added a new goal: less indulgence. Even when “we’re having so much fun!”
I’ll do yoga tonight before I go to bed. We’re having leftover hot and sour soup with tofu (no meat) for dinner. And my man has said he’ll keep his munchies outta sight and hearing range. Nice guy!
I’m three for three! Good luck everyone.
as well as my goals, i made a list for this week on sunday night, i’ve done three already, but two of them i’m trying to do everyday from now on, so it’s not just for this week like weekly resoloutions :)
i’m assuming my list will get longer and longer as the time goes on, but some of them are just ‘organise wardrobe’, which i usually do, but over the past month i’ve bought lots of new clothes :|
i haven’t bought anything in five days but my bus fares today though which i’m quite pleased about, i usually have a look through some shops when i’m waiting for my second bus (i have to change about three quarters or my way home) and end up buying things that i don’t need just because they’re real cheap on a whim.
xx
yeah! i’m so excited that the big day is finally here! i just got back from the grocery store with lots of healthy food. it looks a little funny sitting nestled in it’s own little corner of the fridge next to all the boy’s junk food. hehe.
my goals for the challenge:
* exercise 6 days a week, every week * keep a food journal; pay more attention to what i eat * do a little EFT everyday to improve my outlook on the world and myself * work hard for a better position at work – or a better job
this is going to be so much fun! good luck everybody!
you really rock gala, that’s all i have to say for now =)
Woot!
One day down and 26 to go. I did a spot of tapping over the weekend to get myself prepared and I had a successful day of no refined sugars and not meat. Off for a big walk now.
Good luck to all the iTC kiddies out there!
x
Alright it’s 6:16 am on day two so I can full up on Day one happily.
1/27
Goal number One: Stop eating so much buger king and start preparing lunch.
Unfortantly I didn’t manage to work on this one that well as I snuck in some chicken nuggets. I’m going to be preparing my lunch from tomorrow (day three) onwards because I need to buy some yummy lunch stuff.
Goal Number Two: Work on something creative every day (preferably writing) I managed to finish a ‘fanfiction’ trailer yesterday that I’d been working on and I’m quite pleased with myself.
Goal Number Three: Try and save some money.
I get paid on Friday so we’ll see how that goes then :-)
Goal Number Four: Drink More Water. I forgot my water bottle yesterday but I drank some of Mum’s on the way home on the train so all is well :-)
DAY 1/27
My main goal was to pray at least once a day for a month. I started a few days before the official Transformation began and I’m happy to say that I have been successful and motivated!
I want to see whether I feel more spiritually complete and connected to my religion at the end. With more clarity I will be able to make better decisions about how to live my life, whether the religion I was born into is meaningful for me personally.
My secondary goals were:
To rise at four in the morning – I haven’t done that yet, but it is a holiday (meaning both festival and vacation!) and there are more people around, celebrating and everything. I was up well before nine though on vacation, so that’s good.
To try EFT 3 times a week. I can’t do it right now because I am surrounded by un-understanding people. :)
Thanks Gala and everybody who commented – you are so inspiring!
Ok, I modified my goals slightly:
1. eat breakfast, properly. FRUIT!
2. study an hour a night
3. start a blog
4. clean up after myself
SO FAR!!
I studied!! YES! Physics and french. go me.
I have also started a blog :) I really need to get my thoughts out – I tend not to talk about what worries me, so here I go.
I’ll ask my parents to get in some fruit
I’m so excited!! I really needed this, thanks.
& I might try that no complaining thing, to… sounds very good.
& don’t worry Rachel!
we’re all here to encourage you :D
kitti xxx
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i made a little papercrane too (my first one, difficult, huh!) to remind me of the challenge.
i want to:
1. quit smoking: very important cause i tried it a few times and always failed..
2. think positive about me: it’s easier from now on because i have a new haircut :D
3. drink more: thats not so easy, i simply forget drinking..
4. get up earlier: not very simple, too, i’m a nightowl ^^
5. doing more for my studies (graphicdesign): tomorrow… today is my free day!
6. more smiling: simple because of new haircut :D
good luck everyone!
♥♥♥
Hey girls! (and boys maybe)
I started the challenge today. Im on a diet, no sugar bread sweets etc., i eat Motif gums (i dont know is there are in your countries), they are gums with L carnitine and make the metabolysm faster. Also i do exersices every day :)
I i think that for those three weeks i’ll loose the weigh i want :)
Good luck everyone!
Day 1/27
The good: I exercised; drank plenty of water; ate healthy foods; did some drawing & photography; got up at a proper time; showered, washed hair and so on; went for a walk; deleted some not-so-healthy bookmarks and replaced them with much better ones; and have so far managed to control my binge urges. Yay!
The not so good: I didn’t do as much exercise as I’d been aiming to; I’m still finding it hard to stay away from websites that are bad for me; and my mood has been quite low with negative thoughts very strong. I’m going to do lots of tapping tonight and try and blast away the bad feelings, though.
The other silly thing I did was to go back to bed in mid-morning (to practice relaxation exercises… yes, that’ll work) after a night of little sleep, meaning I didn’t get up properly until 11am. Still, it’s better than I have been recently!
I’m going to double my efforts tomorrow, especially where exercise is concerned.
Good Luck Everyone!!! I’m sending out good vibes to you all!
I wanted to do this but as I am in the process of moving I think it would prove a little difficult considering my life will be in temporary disarray for approximately the next 2 weeks.
Regardless of my own circumstance I think this is a great idea and I Love you all and know you all can do this!
Good Energy to you all
Kristin
i just indulged in a vegan concoction that came out of nowhere (in case anyone would like to try it — it’s awkward but trust me, delicious)
i smeared chickpea hummus on the inside of a couple of pieces of romaine lettuce, stuck a plain old breadstick (checked the ingredients and yes, it’s just that — plain) in there with a sprinkle of raisins and wrapped it all up so it’s kind of a bread-free (sort of) backwards sandwhich type thing. it’s not very fulfilling but it makes a good snack — i’ve been dipping it in a honey/salt mixture because i have a soft spot for sweet and salty things. yep!
day one is going well. i woke up this morning and automatically went to make a latte when i remembered that cream isn’t vegan. i completely forgot to buy myself soy creamer! so i had black coffee today and it really wasn’t THAT bad after i poured in oodles of splenda. other than that, i forced myself to wake up early and walk to school and i feel pretty satisfied. _!
Day 1/27
My challenge is to do __ hours of studying per day for my university finals. (Don’t want to mention numbers!!)
THE GOOD:
Today I achieve it! YES! Gala’s little email helped me just at a moment where I was beginning to struggle. I’m really proud of myself. If I keep this up I should get the grades I deserve.
THE BAD:
I was hungover so didn’t get started till late which meant I had to work late into the evening :( Bad jilly. I will improve on this!
Oh WOW!
We’ve racked up about 152 posts! That’s incredible. :D
Day 1/28 (I don’t know why, but I have 28 days)
I’m eating well today, with yummy cereal in the morning, fresh sushi at lunch, and home-made healthy pudding to satisfy my sugar urge (made with bananas!). I’ve also started meditating again (I did it when I was younger- like, 12, and loved it) but have added gem therapy with it.
For all you nonpareils who are willing to try, apparently moonstones are good for new beginnings, and creating a new you; perfect for the iTC! :D
It’s going great so far, but once I get going with my projects, it’ll be even better! :D
Even though my legs are still incredibly sore and stiff from my FIRST PERSONAL TRAINING SESSION! (so scary/exciting!) I still needed to get moving today, so I took a 25-minute walk/hobble around the building. It hurt a little, but it’s such a beautiful day and it felt really good to get the ol’ blood moving. I have a neat little Nancy Drew-themed daybook ready to go for my food diary with little checkboxes written on for my vitamins and supplements, and I have a ton of lovely moisturizers, soaps and scrubs coming to me in the mail as part of my pact to treat my body with care and respect. All this and I have another personal training appointment at the gym tomorrow and a haircut appointment at a lovely salon with massage chairs for Wednesday. So psyched!
my goals!
1. drink water! 64 oz, to be exact.
2. study spanish for at least 30-45 minutes a night.
3. write everyday in a journal that no one but me sees.
since i just made these goals up, i can’t quite comment on how i’ve done, but i have the idea that at the end of each day, i’ll make a paper crane and string it up. by the time i’ve completed this, i’ll have bettered myself and decorated a little corner of my bulletin board!
I’ve broken my plans down into daily, weekly and ongoing/general goals.
DAILY
> Eat breakfast (a good one, not cake) every day!
> Eat meals at regular times. As opposed to breakfast at noon, lunch at 4pm and tea at 10pm!
> Take better care over what I put into my body. I’m not talking raw, just cutting out processed nasties.
> Doing some uni work every single night. I’m sick of playing catch up.
> Take off my makeup before bed!
> Take my vitamins every day (I have a serious lack of calcium since I basically like no dairy at all!)
> Get 7+ hours of sleep a night. I feel like this will be the most difficult!
WEEKLY
> Boxercise class!! I LOVE it!
> Get back into a thrice weekly gym routine
> Use a face mask twice a week
> At least one driving lesson per week
GENERAL/ONGOING
> Redecorate my bedroom! Yay! It will finally be my sanctuary, not a poster ridden testament to my teenage years!
> Cut way back on internet time. I can literally spend HOURS wasting time away. It’s so unproductive I just want to cry!
>Have the confidence to wear something other than tshirt and jeans everyday.
I’m sure I have some more written down but my notebook isn’t with me. I’ll be starting a blog so I can put pictures and stuff in :)
Day 1, forget to make a breakfast smoothie, as I was late, so didn’t get to eat completely raw today, although I’ve just bought tons of spinach , plums, bananas etc, and I’m going to mix up a delish smoothie all up in here! Did two hours of reading so my study goal is doing good…!
1/27
Well, I have just done my first proper sit down round of tapping :) I’ve been meaning to so for a while now and I have my EFT list of stuff I want to work on, so today I officially accepted change and that I may have to go through some stuff I don’t necessarily want to confront. I’m sitting here with a big grin on my face, knowing I’m about to be the person I’ve always felt I fell short of being.
A bit of cheese to start a project is always good :)
And now I’m going to go and do my first five minute video blog – see you tomorrow!
day 1/27
So far so good. I’m going to the YMCA later to exercise and I wore eyeshadow and a necklace today, which checks off two.
I’ve been inspired by all the kiddies on here getting back on the vegan track so I’m going to try to stay off meat and dairy also. :)
For my third one (be more social) I wasn’t really thinking about it but I congratulated a kid from another team at track. He stuck it out the entire race and so I had a couple words with him. I felt bad because he was behind everyone but I didn’t want him to think I pitied him, so I kept it smooth and I think it went alright! Woohoo!!
ACTUALLY DAY ONE THIS TIME! Since yesterday was Sunday and I just sort of forgot. Maybe I should add “keep track of time” to my goals, my chronic confusion is getting really bad! (Hey, that was a semi-pun! Chronos…)
(Which reminds me, through no fault of its own except that it’s a greek word, of Chrisostomos or whatever in Ulysses of course, I think the third page, which is another habit of mine that’s getting really bad – making everything into an Ulysses reference somehow. I really have the Ulysses fever right now. Which I wouldn’t mind at all usually, but I draw the line at attempting to work awful, nonsensical, meaningless references into daily life.) (See: the “poxy bouzy” / trousers incident yesterday.)
Anyway… um… today I actually was REALLY BAD AT BEING VEGAN (by which I mean that I was doing great and messed up once; I’m hyperbolic). Which isn’t a problem usually – most of the time I’m great with veganism! But today the vegan option was some sort of a horrible eggplantine object and I was just like, “I may be lactose intolerant, but I’LL BE DAMNED IF I’M NOT GETTING SOME TOMATO SAUCE AND CHEESE ON THIS SHIT TO TRY AND SALVAGE IT.” Hmmm, is swearing allowed here? Obviously swearing AT people would be frowned upon, but I don’t think dropping an coprophagous syllable here and there constitutes “being a stinker” in and of itself. And I mean, I do a lot of that. The scattering of swearwords, not the being a stinker, I hope.
I also made some headway on learning Spanish by actually opening my Spanish textbook for the first time, like, EVER!! I finished a whole chapter and was left with an empty sense of disappointment. I don’t know, I thought I would read 10 pages and the annals of Spain, Latin America (when applicable), My Hometown (comma USA) etc would be OPENED. But instead I read 10 (or 20, whatevs) pages and learned how to say “hola,” and “hasta luego,” and “como es bogeyman? es romantico y estupido,” or whatever – all things I, as a SoCal girl, should have already known, and in some cases DID already know. So that was a little bit of a let-down. But I have faith! I’m sure the days to come will be much better.
As for the guitar, I made no leeway there.
Writing, art, the creative impulse – no time for such things! But I’ve been invited to read at a coffeehouse, which I’m attending in maybe an hour. Kind of counts? Exercise – I was going to run today with my lovely friend, but I had too much stuff to do, except then comm serv got canceled, but I lazed around on my ass instead of running. That’s okay, I’ll do that another time. Bettering myself – I did spend more than my allocated thirty-minutes-a-day reading, learning Spanish, reading some more… THAT’S a success! Unfortunately I didn’t turn in all my work on time, but although tomorrow is ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL for me in terms of workload, and I have NO TIME to work tonight, I’m hoping that I’ll be able to catch that for tomorrow. We’ll see!
All in all, I wasn’t 100% successful in everything, but that’s okay! It was a good day, and I feel great, and there are more days to come in which I can be a full 101% of win. And in fact, this day isn’t even OVER, so hey, I can still give it my all! Life is good. And I think I’m crossposting this to my blog.
Day 1/27
Lovingg the iTC Gala !
Todayy I exercised , didn’t eat outta boredom (bad habit) , drank plenty of water and went to the doctors about something I’ve been putting off for goodness knows how long, andd I walked there and back !
Great start :)
I still need to do some EFT though & I’m working on the thinking positively thing !
xx
1/27
Gyaaaaaaah! This is so thrilling.
My challenge is to break one small bad habit every day and replace it with a good one. The difficult part will be keeping up with them all once it gets later in the month, but since I’m keeping a pretty thorough log, I should be okay. I’m hoping to emerge with much more time for doing the things I love—time that is eaten by all those little monsters I call bad habits.
Today, I exchanged Spider Solitaire, the most mindless and unfulfilling game known to man, for checking on/watering my garden (which I planted over the weekend). In previous years, I’ve just let it fester, with the result of rotting fruit and untamed herbs. This year we’re in a drought, so I’ve started another habit—collecting my wasted shower water for watering purposes.
Tomorrow’s vice—leaving clothes scattered on the floor of my room, where I trip over them and lose things. The good habit: daily drinking a giant glass of water when I get home from school to avoid collapsing from dehydration at karate!
Well,day 1/27.
So far I ate green things. I did not buy soup and instead had a grilled cheese, but that’s okay. Healthier than the soup choice.
Aaaaand I went for a walk, avoided buying a soda or nestea and had water all day, and had frozen yogurt instead of ice cream.
HOWEVER I bought candy and wasted money and it wasn’t even very good. So boooo.
No guitar progress in sight.
Still, I felt bad about how I was doing, but now that I wrote it out, I made a bit of progress. YAY. I have all the days noted in my planner, heh!
Well, my first day is going pretty well. I wrote out a to do list last night. Man was it long! I exercised when I woke up, took vitamins, and had a good breakfast. So far so good! I also achieved some other goals, such as starting up my new blog.
Day #1 was a success!
I’m a competitive rhythmics gymnast and train quite a bit, so I wasn’t so concerned about revitalizing my exercise program so much as work on my eating and general attitude. (Although I am joining a ballet class to help me be more graceful, which is a big part of rhythmics.) Usually after training for a long time I end up binging and eating a lot of simple carbs or pocessed foods, and as a result I end up feeling weaker and sluggish. So from now until next month (or, if I can find the will, for much longer) I promise:
1. To eat an 85% raw diet (I really do need some concentrated protein for long-lasting energy, and nuts don’t really do the trick)
2. To start drinking more water (I love my Naked juice but I always end up drinking half of the bottle) and hopefully make it my exclusive beverage
3. To wear nice clothes, like a skirt, dress, or a really pretty top, every day and accessorize (this is actually a really big goal for me, since between school and rhythmics I often neglect my appearence)
4. To write for at least a half-hour a day (I love to do this but often lack commitment)
5. To take a cooking class (again, it’s something that I really want to do but keep putting off. Now that I’m going raw I really need to learn how to be innovative with what I eat)
6. To take regular relaxing baths with lots of yummy products, like Lush, Fresh, or REN, and start getting biweekly massages (which really help my sore muscles after practice)
7. To work on my Mandarin three nights a week (it’s my native language and my speech is fluent, but my writing is slowly becoming worse the more time I live in the United States)
8. To stop biting my fingernails (I have a nervous personality and often do this during tests or before competitions)
9. To start meditating again (I used to do this regularly but with how much stuff I’ve been doing I’ve really fallen off the wagon. Unfortunately, the times when you can’t or don’t do it are always the times you need it the most) and to try to relax more in general
Whew! It’s a lot of stuff but I am really excited. Today I worked on the Mandarin and joined the cooking class, but I already barreled through all my Naked juice and chewed my nails a bit so I pretty much break even. The raw thing is probably already my biggest challenge since I can’t get unpasteurized milk in my area and I’m such a dairy-hound it’s unreal. I miss butter! But I also feel great after only one day, so that’s something.
Good luck to everyone involved! It’s great to see so many commited people; I can’t believe it!
Oh… I almost forgot my other three goals (yes, it’s a lot, but I’m so geared up and excited I just can’t help myself)!
10. Read more (this is something I just love to do but often I end up just playing on the Internet or watching ANTM... I must finish “The Poisonwood Bible!”)
11. Work on my skin (I have sorely neglected it of late, particularly in terms of exfoliation. I read this great thirty-day regime for teenage skin in a magazine, so I’m getting up right now to apply my mask)
12. Get weekly acupuncture sessions, probably in conjunction with my massages (I’m a synthesete, which means I see letters, numbers, and sounds as different colors, each one unique. Acupuncture causes the colors to be far more intense, diverse, and beautiful, which is incredibly uplifting in my life)
I’ve been reading through everybody’ fabulous comments and have been inspired to also start taking my daily vitamins and fiber (can’t get enough of that)! Thanks, you guy, and good luck to everybody!
Day 1/28.
WOO! its 6 pm and I’ve exercised for an hour, drank tons of water, eaten all organic, and I feeeel goooood =)! Good luck everyone!
Day 1/27
Okay, so day 1 & I’m a little disappointed in myself but the day is NOT over. It’s partially because I really had NOTHING to do today…I still haven’t exercised. I didn’t do anything to daring but, well..i’ve been in the house all day. =/
However, I’m not completely down because I haven’t complained one bit & I have been smiling a bit. i feel good, so I still feel really good about the month. =D
Best news, I had company over the weekend & I showed her this page, told her about the challenge..that I wanted to join. Today we spoke, I told her what my decided goals were & she surprised me with joining as well =) Her goal is to drink nothing but water [she hates water, doesn’t drink it at all..but I’m always telling her she needs to] =)
This is awesome, it’s so great having some support for this sort of stuff.
i’m starting a day late because I couldn’t quite decide what I wanted to do.
But last night it hit me – go vegan! I’ve been thinking about it for ages and now seems like a better time than ever. My aim at the end of the month is to have cut out all animal products.
Week 1:
Milk and Eggs
Week 2
Yoghurt, cream and sour cream
Week 3:
Cheese (eep)
Week 4
Chocolate and ice cream (double eep
It’ll definitely take longer than a month to really get use to it and not crave dairy anymore but my body will really thank me for it.
I have another wee goal as well which is to keep a jounral every day. Something else I’ve been wanting to do for ages but have been to lazy too. I’m going to go and by a pretty journal today and clean out my room so i have a nice space to write.
Day 1/27
It’s a busy week for me with lots to do, which means I have my mom’s car everyday… which means not as much walking. So today I drove downtown to run errands, but parked my car at the first place and walked everywhere. It wasn’t much, but it made me feel a little more active! I also resisted the coffee shop urge, even though I have a free donut ticket burning a hole in my wallet!
For me, today was fairly easy. I’m more concerned about later this week, when the novelty of a great new plan has worn off, and I’m aching for a bag of chips and a biiig cup of cappuccino or hot chocolate or something like that.
I also picked up a local classifieds magazine, to begin my search for a new-to-me bike (a brand new one is out of my budget).
still day 1/27
doing good so far! did a 20 min. ab workout from on demand (seriously the best invention ever) AND an hour on the elliptical. my legs are shaky and i love it! also – drinking heaps and heaps of water and not indulging in the delicious looking lasagna the boys were eating tonight.
End of 1/27
Ok, so I didn’t do the exercise. However, this was mainly because of a ridiculous technology snafu that I couldn’t fix. So… That one will be started properly tomorrow.
On the job front, I got a speedy reply from Harrods (eep!) and an interview scheduled Friday. I also went to the local library, enrolling myself and printing out a load of CVs (as I’m still looking just in case, even with the upcoming interview… counting chickens and all that).
The love life? Well, my bf is actually away at the moment, so no practical difference but definitely compiling ‘ideas’ for his return.
As for the others… I’ve got 26 more days to work on them :D
Okay, well today my goals and transformation are starting out really rocky. It’s very hard to break from old habits, so I’m really going to step up my game a bit more and really try to keep myself motivated. It’s important for me to become a better human being. Sometimes I just forget, but that’s no excuse, tomorrow is a new day, but there is still time until this day ends as well, but I don’t think it would have the same affect like waking up to a brand new day. We’ll just have to see! Good luck to me!
Day 1/27
so I think I did somewhat well…...I managed to exercise pretty hard cardio for an hour,drank STACKS OF water and ate healthy non-processed stuff.
But I ended up buying 2 dvd’s.Which isn’t alot compared to what I normally do(I never even buy dvd’s?!) but still…..I knew the shopping addiction would be the hardest of them all to break.I just stopped myself from buying ebay stuff too….I want to,but I just have to distract myself!!!summon my willpower!
here’s to day two:)
1/27
So far, so good! I had an apple and a bunch of grapes for breakfast, and I’m going to my crazy boot-camp style class at the gym tonight. Dinner should be easy because I won’t be working(hard to avoid eating junk when you work at a pizza place), so I’ll probably just heat up a packet of frozen brown rice from Trader Joe’s and eat a bunch of steamed veggies and a fake chicken patty on the side.
My goals are to:
-Exercise 6x a week. Already working out quite a bit, so I just need to boost my intensity a little
-NO CHEESE! Cheese is such a weakness for me, so this will be tough at first.
-Raw breakfast and lunch.
-No alcohol during the week, and only 1-2 drinks Friday and Saturday night.
I’m really excited about this. I’ve been busting my ass at the gym the past few months, but I really feel like my diet is what has been holding me back from accomplishing my goals. It’s going to be an awesome month!!
Okay… so my goals are:
1. Get 7 hrs. of sleep every night
2. Drink more water
3. Get back in contact with friends from middle school and high school
4. Walk around the city three times a week. It’s good exercise and a great way to explore the city.
5. Start a blog
So far….I really haven’t done anything today. I’ll try to get to bed at a decent hour tonight, though, so I can get a decent amount of sleep…
so it’s day 1 of the challenge, it’s 7:42 at night and i’ve finally figured out what it is that i really need to do.
i’ve come up with the regular stuff…drink more water. no complaining/negative comments. work out. actually do the things that i’ve been planning to do for weeks. i suck at the weekly resolutions. learning french has been on there for weeks. haha. as well i want to write EVERY single day. either in my personal journal or online journal.
but as gala said what is most rewarding is doing the things that scare the hell out of us, that will really push us. what i really need to do is accomplish the fears that have been holding me back from too many important things in my life. i let things go on for way too long. my life would be so different right now if i hadn’t waited so long to come to my senses. but i’m going to do it. i forgave myself for holding back. i’m allowing myself to feel whatever it is i feel, while also refusing to wallow in it, but to rise above it.
“i want to be strong enough, to not let my fears decide my fate” -thrice
2/27
yesterday I was pretty successful I think! I did some Illustration homework (though there is still more to do), went to medicare, and instead of working on my dress I started making a scarf. It was just more of a scarfy kind of day. oh and when I went to medicare, I kind of did some shopping at the same time. oops! I bame medicare for not having an office in Newtown! hehe
today I want to go to uni to work on the computers for awhile, do some design for theatre homework and either fix up the two skirts I’ve been meaning to shorten, or start dyeing some clothes – I bought lots of packets of dye yesterday to dye some yucky-coloured clothes I had to buy for work last year!
2/27:
Yesterday I did pretty well with my goals!
I Drank My Jug of water! I didnt eat food out the vending Machine! I was in bed before 12! I tried to stay positive! I Made my list of winter clothing!
So How am I doing today? I styled my hair differently from normal (Pinned it back a little rather than out or in a pony tail) I brought my lunch, snacks and I have my jug of water on my desk (have to start drinking it!)
I forgot my bracelet to keep track of my complaining so I’m using a hair elastic instead!
This thread of comments is going to be hard to keep up with over a month… Maybe a forum would be a plan Gala? That way we could all have our own threads and follow each others progress (and yours of course)And we could leave inspiring comments on each others goals!
I’m pretty sure there are free ones that can be set up (not sure if they could take the amount of traffic we produce though…)
1/27
8:06 PM
Goal Number One: Stop Biting My Finger Nails -This goal scares the bejesus out of me. My boyfriend is under the strict instructions to remove my hands from my mouth if I start to bite. Haha. So far I had a little nibble on the thumb nail, but no others! About to paint them with a polish that allegedly makes them grow fast, then a top coating of that stuff that tastes funky!
Goal Number Two: Start Yoga Again -Going to do my 30 minutes before bed time because it relaxes me.
Goal Number Three: Work on my Stories -The document is open and ready to go. I’ve been brainstorming all day.
Goal Number Four: Confidence -My mom the librarian brought me some tapes to listen to, and I’ve been looking in the mirror and telling myself something positive. Today it was, “Kortnee, you have nice cheekbones.” (Goofy, I know, but I made myself smile)
day one of twenty seven!
these are my goals!
#1: go raw!
and exercise daily! going raw seemed, well, difficult. but i do love a challenge, so for the past week i’ve been stocking up on ingredients, googling recipes, and reading articles online.. so far it’s going well!
i’ve made myself some almond milk, ha ha! it was pretty gross at first, but after a while, i started to realize it kind of had a soy milk kind of taste, and definitely its texture!
with the left over almond bits, i used them to make some fantastic an oatmeal-like breakfast meal.
i mixed it with mashed bananas, and voila!
it totally satisfied my cereal/oatmeal craving. (i’m a cereal addict, i can eat the blandest cereal on earth and still enjoy it.)
tonight i think i’m going to make some sort of beat soup, or something, so we’ll see how that goes!
does anyone know any cool recipes, or tips?!
i’d really appreciate it! all i’ve been doing for snacks is freezing grapes! they take longer to eat that way and satisfy you quicker, and you won’t over indulge!
#2: actually study for tests!!
today i just received my business test back, and i aced it! i didn’t even study! but obviously, the universe doesn’t always work that way, i was just lucky this time.. so from now on, i’m going to actually sit down and focus.
oh, also, it’s just to overall do well in school, especially since exams are coming up this june. aggh!!
#3: start painting again! i’ve been neglecting my brushes and canvases due to some school work, and lack of initiative..
#4: mend the bends!
try and fix the torn relationships between myself and a old friend. i want to be best buddies again, like we were in the old days. as well as try to prevent any more cracks and holes in other friendships before they turn out as bad as this one did.
further more, i’d like to make a new friend! (hopefully abroad, when i’m in germany.) umm, also, stay close with my elementary friends, bond more with my new friends, as well as my family, especially little brother (we fight too much, it drives my poor mum insane.).
#5: open a blog!!
yeah, i think i really need to, i mean, look at how long this post is!!
this has been on my to-do list for the past year, and i think, that once i get my camera, i can finally get started! yay.
today’s been fantastic! but i’m going to have to figure out what i could make for lunch tomorrow! wish me luck lovelies! i hope your day was fabulous too!
Lexi — A forum has been coming for a while now, we have two tech guys worked on it but plugging it in to what we have here & making it look good & giving it proper functionality (blah blah blah) is a big job. Trust me, I want it as badly as you do, but it’s just not possible right now! It’s not as simple as it looks & I don’t want to just plug in some ugly free forum software & leave it at that — I want it to blow everyone’s socks off!
My first day went ok. I spent the day walking around the city with my mum and sister.
The eating well bit didn’t go so well. My birthday was on Sunday and I’ve still got a stack of party food left over, which I don’t want to waste. I’ve put away the leftover unopened packets of chips and stuff and I’ll only eat what will go off in the month. (ie. leftover icecream cake will be fine being left alone in the freezer, but cupcakes and stuff will go off and must be eaten.) My housemates are helping me out with this though!
I balanced it out by having a smoothie at breakfast, sushi for lunch etc.
Then at night before I went to bed, I did 10mins of hula hooping, 10 mins of stretches, 5 mins of handstands and 5 mins of conditioning.
Day 1/27
I woke up at 5am this morning, which was not one of my resolutions, but it’s Day 1 and I might as well start this thing off right.
Goal 1: Drink more water. Mission accomplished :). And I feel so refreshed!
Goal 2: Write in my journal. I’ve been gone all day, so I haven’t had a chance to write yet, but I have a while before bed to do so.
Goal 3: Less junk food. Semi-accomplished…I was gone all day and ate out and did have dessert with lunch and a few pretzels. But I did make an extra effort to eat fruits and veggies.
Goal 4: Clean my room. Well, given that I wasn’t home, this was kind of difficult. But I’ll make a dent before bed and finish up by the end of the week.
Hope everyone else’s iTC is going well!!
So:
-today i ate a diet that was about 60% raw, which is less than usual
-i didn’t exercise much (i spent about two hours walking in the neighborhood)
-sadly, i have a lot of work to do before tommorrow : (
-but, i have the feeling that i’ll be in much better shape by the end of this challenge, this is such an inspiring community
Much love,
Violet
(oh, wait it will say my name at the bottom. Whoopsie.)
day 2/27
i ran this morning at the gym for the first time everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! i am so excited!!!
9.3 was my highest speed!!! i am wrapped. i felt like i was going to die for most of it but i was so sweaty and excited afterwards and now i feel so skinny heheh
i have been guzzling so much water due to my exercise efforts so it is all going nicely. i also had a yummy healthy dinner last night and no chocolate!!! WHOOO
how is everyone else going?
x
Happy first day everyone!
I’m happy with my iTc work so far—I’ve done 30-60 minutes of cardio every day since last Monday! Woo! Today hasn’t happened yet, but after work I plan to walk along the beach for at least 1/2 hour before going home.
And I LOVE LOVE LOVE Squill’s idea of hanging cranes as reminders! If you haven’t made them before, here’s a lovely step-by-step guide:
monkey.org/
and also a video demo!
www.metacafe.com/watch/387698/...
If you can, find pretty paper or use scraps of old letters or grocery receipts to make them more personal.
Also, Gala, if you wanted to start a forum I think there are a lot of resources for that, like www.runboard.com/
Kisses to all & I’m so encouraged by our progress already! Yay!
:[ I did so badly today but tomorrow WILL be better!
Wow it sure is difficult keeping track of all these comments! Think about it, at his rate by day 27, we will have over 3000 comments!
Review of Day 1 of 27
I think I actually did ok. I started the day with fruit salad and snacked on an apple and a banana. For lunch I tried to eat the soup I made but for some reason it repulsed me. So I bought a ham cheese and tomato roll. Not the healthiest thing but also no bigmac. I rode home from work on my new bike! It was AWESOME! I had so much fun. Apart from my butt hurting like mad today! For dinner I ate cheese on toast :( but again better than spaghetti bog or a schnitzel. I also studied for about an hour and a half at work.
So I am making my self a paper crane for a successful day 1!
I hope all you other cupcakes are doing well! Especially you Gala :) xx
here are my goals for the next month (although I started one day late):
1. exercise at least 3 times per week (at home or at the gym)
2. keep track of my weight loss
3. no pop (only water, 2% milk, and some juice on occasion)
4. update my blog or journal every day, no matter how little the content
5. read every day for at least 15 minutes (for pleasure)
6. get use out of our Nikon d40x camera every day, even if it’s just one photo
7. keep a food journal
so yes. here goes nothing.
1/27
Woo!
It’s the first day of the iTC for me. {I’m one day behind all of you lovelies.}
So far, so good. I haven’t had anything to drink but water all day, which is starting to scare me now that I think about it. Usually I would have had something sugar laden by now…
twilight zone theme playsBut, anyway, I’m really proud of myself so far.
Later my poppa and I are going for a walk, which will take care of my exercise. I’m excited. Yes, me, the shut-in, is excited to go for a walk. I want to exercise!
twilight zone theme grows louderAnyway, I wanted to thank you, Gala, and all of the rest of you, for inspiring me to actually do something about loosing weight. For far too long I’ve been sitting around on my behind thinking that I should loose some weight, and never doing anything about it.
We’re going on our walk now. With the dogs. If I don’t return, you’ll know why. Lots of love to the rest of you, I hope you all meet your goals.
DAY 1/27
Okay, so I totally have taken on what seems like a lot for my challenges, but they are seriously so simple and going to be so good for me…!
As far as my one raw meal, one raw snack goes, I did have a nice salad for dinner that included chopped up apples and cranberries and it was just super yummy.
I remembered to pick back up on my EFT use and used it twice today!
Did I think positively about myself? Yes, you bet I did! (Admittedly, I thought poorly of myself several times, but I remember the good thoughts better.)
Let’s see… I stuck with my diet plan to attempt to increase my metabolism (no harm done if it actually fattens me up, eh, I’m eating healthily).
And I failed at working my change of wardrobe into my school wear. I totally got scared this morning of wearing a shirt that wasn’t plain black and shoes that show my feet!! (Oh, and they are just the cutest shoes ever. I thought of iCiNG right away when I saw them — brown flats with cute cupcakes all over them!) I will definitely work on that tomorrow.
For the first day I think I did pretty fantastic. I was actually a little worried I’d forget about it, heh. (Oooh, and I diiiid, but I guess subconsciously I managed to stick to my goals anyways!)
DAY 1/27
Hi Gala ! Hi everyooone ! Soooo.. when i went to bed last night i was thinking about my goals.. so i tought about adding 3 more, that would make 7 goals, i know it´s a lot, but i´m up to the challenge ! So besides drinking more water, exercising 3 times a week, cleaning up my bedroom and studying 1 hour everyday, now i also have to put sunscreen everyday, moisturize evryday and wake up early ! So i kinda waked up early, took my shower, put on my sunscreen and moisturize, then i spent the whole day cleaning out my bedroom and taming my wardrobe, i still haven´t finished yet, but i reckon that in 2 or 3 days everything will be perfect ! Through the day i drank 2 litres of water, and then when it was around 7pm i started studying so YAY, i had a good first day.. ! Hope everyone had a good day too ! xoxo
day 1/27
1. today i learned the lesson that eating good food all day and then eating a little bit of bad food makes you feel horrible! we had a work party at the bowling alley and before that, during the day, i had ate:
b: 1 cup spelt flakes & orange juice
l: 1 tuna roll & 2 pieces spicy tuna nigiri w/o mayo
d: a big salad with onions, spinach, lettuces, and green onions and some plain rice noodles.
&& lots of water throughout the day
but at the party i ate a few fries and some pizza squares. it’s been about 20 minutes since i got home and i feel AWFUL. now i know, huh? so, i decided today was not a “failure” but rather a lesson.
i also purchased the skinny bitch book because it was on clearance for $5.00 at the bookstore. i didn’t find it too horrible and i think i will follow some of the principles. it was somewhat motivating to me, actually. i can see why some people wouldn’t like it, but i actually need that big of a wake up call sometimes!
2. i took my vitamins today…yey!
3. i called my friend who took martial arts and yoga in my home town where i am moving in a week after school starts to ask him about prices and how the facilities were, which was also helpful and motivating. i’m really excited to try yoga and some kickboxing!
p.s. i would REALLY love to see an organized message board eventually too! i think it would be really beneficial :D
1/27
I posted how i did today in here smilesbydi.blogspot.com/2008/0…
I’ve just skimmed through everyone’s post and whoever up top said they wanted to be a magician can I just say that’s pretty much the best goal I’ve ever heard for anything ever!
I threw out the last of my milk this morning (ok so it was a bit funny anyway) and gave all my left over honey to the folks next door.
then i made a huge load of vegie stock so i can make lots of tasty stuff without cheese and all that.
now i’m going to look up vegan deserts recipes because I already miss dairy based sweets and I haven’t even given them up yet!
day 1/27
fairly counter-productive. didn’t leave myself time to exercise. I will be going for a walk later, though.
unfortunately, I also anticipate staying up later than 2 AM. I have a research paper due this week, and I haven’t begun writing. eek!
tomorrow I plan to wake earlier, exercise, and use the daytime to really work on my paper.
1/27
One new peach on the tree:
panda
I was really productive today! I did not procrastinate about getting my commissioned work done and was able to make time to draw what I wanted to draw. Had to work my “real world” job in the evening so I didn’t get to playing around with my computer programs but hopefully I will tomorrow.
Also, can I say how blown away I am by how many people are doing this?
2/27
Well I got off to a bad start yesterday and didn’t do anything but today I’ve signed up for Pilates classes and have got my intro session next week. I’m also going to buy a DVD so that I can do it at home as well since I can’t afford to do more than one class a week. Progress!
Now I’ve just got to get my act together and do my thank you cards from my wedding which was nearly five weeks ago….slack I know!
2/27
I woke up SO GRUMPY about raw food (feeling really deprived & bored & hungry & rarrr!), but I did some tapping, drank some water & ate some cashews & felt much better, hee. Also, my body is insanely sore from working out on Sunday & last night (I did push-ups, sit-ups, handstands, jumped on my trampoline & danced around the living room). Today I think I’ll go swimming… sounds good!
Keep up the awesome work everyone! xxx
1/27 – Unfortunately, my white lies just keep on slipping out. It’s an unconscious thing now; I’ll embellish a story for a more dramatic effect or say I like somebody’s shirt when really it’s not much of my style. I need to work on thinking before I speak.
I am drinking a little bit more water than I used to, but I’m still not getting my full fill. Especially since I ate lots of salty food!
And last but not least, I didn’t do so well on my third resolution: be proactive & stop complaining. Actually, I completely forgot this one! EEK!
Off to a not so terribly good start, but I’m determined to improve. Tomorrow’s a fresh new day!
Day 2/27
ok today has been really hard, didnt realise how addicted to sugar I was! was tired this morning and had a couple of difficult calls..then the lolly trolley came around!!
they had organic cheesecake flavoured chocolate for $3!! I managed to stay away. which was hard. so im proud. but im also a little moody. is it possible to have withdrawal symptoms frmo a hot choc once a day habit?
everything else seems to be going fine.
goodluck chookens. xxoo
Argentina. bs as. 22.04.08/ 12.11 am
first day:
i’ve taken all the fruit-vegetable juice i’vent take in all my life. and loved it!!!!!
not as far as my boy who has been all day visiting the WC so now I think it will be more difficult.
it was = it is . one of my biggest fear.
it’s very difficult living with your loved one and trying to adjust your way of eating/living … you know.
stop complaining_
30’ of ashtanga yoga!!!!!!!!!!!!
lots of vegetables and fruits juices
capressse salad
reading a lot
with my mother on the phone for almost 50’
i have already loved this day!
just to tell you something …
one of my deepest fears ….
today I was very enthusiastic
and my fear is to get loose with it
just honesty
i just finished my first day… i think i did okay, not great. – i drank alot of water – i ate well today; decent sized portions, stayed within my calorie range and never felt deprived or hungry! – only went for a short walk for a half hour…i didn’t wear the right shoes and ended up getting blisters :( i’m scared this going to deter me from trying again tomorrow, but i plan on working through the pain! – attempting to not complain – man, i never realied wht a whiner i am! i am just much more aware of it now, but i need to be more active in stopping myself whining and to just be more positive!
bring on day 2!
1/27
I thought i wasnt going to start properly my frist day, i woke up late and i had a test, so i ran out to the uni and had my test and my regular classes. I made it to the gym so now i feel soo much better! :D. Im starting to make a food plan so i can eat better.
my goals are:
-Eat Breakfast
-Dont drink sodas
-Go to the gym at least 4 days
-Meditate (Actually i went this weekend to the Tibet House here in Mexico and i bought some cds about meditation)
-Study for my anatomy class
Squill’s idea is so great! im going to make some papercranes.
I hope everyone have a nice day tomorrow!
Day 1/27
Well, I only have one real goal…be healthier! This means to me running/walking (I can’t do a full run…sort of out of shape…so I mix it up with walking) 3 times a week, drinking at least two bottles of water a day and eating lots more fruits and veggies.
Today I did my run, drank a bottle and a half of water (I’ll drink the rest before I go to sleep) and have had about 3 servings of fruit so far, plus I’m having a serving of red peppers with dinner. Pretty good so far! :)
everyone’s so inspiring! i have decided i’m continually working on myself spiritually, creatively & physically. So I am gonna keep focusing on this, & remember seeing an ad for Burlesque classes in Melbourne.
I am currently trying to find who to call for this!!!
ALSO, I am going to: *do more eft *ride my bike to train station & back EVERY day *work on my ‘tuckshop-lady arm’ area using cans of soup as weights hehehe *try to eat less & healthier… I tend to comfort-eat. Not great… but sooo hard to quit!
Does anyone have any suggestions for stopping comfort/overeating? I recently quit smoking too & so I am finding this really hard! (ps: I drink HEAPS of water already but it doesn’t help with the eating thing)
1*Took my baby boy out for his first walk with my hubby, baby boy got to see all the great things outside, and me and the hubby got to exercise!
2*Went and applied for a new job
3*Did my yoga
Well, off to a good start so far, have had 3 pieces of fruit, went to the gym at lunchtime and am looking ahead positively :)
On the downside I did tweak my knee a little after the gym but it should be ok.
Hehe, nice to know even the most inspirational peppy girl on the planet (or at least the southern hemisphere) can wake up grumpy too ;-)
Day 1/27
The biting nails thing started off HORRIBLY. I bit my nails way too much the whole morning in school. But, I’ve polished them red, so I can stop and control myself!
I feel so much better!
Generally the day went good. I was sooo happy all day long! And I don’t know why, I think I just thought “iTC’s starting, I want to be happy & positive” and I was!
In the afternoon I, well, was kinda lazy and just laid down watching tv. I feel terrible about it because I should have been painting or working out, but I needed rest. I’ve realized that I feel guilty too much about that kind of things. I’ll tap on it later when I finish my homework.
About organizing time, well, so-so. Ok, I’m lying, I totally forgot/ was lazy.
About cravings, I succumbed! I ate a candy in the afternoon, and I’m on a strict diet!!! I forgot about using EFT!!! But I’ll tap on it later too!
I’m a little stressed out with homework, but I’m still happy. Music makes me happy:)
And I’ve decided not to be so hard on myself since it’s just the first day! We’ll all do better tomorrow!
Oh and about stopping complaining! That, I did accomplish. I focused on it today and I barely complained about anything. Maybe that’s what made me so happy.
Good luck everyone!
- Exercise everyday.
- Eat fruit everyday.
- Get to bed earlier.
- Take a time-out and relax.
Yesterday (1/27) was ok. I made sure I exercised, which I have been doing everyday now for the past month. And I really want to keep it up. I don’t want to get bored with it though, doing the same thing over and over again. And I had my fruit intake which is important. I didn’t get to bed early though.
Today (2/27) has been so-so. I just did pilates. And I vow to relax more and take a time-out and smell the roses as they say!
It took longer than I thought to come up with goals, so I decided to start simple.Here is what I decided on:
-cut down on junk food
-eat more fruit/smoothies
(yum! I’m open to recipes from anyone[hint hint] because I won’t go grocery shopping until next week.)
-say at least 2 positive things out loud a day
(I already wrote awesome quotes on my mirror to remind me. :) )
-get to bed earlier (Now in college I’m not getting in bed until around 3am.Eep!)
1/27!
Just setting my goals in stone. #1. Eat healthy & drink lots of water. (No more takeout redbull & m&ms when I’m bummed to “feel better”) #2. Workout! #3. Go to bed early! #4. Stop procrastinating. This will help me work towards my business goals a little faster & to get things done. #5. Get my license. #6. Teat myself better in general. Inside & out.
Okay darlings I hope I can do this!
xoxoxo to all of you!
01/27
Today was kinda alright, actually It was pretty unlucky > www.youtube.com/watch?v=55YYaJ…
+drink lots of water only.
+read every night.
+take more photographs
+eat at home more often.
+street art
+concur public speaking fear [I have a communications class..]
+talk to 3-4 new people a week.
good luck everybody!
Natasja: firstly, not having your regular comfort foods in the house helps! the only time I buy chips, lollies, chocolate etc is when I am actually outside the house and want a sweet snack. I love tea, so whenever I feel like I want a snack, I make a cup of tea and by the time I’ve finished drinking it, I’m usually over the craving. I’ve been doing this so long that tea has actually become my comfort food!
Ahhhhh Wonderful. A Gala Terrific forum sounds awesome! Cant wait! I had an idea in the mean time. For people who want to keep track of other peoples goals (and their own) and see how they are doing we could keep a list of what number our comments are at the bottom on our posts (Mine are 43/179 so far) that way when we want to see how someone is doing we can look up the numbers?
2/27: I am doing pretty good today. I am down to the last glass of my jug of water (TMI: I am going to the bathroom SO SO SO much more than normal! Anyone else who is drinking more water as we goal experiencing this? Its kinda frustrating? )
I have eaten all my healthy snacks but have had NO Junk food… I had Tinned Spaghetti for lunch (brought by my friend) (not as bad as it sounds really) and I will be walking home from Work so yay for exercise!
I have been positive all day! Smiled lots (even when dealing with people on the phone) Have dinner with the BFs parents tonight so that should be a test!
Will do an update tomorrow morning:)
43/79
day 2
left cash at home when i went to uni so i couldn’t buy any food there (although i always get sushi at uni, which is perfectly healthy, just insanely expensive!). so i made my lunch and took it with me and it was divine.
worked out this morning. am about to put another healthy dinner on the stove and work out some more while it’s cooking :) this is fun!!
Day 1/27 (am I on a different time zone than EVERYONE?)
I did everything that I wanted with my diet goals. I was only a few calories away from my fitness goals, but I think that I made it up while cleaning the house. As for my bedtime goal? I’m about two hours off. Tomorrow I’ll go to bed an hour earlier than today and ease myself into the right time like that. I’ll even set an alarm to remind me to go to bed.
So, all in all, it was a great day.
Lexi: about the water thing, me too! D: It’s annoying, but I think our bodies will get used to the extra water intake soon.
Lexi, I think thats a great idea to write down the number of our comments so we can keep track of eachother! It will be easier to encourage and support this way!
I am 8, 73 and 189!
Day 2 is almost over.
I managed to get away with not buying fast food today. I was even standing in the line at KFC, and then I looked up at garish pictures, changed my mind, turned around and walked straight back out the door. And then I went to get a strawberry squeeze Boost instead =] So that filled me up until I got home at 2, and then I had Vegemite on toast for lunch instead – MUCH healthier than KFC!
I’m also cleaning out my wardrobe tonight (a grueling task if ever there was one, but very necessary) and am working on being more tidy, which is a feat considering I have a TINY room and way too much stuff. As soon as I get my storage space, though, it’ll all be carted off to there to lie in wait for when I need it =]
Lexi & Alice — The water thing is kind of annoying in terms of needing to pee all the time, I know! But I think it’s worth it. I find that my brain & body feel much more juicy & creative, awake & revitalised when I drink lots of water — I hope you will start to feel that way soon too!
first day down! i’m 7 minutes late to bed, but i figured i should post here before going to sleep. my goals were: exercise daily, make a to do list and finish everything by 10 pm(which is my new set bed time for myself). my to do list kicked my butt! exercise kicked my butt too! but, i loved it. i felt like i did a lot today even though i didn’t do as hard an exercise as i had hoped or finished my entire to do list. one day at a time, right? i hope everyone is doing wonderfully as well! from what i’ve read you guys are. =D
2/27
Up at 5:45 and kicked my own arse at the gym for an hour. Had jelly legs all morning! Needed a pre-lunch snack so went for a bag of mixed nuts & dried fruit instead of a more processed muesli bar. Accidentally-on-purpose ate the whole 175g packet AND my lunch, and felt a bit sick all afternoon. Too much dried fruit = yucky tum!
Day 1 report
a) 60 mins exercise 5 days out of 7 YUP
b) 1 litre of water a day to clear my skin/stop the bloat YUP
c) buy ab cage to do mindless ab crunches as part of a)
YUP
d) take a break outdoors during the day (hello sun, hello birdies!)YUP
e) pep talks (I talk to myself so why not make it positive![]()YUP)
... doing it all! Ab cage – hilarious like some kind of prostrate hamster wheel – but all good.
2/27
On the plus side, have kept to one of goals fairly well (rawness..) Plus, have substituted green tea for coffee. Feel good about that. Before, I was caffeine addicted, bouncing off walls, jumpy sort. Feel all tranquil and holy-body-is-temple-ish now. _
However.
Apart from that.
One of goals was to hand in homework, which I never do.
Procrastinated last night, listening to beautiful songs & stuff.
didn’t even begin projects. (Have always put off school this way, pushing it to farthest corner of mind. Same old story.)
As result, missed school today trying to finish it all up. :(
Got to school soon enough, only to find it was 1/2 day, which I didn’t know about since of course, I never pay attention to announcements. Typical. Thus, by the time I came..everyone was walking out. No time to hand in (now completed) projects. Instead sat back in car and went home.
Parents=disappointed. Friends=anxious. Me=mortified.
Biggest reason to succeed in this transformation challenge is so people who care for me won’t be let down.
Same old same old. Feel like slapping myself, but instead have decided to devise plan & work harder today & stick to goals & not give up. And be harder on myself. And try to feel some tension, instead of slobbing around enjoying self as usual.
And to write in journal which can be a great motivator.
And to outline all my goals properly, which I hadn’t done up till now (no wonder I haven’t accomplished anything…didn’t even have clear idea where I was going.)
Huge failure so far. Haven’t accomplished any other goal besides going raw (which is easy since fruits & veggies are my preference anyway).
Anyway. Feel disgusted with self. Hopefully can only improve from here on.
btw,
Everyone else here is inspiring. So cool to see how well people are doing. You guys rock.
As the Japanese say, Ganbatte!
Woke up and did yoga this morning (that’s my thing – yoga each day). Left the house feeling calm with a spring in my step. This is going to be soooo gooood! I actually want to do more right now!
Day 2/27
I’ve decided on some specific goals. And have been working towards them a bit today. So here they are.
Go to my bollywood class AND the gym
I need to do something active more than once a week!
Art journal every day.
I spend too much time doing creative things for other people and never for myself. If it’s got my innermost thoughts all over it, noone can try to buy it off me!
Sleep 7 or 8 hrs every night
I think this will be the thing that impacts my energy levels the most.
Eat vegies with every meal
Cornchips with salsa and cheese on them is not a proper meal.
Take my tablets
I have a thyroid condition that doesn’t seem to affect me much on a day to day basis so I ignore it. But then I realise that I feel like crap and there’s all these different things that can be caused by it. Time for that to stop.
Drink 8 cups of water a day
My skin will be better, my weight will be easier to control, I will feel refreshed and I won’t be hyped up on caffeine and fake-sugar.
So far so good.
2/27
Ok so the time difference here is a bit frustrating as I have only just begun my day properly!
I have been doing well, I had some strawberries for breakfast and have done my sit ups! I’m feeling really positive and looking forward to the rest of the month. I have nothing to do today so the healthy eating might be a bit tricky, but I shall try my best!
I hope everyone else is still going strong!
Sunshine & Sparkles
xxxx
Sign me up please
I’m a little late but hopping on!
Goal No 1- Exercise a minimum of days a week.
Goal No 2- Learn to Swim
Goal No 3- Take good care of my skin & follow a daily skin care regime
Goal No 4- Stay off the alcohol
Goal No – No white sugar
I have been good about food today and have stayed off my usual morning cup of chai with sugar. Had green tea through the day.
day 2/27.
iwent for a run with my friend for an hour, and the estate where i live has SO MANY hills. We were very proud of ourselves by the end. I’ve been eating as many vegetables and fruit as i can and ive avoided junk food all day!
Goodluck for tomorrow everyone!
Day 2/27
I went to the markets today and stocked up on vegies, fruit and meat. My aim is to cook for myself as much as possible.
For lunch I had a great roll which was ham, sundried tomatoes, spinach and a bit of basil dip. Yum.
Went to my aerials class tonight after having a few weeks off with a knee injury. Got half an hour in and found my knee is still not better and had to stop and go home. Boo! I was so excited to be back too and completely motivated tonight as well.
2/27
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Yesterday was okay but not at my best. I tried to meditate in my garden but uhm didnt try my very best but i did had a good relaxing moment just staring at the blue sky. I watched 3 episodes of Greys Anatomy wich made me cry and i ate chocolate wich i feel bad about now. Fell asleep all tired.
Today i woke up early with fresh new energy. Ate fruits and a tomato for breakfast. Drinking lots of water and going to the toilet a lot heh. I’m going to eat some ginko-nuts now and make a small salad. I’m cleaning up my wardrobe and room and will go to the postoffice later on to post the thank-you-notes i’ve written for friends. I feel kind of good of myself.
Good luck girls! It feels good to read all other experiences!!
Day 2/27
I didn’t do too badly yesterday!
* took a set of new photos when I got home yesterday, which motivated me to edit and upload them straight away
* went for a 2 1/2 mile run with my boy in the morning
* walked for 40 mins around St James’s Park at lunch – spring is finally appearing here and the squirrels and ducks were out in force :) My legs are sore today though!
* didn’t have the healthiest of dinners as we need to do a grocery shop on Wednesday – had pasta with a tuna and tomato sauce, but I don’t feel too bad because of all the exercise I did
* the hardest one will be not biting my nails, I’m terrible at this and did it on and off all day yesterday, so am really focussing on not doing it today
It’s sunny and warmer here today so I’m definitely on track for my committed lunch time walk, yay!
Well done to everyone for getting through their first day :)
2/27
1) I had to give up on my no junk food :( It is my easter and I will be getting lots of eggs so this is not something really achievable.
Otherwise everything else is on track:D
xox
I quit my stressful office job yesturday… I really couldn’t be happier!!
I’m not sure what to revamp next but naturally I’ll keep you posted :D
Day 2!
So, I got some bad news today that really upset me and meant I kinda slipped back into my bad habits…eek. Need to try harder.
Using spare time more productively – well, didn’t really today :( I need more motivation with this! I’m not doing as much uni work as I should be, but tomorrow is a chance to catch up!
Get a regular sleep pattern – I’m getting around 7 hours sleep, which is an achievement, but I’m not having it all at once, which needs to be worked on more.
Saving – well, I blew my budget today on comfort food :( Under the circumstances I could have done worse. I did 30 minutes extra walking and had more water to make up for it.
Eat less junk food – again, didn’t do too well.
So I’ve learned that I need to try harder to stick to my goals, no matter how bad a day it is. I know I can do better, I did pretty good yesterday! Bring on day 3, I’m ready to improve!
using Lexi’s idea: comments #75, 236! :)
i was going to go to gym every day and eat healthy foods but i failed already i had a fight with my boyfriend and binged on lots of greasy yuksy food then he broke up with me and i ate even more greasy yuksy food. plus i was guna quit smoking after id got into the healthy eating exercise pattern so it wasnt to much at once but i find myself smoking even more. so i fail at this nd now i dont no wat to do.
First half of 2/27
Jeez, Louise! Started my exercise regime today of doing Billy Blanks’ Tae Bo exercise DVD... I got fifteen minutes in (ok, ok, 13 mins) and felt as if I might collapse – I am in no way as fit as I want to be!
I’m kinda glad I’m doing this transformation challenge though because it’s starting to highlight some scary problems in my life (mainly that I can only just get through the warm-up of the Billy Blanks dvd without coughing up my lungs…)
Re: Lexi’s idea: #111, #172, #237
2/27
Goal 1: Be Positive
Yay, this worked pretty well yesterday, I noticed when I was being negative (and did the switchy bracelet thing). Aaaannd that job I thought I hadn’t gotten an interview for…they’re not done calling people yet, so I still have a chance! Hooray for being positive and taking a chance by emailing them! I also read the beginners guide to EFT and attempted a tapping to try and improve my patience..I think it kind of worked, or maybe I was just more conscious of chilling out a bit. I dunno, so lets say it worked :)
Goal 2: Eat healthier
Not bad, had a yummy salad, couscous and grilled periperi chicken for dinner. Bagel with cream cheese and salmon wasn’t too good for breakfast today, but it should last me well into the afternoon, so I guess thats ok. I also did my shopping and chose organic & fair trade stuff on most foods :)
Goal 3: Better beauty
Oops, forgot to take my makeup off before bed last night. I did cleanse in the morning though and used my ‘holiday skin’ tanning-moisturiser stuff.
Oh and I tidied my room and organised all my lecture notes and slides ready for revision.
2/27
Wow, the second day is way harder!
Things I did today: Took my lunch to work, got a picture book to read with my son, walked my dog, cleaned all my dishes, Did 40 minutes of yogalates (wow, I actually do have a core. Who knew?), left a half hour to meditate and write, arranged to get my car fixed, budgeted to afford $50 towards the epilepsy foundation (I was epileptic when I was young) and unfortunately had a drag of a cigarette (or two) before I remembered and put it out – a workmate handed it to me and I totally forgot that I’m not meant to be smoking.
I also drank heap of water out of a recycled bottle and I’m so going to bed before 10pm.
Things I didn’t do today: drink any wine- even though I have exactly one glass in a bottle in the fridge and I’m dying for it, forget about walking my dog because I was tired from work.
Been reading everyone’s comments and it’s so good to see everyone is having highs and lows the same as me. Way to go team!!
PS: Gala – I so can’t wait until you have the forum’s tweaked to perfection.
2/27
So far so good for me I must say.
*Have been sticking to a raw vegetables and fruit diet.
*Put in extra hard work in the gym concentrating on areas of the body which needs more attention such as the abs and triceps.
*Did a 10.5Km run on the first day and feelin’ very wonderful after.
*Gulping bottles after bottles of water.
*Half way through a self help book which keeps the motivated.
*Had an 8 hour beauty rest last night which keeps me feeling recharged through the day.
*Going to the market tomorrow to replenish stock of vegetables and fruits.
Very swiftly, we are going into the third day already and I know all of you can make it through this challenge. It is all in the mind babes, stay positive!
Cheers
Caitie
Just remember that tomorrow is a new day and you can start again. I’m really sorry to hear about your boyfriend and your junkfood/smoking binge, but don’t let one setback (albeit a major one) make you give up – just try your hardest to get back on track tomorrow.
Plus, when you are eating healthy and not smoking and get all glowing, happy and healthy, your boyfriend will really really regret breaking up with you.
Tomorrow wake up, eat healthy, go to the gym and I promise you will feel a lot better. Just forget what went wrong today and concentrate on starting fresh tomorrow.
Day 1/27…
It was pretty darn good! I finished up all of my schoolwork yesterday. Didn’t clean my room, but I have faith that I’ll slowly make process with that soon. Didn’t exercise, either, but my goal was 3 times per week, so no big deal there. Even though it wasn’t one of my goals, I felt myself not wanting junky foods today, and I ate really well.
Woohoo! Now it’s Day 2. I feel so behind everyone else because of the time difference! hee.
this is really off topic but, i had a bad day today & came home to see what was happening on icing – it would take all the stress away – & no new post… =|
but it’s great to see you guys keeping it up sweeties. i will join you in two days!
I was sure that the easiest part of the challenge for me would be keeping up with a really healthy diet. And then I went to my grandmother’s house to celebrate Passover and she sent us home with three delicious cakes, tons of cookies, and lots of amazing (but not so healthy) dishes. Eeep! I apparently have only a small amount of self control.
I’ll work on it, but this has made everything harder, and I just wanted to vent.
Other parts of my challenge are going well, especially the exercise part!
I’m feeling pretty good but slightly bitter at work. It’s hard doing the 9-5 thing and trying to keep your life organized around a goal and your friends. Since a lot of my friends like to hang out in the afternoon, in order to hang out with them…and complete my goal I have to wake up super early (4 am my time). But then, in order to make sure that I get enough sleep and that I’m taking care of myself (my other goal) I have to also go to bed early (genearlly around 9). It’s depressing to be honest, to have to always be THAT person that says “sorry guys no staying out past 9 for me. I have to be in bed.” It makes me feel like a wet blanket. Funny thing is I don’t mind the schedule part, i just feel like such a loser. Maybe tomorrow will be better…I’m still sticking with it! Hope you guys are doing a little bit better :) :) keep it up
Day 1 and 2
I’ve cheated sooooo badly! Last night I had a creme brulee and I had a Coke today. Haven’t had a chance to exercise cos of uni and I did my learners licence for driving today :( Really want to feel my muscles lovely and sore. Going to drink a glass of water and some green tea now, have some fruit, and do Mtv Pilates. Tomorrow am doing yoga at uni, so hopefully will be feeling more on track soon. I want to go for a run on the beach this weekend – just to stay motivated and moving and happy! Good luck everyone!
Day 2/27
Was at the hospital ALL DAY so got very little done besides reading in the waiting room. High hopes for tomorrow though!
oh dear, I was good until evening yesterday- but then I fell off the wagon a bit. Bad this morning too…
hmmm. must just start over!
2/27
I didn’t do yoga last night, but I did do AN HOUR OF CARDIO! It was no Billy Blanks ;) but I’d die if I did that right now. This DVD will get me back to Billy. Tonight I’ll do yoga ‘cos I’m sore all over. I saw sausage in the fridge for tonight’s dinner, so I’m making a tofu stop on the way home. Yay me! I didn’t drink coffee this morning at home, but just caved at work because my colleague poured me a cup before I could say no. And it was caramel, and it was my only one today, and it was lovely.
Onward and upward! We rule!
Day 2/27
Meh so yesterday half good half bad… the lack of caffeine made me too tired to move let alone exercise. But since I played with my daughter outside that kind of counts. Did really well on the food and stuff. I decided instead of just healthier I was doing organic too since most of my food-stuffs was organic anyway.
Today I really plan to exercise! I had soy yogurt, granola and a smoothie for breakfast! I love smoothies they’re so yummy. I’m trying to really drink a lot of water today, it’s a bit better after no caffeine yesterday but I’m still a bit headachy
Natasja I quit smoking a few months ago, so to keep food from going in this is what I do: Chew on straws or coffee stirrers. If it gets really bad go take a walk, and keep chewing. Deep breathing if you still get cravings. Really deep, so it’s like inhaling a cigarette. Congrats on quitting!
Day 2/27
First off, kitti, thanks for the words of encouragement yesterday! The end of my day went much better- I did a walk-in at the dance class I used to take senior year of high school, which was great, and inspired my writing for the day. My grandma’s doing fine too, which makes me feel so much better.
And I’m feeling much better about making this one vegan meal thing work during Passover- unless my mom volunteers to make kosher for Passover pancakes, it’s easy enough to just eat a piece of matzah with some kind of spread and some fruit.
But I’ve officially decided to add one more goal to my iTC, one that I think will make a huge difference for me. And that is: clean up/organize my life, every day! I mean this on a literal basis- I can be kind of a slob, and it drives me nuts sometimes! So I’m going to start putting away my clothes right away instead of throwing them on a chair, and I’m not allowed to go to bed at night if things aren’t clean in here. I think it will just make it easier for my actions and choices to be more organized and efficient if my space matches!
Day 2-
did ok today
I had a curry and lentil samosa for lunch, and some dahl and rice for dinner, so although I fell a little guilty i didn’t have any salad, I don’t think it’s too bad as I ate vegan all day, so at least I’m sticking to the eating healthy aspect, and definitely cut down on processed food.
Down side though I’ve found that I’m starting to get bad headaches again, which i think may be related to drinking more water than my bodies used to (mainly cause something similar happened before), but I won’t be sure until I’ve made sure it’s not my sinuses playing up.
I didn’t walk today, cause my schedule didn’t allow it, but I’ve sussed out that I should be able to make up for it this weekend, so it’s not all bad.
On a plus I decorated my Journal iCiNG Style to inspire me. And am staying on top of my Uni assignments (and actually starting on them two whole weeks before their due, unlike my usual two days), so that’s good.
so DAY TWO/THREE (i started early) isn’t even over yet, but i already forsee that i will have to add some more goals to my list:
- get up before classes start – actually do chinese homework, like, ever (seriously a problem. MAN i wish i was a native speaker!). – research colleges so i’ll be all prepared for my college advisor meeting
On that last, I’ve barely started… I’ve looked at Ivy’s, of course, and Wellesley (and Smith as well because i love like any school with a prominent lesbian community – Smith has SUCH A REP too, cough RUGBY PARTIES cough), and then shortly after falling in love with Pomona, I got.. bored of looking at colleges. And I still have 30 more to go through on the preliminary “see what you like” list given to me by my advisor, and more to add on. Why is being in high school SO COMPLICATED??
Day 2/27
I haven’t even had time to leave a comment of what my goals are! Mainly, I’m focusing on my career. I graduated at the top of my class with a BFA in illustration, and all I have to show for it is my part time barista job. Lame! So I set on to go ahead and start really going and at least trying the jobs I’ve dreamed of.
I started sending out a million resumes last week, and landed a short term freelance gig for a website. It pays pretty well, but it sucks arse! I had been feeling down about it because its the second job in this web field that I was aiming for that I hated (not really any creative work involved at all!), and determined it likely wasn’t the field for me. I really didn’t know where to go from there.
But then I got an email back for an interview with Form New York, a fantastic fashion company. I really didn’t think I’d be hearing anything back from the fashiony places I applied to because I’ve never worked in fashion! But…I did! And I’m kinda freaking out!
I’m going to have to do alot of tapping, and planning for the interview in a short amount of time, but woh! I’m excited! At the same time I’m afraid if I’m rejected I’ll stop trying, or lose confidence. But I know its time to get over that if I really want to find my dream job.
Oh, I’m going to do some mad interview outfit planning at work today. :)
I hope everyone is doing alright… I haven’t been able to read through all the comments, but I did read someone returned from surgery cancer free, and that really freaking rocks! Super seriously!
Good luck everyone!
2/27
i just got up and had a healthy breakfast and made it through my first class. I’m getting ready to go work out and the weather is so positively radiant that I can’t help but smile! :)
also, i tackled part of one of my goals, by asking my friend Nate to go on a walk with me. I know, not so bold, but its a step… and you never know what might happen on a glorious walk on a sunny day!
also, just for the weather (and partially the seeing of nate) i am going to dress super cute today! :)
I really need confidence to help me get through the stress of not knowing what to do with him… hopefully it will get better. why can’t boys ever just make a move?!?!?
2/27
It’s so exciting to read everyone’s posts. And best of luck Chesney on finding your dream job you can do it …lol Ya the eating raw thing has been going pretty well. I checkes out we like it raw and then some of Anthony’s(RAWmodel.com) youtube videos which helped me get a little more creative in the kitchen. I’m not doing so well in the no-complaining area but I’m going to do some eft on it. Anyway lovins everyone
I couldn’t think of anything to do, so I was planning on not taking part, until yesterday when I had one of the most traumatic nights of my whole life. I was feeling very down because of an absolutely awful day at school. Last night when I went to my bed I suddenly had a break down, quite literally and was on the verge of hurting myself, but I managed not to..just. I lay on my bed shaking and crying and just couldn’t seem to get out of it. For an hour I lay there sobbing into my pillow, unable to think what-so-ever, then the words ‘EFT’ just popped into my head. I sat up and for the first time ever I tried EFT, albeit tentatively and quite unsure, in my head saying ‘this is stupid and isn’t going to work’ but tapping anyway. After two rounds or whispering “it doesn’t matter what other people think of me or say about me because I am a beautiful and wonderful person. I completely and totally love and forgive myself” but thinking ‘this is stupid’ I felt something lift off my shoulders. I stopped thinking it was stupid and kept going, changing the words a little bit each time. After 6 more rounds I drank so much water that I passed out (still sobbing) and when I woke up two hours later I felt free before I fell back to sleep. Today everything people have said about me has just washed over my shoulders, and though I’ve still felt pretty down, I have been happier. So EFT does work…if it wasn’t for EFT I might have done something I severely regretted.
So, here are my goals, starting a day late, but I’m going to count last night as a day in itself because that was the night of my realisation, as it were.
to work through my issues with EFT – I’m going to do this every night, working through my major issues such as depression, self esteem, confidence, mild insomnia and illnesses (well, hayfever, eczema and asthma, and I may try to see if I can get rid of my sweetner allergy). And in the morning do one round of simply “I am a wonderful person and I love and forgive myself” to make myself feel better before facing the horrors of school.
to drink more water and to eat more healthily – This includes pretty much cutting out chocolate, I will allow myself nutella in a sandwich and one biscuit per day, but otherwise I’m going healthy baby!
to exercise once a day – just because I could use being more healthy. I’m saving up for a mini trampoline (almost there!), but until I can afford that this can include running, cycling, little aerobic routines and dog agility (it’s just as trying for the owner!)
finally, to work my dog every other day – Tess gets so very hyped up if not worked mentally or physically, so every other day along with her daily walk I will practice our HTM (Heelwork to Music) and practice our agility as well.
Eeep, I’m nervous and excited. but I can do it, and so can you all.
Part of my on-going (before & hopefully after ITC) goal is to not derail myself from enjoying a day. So, yesterday after I heard back that I didn’t get a really interesting job, I let myself mope about it for about 45 minutes, & then made myself get on with my day.
I found out that I won a pouch from a blog give-away!
AND
then I woke up this morning to find that I’m the photo of the day at hooping.org.. Go figure! The universe is giving me many different things – but not the one that I ‘think’ I wanted the most. Isn’t that just peachy in an odd way?
Day 2/27
Hello Lovelies! It is helping me so much to envision all of us doing this together. I woke up right with my alarm this morning and drank a glass of water before my shower. I took my vitamin with breakfast (it is REALLY helping to lay it all out the night before) and I have plans to spend a little time at the gym later tonight.
I got frustrated with several things last night and decided to drink a bunch of water instead of coffee (or cookies). I saw one of my friends for dinner and just asked her if I could have a hug. IT HELPED! I think the greatest part of iTC is going to be just checking in with my physical and emotional state more often throughout the day and taking care of problems before they get huge.
Day 2/27
It worked out really well. I got a LOT done. Finished a tutorial that I will be posting later today (just have to write the steps and edit the images). I also got some ideas for charity and promotion things that I can do in the future with the magazine. Super fun.
I stuck with my drinking limits (sobe) and worked out three times. Fantastic.
Today I think I will try some EFT.
Oh gosh, I’m already late on my goals…but over here state-side it’s finals time for college students!
1. Cut down on the amount of rubbish I eat. This means no pizza and cookies in the same sitting.
2. Organize my new house & declutter. Moving = boxes everywhere and a total mess. Time to wipe it clean!
3. Yoga at least three times a week. I bought a yoga ball several weeks ago and it’s been sitting in my old apartment collecting dust!
4. Take my vitamins! I have a small collection of things I mean to take…but seem to forget to do. Here’s my chance to get things in order.
Hope everyone is doing lovely!
xxx
2/27
here are my 4 main goals with progress:
wake up before 9: check!
excersize: i walked for hours and hours with a friend, don’t know if i would count it as a heavy work out, but it’s sure better than nothing so i’m pleased.
eat regularly: done! well, i sort of skipped lunch, unless you count that ice cream… but i made a healty dinner and even used ingredients i’ve never tried before, and it was a hit.
get my plans on etsy shop etc into action: i went to the fabric store to see their prizes, now i just need to wait for my pay check to arrive on friday. i’ve also managed to do research and inspirational browsing on the internet, without letting it consume all my free time today = MAJOR progress!
i’m very content so far. i never thought i’d be able to last more than a day to be honest. i’m even thinking about adding one or two goals to my list as it seems too “easy”, but i might want to wait and see if this feeling will stick or if i just think it’s easy because it’s still all fun and games. at day 23 it might not be all that hilarious and easy anymore…
hey day 2/27 and i’m kinda doing good. my plans were studying german, eating properly, doing some little exercising and drinking more milk and i can say i’ve done all of them, so yay! =)
good luck to everyone!
Here’s a tip for those of you who are trying to increase your healthy eating to add an extra veg into your daily intake…
Add raw grated carrots to EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING! You can barely taste it (for those who don’t like long, phallic shaped veg) and boom, you’ve consumed another veg! Also, if you’re cooking something like a Spag Bol with (lean) minced meat (I recommend venison as it’s naturally one of the leanest meats out there), use half of what you would normally use and substitute the rest with finely chopped mushrooms and don’t forget those grated carrots! It’s very easy to sneak in extra things to a meal and not know they’re there, but at the end of the meal you’ll know you’ve increased your veg intake which fully deserves a self high five!
Hope you’re all getting on well!
Day two’s gone pretty well.
I did give in and a have a couple of small chocolate mousse but I don’t feel too bad about it – it was healthy living mousse and very low in fat.
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I did quite a lot of walking and I’ve been remembering to do the stretching thing for several hours every day.
Yay!
Also, I’m not doing the whole raw food thing, but I have been eating far more than usual. I bought a bag of carrot sticks and they’re great to snack on.
Day 2- I wasn’t going to do this, because I thought I’d be busy, lazy, blah blah, so today’s my first day. Off to a good start with soup and a nice 15 minute walk around my work building. Got some writing done. Hoping to go running tonight, but I’m satisfied if that doesn’t happen,
Day 2/27
I am starting with a very small transformation, because I am working on a few other lifestyle changes already! I have been “exercising” every week day since about the third week of January (if only a half-hour walk – & one time I used washing the floors as my exercise!), and I’m in Week 3 of working through the book “Apartment Therapy.” My subject for the iTC is DRINKING MORE WATER. I succeeded in drinking my desired amount on Monday! Today I am a little behind (it’s been a busy morning!), but I still have 4 more hours to get through it!
Day 2/27
The good: I got up at 7.30am, showered & washed hair, went for a walk, started another drawing, have stuck to my food rules (so far), had a bath this evening which I don’t usually do, and have drunk more than my goal amount of water.
The not so good: I fell asleep in the afternoon, haven’t exercised, and my mood is pretty low. Still struggling with bad thoughts about my weight; may tap on that again tonight.
2/27 the end of day 2
Ah it was hard after lunch, i felt really light headed. I kept drinking lots of water and eventually went out to the supermarket to buy some cashew nuts and advocadoes. Went to the candystore to get a present for a friend and eventually also bought cookies for my family in Japan. Will tuck those save away because they are my favourite. Felt a bit dizzy when i got off my bike and ate a handfull of cashews and drunk more water.
Had a big bowl of raw ingredients salad for dinner. Still did not meditate, i’m somehow really scared of it. Did email everyone back :) wear a lovely red skirt today and well i did do most of the things i wanted for today so that means i can watch the new Gossip Girl episode as an reward to myself _
good luck girls!!
katy
your story wow-ed me. i feel now i should definetly try the EFT and i wish you all the luck with your iTC!!
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2/27!
> Okay, I wasn’t so great with food today. I ate a bag of Jelly Babies and skipped lunch. But I did eat a proper breakfast :) AND I drank only water, other than an energy drink at the gym (it was out of a fridge and today was a very warm day!)
> I did my Boxercise class. Boxercise is my new love.
> I went into uni an hour early and did some extra work.
> I had a driving lesson.
All in all a rather productive day :) I think I’ll have some popcorn and start my blog.
Second half 2/27
So I started my exercising, which was good albeit bloody difficult!
I submitted my CV to an agency but then realised that it totally wasn’t for me, so at least I learned from that one.
I went suit hunting for the interview that I do have on Friday.
However, my desire to vaguely stay on budget was a little bit blown after my incident with the agency, so £11 on a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries from Godiva’s possibly wasn’t the most logical of moves…
I did get “spice up my… live under the covers” on a roll – have been making lots of lists (unsexy to you, vital to me) and discussed aspect with bf.
All in all, not perfect, but tomorrow is another day.
Bon chance, everyone!
#111, #172, #239, #273
2/27
I did everything I said I was going to yesterday, yay! I already wrote today, AND I went for a run – not really one of my goals, but I’m feeling really motivated about this whole thing so I went for it. I haven’t been drinking as much water as I had hoped, so I’ve got to get on that.
Other than that, all I have left to do tonight are work on my Spanish. And I might also do a work out program show thing. One of the channels we got as part of the cable was a Fit TV, so they have half hour work outs. I’m going to try one of them at 5.
Day 2!~ yay!
My junk food ban is going smashingly, no soda, no chips, no meat.
I haven’t gotten done with my crunches or bicycling yet, but I’m super pumped to get it out of the way.
Keep going everybody, you’re doing great. :D
Day 3/27
i already fell off the wagon last night!! i feel like such a failure for not even last TWO DAYS!! i dont know if i should start again today…
But, for something positive, everyone of you seem to be doing so well! Keep it up guys!
Amika
Thankyou so much (: Definately try EFT. I am amazed at the difference just that one session made, and am totally excited about using it more.
2/27
Yesterday, I did exactly NOTHING on my list of goals. Apparently, having company is more distracting than I thought! However, I’ve done much better today. I have some things I still need to get done, but then I’m going to do some yoga (bought a DVD JUST for this!) and take my vitamins!!
Good luck and GREAT JOB to all of you!!!
day 2/27!
still doing swimmingly. had a few negative thoughts this morning after a horrid night’s sleep. (my mind was just spinning and spinning all night about this challange and work, etc. etc.) but after five or six rounds of EFT i was feeling wonderful again. (i’m a serious convert and believer and highly suggest everyone give it a shot!)
been pretty good about drinking water – but i had a soda this morning – bad girl, but i’m not going to let it stop me from progressinng forward.
danique honey – don’t worry your pretty little head! jump back on that wagon. even if you only made it a little while before you “slipped up” at least you managed a day or two that did live up to your standards. that’s a day or two more than you would have if you never started, and if you don’t try again, you’ll miss out on achieving that goal again. we all beilieve in you here!my posts: 171, 141
2/27
Aw man I totally failed myself yesterday. I was about to go out to exercise when my mom said she needed me to make dinner, and when that got going I never ended up exercising. :( Oh well!! All that stirring and banging in the kitchen was a workout in itself!
Today I wore earrings and a skirt, felt quite ladylike if I do say so myself. :) And I helped everyone put away the hurdles and mats so I felt like I was less awkward today than I usually am during track meets. :)
2/27
I was a little sluggish this morning getting to work on the illustrations for my client so I warmed up by sketching whatever I wanted instead of just jumping in cold to my “work” art. I worked similarly yesterday, drawing for fun first then seriously. I think this is a good way for me to work. A lot of time I spend all day thinking about what I want to be doing and dreading (fear of messing up) the work that is for other people. This way I get to do what I want to do and what I have to do! Hooray!
Eiiiii OMG you guys have no idea how cool it was to scroll through your posts and see “Lexi’s idea: XYZ Numbers” on several of your posts! Made my morning (now I’m going to go and read them all!!
I’m stealing Alice’s Post Format because I love it! Makes it so clear and simple! (also yay I’m not alone on the bathroom pilgrimages)
The Good:
I have my hair all stylish (I got a compliment which made the effort feel worth it)and I’m wearing butterfly earrings! so I’m feeling pretty spiffy! I have eaten my breakfast(mmm oats). Have my healthy snacks and I remembered my lunch…
The Bad
I ate a donut yesterday so i broke my no junk food rule:( Booooo. And I didnt do very well yesterday on my “Positive thinking” aspect of my goal! Gotta try harder!But I forgot my bracelet for positive thinking again today:( so again I am using a hair elastic again today!
I hope that my brain starts feeling “juicy & creative, awake & revitalized” as Gala put it soon. I have my jug of water ready to go! I didn’t quite finish it yesterday so i am going to try harder today! Hopefully with time there will be less trips to the bathroom as my body adjusts!
Danique DONT GIVE UP!!! If you read all the comments lots of us have had set backs and are picking ourselves up and trying again! That’s what icing is all about!!!!! You can do it!
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i did quite well yesterday. my goals are:
_to eat better! mostly vegetarian with one “treat” a week.
_make water my only beverage!
_exercise more.
_write!
_make sure i strengthen my relationships.
these were the ones that really freaked me out, so i think they’re going to be good for me. its my three month anniversary with my boyfriend today so most of these may go out the window because i don’t know what hes got planned for dinner etc but yes. it will all be fine. i’m so excited!
Day 2 didn’t go that well – it was a very typical Ali-day. I planned to go to uni to work on the computer, which I did, but I didn’t leave til after 12 because I was sitting around and wasting time on my laptop – I did do the washing up in that time though and that took awhile. I walked to uni, but once I got there, didn’t do a whole lot of walk. I’m slowly making progress on my project but it’s not really looking close to finished.
Did some grocery shopping on the way home and caught the bus home – I don’t count that as cheating though, because there was no way I could walk home carrying all my shopping! (for the record it takes about 30-40mins to walk from my house to the area where uni, work and the shops are). When I got home I didn’t get stuck into homework, mainly because there was a new gossip girl episode to watch! I have missed it so much!
I didn’t actually start anymore homework til about 8.30, after doing some crocheting, wasting more time on my laptop and calling my mum. after the phone call I started crying out of frustration that I can never make myself do work, and because I’m really overwhelmed by this theatre design assignment I have at the moment – but then my boyfriend came to the rescue with his clever engineering brain and helped me work out the problems with props and set that I had no idea how to solve – so I did end up getting some work done in the end! but with all that time wasted, I didn’t get around to doing any of my ‘fun’ to-do’s yesterday!
today I have to go to work, but not til 12 so I will do some more theatre design work this morning, walk to work, I have already packed my lunch and I will take some of my essay research to read on my break. I finish at 7, so I’ll come home, make dinner and work on my essay a bit.
“lexi’s idea” – 20,178
2/27
The first day went pretty well for me! I felt like I ate real well, and I felt really good about it. I had lots of fresh fruit for breakfast (forgot what I had for lunch…) and a salad for dinner. My goal isn’t to be raw, but I sure like fresh produce! I started my Dance Dance Revolution exercise routine and, too my excitment, my family saw how much fun I was having and all joined in! I had to take turns at it, but I played for hours. Its neat having my mom and brother all gathered in my small little room in sweat pants, water bottles all around as we work together to go through the songs. Wish I had gotton it out sooner!
things to improve:
I wanted to set aside quiet time to read write or meditate and it was interupted. I want to work on getting in more time for that. Also, I wanted to stretch out all my muscles but I put it off till late and fell asleep. I’ll be sure to do it today because I want that flexibility! Im also going to set aside time to research what foods are really good for me, to get a better understanding.
Also, I feel I’m doing well on my diet, but it really frusterates me that my weight varies throughout the day. I’ll get one number in the morning and then late in the day that number will be much higher! I dont know what number to go by or if this is an issue…
I’m adding a new one to my list: EFT everyday
I actually just like 15 minutes ago did a round(actually I watched Gala’s little video and it made me giggle so I thought I’d give it a shot) That was amazing I started to cry afterwards but I feel really light headed and my heart feels better… I focused one of the verbal abusive things my ex said to me that just bothers me so much even now 2 years later
Tonight I’m going to give it a go again, with some of my body image issues… It can’t hurt and I dunno tapping the chest makes me want to burst out laughing so that’s good anyway
Thanks Lexi and Monica for your supportive words!
Earlier this morning i felt totally miserable and diheartened, but after reading your comments, eating a really healthy breakfast and packing a healthy lunch, i feel much better.
this forum was a great idea.
today is my day one all over again! this time i really need to try harder, and i guess i also need to focus on thinking more positvely about myself!
i need to work on my self disipline as well it seems…
okay guys, you have convinced me to get back on board!
xox
Day 2/27
1. Drank lots of water and feel excellent!
2. I compromised a bit on the No-Junk-Food Thing though…but I did eat much more healthfully than normal. Baby steps.
3. Wrote a nice long entry in my journal!
4. And my room is actually quite clean—I’ve got a bit left to organize/rearrange, but the floor is clear and my shoes and clothes are actually in my closet :)
Danique—keep trying!! I’m no where near perfect especially when it comes to avoiding Cheezits and Starbursts, but there’s always tomorrow and in the meantime I know that I’m improving. You can do it :)
Lilah—
Don’t weigh yourself a million times a day! You don’t really lose or gain weight that quickly, and it will drive you crazy. The reason your weight APPEARS to fluctuate is that your stomach gets fuller or emptier depending on whether you’ve just eaten, drunk something, or, um, used the loo. I’ve peed out 2 pounds of liquid before! :) Pick one time—usually the morning, right after you’ve woken up is best—and always weigh yourself at that time. Also, try not to do it more than once a week. I know that’s tough when you want to be making progress every day, but weight doesn’t really move daily so it’s more satisfying to see the accumulated effects after several days. Remember that one pound = 3500 calories burned up or not eaten, so one sandwich more or less is not going to make a 5-pound difference right away! Just don’t frustrate yourself. Stay positive — xox
i realized that whenever i declare something that’s when the universe decides to challenge me. this is proving to be harder than i thought it would be.
“though we’ll never reach perfection, always persist to try” -thrice
but i gotta say i love the energy of everybody on iCiNG. how excited everyone is. even through the ups and downs. we’re all onto something big here.
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I wasn’t going to post because the challenge has already started but… I figured better late than never!! I have been sick for the past week but still managed to write my list of what I would like to achieve. It’s turned out to be quite long so it’s pretty much going to be an ongoing thing for me. Gotta love a good challenge right? Especially when it is going to improve my life!!
3 healthy and well-balanced meals per day (no more snacking and junk!)
Drink more water
Get into a more routine sleeping pattern
Take vitamins every day
Go for a 30-minute walk every day
Quit my “social” smoking
Research EFT and give it a try
Think positively about myself every day
Work at improving my relationships every day (especially the one I have with myself)
Spend an hour on craft projects each day
List 3 ebay items each day
Read and write more
Get my ex out of my heart once and for all…
Thanks for this Gala it really is very helpful. (Thank Audrey for the link to you really…)
XOXO
i exercised today, my friend and i ran around the playground at my old school, and swung on the swings. =]
also, i ate really well today, and when i was faced with temptation, i didn’t eat the candy.
i felt so much better today. even though i haven’t been exercising hardcore, it still makes me feel better when i workout for 10 or 15 minutes.
Katy Wow! Your story gave me goosebumps as I read it! I am so glad to hear that you used EFT to make it through your problems! I have been quite skeptical myself but use it anyway on small problems like biting my nails and anxiety. I havent had a break through yet but I keep trying! Your story is an inspiration for anyone who wants to try EFT but is unsure. Good for you! Keep it up! Would have been horrible for you to have hurt yourself :( Stay positive
Review of Day 2 of 27
I think I did well today. I rode my bike to work which was so hard! I only hope it gets easier day by day, MUCH EASIER! I had a fruit salad for brekky and a banana for a snack. For lunch I had a small amount of soup and one onigiri with tuna and mayo. Bad for the mayo I know. I rode home from work which was fun because its all down hill! For dinner I made a carbonara. Not very healthy with all that cream but I was sure to have only half the portion I would usually have. All up, I think it was a good day.
Everyone sounds like they are doing well. And if they have made mistakes, everyone is staying positive and persisting which is what I think this challenge is about! I just love reading all the comments!
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The first two days have gone well for me. I’ve eaten healthy foods and made the time to meditate three times. I’m already feeling more positive about roadblocks that I can’t prevent, but can choose how I will deal with.
Eeep…no processed foods is hard. Like, hard. The only thing Ive eaten that was semiprocessed was some crackers, but they were whole wheat, and had sesame seeds. I needed them. You can eat crackers with everything.
I want a cookie so bad. SO BAD. Ive felt like I was going to cave both days…its only been two days…and I want a cookie. I guess I could find a really decent recipe for oatmeal cookies or something. Right?
I have no self control, this is hard. And I couldnt go to my Zumbaa class today cause I got a headache AGAIN. Which is so lame. But I take Tylenol constantly for them. Should that be part of my iTC? Get off the acetamenophen? It may hurt. My head. Headaches.
I guess I can try. If I keep going at this rate I’ll be resistant to it actually working. Still want a cookie…but I stuffed myself with spinach, so if I eat anything else I’ll expload. Wish me luck on telling my dad that Im not eating processed foods for a month and that he has to suppport me!
Cady
((ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MESSAGE ME FEEL FREE CAUSE I HAVE ZERO TO NO SELF CONTROL AND EVERY LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT HELPS.))
))And I sound pathetic, alright.((
cdazzle — It’s not that hard to kick processed foods, but you need to organise yourself. Otherwise it’s impossible. Make yourself a salad in the morning, snack on fruit, eat some cashews, drink water — ta-da! No processed foods!
Also I’d say taking painkillers every day isn’t very good for you or your liver. Start drinking a whole lot more water instead & see if that makes your headaches go away. Most people get headaches because of major dehydration. If not, you might be subconsciously causing your headaches as a way to avoid doing things you don’t want to do. EFT can help :>
2/27
oh dear! had a bit of an emotional wig out which derailed things considerably for this day … but hearing that other people have found day 2 difficult as well definitely helps me keep things in perspective and feel better about it. it was triggered by a number of things, but i guess if i didn’t have an underlying cause, then these external triggers wouldn’t have the effect that they do! so i tapped before bed on the issues that were bothering me, and i do feel better this morning on that front (day 3).
on the plus side, i did get some work done (mornings) – just not in the morning! waking up early is still a big issue, so i really need to address just why i find it so hard. i suspect it is emotional! tap tap tap! no exercise, but i did tap. so 1 1/2 out of my 3 goals.
today (day 3) i slept in majorly … it’s my dad’s birthday, and tomorrow is mine, so things are going to be a bit abnormal and busy, but i’m determined to be successful!
good luck to everyone, and hope you have a fabulous day 3, having learnt valuable lessons from day 2! all the best~
2/27
well, i got a LOT done today. sadly, eating well was not one of them. i did take my vitamins though & i also walked a LOT today—twice as much as usual probably. other things i accomplished were: dishes, packing, laundry, revising and rewriting a story for my portfolio tomorrow, and organizing some things. i also took a small nap.
i feel i ate “good” foods—but way too much. and the popcorn was not a smart idea. i just knew i have to stay awake to to my next paper and i didn’t want the caffeine jitters :(
oh well, tomorrow will be better! :D
Day 3.
Good day food wise. Only snack has been a handful of cashews! Mmmm.
Hurt my back working out yesterday and couldn’t get to sleep because it was so painful but I tapped it away. I was amazed to feel so good when I woke up this morning.
2/27
Can you spell emotional?
I kinda slipped off.
I didn’t do that bad on my goals but I’m sort of getting the mean reds! (please go watch breakfast at tiffany’s)
plus I feel like I’m gaining weight like crazy, but I have been sticking to my diet!!!
I think it’s sort of psychological because I haven’t been doing exercise at all!
Everything’s in my mind. I’ll be just fine, and I’l be succesful on my goals!
Oh and an exciting weekend is coming up!
Hooray!
Infinite x’s & o’s…
Day 2/27 continued…
Things have been good today- kept everything neat, ate vegetarian at lunch (after a vegan breakfast, as with my goals), only ate meat when I was with my extended family for dinner. It makes me feel good about myself, coming up with more creative meals than a slab of meat and a pile of carbs, you know? And Passover definitely limits my carb choices.
And my room is so much cleaner than usual! I’ve been putting away clothes and shoes as I go all day, and it makes me feel like I’m actually a productive person (which I’m not).
And I’m about to do my free write of the night, and I think I know what I want to write about. Sometimes when I free write it’s about events in my life, or my thoughts, or fiction, or even nothing at all. But today I think it’s going to be something more productive tonight- working out why I can’t seem to tell my hairdresser that I want a change, but don’t know what I want! I got a trim today- but it’s the same haircut I’ve worn for a good two or three years! Somewhere between my shoulders and the tops of my breasts, layers all over, and shorter layers up front. All perfectly blended together and blah blah blah and I’m BORED of it. Any suggestions for help with speaking up, while I go write on my own?
PS- Reree I was going to try to write in reply to your college stuff, and then I looked at the name. And then I realized I already have. Ha!
Day 3/27
ok so I slipt up last night! i ate a small piece of cake which had loads of sugar in it. it was a banana&passionfruit cake with grapefruit syrup! it really wasnt fair! was just sitting there staring at me. so I think Ive found my true addiction.
with the exercise I have been so tired lately lots of running around and still recovering from surgery so im giving myself a reprieve for this week.
go strong kittens! xxoo
hello! i have been having a few raw meals in the last day or two, and for those of you who are doing the raw thing, i thought i might put them up here? is that okay (please delete if it’s not :) )?
1) chop up raw cashews, red chilli, spring onions, grate a carrot and shred some mint and coriander. wrap up the ingredients in large baby kale/spinach leaves in the style of vietnamese spring rolls.
2) instead of regular muesli, chop up some apples, black plums, strawberries, and toss with sunflower seeds, hazelnut meal, lingonberries, linseeds and rosewater.
3) really simple salads made of shredded spinach, nasturtium blossoms, strawberries, slivered almonds and champagne vinegar.
4) a smoothie inspired by gala’s smoothies – almond milk, banana, hazelnuts, raw cacao beans and linseeds. probably better if you add some spinach. you can change up banana for mango, too.
good luck, everyone! have a lovely third day!
xo
Day 3/26
Im never going to be perfect and i have accepted that, so this challenge has been so much easier because of that, i knew from the first day that i would slip up because that is me :) That being said i have done awesomely! I work as a chef, in a pub, and my main goal has been to not eat junk food after work on my way home because i havn’t had time to eat at work (weird i know, surrounded by food and hot chips that i try to avoid :/) Accomplished!! so far:) Eat more fresh produce…like everyone else…where did we all go wrong there??Yesterday: *Smoothie: banana, mango, blueberries, raspberries, spinach and LSA, chilled iced water. *Salad with every vegetable i could find and 4 cubes crumbled fetta cheese, dill and seeded mustard dressing *Vege stirfry w/ teriyaki ginger dressing, small rice, grilled fish lots of chilli :) *5 pints filtered water
aaaaaand slice of cake, 6 chips, 2 glasses of sparkling wine, bag of cheetos….hahaha
and ive lost weight already…go figure!!now…exercize….hmmmm will get back with that one..
Tip: Make a huge tub of stirfry veges and use it over the course of a few days, just change the sauce:so many at the supermarket and additions: noodles, rice, tofu, chicken, fish, seafood etc, just use heaps of veges because they wilt down, crowd out the bad stuff with the good ;)
Love and Luck :*
(Sorry for the long post, thought some might need some ideas, will be short from now on)
DAy 2/27
My hamstings hurt! I haven’t done YOGA in so long and all the stretching was a little too much for my muscles. On the water front, I’m doing great, my mum has started calling me little camel for the way I drink water.
I’m struggling with the studying, I just have too much to do and two exams this week, I feel like dying right now. I’m having veggie lasagna for lunch tomorrow and I’m eating healthier, which is always good.
BTW if you intent to lose weight, don’t measure yourself, it just dampens the mood u_u. I EFT it away but it was a bad feeling.
I’m off to exercise and bed.
Kisses to everyone!
I haven’t been commenting because there has been a lot going on in my life, but day 2/27 is nearly over for me, and it is going well so far.
my goals are:
1) eat better, more fruits & veg (no snacks- or only healthy ones!)
2) drink more water
3) exercise 4 times a week
4)Vegetarian lunches whenever possible, at least one vegetarian dinner a week
2/27
man im feeling sick! i didnt went to the gym because i have a cold, the good part is that i had a nice breakfast(strawberry smoothie) and i ate salad. I did my nails (i never do that… so another goal is to be more femenine, and i guess that was a nice start).
I made paper cranes!! here is a pic of my desk and the paper cranes.
www.flickr.com/photos/25131019”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/25131019@N05/2435730160/
Gala!! i wonder if you could post something about hair cuts, my face is oval, and im pretty bored with my haircut, id love to change it as a part of iTC
Day 2
I got up 15 minutes earlier today and it felt great, once I was out of bed. I also went to sleep at a reasonable hour. Today, after walking home from dance rehearsal I went for a run.
Of course I’m falling behind a bit on my homework cause I’m used to procrastinating it to the last minute and am going to sleep before I finish it.
Day 2/27:
humm not as good as the first day, i waked up late, and i didn´t even manage to touch the pile of clothes that i have in my bedroom, but in other hand i had loaaads of water, i did not forget to put sunscreen and moisturize, and instead of studying for 1 hour, i did 1 hour and a half of maths yay i´m proud of myself ! hope everyone is a having a good second day !
Day 1/27:
Got off to sort of a slow start. I woke up really early to get ready for an Earth day celebration at my school garden. I wanted to do a body conditioning workout when I got home, but I had been running about the garden for hours so I counted that as my workout.
Day 2/27:
Today was great! Got up at 6am for my 7am yoga class; went really nice and smoothly. Oh, except I did eat McDonalds for dinner which I feel naughty for, but tomorrow I’m going to try a semi-raw vegetarian day. AND tomorrow I am going to take my measurements and before pictures.
Day 2/27
Exercise: I wasn’t able to go to the gym, so I played some serious DDR with my brother. I wasn’t able to check my calorie counter, but I definitely got quite the workout. Plus there was all that mopping today. >_<
Diet: Success! This part is easier than I thought it would be.
Bedtime: It’s almost eleven, the time I meant to go to bed. Score!
In other words, despite my spaghetti cravings, today was awesome. Resist the cravings! You’ll feel better!
Day 2/27 was ok. The very first thing I did was to do some positive affirmation. In the evening I decided to spend time doing something for myself and my happiness instead of something I “ought to” do. I also did a little bit of EFT, but I’m having trouble making it work for me. I find it hard to get in touch with the feeling and also I do not feel any change afterwards. So any tips on getting EFT to work?
Also have to say that it is truly inspiring to see how many are taking a part in this transformation challenge!
3/27
Woke up feeling very irritable and a little down, but decided that was no good! Opened my curtains and let the sunshine in, wrote in my journal (so therapeutic), made some tea. Trying to keep moving, keep doing things! Have been tracking my progress in a food/workout diary and so far it is quite dismal, feeling very guilty! Going to hit a yoga class tonight.
Awh, thankyou Chloe. Good luck to you, too!
2/27
I managed to do everything that I planned to do – I’m totally proud of myself. I did 10 minutes jogging before bed since I forgot to go cycling or anything, so I decided to jog on the spot in my room. I managed not to get out of breath, and afterwards I was still full of energy – yay! I did EFT working on..something. Oh yes, insecurity with who I am. I keep forgetting what it is I’m working on. My only problem I find is forgetting what I’m trying to say – but I have a feeling that’s due to lack in self confidence, because I don’t believe I have the power to change! I’ve just done more morning round to make myself positive before I head off to school, so now I’ve got to jump in that car (I’d walk…but it’s tipping it down out there) and hopefully have a good day. Good luck everyone!
Cdazzle- I get headaches often, and I’ve found using special cooling strips (brand name Kool & Soothe, or generic ones in chemists/drugstores) sometimes works really well. The only downside is that you have to go around with a blue strip on your forehead, but it’s better than being in pain! Putting a bit of lavender essential oil on your temples can help as well- and, as Gala said, lots of water. Maybe some of these things might help you to take less acetaminophen?
cdazzle, I used to have the same headache problem – I decided at the start of semester to really work on it by just trying everything I had ever heard that prevented headaches, which included:
-drinking lots of water
-eating really well (looks like this is one of your goals – I’ll bet that by the end of iTC, you won’t get headaches anymore!)
-spending less time on crowded noisy public transport and more time walking in the fresh air!
-wearing my hair down (this one is probably just me, I have really thick hair which is quite long and it gives me a headache if it’s up all day!)
-lots of cups of tea! (I think that’s just a caffeine addiction, but I guess it’s slightly better than coffee!)
getting into the habit of doing these things helped HEAPS with my headaches and has probably made me a bit healthier too – I never used to be able to be strict with myself about eating well and exercising because I’m pretty skinny so I didn’t really feel like I had to do it – but once I realised what was causing my headaches, that motivated me to be healthier!
so get off that tylenol! (you’ve probably taken it so often that your body is immune to it, anyway!)
Today wasn’t that great, I still eat some junk :(
I’m disappointed, but tomorrow is another day, I just have to be more… motivated I guess
I don’t have enough self control/discipline
But my goals are to:
-lose weight
-feel more confident with myself
-appreciate what I have
-be more optimistic
-be healthier
-reduce stress
-increase physical activity
-be happier!
Some of these overlap but this is basically what I want to achieve
I’m also going to keep a journal and in the mornings write down things I like about myself, the list is only small at the moment but hopefully it will get longer and longer everyday. Every Sunday night I’m going to write down weekly goals and things I appreciate
I’ve also written myself out a list of mantras to say in my moments of weakness :P
Good luck everyone!
* love *
cdazzle making sure you relax and don’t stress can also help. to take a little nap once in a while or putting on a relaxing cd and breathe slowly and controlled can do wonders!
Happy Birthday Isa
Day 3/27
Today was a lot easier than yesterday.
The Good
Last night I wrote in my diary for 15 minutes and meditated to old meditation tapes for about 20 minutes
15 minutes on exercise bike
Ate breakfast
Got my car fixed and it was FREE so now I have a spare $90
Drank heaps of water instead of soda
Walked my dog
Read my son a book before bed
Got a new Pilates DVD to try tonight
Organised to go to the library for new DVDs
the Bad
Had to buy lunch today because was craving cheese/proscuitto/crackers. But I bought enough to last me a week of snacks.
Found myself complaining about my boss (who, in my defense, is a total headcase) a lot. must stop that.
Now I’m off to do half of the pilates DVD before nightly meditation, reading and writing and then bed by 10pm. Even though I’m waking up 2 – 3 times a night, I find that doesn’t matter as much if I get to bed at 10 and don’t get up until 6:30.
Also, congratulations to everyone who has stuffed up, admitted it and just jumped straight back on the horse – you’re all doing so well. Katy, you’re story especially is inspirational. GO TEAM!
I’m at 319 / 241 / 117
Make that 320 / 241 / 117 – the comments move so quickly!!! lol.
3/27
Too much coffee yesterday but still managed to sneak a few herbal teas in…and plenty of water too – huzzah.
Gym going well – went yesterday morning which was a shock to the system I can tell ya!
Good luck to everyone
Boo
xxx
It’s going good so far, I’m usually pretty healthy so my challenge was just to stand up straight everyday. Kinda difficult with a heavy uni bag and all but it’s still important =)
i just ate a really good breakfast, egg beaters with a little bit of cheese for flavor, and a small glass of light cran/raspberry juice.
also, i’ve been measuring my portions so i don’t eat too extravagantly.
i made my own sandwich today for lunch (instead of the pre-packaged ones i usually eat), and i cut down on the amount of snacks i packed too.
i’m feeling a lot better already!
i really didn’t realize how much even a little exercise could do.
my jeans are fitting a bit better, and i’m much happier.
the only bad thing, i ate candy last night. as in a jumbo push pop. i am 15, and those temptations still get to me. but, i’m just distancing myself from the candy. at the party store yesterday, i didn’t even look at it, but my friend ruined my night by buying me my fix. lol.
went to the gym this morning, and pushed my time. I used to be a really strong runner and ever since I started the “working” world, it’s hard to keep up. But I’m going at it. It felt really good, and I can still feel the sore muscles from my pervious work out. It actually feels deliciously good…I know that they say you’re not supposed to feel sore, but in a way I love it when I get sore. It means that I did something my body isn’t used to. I’m still having trouble trying to remind myself to drink lots of water, but that’s because time just seems to zip by. Today I’ve promised myself a treat, which is going to a baseball game after happy hour with my boyfriend and visiting friend from New York. I’ll probably have to leave early so that I can get to bed ontime, but just relaxing with them will be oh so much fun. I’ll be sure to remind myself to drink lots of water. Hope everything is going well for everyone else, oh and by the way laurin…it’s a pushpop, one of god’s gifts! It’s not going to make a drastic change and if you walk home from school you’ll work it off anyway. Enjoy it!
2/27
yesterday was ¿mmm?
i’ve drunk more water.
continued with my vegetables & fruit juices: in the morning i’ve taken one made of apple, celery, grapefruit and carrots.
and in the afternoon, i’ve prepared one made of apples, pears and grapes.
I’ve made lots of things in the morning, went to the bank, bought the cat’s food, went grocery shopping, went to the laundry…. walking.
I put my house in order.
but the afternoon … it all seemed bad.
The technician who came to repair de air conditioner … did’t do it and left it worst than it was.
I’ve received a phone call from a girl i work for, who i don’t know how to deal with and the boy got really angry.
The eating: i ate meat at lunch and at dinner …. mmmm
with lots of vegetables but meat in the end.
didn’t play the guitarr
didn’t read
....
but today it’s a new day and things will be different. Let’s start the day.
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hello everyone! i was never really specific in my iTC challenge….i left it pretty broad because i figured i could some everything up with this:
eat healthy! be happy! get active! live creatively!
so far, i’ve gotten 3 of the 4 in progress…its ironic how i am usually VERY active…but since these next few weeks are the last couple weeks of classes AND with my wedding photography starting to pick up for the season, my schedule has been INSANE. every moment i have where i can sit down…i definately take advantage of it! hahha…
hopefully my exercise will pick up as the week progresses. as for eating healthy, i have been searching the net for healthy meals….and making it definately gives it a lot more love than slapping a pb&j together.
good luck everyone!
peace.love.danielle.
Day 3!
Well, I was good with saving today, and eating healthy :)
Not so good with using my spare time more productively, although I did improve i still wasted a lot. Also not very good with getting a decent sleep pattern going, but I can keep going, like your email just said Gala, I can do it!
So off to bed for me and a new day tomorrow!
using Lexi’s idea: comments #75, 236, 328! :)
thanks to Gala and her iTC i really feel a part of something AMAZING, POWERFUL, and of course super cute! i’m very grateful for this project, the great energy surrounding it and for everyone whose posts inspire me so much.
i got this amazing “note from the universe” and wanted to share it:
“You waking up to the truth of your magnificence and power, knowing, at last, that you’re not alone and that you’ve never been judged. That life is a playground, not a laboratory; an adventure, not a test. Knowing that you are exactly who you dreamed you’d become, and exactly who the world most needs you to be. And, perhaps most of all, knowing that your thoughts create, your words shape, and your deeds summon energies befitting gods and goddesses”
sweetness!
-rebecca
3/27
Nothing like an unexpected overnighter from the in-laws to make your plans go up in smoke! No yoga last night ‘cos my yoga space was their bed. No meat turned into battered fish and chips WITH BEER. And an hour of small talk this morning definitely required two cups of coffee. Whoops. In good news, my nails haven’t looked this lovely in months!
139 251 330 (don’t know if I’m reading those numbers properly or not…)
Day 2/27: pretty good, pretty good. I didn’t get all of my supplements taken but I did take the most important ones. Still a leetle stiff from Saturday’s personal training session, but not enough to stop me from getting a totally awesome upper-body workout at tonight’s session! Now I’m a little sore, but in a good way, not a “can’t lift my arms” way. And as a reward, I rubbed my shoulders and arms with a really nice mineral lotion and now my skin is soft and lovely-smelling. All in all, I think I did well for myself on day 2 :) Now for day 3!
Day 2 report
a) 60 mins exercise 5 days out of 7 YUP (amazement)
b) 1 litre of water a day YUP
c) mindless ab crunches as part of a)YUP – my man asked if I could feel where I’d been crunching after day 1 and sadly I couldn’t – until I started doing them on day 2 – hello abs!
d) take a break outdoors during the day YUP – also – miraculous weather!
e) pep talks YUP
Hurrah!
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3/27
It’s a beautiful day! :)
so far i’ve been doing well
Today I’m going to:
1. work out for at least 40 minutes (weights and cardio)
2. study outside (it’s 70 degrees!)
3. smile and work on my tan!
4. complete my to-do list of today
5. talk to my crush and attempt to make a move
I NEED support and courage for this! >_<
Day 3/27
Everything has been going easier than I have thought.
1. Diet is still 100% raw
2. Totally kicked out sugared drinks and drank 2litres water
3. 2 tsp of Apple cider Vinegar twice a day with daily dose of 1000mg of Evening Primrose Oil.
4. Gym workout concentrating on the abs and triceps today
5. Completing everything on my to do list
All the best everyone! Just 24 more days to go! You can do it!
Love
Campus Dining is the bane of healthy eating. It’s just so hard to go into the cafeteria and nibble on salad when there’s oodles of other things to try. Sigh.
My bed arrived yesterday morning so I spent my afternoon putting it together (yay powertools!)and FINALLY got to sleep on something other than a mattress on the floor.
My goals for the day…
1. Write a new article for my blog.
2. Eat a big plate of fruits and veggies for lunch.
3. Move my clothes over from my old apartment.
4. Yoga!
Day 3 of 27
Yesterday I worked out, but I didn’t eat so well I had this sausage bagel thing it tasted horrible I was disappointed I broke my diet on that =\ My daughter was in time out most of the night for misbehaving but we took a bath together this morning so that’s yay!
I’m really super duper hungry today which sucks I can’t stop eating >_< I had chocolate soy yogurt for breakfast it was awful WAY too sweet. Lots-o-water but I slipped and had a Mocha chai tea smoothie I bought at the store(organic but still caffeine wah!) I’m really craving salt right now. I’m going to try going for a walk, if not we have these chips called “Dirty” at work, they’re not organic but they are all natural =\
cdazzle Don’t fret I kind of suffer the same thing, I want this and that, I’m craving burritos like mad, just gotta work through it and find a healthier alternative(I.E raw desserts, dried fruit etc etc). Also they sell this stuff called Head On and I guess it really works marvelous on headaches. If you recently cut out caffeine those can give wicked headaches, so can quitting smoking. Or stress… Try lots of water and meditation or EFT. Get lots of rest and maybe try working out.
All you folks are such an inspiration, even when you make mistakes you keep trying that makes me smile. A lot. I absolutely love all of this
Anyway off to walk and clear my head :-)
3/27
I done good so far I think.
The Good:
I just started yesterday, one day short, eep, but I joined a gym yesterday and signed up for 6 personal training sessions, which I’m pretty hyped about.
Also, I’ve got dance class tonight, and it always makes me feel good :)
The Bad:
Signing up for the gym took so long I didn’t have time to go grocery shopping and will have to go out again for lunch today. Boo for spending unnecessary money.
caroline One year when I was at University I gave up pizza for a month, and it was seriously the hardest thing I had to do because it was the only food the cafeteria could make well! But I had a mini fridge and started keeping my own salads and fruits and veggies in there so I wasn’t as tempted. Good luck with your bed!
#261, 337
day three of twenty seven!
goal reminders:
1: gow raw and exercise daily!
2: actually study for tests! (i have a business, and science one too on friday! D: wish me luck!)
3: start painting again (edit: expirement with new materials!)
(i’m not happy with my work yet, but i know i’ll get there.. eventually!)
4: mend the bends!
(i’m trying, really!!)
5: open a blog!
(this probably won’t happen until the end of the month, but i’m already ploting out ideas!)
i’m doing alright, i’m really going to need some new ideas for food, i don’t think i can’t live off almond milk, left over bits from the almond milk, and raisins for the whole month!
anyone know any simple raw recipes?
yesterday, was pretty simple, the night before last night, i had made some avocado carrot soup, but unfortunately i put a little too much garlic.. i mean, it wasn’t awful, i actually liked it, but after yesterday, i thought i had enough!
i didn’t exercise yesterday too! i was acting quite sluggish all afternoon, and i painted during the night, meh.
but today is a new day dollies!
so once i get home from school today, i’m going to find a recipe, make it, and exercise twice as long to make up for yesterday!
stay strong!! you can do it! >:D
Day 3
Just a quick note to Cdzzle- I know what you mean about the headaches! I once tried doing a step class, and I got like debilitating migraines after it no matter how much i drank during the day. To counter this I just do light exercise like walking. I too take neurofen everyday to help stop them, but Gala’s right, it’s super bad for your liver on the long run, so we should both try to stay off them.
From the sounds of it although ALOT of us have slipped the over all frame of mind, and intentions are still positive so I think we’ll make it through this well, and hopefully see some positive changes in ourselves.
Today I did pretty well, I had a fruit salad for lunch so that was good (even better cause it means I ate lunch, which is good, cause I use to find myself missing that meal alot so positive step there, and had a healthy roast for dinner. I drank 2.5 litres of water today so thats all good, and although i didn’t think I was going to be able to go for a walk today, my friend came by tonight and we ended up going for a walk for an hour and a half, so that was healthy (although I was wearing my boots which have a half inch heel so my feet are killing me).
On another note I’m remaining on top of my uni assignments which I never am so thats good. On a whole today was much better than yesterday.
ahhh I’m feeling better and even more energized each day it seems (even though its only been two days .) I’ve been drinking water like a mad woman and my skin already seems to be liking me better! My meditation sessions are also going extremely well =)
p.s belly dancing is even more fun than it looks!
3/27
Today I’ve been a bit relaxed about my goals as I had some bad news, I’ve still been going really well with the healthy eating though! Plus I get Wii Fit in a couple of days so that will give me a good boost!
I went out last night and had a wonderful time dancing (that was my main form of exercise for the day) and despite someone not being very nice to me I was still positive and felt really good about everything.
I hope everyone else is still going strong!
Sunshine & Sparkles
xxxx
Yesterday I was really goo about my goals and got a bunch of them done. Today, eh, hopefully. I really need to be better about going to the gym – I just get so bored there! D:
I’m doing my best to keep up with my ‘Get work done’ goal though – which is good because finals are closing in!
Just a tip for everyone: the program TimeLeft- http://www.timeleft.info . It’s a free download for your desktop that includes a clock, countdowns, stopwatches, an auction watch and stickers for any notes you want to write. I’ve got a countdown showing how much of the Challenge is left, and a pretty sticker showing my tasks and goals for the day.
3/27
My “challenge” started when on the night before the challenge started, I had a dream that Gala was a cool fairy leading me up a mountain. Since then I have had a deep spiritual awakening, been living my life, broke up with a longterm boyfriend in pursuit of my newest impulsive love, overcome many problems with EFT, had amazing experiences with tantric sex, and realized repressed memories of negative things that have been holding me back, and let them go.
Day 3/27
The good: I got up at 9am, went for a walk, showered etc., had a healthy lunch, and made a hair appointment. Probably drank enough water, or will have by the time I go to bed. I’ve also been busy on Polyvore- I know, doesn’t sound like much, but my goal for today was to make more sets for the competition! Also, no bingeing/comfort-eating so far. Three days in a row is fairly good.
The bad: I didn’t exercise, and my mood has just kept going down. In particular, my ED thoughts have been bad. I’m preoccupied with feelings of being very, very fat and very, very ugly, and tapping on them hasn’t helped yet. Should probably do more tapping.
I am really going to try and get my mood to pick up. I should be eating more fruit & veg and being more sensible about taking my medication when I’m supposed to; also, I need to stop reading the papers (depressing) and just generally try to worry less.
queercat- that sounds amazing!
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I haven’t ate raw for a few days now. When ever I go to a cafe, I always try to order a fruit salad. But the problem is, I was staying at a hotel the other night (for my birthday) and in the morning I went downstairs for breakfast and ordered a fruit salad, but it was DISGUSTING! Completely bland and tasteless. So I ordered bacon and hash browns instead.
In other news, I haven’t read any more of my book and I have not wrote over 1,300 words since the 21st. I’m going to read and write ALL of today! 3,900 words!! Oh my goodness~! I’m rebelious and I would love myself so so SO much if I did that.
I LOVE YOU ALL
yesterday started out very well – I did some homework in the morning, then walked to work (it started pouring with rain halfway there, I was running along with my umbrella laughing like a crazy person when I crashed into a tree because I couldn’t see where I was going with my umbrella! hehe!)
I got to work 15 min early, which seemed to make my boss happy, but by the time I put my stuff in my locker, read the newsletters, attempted to dry off and went out on to the shop floor, she and the other girl working were in completely bad moods so that was kind of a downer. also I found out I have to work today, which I didn’t know about! grr!
but I made my lunch so on my lunch break I ate that and studied a bit.
I was going to walk home but my workmate insists on giving me a lift and is personally offended if I say no. which is kind of annoying because if I get a lift with her, I have to wait and help her close the store (she takes forever), go up to the carpark which is really badly designed so it takes about 10min just to get out, then sit in traffic all the way home while she smokes in the car! I’d much rather walk!
I made dinner when I got home and tried to do some work but still haven’t started the essay, I’m still reading my research.
Today I need to meet my friend to go to the pleaters, then I’ll come home, have some lunch, go to work, and do lots of homework when I get home… I’m not sure which subject yet, it’ll depend on what I feel like doing!
Monday went pretty well, I even managed to write. Tuesday was pretty bad, I didn’t get a lot done unfortunately I spent a lot of time procrastinating. Today went okay, quite good for work although I should have got going earlier. I’m hoping tomorrow will be even better, I have to go to the library so I think I’ll read fiction on the train to keep myself amused inbetween all the work work work!
I need to get the exercising etc going too though as well as the rest of my routine, but I think I’ll get more into that next week because all my essays will be done and handed in on Monday.
I recommend Joe’s Goals www.joesgoals.com/ for keeping track of your to-do list and weekly goals, I use it for mine!
Keep going everyone! I haven’t had time to read how you’ve been doing so I hope it’s all going well.
3/27
Yes! I tried the EFT before i went to sleep last night and i woke up without feeling tired wich was like ages ago so am going to do that more often.
I didn’t eat entirely raw but vegan. It feels good to be conscious of what i eat. My goal for tomorrow is to make an applecake, thats going to be fun. Lots of water again and two cups of coffee.
Had my first day at the gym but there was not enough time to really work-out (it was more like an explanation-thingie) so when i was cycling back home i took a really long way to home just to get my excersise.
For some reason i felt a bit down this afthernoon, try to do stuff but felt like with every move nothing would change. And then afther getting back home from my appointment with the gym i had this new energy and i just finished cleaning my room and archiving all my stuff, fold all the laundry, clean up the kitchen. Yes i feel good and now i’m off to bed.
I have a busy day tomorrow, i have to pack because i’m going on holiday for 2 weeks. For most people this sounds like a relaxing thing but i feel like its not the right time/moment for me to go but then again i feel i have to.. Sigh don’t want to think about it too much, just let it go.
I love to read all the comments on here its the best thing to start my day with while i am eating my breakfast.
I wish you all the best of luck on your next day!
Lexi’s idea my posts 128/233/272
I agree with Amika, being conscious of what you’re eating is really awesome. I haven’t gone full vegan yet but no milk or honey and very little cheese and other dairys. i feel 100% better already.
i’m going pretty crap with the journal writing thing – i haven’t even bought one to write in yet! oh well!
Day 3/27
Started badly by sleeping in, but did wake up feeling refreshed.
Breakfast smoothie – spinach, strawberries,a banana, bee pollen and milk.
Lunch – crispbread with spinach, ham and a sundried tomato. Was still hungry afterwards so ate some seaweed crackers and avocado dip.
Dinner – steamed chicken dumplings with rice.
I was pretty happy with the healthiness of my meals but i was so hungry during the day and kept snacking! oh no! The snacks were not at all healthy cause there is still party food around the house.
Did make an effort to drink lots of water so thats a positive.
Didn’t do much exercise. Just before I went to bed, I found a yoga DVD (it’d come free with the paper ages ago) so I did the 30min yoga class on there.
183, 232.
Hey everyone!
I hope everyone’s doing fine, and even though we don’t always read all the comments (there are 351!), I just want to wish everyone the best of luck.
Keep going on!
Today was great. I ate relatively good (but, munched on a cookie and a mini peppermint chip ice-cream… ;D), and got involved with my community at a local Habitat for Humanity store!
And, I still have time to study for my economics test, jog, and wash my hair! :D
:( I stuffed up! Im feeling rather bleh today about my goals!
Yesterdays Sum Up Ate Healthy Snacks, Walked to the station, Resisted buying chocolate from all the stores on the way home:( Then I went to woollies and bought 2 bags of natural lollies MEANING to put 3 or 4 in my lunch box as a small snack… Instead i got home and ate a whole packet! :( No will power! THEN I HAD CAKE AS WELL. Arrrrgh. My mind goal is taking a serious hit as well:( Need to try harder today! However i did get loads of compliments on my hair:) and I felt rather spiffy all day!
Today
Good: Ate my breakfast, Am wearing my Positive Thinking bracelet to remind me not to be negative (Not working so well) Have only healthy snacks with me today! I’m going shopping tonight with my mum so I can start ticking things off my shopping list (My mum keeps me on track and gives me honest opinions on clothes.. is good!)
BAD I ate more lollies this morning cause I was stressed! I woke up at 6:58am rather than 6.30am… WHOOPS and had to rush to get ready. But I still managed to leave my house at 7:08 and I did my makeup, brushed my hair and teeth! So I’m pretty proud of that! Gonna grab bobby pins out of my bag and fix my hair now to!
I gotta focus harder on the positive thinking aspect of my goal! I’m feeling rather depressed and kinda unmotivated right now! OH and I have to fill up my water jug! I have to Salvage today!
Hope you guys are doing better than me! iTC is much harder than I thought it would be .. but thats ok I CAN DO IT!
My Idea (hehehehe): 43/179/216/283
queercat — That is AMAZING. Wow! Way to GO!
Alice — If you want to tap out your eating disorder, one good way to do it is make a big list of all the parts of your body you don’t like, & tap “Even though I (emotion) my (body part), I forgive/love/accept myself” on each one. While looking in the mirror. Naked. Trust me, if that doesn’t clear some shit, nothing will!
Going great so far. My goals are:
- Give up all chocolate, cake, biscuits, chips etc for one month. – Stop ordering take-away and cook my own meals instead (not because I order unhealthy stuff, but because it’s lazy). – When eating out, make the healthy choice.
So far, I’ve succeeded on every one of them. I think the ITC is a great way to keep motivated on these things that aren’t necessarily difficult to do, but are definitely easy NOT to do.
3/27
Today was pretty darn tough! So part of it is not eating too much chocolate and I already feel so much cleaner inside now, despite eating a packet of oreos earlier! But normally I would have had two packets, plus a choccy bar and a load of biscuits! However, this was challenged in geography today…because my teacher had chocolate that he was giving out – aargh. It took a lot of bravery just to say “no thanks” when he offered it to me, and a few people asked me why but most people just accepted it – which suprised me (I’m nervous of being too closely questioned because I fear what people think of me). I had a pretty rubbish German lesson which got me down quite a lot and when I got home I did have a little cry, but I had a big drink of water and sat on the floor with my dog for a bit and cheered up. I did some Heelwork to Music practice with the dog as well, so that’s another thing I did! Quite pleased with myself, since I really didn’t feel like doing it at the time but forced myself to do so and felt quite cheery afterwards. Then I planned on going out jogging which was a bit of a milestone for me…though it turned into power walking because I got a really, really bad stitch and couldn’t breath properly. Like I mentioned earlier I have a fear of what people think of me, even people I don’t even know and will probably never see again. So the idea of exercising in public absolutely terrifies me! I was walking quite quickly but all hunched up with my head down until I crossed the road and bumped into a friend who was walking along and after a conversation with her a song I really liked came onto my iPod and I just thought it was really silly to be worried about what other people thought about me, since I would probably never see them again and didn’t have a clue who they were. So I put my head up, put my back straight and pushed my shoulders back and marched forward. It’s amazing just how a different posture can change how you feel! So now I’m about to get changed for bed and do some EFT for fear of what people I don’t know think of me, then I’m going to get a good nights sleep because my brother is coming to visit from London tomorrow! :D
Good luck everyone and keep it up, you are all wonderful.
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Day 3/27
So happy about today!! This is the best I’ve done so far (and OK we’re only on Day 3 but still…)
1. Wrote a long, substantial entry in my journal
2. Drank lots of water
3. Avoided most junk food; I did have a little, but I probably only ate 10% of the unhealthy snacks I usually do. Plus I had a mango for dessert tonight and it was awesome :)
4. My room is as clean as it was yesterday, which is to say, pretty clean.
Hope everyone else is still going strong!
i’ve certainly fallen off the horse a little… but making a mistake doesn’t invalidate the rest of the challenge. here we go again! :]
(heheh actually saying it like that made me feel heaps better than “OH NO MISTAKE MADE DOOMED NOW”)
good luck to all you wonderful nonpareils too. x
I’m doing pretty good! I’m taking baby steps. Just 20 minutes of yoga a night so far—but I’ve made up my own routine and I can feel my muscles are being effected.
I’m also slowly plugging away at my writing—mostly the challenge has given me an excuse to get some much needed college work done!
Day 3/27
Well, I didn’t really have any vegan meals today. However, I also spent most of the day hanging out with my mom. Coincidence? Well, since I haven’t told her about my goals (she finds the internet to be a weird place) it isn’t all that surprising. Besides, this is the woman who thinks tofu is a weird food item and was surprised when I told her I eat tofu and soy products a lot at school!
But I still ate pretty healthy, at least. Scrambled eggs (Mom’s suggestion!) and fruit for breakfast. Salad for lunch, but with cheese. Again, Mom went for the cheese and I followed. Otherwise it would have been vegan! And dinner had meat, but I did decently anyway, and I’m not going to let it bother me in the long run. This challenge is really more about developing healthier and more ecologically sustainable eating habits in the long run, so more vegetarian food is a definite step in the right direction.
And I did my free-write early in the day, which was a nice change. And I’ll clean before bed! Yippee!
Day 3
(Goal: Get my career going.)
Wowowowowowow. What a whirlwind!
Yesterday as soon as I came home my mother and I went questing on an interview dress. It was pretty impressive since we only had 2 hours, yet pulled it together. Wrap dress + accessories. All in 2 hours. I actually love it too! It’s professional looking but still fun enough to look ‘me’.
Today was the big day though. The drive to NY actually isn’t so bad! I got there super early…so I could sit in the nice weather for an hour being super nervous! Finally, 10 of 3 I reached my breaking point went on in. The building contains all sorts of designers… further rendering me a bit speechless. But when I got in I was welcomed by a flourish of fabrics and ohemgee so pretty dresses. FormNY is all done in one studio. ALL of it. It’s pretty impressive. Oh the things I got to see! The interview itself went so-so for me, but the people there will cool. Surprisingly, I got to meet Jerry Tam too! He said all this great stuff in one big flourish, all I can remember saying are… dumb things I wish I didn’t say! Haha! But it was pretty damn inspiring. The area in NY is great too.
All in all, I’d really have to consider a few things before taking it (like how the hell I’ll afford to intern 3 days a week there), but it really taught me alot about interviewing, and what I need to put together to make it in the industry, and more of what I want. I love fashion, but I’m pretty sure I still want to stick with graphic design and illustration, but maybe I’ll move into doing print graphic work and work with fashion magazines? I don’t know. It was just a whole day of awakenings and pure WOWness.
How has so much happenned in only 3 days of this challenge?! It feels amazing getting over my fears of failure and just plunging into my goals. Man, even failing is starting to look fun. Its better than never trying! ...sorry I’m still super overzealous and amped from my crazy day.
Lady Julianne and Alice, thanks for sharing those links! I’ve been trying to find a task/to-do thing for the computer for ages, but all the ones I’ve tried so far kinda sucked. These look promising!
Queercat, please do detail how you’re experiences, because I’m utterly amazed at all you’ve achieved so far in the challenge! Simply inspiring!
Much love and luck everyone!
3/27
Well, I was pretty naughty today. I ate at stupid hours. Breakfast was cereal at midday, lunch was half a bowl of yucky soup at 6pm(!) and tea was chips from the chippy at 11pm. Disgraceful :P I also did ZERO uni work! And my only-water drinking plan went out of the window at the pub!
In my defence I had to take my extremely phobic mother to the dentist where she was put under sedation so I spent a lot of the day looking after her.
On a positive note, I started a new program at the gym (which TOTALLY kicked my ass) and I got a ton of sleep last night, which was so completely needed!
Regardless, tomorrow is a new day full of new opportunities to be a good girl!
3/27
better! i still slept in … but i did a lot of homework, exercised, and tapped. all this on my dad’s birthday!
today i slept in again … hmm … but am about to dash to the library and do all the rest of it in the afternoon. yay!
Yesterday 3/27
Pretty bad day. I wasn’t organised well with food and such, so I ended up having a not very healthy lunch, which sucks. And I didn’t have my fruit. :(
I did go walking though and got some fresh air and beautiful sunshine. I also did the exercise bike, and borrowed some different exercise dvds. And I got to bed at a reasonable time!
queercat Your experiences are amazing! Please tell us more!
Review of Day 3 of 27
Unfortunately I didnt ride my bike to work today as my boyfriend and I had to drive to renew our visas and was unsure what time we would be back. I didnt want to leave my precious bike at work over night.
I ate fruit salad for breakfast. I had a sandwich and half or a Japanese pancake for lunch. Not ideal but better than usual. I snacked on an apple and for dinner had chicken with herbs and a small portion of mash and lots of vegies.
I think I did well yesterday. Apart from not studying Japanese…
Reading all the comments, It sounds like everyone is doing great. People are struggling but drawing strength from Galas messages and the forum. I know I do! Keep up the fabulous work everyone! Reward yourselves for a job well done!
My comments: 8, 73, 189, 220 and 294
All right. After meditating a little I think my goals have changed a little.
There’s something I need to change and I’m using iTC to change it.
Wish me luck!
3/27
good:
-took vitamins today
-ate fairly healthy also: a bowl of homemade ww hot and sour soup (mmm), a small bowl of popcorn with butter to calm my pms cravings for salt, one tuna sushi roll, and two pieces of spicy tuna nigiri w/o mayo, a banana, and i’ll probably have a pear or another fruit or two before bed _
not so good:
-stayed up EXTREMELY late last night. a friend who is leaving for basic came over with his wife, then i worked on my portfolio for creative writing that was due today, and then i went over to a friend’s house to help him sort through a mini-crisis.
for dinner, i had a bit of an apple, applesauce (sugar free), and grilled cheese.
not the best, but it was better than spaghetti o’s.
and the only ‘dessert’ i had was sugar free jello made with orange juice.
i just got done working out, about 10/15 minutes.
my arms are already sore.
but, i feel a lot better.
comments: 293 & 324
Day 3/27
I realised I need to add an important goal yesterday…something that does scare me cos it seems to require a superhuman amount of self control for me. My face is starting to clear up after a long bout with acne problems, but the final and most important thing I need to kick is picking at my face. So I’ve made my face a designated NO-GO area for my hands. No touching whatsoever, no looking intently in the mirror to look for faults, and again, no touching whatsoever!!
ps good vibes to all of you out there!! youcandoit!
So far i have avoided uni work…damn i will avhe to get cracking on that…soo much to do but i wont let that stop me…
procrastination is NOT my friend shall be my new mantra
I showed off so well at my internship at the high class fsahion magazine that they want me back!!!
i ahve found someone really into me and althoguh i kinda wasnt interested at first..
NOTE TO EVERYONE: Always give a second and maybe third chance if u dont feel the spark on the first date
I ahvent booked in my tattoo yet but i looked up teh phone number and the times when my lovely tat artist Jonno is in!!
I ahvent drank much coke (maccas coke hardly counts) but i ahve still ahd loads of chocolate and sugary things…i should aim for more fruit and get my sugars from them!!
i wrote a blog on myspace and wrote a fwe other things but not proper stuff like i wanted but ah well
PS THIS ITC ROCKS...it is actually workign for me…i am focussing on these things and hopefully by the end it will have all been achieved
DID YOU KNOW IT ONLY TAKES AROUND 10 TO 15 DAYS FOR SOMETHING TO BECOME A HABIT....
Try it im not lying!!!
Just thoguth i would add a bit of motivational advice for all you lovely fellow icing members
:D
Sx.
I didn’t have the greatest day, but on a positive note, I fought back my negative feelings with a raw lunch and dinner instead of leftover potato kugel and chocolate matzos.
Raw food always seems to make me feel happier, so I’ve decided to follow suit, and add eating raw to my ITC too.
By the way, simplest raw dinner tonight: Spiralized summer squash topped with arugula walnut pesto, and a bowl of fresh gazpacho. Yum! It’s so invigorating!
Also, since last friday I’ve been going for my run at 7am instead of 10pm and it also makes me feel amazing.
Alexia, that’s a habit I struggled to break for years! The real trick is that once you start, give it through iTC, and your skin will have significantly cleared up from not touching it. And once your skin clears up, you have less reason to pick at it! It’s great!
At this point it’s wonderful, because I’m only breaking out at ‘that time of the month’ which is really unavoidable unless I wanted to go on birth control (nope! virgin, no reason) so I’ve just accepting it. Best of luck!
So I’ve just decided to do this, because I feel the need to be healthier, so the following are my goals.
* Drink More water [and every day] * Take a long walk more often [twice a week] * Wake Up Early [6AM-7AM] * Eat Veggies/Fruits * Less Meat and less junk food * study for my speech class 1 hr a day [to improve my presentations] * Draw something every day, even if it is a small sketch
This is such a great idea, Gala. Good luck to everyone, and Positive thoughts for you all! _
I promised myself I would:
Not eat McDonalds and drink only water, pure orange juice and milk.
So far so good. Almost.
I haven’t had ANY Maccas, but I did have a Cola & an Orange juice & Grenadine yesterday. But I was at a wake yesterday so it’s okay.
I also promised myself I would be there for my friend who’s Dad has just passed away as much as I can and I think I did. It was the hugest funeral I have ever seen or heard of. Anyone in the Illawarra reigon will see it on page four of the paper but here it is: illawarra.yourguide.com.au/new… online. I’m so so proud of her. She’s holding it together so well. But that’s the wake I was at. And I wasn’t thinking and therefore drank anything that was put infront of me.
DAY WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS.
@ Rachel. HOLY SHIT. WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME AROUND THE INTERNET?
YOU STALKER!! I love you! We need to trade lists of what sites we go to sometime, cuz I’m sure that if you actually have any that I don’t have, they’re awesome.
On the goals front – very unmotivated, crushed under weight of work and life. Plan to rejuvenate self on Friday. I’m okay with falling on my face once in a while
Day 3!
I am such a shy girl and have never commented (blushblush) BUT I wanted to share that I:
Have exercised every day
Have not had ANY meat
Have been eating LOADS more healthy& mostly RAW!
Have been drinking tons of water
Have been waking up and going to bed at normal hours!!!
I am so excited. I have allowed myself ten naughty treats for this week& next week I will cut it down to five! squeeeek!
I am so happy, I feel like you are helping me change my life Miss Gala!
oh! one thing did happen today though – i finally procured a place to cook for my vegan picnic in! SO EXCITED. We’re going to cook in a little over a week and it’s going to be absolutely awesome!
I also intend to ask Jane-o about the guitar tomorrow. She’s sure to consent to at least share, so I’m really excited to start that. And I’ve been reading like a DEMON, by which I mean that I’ve been steadily working my way through about 21 books (I’m a little ADD).
There was something else really good that happened that I can’t remember anymore. But it was good! Today actually wasn’t as bad a day for goals as I’m making it out to be; I just ate a whole cheese pizza, that’s all. (Yeah, I know, right? I’ve been vegan for months before and lactose intolerant for my whole life, you’d think I’d have gotten rid of my cheese cravings by now – but no.) And I’m really swamped under the enormous amount of work I have to do and won’t be doing. Although you know, the second I decided I WAS NOT going to do work and WAS NOT going to go to classes, the pressure was off and I actually got half my work done, so who knows? We’ll see how tired I am tomorrow before I decide to skip class for the health center. (I am EXHAUSTED right now and emotionally outta whack!)
i’ve quit smoking, lost weight, been asked to put my photography in an exhibition, and i’m in the top 3 at my gym for weight loss, so i’m stoaked, if i lose the most i win a trip to fiji, which is rather exciting
not bad for 4 days work
next i’m going to work on getting reg’ sleep and managing my room and decluttering it
Good Luck to you M.B. Whimsical
4/28
So, I have failed on the quitting smoking front – but I am not giving up completely – I am trying the “cut down and stop” program with gum so I have cut my cigarette intake by half so far then a quarter next week and so on. On the plus side I have been exercising every day. so not a complete failing.
Day 3/27:
Everything went ok today, i manage to get rid of the pile of clothes that was laying in the floor on my bedroom and i reckon that in 2 days everything will be clean and tidy ! The only thing i keep on having problem with, is waking up early, does anyone know if EFT would help me with that ? Well hope everyone had a wonderful day ! XOXO
Gala- thank you so much! I’ll try it, I promise!
day 4? right?
Well I made a late addition to my goals – stop drinking coffee. I work at gloria jeans so as you’d expect, i drink ridiculous amounts of coffee. I don’t even enjoy it anymore. I just drink it cos it’s there.
Is anyone else giving up coffee? I did it once before and I was throwing up, and had migraines, and was sooo tired…so i’m sure this will be fun!
I was feeling so lazy today, and i did notttt want to go to the gym…normally when I start a transformation challenge of my own I just give up if i cant be bothered…but today i just got up and went! hee!
3/28
Well, I had a down day today. Didn’t nessicarily break any of my goals, just indulged myself way too much and I don’t feel so great about it. But, you know, all I can really say is I can’t wait to make up for it by being extra on track tomorrow! I’m still motivated and so happy about this! And reading about everyone else is really inspiring, and I’m wishing everybody luck!
DAY THREE/FOUR [or w/e] of TWENTY8
*Okay so, I think i’m going to have to change my goals because i find myself more focused on others & well, I’d rather focus on those then try to spread myself too thin.
Drink loads more water.
-Although I gave up soda & such years ago
No Complaining.
-I like this [got the idea from here!] once I decided to try it, i kind of found it relatively easy to stop. I’ve actually only caught myself once & that was because I was slightly depressed about my skin. Use to be almost blemish free & now I’m having full blown acne outbreaks. However, my solution to this is to try a new cleansing routine. Benzoyl peroxide? [can you just buy this stuff? I’m clueless]
But yes, the no complaining thing is mellowing me out more. It’s a great feeling actually.
Smile more.
-You know after years of trying to hide my smile. I’m enjoying this. Definitely lift’s my mood.
Take more pictures.
-I have so many things I wanna be. Photographer is one of em. Besides, I like documenting my life. I love looking thru the photo’s & just taking the trips down memory lane. Great for relaxing & lifting my mood.
Increase Flexibility.
-I have a very stiff back, that causes me lots of pain sometimes. I’m just very tight overall, this bothers me since I was like super flexible until I graduated hs. Odd how that happened. I mean, I use to just bust out my splits at will. =/ Never had to try to get em, just had em. Now I can’t even think about it w/o pain.
Finish whatever I friggin START!
-I’m the queen of starting & not finishing. That’s self explanatory.
*I’ve also tried taking up eft. However, it’s just something I’ve been trying. I’m confused though, I’m not sure what to tap on, because I’ve tried 2 different things & it doesn’t seem to be working for me =(
I just discovered this awesome place. Gala, you are amazing. You sites gives me the same feeling my best friend does.
Okay so a few of my goals:
Drink more water, Im currently going through a little tonsillitis so aqua is the best remedy for my swollen friends.
Start being on time. I am perpetually late and its affecting my self-esteem. I am ten minutes late to class everyday, and at least an hour late to any social meeting. :/
Be happier about myself. Its sometimes hard to remember I am pretty. : )
Whoo, Im excited!
harleyQ
just a heads up – benzoyl peroxide is a bitch.
i had bad skin for ages and the only thing that worked was Glycolic acid.
BP is really harsh and soo drying…gycolic clears your skin up but doesnt dry it out.
I use MD Formulations =D
DAY 3
x got up at 6:30, got to bed before 11 – yay!
x did the carmen electra fit to strip dvd workout plus the warm-up from disc 1. oh, my poor butt and hamstrings are sore!
x i did okay food-wise. i need to work harder on making sure i eat my lunch and dinner at the appropriate times though.
day 4
pretty perfect day. it’s sunny, but not hot. so very good for staying motivated.
today i’ve eaten perfectly and am looking forward to another lovely dinner in about an hour. steamed vegetables with butter beans and a sprinkling of cheese.
haven’t worked out yet but tonight i’m going to dance up a storm around my lounge room.
Day 3/27
Ugh. Today was really hectic, there was almost literally no food in the house (a banana and hot dogs), and I had to access to my standard exercise stuff. And I had to stay out later than I wanted. By almost two hours.
Summary:
Exercise: Couldn’t do anything. The only stuff I did is some moving.
Diet: I had meat for two meals. I drank a lot of water, though!
Bedtime: It’s almost two hours later than I wanted to go to bed.
Tomorrow’s situation will be better, so I hope everything will go according to plan.
yay my challenge for this week is done!
i went to yoga twice this week woohoo! go me!
and i’m getting so much better at it. there is one pose though, that i really want to aim for, and i’ll try to get it next week :D
good luck on everyone’s challenges!
i just broke up with my boyfriend after three years of much much love, but also distrust and dishonesty. my goal for this month is to be true to myself. to find those things that made me feel alive. to feel like ME. to be happy. all by myself, independent and secure.
Day 3 report
a) 60 mins exercise 5 days out of 7 YUP (amazement)
b) 1 litre of water a day YUP
c) mindless ab crunches as part of a)YUP – happy when I get an ab twinge
d) take a break outdoors during the day YUP (see how that goes today – its raining hard)
e) pep talks YUP
I monitor my own blood pressure and wow it has dropped!
I don’t just feel good, I’m actually seeing it work.
Keep on going peeps and don’t be tough on yourself if you don’t get 100% done – it’s all good. And like Scarlett O’Hara said “Tomorrow is another day”.
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4/27
am posting early due to evening activities!
as i mentioned before, i slept in … but had a mammoth slog at the library, and i do feel so much better for getting all my uni work out of the way before the evening! i’m freeeeee!
my exercise will be the dancing and bootyshaking i plan on doing tonight (it’s my birthday! hee!), and i’ll do a wee bit of tapping re. confidence before i head out (not too much, or i’ll get sleepy, and not afterwards, because i’ll be too jolly to do it properly, haha).
best of luck to everyone! tomorrow will be day 5, how crazy is that? keep up with the tapping even if you don’t feel that the earth has moved, it’s definitely working for me in subtle ways. it’s a very gentle and centreing bedtime routine, these past itc nights, i’ve slept very well indeed.
I went and signed up for Kempo Sho-Kai Karate! I haven’t been in 2 1/2 years. I got up to my second degree junior black belt (I quit a few months after I turned 16). I wasn’t intending on staying tonight because I wasn’t dressed for it, but my teacher told me to stay (Free of charge :P). Wow! It’s like I was never even gone! I’ve missed it so much! It was a great workout too!
I’ve signed up for three months, should be great! I was hoping that I would make a musical so I would be doing lots of dancing. I find out that I’m a tree/crow/girls chorus. So… not a lot of dancing I think. But I still walk a lot and climb up and down a lot of stairs at work.
My mom and I went and found some acne medication to clear up my face (even though it’s mostly scars right now). Haven’t seen too much for results with that yet, just dry patches. I just need to stop picking!
I’m also in the process of cleaning out my room and throwing out all of the junk I’ve hoarded since grade 5(or earlier) with my Cancerian ways. Next stop, the bookshelf and then the closet… I hope I get out alive!
Next step… eating healthier. Mostly cutting down on soft drinks, I feel bad about buying bottled water so I usually get pop in a paper cup. I’ll need to fill up some more water bottles and put them in the fridge so I drink more water like I did when I was still living in dorm.
4/27
I’m going well! These are my goals:
1. Gym 4 x a week (twice so far this week, will go Fri & Sat)
2. No second helpings (no matter how yummy dinner was)
3. No chocolate (it was becoming a habit)
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I’m in a rut. A writers rut. I don’t know what to write! Gala, is this normal? Sorry, you’re the only good writer I know right now on-call. I want to write over 3,900 words RIGHT now, before the night is out (it’s 9.38pm), and I’ve only managed to get down 787 (sorry, I do remember the no numbers policy, I just think writing is more important than weight-loss and deserves to have world wide understanding, and I mean with everyone)!! I know you might not see this, but I’ll keep on checking back to see if you have! Oh, a quick summary of my question: How do you get out of a rut if you do, and whats a good way to get inspiration from real life when your life is boring?
On another note, I had a few fruits today, and does salad in a burger (tofu burger) count as raw food?
Plus, to make this week a low point in the Transformation Challenge, I haven’t read a page of my book since Monday.
Day 4/27
Ok, I missed checking in yesterday. It went..ok.
Goal 1: Be Happy: I got angry once, but I tried to keep it in check and appologised and made up quickly. Didn’t have many negative thoughts, except a bit of guilt that my heathy eating wasn’t being that good.
Goal 2: Healthy eating: Well, the stuff I ate wasn’t too bad, I guess tha bagel philly and salmon was ok. A small sandwich for lunch a doughnut (the girls upstairs practically forced me, honest!) and a good dinner, raw spinach, chips (boo, but oven not fried) and fish, Jamaican Red Tilapia! Yum! although I have a bit of guilt over eating food that’s flown around the world, not very environmentally friendly, but it was sustainably caught so thats a plus. I think that even though I’m trying to eat better stuff, I’m just having too much, my portions are as big as my bf’s and there’s no need for it, I just end up feeling bloaty and stuffed, I’m going to try and have just half or 2/3ds of what I normally would today.
Goal 3: Beauty regime: Not too bad, I used my nail vitamins, resisted biting them. And used my body lotion, although the ‘gentle and light’ tanning stuff in it is still wayyy dark for me, its quite a lot more noticable than I’d expected. Oh well!
Wikipedia — I always think you can’t force the muse. But if you’re just doing an exercise of a certain # of words, I suggest just writing any old thing. About your dog or your breakfast or whatever. Anything can be marvellous cast in the right light. & yes, salad in a burger is usually raw!
Alexia I am so adding not picking at my face to my list! I always do it – I only rarely get zits, but when I do they last for ages because I’m forever playing at them. Thanks for giving me the idea!
Nikkee The headaches and stuff are from caffeine withdrawal, which really just proves how much of a drug caffeine is when you try to come off it. Drink heaps of water. They do go away, but it takes a while. Just don’t give in and drink more coffee to make yourself feel better – that makes it take AGES to quit. If it makes you feel better I’ve been getting wicked caffeine headaches at work too, so I sympathize!
Day 4/27
I did really well today. I went to a wax appointment during my lunch break (I think I have a girl crush on my beautician) and it would have been so much easier just to buy lunch, but I forced myself to eat the stuff I got from home.
There is one glass left in a bottle of wine in my fridge and I am so desperate for it. I never realised how much drinking had a hold on me until now and I’m determined to not drink on weeknights. I’m going to stay at a friends house tomorrow and he’s taking me out on the town so I will have a few glasses of wine then – I WILL hold out!
I am really looking forward to yoga and meditation tonight. I accidentally fell asleep before I could meditate last night so I won’t be trying to do it in bed anymore!
Still no smoking, still no caffeine, still writing every day and reading to my son. My poor dog didn’t get walked tonight, but that’s so I could do washing tonight so I have time to walk her for two hours tomorrow.
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Day 4/27
Ugh, day three was such a write-off, it just all went a bit downhill. Then I got the Transformation email in my inbox today and I’ve got a new lease of inspiration. Here’s hoping for a better day today!
#111, #172, #239, #274, #401
Day 4/27
Everything went well so far.
*Diet still going raw. *Slept for a well 8 hours last night. *Drank loads of water not taking any sugary drinks except for a cup of hot English tea made by my BF. *Been to the gym 3times this week, going again on fri and Sat and a long run on Sunday to train up for my upcoming marathons *Will take some pics of items in my closet which I want to sell off later.
This challenge is so addictive. The vibe is so strong that it motivates me to do everything which I have always wanted to.
One week will fly pass very quickly and we’ll be down with only 3 more weeks, we are getting the hang of it already aren’t we?
Much Love
Day 4 :)
Again I was good with saving today, and eating healthy :) I avoided midnight snacks at McDonalds – good for avoiding junk food and for saving money.
I also managed to knock a lot of things off my to do list today, so another plus for using my time more effectively!
The sleep thing is the biggest issue – I just can’t get to sleep before midnight :( I’m trying to setup a regular sleep pattern but I’m just not feeling it. I will do some research tomorrow I think. I’m off to go watch a DVD now, hopefully that will make me drowsy so I can get some decent sleep.
comments #75, 236, 328, 403! :)
Yesterday I smoked a cigarette when I was doing so well :( I had gone 21 days without smoking and fell off the wagon. I am really really disappointed in myself because I had some really big plans for getting healthy. I am not a quitter though and today is a new day!!
The best to you Gala and to all!!
Today is a new day.
Full of new fruits, new vegetables, new activities.
I will take advantage of opportunities that appeal to me, & know that if something doesn’t work out exactly as planned – I will work hard & it will manifest itself in a way that better suits me.
This will be a great thing.
Its a couple days in and I haven’t done anything too spectacular yet. So I plan on making a extra big leap today to catch up a bit. So far I woke up earlier then I would on my day off… 8:00 not entirely early but still not wasting much of the day. Then I rested with a book for a while. Around 9:30 I got dressed, had some strawberries, and a bottle of water (4 more to go). I plan on taking a walk after I talk to mum on the phone. I’m thinking about taking the ipod and camera to make it extra fun. And supper is still being thought out. It will be a great day.
everyone’s doing soooo well! i felt very down in the dumps today, didn’t eat too badly but i generally felt ill all day & really horrendously irritable & sad. i don’t know why …
before i go to bed (soon) i will be doing some EFT.. and first thing tomorrow morning I promise! then to do some painting.xx
Day 4/27
Reree I KNOW! Love you too, and I vote that you are the one stalking me. K?
So far so good today- I ate cantelope & matzah for breakfast (cannot WAIT for Passover to end so I can eat oatmeal again!). I’m heading over to the public library to put in a few hours of work on a paper that I need to write, and then I have a job interview at 3pm. Not to worried about it though- I have awesome camp counselor-ing experience, after all. And it’s a day camp. Not my first choice of things to do this summer, but hey, it’s a non-retail job, right?
I didn’t put away my sweatshirt last night though. Just realized that.
Day 3/27: still keeping up with the food diary and taking my supplements, yay! Today I went for a nice walk at lunchtime and did a little bit of yoga in the evening before I went to my hair appointment, which was so relaxing after a kind of rough day at work and now my hair looks fantastic. Go figure, treating myself well after a rough day makes me feel better than lying around and hating myself — shocking!
Da 4/27
Gala, today you slipped off the wagon and so did I. Only I slipped off yesterday AND today. I went out for lunch yesterday and my friends all wanted thai. I guess its not as bad as I’m making it out to be, but definitely wasn’t the healthiest option as part of my diet. Today was worse, more so this evening where I’ve had chinese for dinner and a handful of lollies after (granted, they were sugar free, but still). BUT I did do a work out on the exercise bike today, so I supposed thats something. Anyway, tomorrow is a brand new day, and I’m ready to pick up again and keep on truckin!
Juels – 21 days is still a great effort. So you slipped up a little, like I said above, just pick back up and keep trying. I still think that you’ve done fantastically!
I love the transformation challenges to “smile more”. I think I might have to undertake this one as my own personal challenge some other time, I really think its a nice idea.
4/27
Wow, I’m feeling pretty good and picking up tips from all yous great peeps! I had a yummy salad last night while my man ate a pile of meat, and did yoga before bedtime. Today I’m wearing my favourite dress and I haven’t had any coffee!
Ali 346 Your story of the workmate and the crappy ride home really got me. Have you considered how personally offensive it is to YOURSELF when you go along with her behaviour? Do yourself a favour and tell her you have to walk home for the exercise. And stick to it! Offending your inner self is waaaay worse than offending a coworker!
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4/27
Things are on the up. I have lost a certain amount of weight so far (I’m not mentioning how much as I’m not allowed), but I am really chuffed with myself, this has all been through healthy eating, I’m so looking forward to kick starting my exercise regime!
I have drunk lots and lots of drinks recently, my boyfriend doesn’t allow me to watch Britain’s next top Model or the Hills unless I have!! He’s been so supportive it’s great!
Today I am going to do some serious baking, there will be shortbread galore in our house once I’m done! And possibly some Flapjacks. This always helps me get rid of any negativity surrounding me!
I hope everyone else is still right on track, just from reading a few comments it would appear so! Yay!
Sunshine & Sparkles
xxxx
Uhhhh :( Today went downhill for my positivity goal. I didn’t get my dream graduate job, didn’t even get a first round phone interview. It’s hard to be positive about that.
I guess I can ask them to look in other departments if there might be a position for me. I should just use this as motivation to revise for my exams so I get a first and they’ll wish they’d hired me :)
Day 4/27
I haven’t been posting, but I felt I should really start :] My challenge is to feel good about my body and become less self-conscious.
Yesterday me and a friend were making a list of summer goals, columns to do on our own and one column to do together. She was trying to convince me to do an undie run*, but I kept telling her NO WAY! Then she added, “Be less self-conscious” to my side of the list. So I realized I wasn’t really challenging myself…and on Monday I’m doing the undie run. I’m a little nervous, but I refuse to go back on my word and leave part of our list unchecked!
*an undie run is when a group of people get together at a University during final exam week, take off their outer clothing to donate to charity, and then run a small course. Eek!
Day 4 of 27
Eeep! I’m really far behind on posts, I will read them tonight when I get home from work! Though I did catch the Gala fairy one that’s totally awesome.
Yesterday was sucky on all fronts for me, I’ll attribute this to the whole entertaining clients thing I did last night, I did ok, I walked a good 45 minutes yesterday but my diet was horrid. I had this disgusting chicken thing for dinner. It was foul on so many levels I mostly ended up eating the veggies ANYWAY but still I ate some of the icky chicken (the breasts were the size of that of a WHOLE chicken that is not normal!) Then I did have this really delicious Triple Chocolate Bomb, but I spilt it so that’s good right?
I drank like… 7 glasses of Riesling too between dinner and the comedy show. I took a cab home and a cab to downtown to pick my car up(yay for no drunk driving!) Didn’t do any tapping I was just too utterly drunk and exhausted last night when I got in at 10:30 14 hours work day
I’m doing better today, so I’m going to go snag lunch before it gets to late and I’m stuck starving blech~!
Day 4/27 cont’d… Cause I like posting a lot :)
So I haven’t made this an official goal, and I think I should add it to my list, as number 4, since I seem to be attempting it a lot lately anyway. It was sort of kind of one of my weekly goals last week, and I succeeded then. Basically, I want to be more positive in general, and that includes being willing to compromise, work with a situation, roll with the punches, etc, and not let that ruin my mood, my day, or my relationships with others.
The big thing while I’m home is being willing to work with my brother about sharing the car, since this break is the first time I’ve been home since he got his license. I’ve never had to share my car before, and I’m trying to make it as easy as possible for everyone.
Another great one? I forgot one of the texts that I need to work on this paper I’m writing- my copy of Doctor Faustus by Marlowe. But I haven’t even really planned the paper yet, so instead I’m using SparkNotes as reference for plot points and such and doing a seriously detailed outline. Even if the only actual writing I do today is for the introduction, I’m just working with it, and the outline will make the writing process go better later.
But that makes my goals up to 4. I wonder if they’ll keep increasing as the month goes? It just seems like there are so many things I could do to improve myself, and I want to do more!
Because of some major life transitions lately – the end of a 5-year relationship a few weeks ago, subsequent need to move, need for a new job to pay for my lovely new apartment – I’m taking it easy with iTc. Lest I burn out and need to bang my head gently against the nearest concrete surface.
My goals are to eat more fruits and veggies every day and exercise more (yoga, walking, etc). I’m doing well with the fruits and veggies, less well with the exercise. I discovered that doing yoga in my new (very small) (but charming!) apartment is a bit awkward because I have to face one way in the hall to do a certain pose, than shift for the next pose so I don’t bang my head on the wall. Perhaps I just invented a new yogic form – the yoga wall-avoidance waltz.
Anyway, I hope to do more as life settles a bit. (By settles, I mean I get through my next round of interviews – one today, wish me luck! – and actually finish unpacking everything.)
Good luck to everyone! And thank you, Gala, for creating such a marvelous space for us to work toward our goals.
DAY FOUR/FIVE or whatever.
Today during my FIVE HOUR NAP (oh my god soooo nice) in the Health Center – skipping class is FUN! although not conducive to goal-achievin’ – I thought of another goal! Not one for right now, but I think at some point in my life I want to fuck 100 girls in a year. I feel like it would be a WAY interesting experiment and not just because I’d be getting laid a lot. Unfortunately, this would probably require lowering my standards and allowing for some really bad sex along the way, so I’m still working out the kinks of it (no pun intended).
Also, why is there an extra e on my name? Obviously, I was just way super sleep deprived when I first started posting.
Today, on the veganism front, I’ve definitely improved, not like that’s hard to do considering that the last meal I ate was a whole large cheese pizza (minus two slices). I did stumble a little bit about thirty seconds ago when I gave into some REALLY DELICIOUS sugar cookies with homemade icing, but about three minutes ago, I was so good at being vegan that I even refused any type of spread on my bagel because the only things they had were butter and cream cheese! To those of us who regularly eat plain toasted bagels, that probably seems a small feat, but I ALWAYS slather my bagel with SOMETHING (unless it’s literally coated with toppings), so I was way impressed with myself!
On the completing all homework and getting enough sleep goals – well, as mentioned, I spent most of the day in the Health Center, skipping one test and one in-class essay that I hadn’t prepared for. Of course, I wasn’t just bumming it in the HC JUST to avoid class – I had just emerged from an involuntary all-nighter! As a result, I looked BRUTAL this morning. I went to see my counselor and she was just like, “You look terrible!”
Guitar – I had no chance to ask Jane-o about the guitar. But it doesn’t look like I’ll have any time soon anyway. I’ll probably ask her during the weekend, when things have calmed down more. We’re re-instituting our former tradition of going every Sunday to a lovely vegetarian outpost to EAT EAT EAT!
As for exercise, well, no exercise yet today. And I didn’t have time for anything except a little yoga yesterday. And the day before, well, I just forgot, but I spent an hour and a half giving constant piggyback rides so I think that counts! I might be doing that again today… yay community service! (Speaking of CS, I’m going to apply to be part of the CS board here! And I really want to do SOMETHING during the summer but I don’t even know where I’ll BE yet, so we’ll see what I end up doing. Maybe I’ll teach English in the Taiwanese mountains! That would be fun and really productive cuz my Chinese would almost definitely get better.)
Well, the day isn’t over, so I’ll see how I do! I think I’m going to eat another delicious homemade cookie first! These are SO GOOD. I can’t wait for C to make his supposedly renowned vegan desserts next week!! Desserts are definitely the only thing I’ve ever missed while being vegan… well, that and pizza… and bread… but I never eat that much dessert or pizza usually so it don’t matter none.
DAY 4
i’ve had a rather rough day today, not connected to my goals but personal issues has made me feel like shit all day. i took a 40 minutes fast walk in hope to clear my thoughts (and get some of that work out done) but i almost got run over by cars and trams 5 times since my brain wasn’t working at all because of all negative thoughts that were spinning so fast in my head. i just tried eft for the first time in my life but i think i might need a few more rounds so i’ll get back to that in a bit, just going to see if i have the strenght to do some pilates first.
part from that 40 minute walk and the fact that i did get up at 7:30 i haven’t managed to do any progress, goal-wise, today. but there’s a new day tomorrow, yeah?
Day 4/27 – I drank my desired amount of water on Day 1, Day 2, but not Day 3. Today is Day 4 and I’m workin’ on it.
I came up with a couple more things that I want to do during the iTC…I had a hard time coming up with ideas before the Challenge started, but I figure starting during the Challenge is just as good! I want to FLOSS MY TEETH! It’s something I hate to do, but want to make a habit of – so what better time to start than during the iTC! I am going to start tonight and do it every night til the end of the challenge (oh yeah, and for the rest of my life aftewards!)
I also want to find a women’s beginning weight lifting class. I have been very inspired by the book “Smart Girls Do Dumbbells”, but I have trouble figuring out if I have the form correct. I want to find an instructor who can take a look at me and tell me how I’m doing. I also want advice about sets & reps & muscle groups & so on. My boyfriend taught himself all of his weight lifting routines from books with amazing results, but I don’t have the same kind of discipline that he does!
So those are my two additional goals during the iTC – flossing & finding a women’s beginning weight lifting class!
hello lovelies,
for the record, my goal has generally been to spend less time deliberately distracting myself (daydreaming, wasting time online, drinking/etc, basically making sure I think about anything and everything except where I am now or where I want to be going…) and more time being present and mindful.
anyway it’s like not even six in the morning and I woke up about an hour ago having been slapped in the face with a pretty major realisation about something… I’m sorta still crying (mostly happy crying) and I don’t really know how to deal with it yet but I thought I’d share anyway.
having this community of anonymous friends is the best.
xo jane.
Thank you everyone!
4/27
I woke up at my new boyfriend’s house, went home and got ready for school, turned in everything on time and took a test I’m pretty confident about. A few days ago, my boyfriend’s dad gave me a book on Native American Spirituality and it is speaking to me in so many ways. Half the things they did as rituals are things I just do because! I’m telling the new boy I don’t want to hang out today, I need space in a relationship and absence does make the heart grow fonder. I think I’ll clean up a bit, do some EFT sessions, go to my ‘power place”(a hill overlooking my town) and just be. Trying to eat only healthy delectable fruit, but the new boy’s a cancer, and mmm they love to cook, especially stuff loaded with carbs and fats, and it’s just so rude to turn down a meal made from love. I want to listen to the Billie Holiday cd my teacher gave me, and this weekend I’m going to LA to give a speech of an essay I wrote. Wish me luck!
ive done terribly i have to be honest
But ive been to the gym and from now this is it. Pole dancing next thursday im much excited about this, i think ill go to the gym for a light work out before. :)
my goals: eat healthy (vegetarian) food, exercise every day…
today, i must say that i haven’t been doing well… i actually ate 2 ice cream sandwiches “because i didnt have time” to prepare a healthy lunch (silly excuse…). i played basketball for about 40 minutes though, and later i’m going for a run. also, to be sure, my dinner will be full of vegetables and nutrition!
I’ve been doing pretty good the past few days. Slacking on my workouts a bit, but I’ve been making a LOT of progress on my magazine. ^^
I think the best motivation for me to succeed in this challenge {I’ve chosen to eat vegan} is that I am allowing myself to make mistakes… past attempts have failed because as soon as I slip up I throw the whole idea away. Thanks Gala for the inspiration! :]
day four of twenty seven!
doing well i hope darlings?!
now that we are already a few days into the challenge, the enthusiasm has kind of worn off a bit for me. i’m still focused, just not as excited as i have been earlier, like on tuesday.
i think i’m going to have to look for something new and exciting to spice up my raw and exercise goals.
i think i’ll do some yoga tonight, and maybe i’ll try that beet soup recipe, or i’ll create my own sort of papaya “pasta”.
keep on going dolls! you got “da” powwweerr!
Day 4/27
1. I totally fell off the Healthy Eating Wagon today :(
Ah well, there’s always Days 5-27.
2. I wrote in my journal though
3. Plus I drank lots of water!
4. And my room is still clean…it hasn’t gotten any cleaner, but I did actually put my dirty clothes in the laundry rather than strewing them across the floor.
Good luck and congrats to everyone else!
3/27:
Went to the gym and did the exercise bike for 15 minutes and then the elliptical machine for another 15 minutes. My smoker’s lungs were really feeling it.
4/27:
7am yoga! Today was such a good class for me, my body warmed up real nice and none of the poses were too hard.
Wow everyone, thanks for the encouragement! As for how I’ve been achieving these things, it may sound strange but I am practicing these sort of “meditation sessions” on a daily basis that go something like this:
1. I sit down in a quiet place where I will be undisturbed. Light some inscence and get out a quartz crystal(it has purifying properties) and place it near me. Start out by taking some deep breaths to get relaxed.
2. Then I decide to do a tarot spread of a problem I am having or even just to find out what the problem is(you know how sometimes, you just feel like something’s not right?) I use a spread of four cards:
The first card represents the root of the problem
The Second, the attitude needed to understand how to solve it
The Third, what kind of results to expect
The Fourth, What I will learn and how things will continue.
After I get the spread, I get out a journal and write about what each card means to me in the sense and get a basic plan of what to work on.
3. Then I do an EFT session, I go for as many rounds as it takes and tap on EVERY little thought that comes in. After a few rounds of “Even though I… ; I completely love and accept myself” I change the mantra to “I will no longer…. ; I completely love and accept myself” OR “I am (something positive) ; I completely love and accept myself”
4> When I feel I have reached a level of letting go, I run my crystal all over the outside of my body, my “energy field” or “aura” and move in clockwise motions on each chakra. I end with a lot of positive affirmations and drink a big glass of water.
I hope this helps you guys, so far it has been the best form of self therapy.
Anyone seen the Darjeeling Limited? This quote has been a mantra of mine these past few days
“I think we should agree to be completely open to any new experiences, even if they sound scary and painful, can we agree to that?”
And having an open mind has really revolutionized my life. Anyway, I was thinking maybe we all could make an agreement to be open to new things during this challenge, what do you think?
Best of luck everyone!
i need motivation!!!! i’m slipping. i’m falling.
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eurgh i woke up with some severe hayfever yesterday (it’s autumn – what the hell?) which is making things really difficult. I’m also feeling pretty run down so i’m worried i’m not getting enough vitamins from this vegan thing. Yesterday was my first day without any animal products at all. I was so busy though I didn’t really eat regularly like I should have been. today however, is a day off, so I can do lots of shopping and buy lots of tasty things. but man, it’s actually a LOT harder than I thought it would be.
lucky I finally went out and bought a journal to write in – hopefully that’ll help me get all these negative thoughst out of my head and make way for nice things!
hope everyone else is managing to get over their bumps in the road too!
awww minnie – what’s your challenge, hun? i thought gala’s last email was great! take things one thing at a time. if it all seems a bit daunting maybe make yourself a couple of really small goals that will help you in your challenge.
I just made a blog post about this challenge with more in depth information about my situation, if anyone’s interested
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I’m so proud of me.
Last night I was offered these little chocolate cake bar thingies that I’m totally addicted to.
Seriously, there are six in a packet and I’ll eat them all.
But I said no.
Even though I wanted them more than anything.
Yay!
Plus, I’ve been stretching every day as planned.
Today I stretched for AGES and already it has become noticeably easier.
I’m progressing, it’s slow but it’s definately happening.
This is awesome.
Thank you for the iTC, Gala!
x
While I’m not 100% on my goals I’m hitting about 90%, so that’s good. Two major wins for me are cutting out sugar from my diet (and surviving TWO morning teas at work) and writing three pages of anything each morning before I get up. The writing exercises sort of kick-start my creativity. I’m working on a children’s book and while I’ve usually reserved an hour each night for writing it I now find myself doing it on the way to work on the bus. The book has started to fly along and I’m now 75% done with my first draft. I feel better for the no-sugar stuff too.
Still, it’s been a bit of a rocky road as I’m going through a huge self-examination at the moment and am on the cusp of moving cities so I’ll need to find a new home and a new job. Trying very hard to appreciate the things I’m doing right rather than I’m doing wrong – but I suspect lots of people are trying to work on that as well!
Good job to everyone so far. Reading your comments is encouraging! :)
so basically i’m all for eating healthy and exercising and you guys are doing great, but my challenges are different. i’m not so worried about those. they aren’t immediate problems for me. i’m trying to fix the things that i’ve messed up for myself.
the first problem is kind of lame. i realized that i’m in love with this kid i’ve known for a year. well actually i’ve known him for years, but it’s been a year since we’ve been actually close. we used to be closer than we are now. but i realized that nobody says the stuff to me that he says to me. nobody looks at me like he looks at me. like he actually sees me. he knows everything about me. every bad thing i’ve done. everything i’ve cried about. what i want to do with my life. my hopes. dreams. failures. and fears. and still he looks at me and he sees it all. he looks at me like i’m set apart from the rest. like of all the girls he knows i’m the most unique. i’m the most interesting. and a lot of people i’ve talked to believe that he loved me because of the stuff he’s said to me.
right now i feel like i’m tom hanks in you’ve got mail trying to win over meg ryan after i made her store close. i’ve been with a couple of assholes when i should have been with him. and i was a little worried that i totally missed my chance. but i’ve gotta do something about it.
so that’s lame challenge number 1. lame challenge number 2 is learning to drive.
i passed my written test i have my permit, but i still haven’t driven around that much. my driver’s test is in july so i’ve got time, but still i need to start doing something now. i’ve been holding back for way too long.
after i took my written test i was all excited and couldn’t wait, then a senior in my high school died in a car accident. two months later a kid who used to go to my high school and was home for the holidays and used to be friends with my brother died in a car accident. a month after that my friend james died in a car accident with two other kids.
when james died that kind of did it for me and i’ve been holding back ever since. and i know i shouldn’t let it do that to me, but i just couldn’t handle it when it happened. and now i’m pissed at myself for waiting so long. but whenever i say “okay i’m going to do this” something happens like someone will remind me of james or car accidents or something related and i just remember it all over again. and i fear again. and i hold back again. and i really need to break that cycle.
Hello Gala Darling!
I’m so stoked to come to this Party!
It appears I’m fashionably late but no worries.. I actually started the iCiNG Transformation Challenge on schedule. Synchronicity is so pretty that way.
The biggest challenge I’m digging into is the C25K.. otherwise known online as “Couch to 5K”. It’s already given me plenty of zing & personal challenges in how to handle this newfound wellspring of boingy energy. giggles
AND that’s a pretty cool Transformation already! ;)
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@ minnie – i’m sorry that these terrible things have happened, and while it’s important to push yourself, i think in this case it’s best to progress slowly. when i had my learner’s permit i was in a car with a friend and my boyfriend at the time and we were in an intense accident where our car was totaled. i was too scared to drive (or be driven around) for quite a while after that, but i began learning again by going for a drive with a parent for one hour a week, then two, then for longer and longer each week until i was finally comfortable driving. a lot of accidents occur because people don’t drive safely – if you just follow the road rules/speed limit, the chances of an accident are incredibly slim. unfortunately, the only way to get through these feelings and learn how to drive, if this is what you want, is to do it. but i would suggest you take a parent or grandparent along as a calm support network if things feel like too much for you while you’re driving. and if they do, pull over and let this parent/grandparent drive for a while.
i hope this helped? good luck, sweetheart.
Review of Day 4 of 27
Eating and exercising wise, this day was a success. I ate yogurt for brekky and soup for lunch and snacked on an apple. I went out for dinner to a Japanese Izakaya and had barbecue meat and rice and some miso soup.
I cycled to work which was freaking hard work but not home because it was raining.
The bad side of my day was that I broke up with my boyfriend of 3 years and booked a flight back to Adelaide. I am so scared! It took me SO much courage when I was booking my flight to push that ‘Purchase’ button. I stared at it for about 15 minutes talking to myself. ‘Do it! Do it! You know you have to! Dont be a pussy! DO IT!’
So I am leaving this beautiful country to go home. I am really sad about leaving and missing out on all the opportunities I had going for me. I am sad about leaving my boyfriend and that things just didnt work out. But I KNOW it is for the best. And I KNOW I will be happy again soon. Its just hard to believe at the moment!
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Hope everyone else is doing well.
As the days go by, the days are getting loads better!
My first day of ICING was horrible-bad-fustrating-upseting all of the above.
Day Two and three where almost the same and I began to feel useless.
I did do some things right like stay raw, take my 365 days photos and writing in my blog daily.
Alas the week is getting better!
I am feeling the energy from staying raw!
I am getting work done, slowly but I am getting there!
I am taking my 365 day photos with my sister’s old SLR!
I am getting back into designing on the side :D
Well everyone else who’s ICING Challenge has been quite… Challenging keep going! Things always get better, ALWAYS!
keep it up everybody!
Day 4/27
I’m actually finding my goals related to physical health a LOT easier to reach than my goals related to mental health/time management are.
For example, the main reason I haven’t been posting about my progress is because I got on the computer to do schoolwork and then took a “five-minute” break which then turned into an hour-long break, and ended up doing my work at around 10 or, as I did today, 11 at night and not having time or energy to post! Mostly, this is because I’m intimidated because I don’t understand/think I don’t understand something in my homework, and want to put it off as long as possible. Basically, I just need more willpower, a place to study where I can be really focused, and I need to be less tired after I come home from school.
Food and exercise-wise, I’ve been doing fairly well. My foot was twisted two weeks ago, and has been getting better to the point where I can now go for walks and jog very short distances. As far as food goes, I’ve never had trouble eating fruits and veggies, so I’ve actually been adjusting my food-related goals throughout the week to keep pushing harder! I think I’ve been eating less processed sugar, which was my biggest problem, so that’s good.
It seems like most people are really grateful for the support iTC is creating— thanks, Gala!
So I think I’ve been doing pretty well so far. I’ve stuck (mostly) to my 85% raw diet, although today after practice I had a secret burger at White Castle (don’t tell, those things are horridly addictive and bad for you, so shhhh… don’t get others hooked). I also have still been drinking a lot of juice, but I’ve been really stepping up in my training so maybe it’s just a need-quick-fast-sugar-energy sort of thing.
I have been doing really well with the whole keep up my appearance thing. Today I had the day off from school, went to Saks and hit all the makeup counters, trolling for samples and free makeovers… I did end up buying one palette from Chanel with these fantastic little eyeshadows molded into camellias and some stuff from Fresh, and I was really inspired by all the fabulous makeup artists! Ever since I’ve been eating well and just taking good care of my skin, I feel like it’s improved and my acne is basically vanished! I also went hunting through my New Favorite Vintage Store and found this absolutely incredible liberty print blouse from Balenciaga circa 1971. It’s so kitschy and fabulous and pretty I love it and am wearing it with my white mini. So on that front I feel great.
I have been doing my writing and studying of Chinese, although I have to confess it’s really difficult to not fall off the wagon with the whole re-learn Mandarin characters thing. I haven’t really meditated yet or signed up for the cooking class, though I promised myself I’d do both tommorow once I finished playing with my new goodies. I just need to really cmmit to meditating regularly and remember it’s just as important— well, more so— to have a calm, hectic-free mind then a new Balenciaga blouse. I did book my massage and acupuncture, though it’s on Monday so I really did go the whole week without doing either.
Good luck to everyone! I love reading the comments on here because everyone is doing so great. You all is a huge inspiration to keep going and achieve my goals, and I wish you guys the best. Thank you!
Okay, so I’ve been keeping track of my progress, and boy that is hard to manage as well! Sometimes I forget, but I try to write in it as much as I can, and I’m always writing down what I want to improve on. On the other hand, I think I’ve been doing pretty good, a lot of work needs to be done on my short temper, but I’m sure I will be able to control it and things will become a lot less stressful.
Other then that, Good Luck to all!
Be strong!
5/27
It is currently 7.15am and I am up and pottering about like a little busy bee. I have uni for 2 hours today and then am off to do a spot of shopping with my boyfriend. I want him to look at bed linens for ou new flat, but he doesn’t know it yet!
I get Wii Fit today (I realise I have gone on about it, but I am too excited!)I can’t wait to have a go, apparently it’s really good for your bum and legs which is ace as they are my main target areas.
I was a little bad yesterday on the healthy eating thing and ate some of the shortbread I made, but I figure it’s ok as I did some extra sit ups to make me feel better!!
I have been really positive recently and being a natural pessimist I have struggled some times, but am finding it really refreshing to look at things in a new light!
I am so happy to read everyones positive comments on here, and to the people that have fallen off the wagon, have no fear! You can always climb back on, I think that sometimes you need to so you can realise just how hard you have to work at things!!
Sunshine & Sparkles!!
xxxx
Day 4/27
Today actually wasn’t that bad. Although, that could be just because it seems amazing compared to yesterday. Summary:
Diet: I slipped up and had some pizza at institute. I had the option of having pepperoni, but I refused and just took cheese, which is at least a little better, right?
Exercise: I spent most of my day doing physical labor. That counts.
Bedtime: I’m doing a little better than yesterday, but not by much. After this, I’m gonna go collapse.
day 5
ew, a horrible day! it started out okay, but then i had to go and step on the scales at about 6pm. silly girl!! so let’s not talk about what happened THEN. it’s just so hilarious because i know better. fully clothed at the end of a long day? DUMB!
so i threw them out :) along with everything else in the house that i didn’t want around. i think i’m okay, though. i refused to go out with friends tonight because in my state it would have ended up being a binge drinking session resulting in waking up tomorrow even more depressed.
i’m about to go drink a huge amount of water, do some EFT and listen to hip hop. it always cheers me up.
hope everyone else had a better day :) xx
ps. i’d like to know if any of you other eft-er’s dry retch when tapping really deep stuff? i know gala mentioned throwing up once, but this is just odd dry retching, for no apparent reason. it feels good though. ha! weird?
4/27
So, that was yesterday. I can’t really remember much about it. I know I did some yoga which totally exhausted me, and did some EFT in the evening. Hmm..
Right now I’m curled up on my bed, ill. But my mum is forcing me to go downstairs and watch some telly with her. I might do some EFT this evening, but I don’t have the energy or motivation to exercise or do any training today ):
Jacinta – No, I don’t, but I get loads of shivers down my back and it makes me feel really tired so I always have to go and curl up on my bed for half an hour or so after doing it.
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Jacinta- definitely. I retch, sob, shake, rock back and forth, and generally make a fool of myself. >.> I think it’s probably good to go with your reactions, though, and not suppress whatever you’re feeling.
After a pretty bad day yesterday, I’ve decided to make a couple of little changes to the way I’m approaching my Challenge. I’m not going to keep a food diary, because it encourages me to obsess over what I’m eating, although I might keep track of how much fruit and veg I’m getting instead, and how much water. I’m also going to be kinder to myself generally, and make more of an effort to tackle my depression head-on. :)
Day 4/27: I did well with all my physical goals. Even when I couldn’t go to they gym like I’d wanted to, I made do and lifted weights at home, which felt great. I’m having a hard time, though, with the goal of treating myself with care, which includes my mental state. I came very close to bingeing at dinner, and I’ve been agitated and anxious for a couple days now. I think that may be related to the omega-3 caps I’ve been taking, which is good because they’re helping my brain heal from depression, but bad because, well, I’m kind of freaking out. :( I know it will pass, I just have to be extra kind to myself.
Lainey Loop — Wii Fit! So jealous. I can’t wait to try it, but it isn’t released in the US until May 21. Boo.
Day 5 of 27
Meep! I’m still behind on posts… I ended up writing and talking to my boyfriend most of the night and never caught up.
I love my new hair, that was outside transformation. Later I’ll post the before and afters(there is about 5-6 inch difference in length =X)
Did REALLY good on my diet yesterday! I had brocolli, carrots and soy yogurt for lunch, I made organic french fries in the oven (drizzled them with EVOO to cook) with organic dressing! It was gooooooodddddd I had them with a salad lol whatever though I was happy
I went on an hour jog after my daugther went to bed, my mom watched her. :-)
Today I didn’t eat organic cereal but I avoided milk, I stuck to rice milk that stuff is sooooo yummy! and a smoothie hmmm yummeh! Water so far
Anyway off to a meeting with the VP of my department! Ja ne~
iTC – Day 5!
5 days already, wow.
Today I saved money – I only bought lunch :)
Ate healthily – subway for lunch, no junk food!
Used my spare time more productively – got caught up on some blogs, knocked a few things off my to-do list, but could have been better.
Sleep pattern – well, I woke up at 9am, and promptly fell asleep again until lunchtime! eek! So I’m up later tonight, but will be going to bed in the next 5 minutes.
Still more I can work on, I need a bit more effort, especially on the sleep pattern thing!
comments #75, 236, 328, 403, 453! :)
Chloe from a few posts back (post 440). Well done to you for being so brave!
Sending lost of positive vibes your way. I’m sorry to hear it didn’t work out for you, I hope that you see your trip home again as an occasion to experience even more opportunities. I’ll have my fingers crossed for your move, and I know you’ll be happy too! :)
DAY 5
although i had a rough day yesterday and i was still a bit shakey when i woke up this morning i went to work, yay me!
i got up at 7, ate healthy food and had a fast walk home (40 minutes). 3 out of 4 goals done! and i think i’m gonna treat myself with an early weekend and let my 4th goal (working on my business plan) wait until monday or so.
hope you’ll all have a wonderful weekend lovelies!
Ok so after talking about the Wii Fit for the past week, we finally went out and got it today. It is a serious piece of kit! It’s so heavy, it was a work out just carrying it home!
I have so far done a few yoga poses, a couple of aerobic exercises and some muscle ones. It’s so much harder than it looks. Apparently my balance is rubbish!
I am so pleased with it though, you get your own trainer and she/he talks you through things!
I would seriously recommend one to anybody wanting to do some exercise at home, this includes Gala! It’s ace and the mini games are fun. My favourite so far is the hula hooping!!
Sunshine & Sparkles!
xxxx
5/27
Hmmm, not the greatest report here: We had my brother’s family over last night so no exercise for me. Not to mention the big ole’ pork chop for dinner. And I’ve just finished my second cup of coffee this morning.
But the good news I continue to cling to is my lovely nails! I’ve got a salad again for lunch today and will do an hour of cardio tonight after work. I also have to say my curiosity (without a doubt my Archilles heel!) is mounting about all this raw talk.
Happy Friday everybody! Good luck over the weekend.
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Day 4 report
a) 60 mins exercise 5 days out of 7 KIND OF (but that’s OK – I’m 15 mins short today which I can make up tomorrow or just do on one of my 2 days off – I’m a genius for thinking ahead with that 5 out of 7 thing lol!)
b) 1 litre of water a day YUP
c) mindless ab crunches as part of a)YUP – still happy when I get an ab twinge
d) take a break outdoors during the day YUP (it rained hard but I took a brolly and mooched about inspecting growing things in my garden)
e) pep talks YUP
Keep on going peeps and don’t be tough on yourself if you don’t get 100% done – it’s all good. And like Scarlett O’Hara said “Tomorrow is another day”.
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I have fallen in love with a boy. I’ve been in love with the idea of him for a while – it’s a long story that I’ve embellished multiple times and will probably post on my mediative blog eventually – so I have been in love with the CONCEPT of him for a while, and let’s just say my hormones aren’t too picky about him either, but I haven’t been in this state of things, where all I want to do is take anything I have and give it to him. It’s a far cry from my usual state of functioning (both romantic and otherwise), where I alternately demand tribute and shove people away, or give unrequitedly (this intentional) for simply the pleasurable ache and sting of getting nothing back. (I blame all my emotional fuckwit-ness on my first relationship. Ironically, for all my romantic maladjustment, I actually serve the role of relationship Dear Abby with aplomb. One of my main consternations during my BRUTAL winter term was that even in the darkest depths of my depression, none of my friends would stop soliciting advice for their own problems, and I couldn’t bring myself to shut down the suicider, for example.)
So suddenly, this romantic passion has consumed me so wholeheartedly that I can’t find mental space for schoolwork when all I want to do is lay out my sweetmeats at his door. And I don’t know what to do about it. For once, I actually care. For once, I don’t want to mess it up… I can’t articulate why, but somehow, I would do so much for this boy. I might even consider monogamy – but we’re not at that stage of deliberations yet; rather, the dialogue has barely begun. I think I’ll probably tell him about my lovely crush on him with my usual characteristic forwardness next time we have an opportunity to hang out alone – or maybe the next time I’m drunk…
Day 5
My goals for this transformation are: Eat Vegan; Change my handwriting; Do 1 thing each week that scares the CRAP out of me.
1. The Vegan thing is going pretty well. I only had one slip up (today, I had something with eggs in it! D’oh!). I must admit, the first few days were KILLER. I’ve been craving cheese like WHOA. Its been getting easier.
2. I’ve been very unhappy with my penmanship, and so far practicing it is going very well. I am already happy with how curly and pretty its turning out.
3. I’ve been trying to be more outgoing in social gatherings; I have minor social anxiety. I was at a music event held at my school and mingled without my usual group of friends, which was fun. I also got a killer sunburn that day haha.
Oh no!
I’m slipping – I had an ice cream today. And a burger.
Shame on me.
D:
FearTheNumbers:
The way I make sure I don’t get disheartened if I eat something bad is to do a little bit of exercise and make sure that you try extra hard tomorrow!
Best of luck!
Sunshine & Sparkles!
xxxx
yesterday went pretty well. I asked for the day off work today so I could get more homework done.
I am about to go for a quick walk, then I will do some work on my essay until about lunchtime, work on design for theatre until my boyfriend goes to work then I will go with him and go to uni so I can do more of my illustration project
day 5 100% raw and already feelin it woot !
Thank you Lainey Loop.
I exercised twice as long this evening to make up for it.
c:
5/27
Oh dear. I didn’t eat healthily, exercise or work the dog. But I was ill, so I have an excuse…sort of. I had a very nice strawberry, banana and honey smoothie though that was really nice and made me feel really healthy and clean inside this morning. I have just had an absolutely huge argument with one of my best friends, but I immediately did some EFT on it and immediately calmed down and had a clear head about it, and am not mad at her or myself, I just know we need a break from each other. I’m about to do some EFT for my asthma…eep. Tomorrow I won’t get much done because I’m going to be travelling for 6 hours to a party, then there won’t be very healthy food there, and almost certainly nothing raw (which sucks, because I’ve been going about 60% raw every day, and have felt sooo much healthier and cleaner!), and it means I won’t get a chance to exercise (it’s a dinner party….) or work my dog, but I’ll have plenty of time to think about everything and get everything straight, so I’m using it as a positive opportunity to award myself and give myself a day off to just put everything in my mind in order.
Good luck you beautiful lot!
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day 5/27
So i had a great diet planned out for this challenge but a case in bad timing and a family emergency has caused me to do some hard core emotion eating
Today was better though, i took this book about dancing from the library, it has broadway, burlesque, hip hop, ballet,latin and bollywood dancing and it’s really fun!
It definitely made me re-realize how much i secretly want to be Jennifer Gray in Dirty Dancing :P
Thank you so much for all the inspirational emails Gala! I’ve decided to just start with baby steps with this thing and hopefully next week will be better
Yesterday & today I lived off:
blackberries and pistachios
an apple
poppy tea
one avacado with sea salt
granny smith apple
baby carrots
chocolate bar
one vanilla tootsie roll
one carmel
sauteed potato, asparagus, green onions, white onions, parmesan cheese, oil, whole wheat noodles
as part of my way of eating healthier. I’m really into the french approach to eating, as a pleasurable and good act, and viewing it as a sacred thing between me and the food. I sort of messed up on this though when…
I have been feeling uneasy lately and I just couldn’t put my finger on it. I denied these feelings of unease about my new boyfriend until I finally realized: I’m scared to death of being alone, and simultaneously just as scared of being in a relashionship. Let me explain, my whole life I have been lonesome and quite introverted. When I got into the teenage years, I had a handful of boyfriends who for the most part, didn’t know how to treat someone. I dated guys too old for me, guys with commitment problems, guys who I couldn’t stand, and guys with serious drug and superiority problems. Yeah, I really knew how to pick em. Then I met Michael. He pulled me out of a tough time in my life(drug addiction) and helped me in so many ways to realize self confidence and happiness. After dating for about two years, I started to feel trapped. We had both messed up and cheated on each other, and were just horrible to one another, yet we kept holding on thinking things would get better. Anyway, I started spending alot of time with this new guy who I had known and liked in high school. We realized we had feelings for each other and I broke up with Mike, for a week I felt so free and euphoric and falling in love. Then it kinda faded, and I’m with the new guy but I look for excuses to leave. I realize this is because past relashionships have failed and I’m afraid of getting hurt. I do not want to be alone and I like this guy a LOT, he opens me up in so many ways [spiritually, creatively, sexually ;) ] but I have been unconsciously projecting failure onto us so soon. I decided to do a serious EFT session, I started to feel really released and passed out for an hour, woke up(don’t even remember getting up) on the phone with him making plans to hang out later tonight. I ran downstairs and was so hungry, I ate three bites of leftovers, probably 5 big handfuls of cheerios, and a handful of sunflower seeds. I came on here to write about the experience for deeper understanding and sharing. I feel alot better, a huge relief.
Day 5/27
So the end of yesterday went pretty well. I didn’t do my writing until really late at night, but I spent most of the day working on a paper, which is a kind of writing, though not for pleasure… But positivity is really easy for me, because shortly after posting yesterday, I got offered an internship for this summer! Woo-hoo! I’ll be coordinating a week long event for the child at this nonprofit family shelter in the next town over, and it’s going to be an amazing experience and I can’t wait!
I ate a vegan breakfast again today- breakfast is definitely the easy meal for veganism right now. At school that may change, but at home it’s easy to eat fruit and matzah for a Passover breakfast, and I can switch that to something like fruit and toast when it’s not Passover. I really like this change- I feel like it’s a healthier start to my day. Once I’m back at school, I’m going to try shifting around to other meals for vegan meals, just to see if anything else makes me feel better during the whole day.
I haven’t written much today, but I will. My room is (mostly) clean and I’ve stayed pretty on top of putting things away immediately after using them. And I’m staying positive! And life is good, and I’m happy, and now I need to do some work. Boo.
Day 5/27:
Today was amazing! I woke up kind of late, and went to my school garden to work. I ate some snow peas and carrots right from the vine and the ground, super raw! When I got home I made myself a wrap with hummus, onions, snow peas, and carrots so it was semi-raw. Then I did the first half-hour workout on the bikini body boot camp DVD. Good lord! My lungs are still burning! But it was worth it and I am sweaty and feeling accomplished.
Day 5/27
1. In my defense, parties and healthy-eating resolutions don’t mix…I’ll just leave it at that.
2. I did write in my journal though
3. And my room is pretty clean still
4. And I drank a decent amount of water
I’m still kind of annoyed about shattering my no junk food goal though, but I guess this weekend is the perfect opportunity to use my thus far unsuspected powers of self-control.
Good luck everyone!!
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day 6
a much better day than yesterday. yummy healthy breakfast, tuna salad sandwich for lunch and about to have a steamed vegie and butter bean dinner.
haven’t worked out but i volunteer with kids on saturdays and we ended up running around the park, so i think i’m good there.
Okay the last three days in logical order.
Day 3
Goal One- No Food From work. Okay I did that. Only cause I didn’t go into work that day. Just cause I was completly and utterly excausted.
Goal Two- Drink More Water. Managed this one too which is another bonus
Goal Three- Do Something Creative each day. Didn’t manage this one as I slept most of the day (Unless you count my creative dreams ;-)
Day 4
Goal One- No Food From Work. I don’t know if I’m counting deserts from work. if not I didn’t buy any big things. I brought a noodle and had that.
Goal Two- Drink More Water- again managed to do that. Which I’m happy about.
Goal Three- Do something Creative each day. Well not really I think I’ve managed to kink out my writers block on a story I’m working on so hopefully…
Day 5
Goal One- Another Day off but because of Anzac Day. So didn’t buy anything.
GOal Two- Drink More Water- again managed to do that.
Goal Three- Creative… this one is going to be my difficult goal I think.
Day 6 (Today)
Goal One- Saturday. No work. Yay! and I brought some Noodles for next week to eat at work. Also some LeSnacks.
Goal Two- Nearly finished a 750ml bottle of water. So yes managed that one
Goal Three- Completed on MV on You Tube and it was a couple I don’t normally support so I’m proud of that one. Working on another one now.
Day 5 report
a) 60 mins exercise 5 days out of 7 YUP (OK – 15 mins short on day 4 I’ll make up today – in fact I’ll prolly do a bit more cos I’ll miss doing it :0)
b) 1 litre of water a day YUP
c) mindless ab crunches as part of a)YUP – still happy when I get an ab twinge
d) take a break outdoors during the day YUP (lifesaver today; stressy)
e) pep talks YUP
I love the way lots of people are acknowledging and loving themselves even when they don’t meet their targets perfectly. No hate!
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mica Thank you so much for the positive words. Just what I need! xxx Good luck with your goals.
Congratulations to everyone, most should be over the hump now and really getting into the swing of things :)
I myself have taken it easy, went to the gym once, was aching the next day so sought out ‘alternative means’ for exercise :)
The weather has been beautiful which helps immensely.
I’ve been active and been thinking positively. I’ve been doing things for other people too which is fun too.
Ok, it’s not something on my list of things to do for the transformation challenge but I’m intrigued by all the raw discussion. Now I don’t believe I’ll ever be an 80% raw but I am interested in eating more healthily. I’m probably a bit lazy in this question but also because raw food is something I’m not exactly inventive with so I’ll put it out there. Where’s a good place to find inspiring and tasty ideas for raw foods? I love things like carrot sticks with hummus and fresh fruit etc but I’m interested in hearing about those things that I probably wouldn’t think of myself :)
Any help from Gala and the cupcake brigade out there would be much appreciated :)
Good luck and keep up the great effort!
FearTheNumbers That’s awesome, I always feel less guilty if I do some extra exercise, and realise that I’m human and still enjoy sugary junk food!!
6/27
This morning I woke up late and have decided to have a bit of a lazy day. I am going food shopping with my boyfriend later, so will get some yummy fruit and other healthy delights!
I have clocked up an hour on Wii Fit (you get your own little piggy bank to tell you how much you’ve done!)
Mandy S I would recommend it whole heartedly, go preorder yourself one and get excited! They are sold out in the UK unless you preordered one, so if you can you should do that!
I haven’t weighed myself today, but am hoping that by the end of this week I have shifted a little bit more weight. I have a goal set out (on Wii Fit of course) and it means I should have lost my target weight the day I go on holiday! Talk about good timing!
I hope everyone else is still going strong.Oh and I have to ask if anyone else is loving their daily emails from Gala?1 It’s so nice to have like a personal coach helping you every day!!
Sunshine & Sparkles!
xxxx
Okay, I’m super late with my updates, but here I go!
1/27 – I didn’t accomplish too much, except for waking up on time. But that’s okay because something very, very major happened! My boyfriend took me out to a fancy dinner and PROPOSED to me!! I am proud that I didn’t stuff myself to oblivion; I had plenty of food leftover to take home. And I only had one glass of wine.
2/27 – I woke up late, but that’s okay I wasn’t asleep at my usual time. I did get to the gym, and worked that elliptical for 30min. Also, I got to bed on time.
3/27 – OMG! My first appointment with a personal trainer was at 8am. She kicked my butt. It hurts so much but so good. And then I walked for 20min with a friend. I ate so-so today. I got up on time and got to bed on time.
4/27 – I had my second appointment with my personal trainer for a upper body workout. She continually pushes me harder and harder, but at the end, I get a hug and encouragement about how amazing I am. I love it! I can’t believe I was afraid of going to the gym— everyone is so awesome there! I ate okay, didn’t use the microwave at all, but I’m still not packing lunches… Must change that.
5/27 – Oh dear, my whole body aches. I didn’t do any exercise, except walking the grocery store, but that’s okay… I really, really hurt. I bought some goodies for work, mainly organic dried fruits. I didn’t get to bed on time, but that’s okay, too. There was a good reason.
5/25 (yesterday)
Yesterday went well for me! My favorite part was I had planned to make this super healthy vegetable dish for dinner, and I dicided to invite a couple friends over for help! We had so much fun chopping veggies together and everyone enjoyed eating it. Then we worked out together. And my two friends are avid junk eaters and opposed to anyone loosing weight/being healthy, but we all had so much fun! Oh, and one of those friends asked me afterward ‘So that challenge you’re doing, is it too late to join?’
And the day before that went well too! It was a little difficult, since I came down with a cold, but I still completed all my challenges. yay!
Everything went wonderfully today. I made myself a delish green smoothie and ate healthfully all day long. I had lemon-ginger tea and visited raw-foodie-blogs when my will seemed to weaken, and maintained a bright positive attitude all day despite the depressing Hiroshima documentary we had to watch in History today.
Even managed not to be late to any classes, not fall asleep during dull lectures, and hand in all my homework—the old me NEVER worked at school. But today..
I was AWESOME! GO ME! GO GALA!
I LOVE THIS QUOTE, TOO (raw newbies like me may find it inspiring :)-
“Cultivate yourself with the passion of an artist and connoisseur. Choose the finest tools and raw materials. Only you can create what you become tomorrow.” —Kat James.
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Now the day is over. I admit, I had a bit of cotton-candy-ish sweet that my gran brought all the way from Pakistan for me. That shouldn’t count though :)
I feel I’m on a roll!!!!!
Good luck for tomorrow, everyone!~
Day 5/27
I’m writing this a bit late, as there were computer problems last night.
Exercise: Nope.
Diet: Good.
Bedtime: Better than the previous night. I would have gotten to bed even sooner, but my sister’s boyfriend came over for dinner. We ate, had dessert, and then watched a movie together. Lots of fun.
So far today, I’m good with diet. I haven’t exercised yet and it’s not even noon.
I bombed this entire week and feel pretty horrible about it.
I’ve been under a ton of stress though, with finals and other stuff ending the year, work problems, family from out of town visiting…it’s been a really distracting week.
Thankfully, as of Monday everything should be resolved. And I think I’ll have more time/energy to focus on this.
Hooray for all of you sticking to your guns!! Keep up the amazing work!
@ Scott— I find that looking at food blogs helps give you inspiration for healthy snacking. My favorite is Limes and Lycopene (http://www.kathrynelliott.com.au/blog), who sometimes posts ideas for healthy snacks herself but often posts links to other websites with good recipes. Hope that helps!
Didn’t do too well today as far as healthy eating is concerned.But I don’t feel too guilty about it. My insomnia has been super bad lately and I didn’t sleep well at all last night so as a result, I slept most of the day.
By the time I got up it was time for dinner and I regret to say that I had three of those little chocolate cake bar thingies that I love so much.
D:
But it’s alright, I exercised for AGES.
I’m very impressed that it’s only been just under a week, and I’m already a lot more flexible that I was before.
Yay!
xD
Good luck and thank you fellow iTC-ers.
x
i’ have not written here since wednesday!
but i have lots of things to tell!
wednesday afternoon i’ve received a call for a job.
i’m a freelance illustrator … and sometimes it’s not easy to be calm with the bank account.
so on thursday i had a meeting and they gave my such an amount of drawings to do that this is the BIG reason why i’m not telling about me here.
Don’t have time at all. I’m drawing all day long. Scanning, printing, getting mails with feedback and some changes to make.
So it will be this way to next friday or more.
But i’m so happy, no matter the amount of work and the stress it gives to me the deadline. I’m very happy.
My eatings … i have eaten lots of veggies and fruits.
And the boy … told me i am thinner (at midday today)
He never say anything about my body being bigger or smaller, he don’t mind at all, but hearing this made my inner self be very proud and happy.
I wanted as one of my goals to do ashtanga yoga 3 times a week.
This week I did it 2 times and some asanas this morning … i have to give lots of drawings on monday so it’s very difficult for me to be calm and take my time to do my yoga class (i’m doing them at home because I already know how to)
I have played the guitarr a lot on thursday (before starting the wotk on Friday, and yesterday i played it before going to sleep because i don’t want my fingers to loose the ‘practice’) I’ve startes playing the guitarr just a week ago and i’m very good at it (my boy tells so, he is my teacher, holy him)
thats for now.
good luck you all around the world!!!!!
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hope everyone’s going well with the challenge! I haven’t been able to read this discussion lately because I’ve been spending less time on the internet and more time doing assessments, which was part of my challenge so YAY!
I have also added a short morning walk to my routine – only about 30-40 minutes, just listening to some upbeat music and powering around newtown! I am discovering some gorgeous streets and its really fun getting to know the neighbourhood. I think I’ll only do it on days when I’m not going to uni or work, though, because I have also been walking to and from uni and work all the time! I caught the bus home last night for the first time in a few days!
I finished an assignment last night but there is still a lot to do, so I better get back to it!
my to-do list for today is to work out the outline for my essay, finish costumes for theatre design and start on another aspect of that project.
Day 6/27
Urgh, OK today was not all that great either…I ate some Cheezits and lots of chocolate and haven’t written in my journal yet (but I fully intend to do that before bed). I drank plenty of water and my room is looking pretty fantastic though.
I have to say, however, that I feel like I should be doing better than I am, like I should have wayyy more self-discipline. And it’s frustrating to learn exactly how very little control I bother to have over something as simple as a craving for a candy bar.
“If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.” ~Napoleon Hill
That’s rather a harsh way of putting it, but tomorrow I really need to get a handle on this junk food thing. I’m only just learning how much I rely on unhealthy stuff. So for Day 7 I WILL quit, cold turkey. Maybe it will help if I tell myself it’s only for the one day instead of thinking about eating healthily for the remaining 3 weeks. Anyway, wish me luck!
(Although: “Half of life is luck; the other half is discipline – and that’s the important half for without discipline you wouldn’t know what to do with luck.” ~Carl Zuckmeyer)
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day 5? 6?
i jumped off the vegan wagon and i’m extremely disappointed in myself. my justification for it is because of the greek orthodox holiday tonight — we have special romanian cuisine that we only get twice a year (christmas and easter). i passed on everything meat related, so i’m proud of that (except one egg!)... i’m going to go completely raw tomorrow to compensate for it.
my energy has been surging and i guess it’s just my luck that i came in contact with an old friend because he’s been taking me out to eat left and right. we went to a vegan bar the other night; he said he was sick of me constantly ordering salads… teehee! ^^;
The past week has been less than successful. It has been a disaster. I started to feel really down and beat about it, thinking to myself “If I can’t even get through a week, what good am I”. But then I stopped and thought to myself, “You know, if I keep thinking like this, I’m never going to be able to do anything.” And then I realized. It was this thinking that was the cause of my failure this week. It was this kind of thinking that always holds me back, and never lets me succeed. I am a negative person, and I don’t know how I got this way, and I don’t know why I do it, but I am. “I will never be able to do this” or “I will never be like that” etc etc. Its this kind of thinking that sets you up for failure. Not only that, but its kind of unhealthy =/
And so, I have decided I am restarting the ICT tomorrow afresh. Scrapping the past week, as though it never happened, and from here on in there will be a new goal to my list.
My goals up to now have been
a) Exercise thrice weekly
and b) Stick to a healthy eating plan
Which would hopefully help me to finally lose weight and be happy with myself
but I cannot fully succeed in that, without my new goal
c) To think positive thoughts
Every morning when I wake up and think “Ugh, I do not want to go to school today, I would rather stay in bed.” I am going to list 3 reasons to get on up out of bed and face the day. 3 positive things about the day, maybe I have Art class or perhaps mum is cooking my favourite meal, a way to start my day off on a positive note. Basically, I will try and overrule all negative thoughts whenever one comes to mind. “Ugh I do not want to do this homework task” or “I hate exercising, I don’t want to go to the gym today.” But what about all the benefits that come from hard work?
So tomrorows the new start for me. I hope your all doing so well in your own challenges, stay positive and keep on truckin kids!
WOW my computer HATES this page hahah, it must be all the comments, it takes me 5 or so refreshes to load it properly =/ I just wanted to add another small goal. Its not really a part of the iCT but its a goal so whatever, I’ll just write it anyway.
- To take more photos
Whenever I go out, I will take some sort of camera. Even if its my normal digital camera and not my nice DSLR, even its a polaroid camera, and take photos everytime I go out with my friends and stuff. Also to take photos of my outfits, and more artsy photographs. Just to get into the habit of taking a camera everywhere and capturing everything!
Day 6 report
a) 60 mins exercise 5 days out of 7 YUP (day off today but did 30 mins anyway because I missed 15 mins on day 4 and it feeeeels good. Faints!)
b) 1 litre of water a day YUP
c) mindless ab crunches as part of a)day off
d) take a break outdoors during the day YUP (did a couple of hours planting things spuds, tomatoes, courgettes, sunflowers (happy) red peppers)
e) pep talks YUP
Want to add an extra for next week f) something in my sketchbook every day (I want this to become a daily habit again).
I’m dreading this challenge being over – I hope Gala hosts it as an on-going thing to dip into/out of ….
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6/27
Oh dear oh dear oooh my dear. I did SO badly yesterday! I mean, I had a reason but still…I ended up eating loaaaads of chocolate, only one piece of fruit (banana for breakfast) and hardly any veg. No exercise. No nothing. Oh dear.
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woah…first time here.
well…what i wanted to achieve this certain period in time is to sort myself out asap. Maybe im in this loco phase of confusion of some sort…and it’s kind of driving me in the brink of isolation. but it’s been good so far. :)
i’ve been single-handedly helping myself, but from the looks of this page, everybody seems to have a hand on everybody. which is giving off some really good positive vibe.
I hope the best for you people!
and another thing!!
i hope this me being such a sloth will finally go away!!
that will be one of my transformation!!
GOOOO ME and YOU and US and EVERYBODY!!!!
i’m in the mood to paaaartaaaay!!
Day 7/27 Is it really Day 7 or am I getting ahead of myself?
I had the best weekend – spent down south with a lovely boy who I haven’t seen in a while. We watched action movies and drank rather a lot of good wine and he cooked for me (Salmon steak with Italian salad. yum) and we spoke until the early hours on things like poverty and passion and jedi mind tricks and philosophy.
While I didn’t meditate, I wrote a lot and I got some exercise (sheepish grin). It was blissful and I’m so ready to wake up early tomorrow, do 5 kms on the bike before work, take my lunch and come home to yoga and meditation.
Oh and the other good thing? He told me as we were walking home the first night I was there that if I smoked I would taste awful and he wouldn’t kiss me. then he went on to make me throw the whole packet of cigarettes (only two taken from the pack) down a drain! And then I got lots of kisses and now I’m not a smoker any more and I haven’t missed it at all. Hurray!
Katrina I just bought a little cheap digi camera to do just that, it goes with me everywhere. DSLR’s are just too heavy for a handbag.
Reree-with-a-extra-e You always write the most interesting comments here :) I think I have a platonic crush on you.
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day 5/27: aka: how I fell off the wagon but got started again:
So I’ve been doing pretty well with my goal of not snacking, and all around eating healthier (getting even more fruits and veggies, totally avoiding junk food). I knew the weekend might be a little harder, and it was! Last night an old friend came over, and I ended up having some drinks and then munching on any bit of not-good-for-me food I had left in the house. I woke up this morning feeling pretty bad about having binged like that, but I came up with a way to make myself feel better about it and feel recommitted to the project.
I’ve been keeping track of everything I eat with a website that keeps track of it for you (but if you are doing it in a journal or something, this would work too.) I added up all my snacks & drinks from last night and it was not pretty. However, once I started thinking about it, I decided to make a list of what I ate in a typical day before I started the challenge. It was much, much worse – and I did it on a daily basis. Comparing what I used to eat to the progress I had been making so far with the challenge really motivated me to feel better about my slip up, and know I could get past it.
(sorry I haven’t been writing here daily, but I am checking in & keeping track on my own!)
7/27
Oh my goodness, day seven already!! I have been feeling so positive this week and am hoping it continues. Today I went for an hour walk with my boyfriend and I have been keeping up with Wii Fit. Although I am having to fight through the burn in my muscles! I’m so sore allover.
I have high expectations for this week and fingers crossed all will go well!
I hope everyone else is still going strong! If not, I’ve found that the main reason I have failed previously is because my goals have been ridiculously hard to achieve! So chill out and focus on the good things, and don’t be so hard on yourself!
Sunshine & Sparkles
xxxx
Hello Transformers!
This is a very exciting thing to be part of. I am, however, terribly sick with the flu, so I feel like I have an advantage, because I really CAN’T partake in anything unhealthy, for my own good. I have been feeding my flu and popping vitamins and resting, not to mention going for small walks around the block and it’s helping so much.
Good luck everyone and stick with it. The work is hard, but it’s rewarding. It’s an investment for your future. Think of it as low-risk stocks!
xoxoxoxo jess
Day 6/27
Again, I’m writing this the next day because of my bedtime… issues. So, yesterday I did pretty good with diet. I ate some caramel-chocolate popcorn stuff, which was pretty bad, but nothing other than that. I didn’t exercise, and I had problems with my bedtime. I wanted to get in a little gaming before I went to bed, but before I knew it the Emperor was a ghost, my master had betrayed and killed me, and I had to restore the fountains to come back from the dead. I went to bed at about 12:45. Not good. Tonight I know better than getting in ‘a little gaming’ before bed.
I had a haircut on saturday. Its awfull… i cant stop crying… i had a long hair and now it looks so shitty. Even though i went to another salon to fix and it still feels so wrong. I no longer wanna be part of iTC. I guess im too down to be a part of this. The truth is that i feel ugly, and i feel that i dont belong in here.
It was fun reading how everyone was going, and i hope all of you can achieve your goals.
DAY 6
i had decided to make saturday and sunday my rest days, meaning wouldn’t be too hard on myself in case i didn’t fulfill my goals completely. however, i think i did pretty well; i woke up early, didn’t do any exercise but i ate well.
DAY 7
ate rather well, got up early and took a 30 or so minutes walk.
evaluation of week 1:
i’m extremely happy with myself! perhaps my goals are the hardest ones but i like making sure i can manage them. it’s like with me and running, i can’t say to myself “i’m gonna go out and run x kilometers”, i need to say “i’m gonna go out and if my legs want to i’ll run a bit”, since my legs want to run they will, and after a while my legs will want to run more and more and more. that is how i approach this challenge as well. i’m starting off small and make it success proof to boost my confidence and minimize the risk of jumping off the wagon.
I decided i needed to take a week off form working out, as my knees were starting to ache etc.
Small update though since Jan i have lost 14 cm off my stomach the weight goes up and down a bit though i think its down to me building up my muscle.
Im back working out tonight so tomorrow i wont be able to walk :p
it doesn’t help that at the moment my partner and i have to move house in 2 weeks due to our landlord not paying his mortgage and us be forced to leave :(
Since my whole cancer ordeal, I have vowed to eat more healthy, quit smoking, buy more organic and green items, and get more excercise. I did NOT however vow to lose weight, because that should happen if I do everything I have vowed to do.
I have exercised as much as I can after only 4 weeks after surgery, I am buying food that is either organically grown or has no preservatives, I have quit smoking with falling off the wagon a couple of times, and as a result, I HAVE lost weight!!! WoooHooo!!
This is so cool reading about what everyone is doing!! This alone is inspiration!!
So this is the first time in AAAAAGES that this page has actually loaded for me! I’ve been commenting in the Week Two discussion section lately under my correct name (Rere with no extra e!), since I can barely access this page at all – usually it freezes for me around comment 200, which is really a bummer, because I love to read all of y’alls’ amazing comments. Maybe I should stay up later and only visit icing at this time?
Lately, I’ve been thinking over some things for myself, specifically some things about love and romance. If you’re reading this, please say that in a voice that would wear handlebar mustaches. Anyway. Love and romance. To make a long story short, usually, I bypass any emotional need by picking and choosing – I’ll pick one friend to cuddle (or some), one friend to fuck (or some), one friend to share deep emotional connections with – on and on. It’s actually worked out pretty well for me so far. But I’m thinking it might be a time for a change. I’m not going to be changing my system, exactly, because I love having, well, my love spread out like this, but I’m thinking it might be time to try and look for more of these things all in ONE person rather than in several. I mean, I have this bad habit of falling into relationships where only one aspect of the many I desire is displayed, and being like, “Well, we have amazing sex but it’s okay that she disrespects me like my momma and really makes me feel bad about myself (like my momma), because I have other friends who can respect me for me and I don’t feel that bad about myself anyway….”
Yeah.
Which reminds me, I should probably talk to my mom about that.
Song: thank you! Your comments always make me really hungry for some reason, even when you’re not talking about wine (my favorite thing!) and more talking about exercise. I don’t know why. Probably most things make me hungry and I haven’t realized yet or something.