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How bad do you want this?

Wednesday, October 03, 2012

I have been struggling to find a good balance the last few days between fitting in exercise/healthy eating and the other things going on in my life.

I haven't been happy with a lot of the changes I have made because of this shift in how busy things have been and at first I was upset about it but the more I think about it the more I have to ask myself how bad I really want this? I am now starting to understand that this journey is all about me and if I really want it to be a positive experience I have got to start finding ways to fit in my exercise and healthy eating.

I know other men and women out there who work 10 times harder in a day than I'm sure that I do and they still make time for the gym...I really have no excuses.

I am choosing to sleep in when I could be getting up and fitting in a morning workout. I am skipping out on healthy evening meals because I claim I have no time to make something but I could be asking my boyfriend for more help or preparing things on the weekend or the night before or even the morning of.

These poor choices have left me with an extremely bad attitude these past few days because I know the choices are only going to hinder my success.

I really do want this and I am willing to do what it takes to make it happen. Starting now!

The 5% challenge starts on Saturday and I couldn't be happier to be a part of the Casual Travellers. This is the first time I have done this challenge. I am really nervous but also excited to see how it goes and I think it is a great step in the right direction for me and a really cool thing to try. Wish me luck!
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MERRY_XMAS 10/6/2012 7:18AM

    I'm sure you are gonna make it!
You are half way there: you spotted what you're doing wrong and now you only have the other half; to fix it.

Good luck with the challenge!

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MOM_TO_AKI 10/4/2012 12:04PM

    Set small goals and donīt try to change everything at once.

For me preparing menu for the week help a lot and I donīt feel as lost during the busy work week to come up with recipes to cook healthy. I recommend starting with making a list of dishes you cook regularly and then you can use SP recipes ore other websites to add to that list slowly.

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CHICCHANTAL 10/4/2012 2:09AM

    5 per cent challenge? tell me more.

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TRACYNOTGIVINUP 10/3/2012 7:36PM

    I love how you are looking at yourself and how your choices are or can effect you. The challenge is going to be great for you I bet, with the things we work on each week, they start to solidify into habits and everything starts to fall into place. So, it is hard to fit exercise into anyones day and it is soooo easy to talk to yourself out of it. I started putting it on my calendar on my phone, so a reminder comes up with my time frame. I do this monthly now, set up my schedule and then each week I look it over to make sure that things will still work out with anything else that comes about. Make a commitment to do at least 10 minutes, most of the time it will turn into more I bet and then even if not, you got your 10 minutes in which will leave you feeling good about yourself. And getting help with your meals is a great idea as well. Also, would you be able to use a crock pot? I have two days a week that I spend time doing odd things that make it easier if I can throw something in there and just let it go. There are some really good recipes on SP recipes. I tried the Salsa Chicken one this week and everyone in my house liked it. Most importantly remember how much your worth this experience for and how great you will feel. You are worth it and you can do it!!

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