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WALLOWA
Posts: 1,208 11/19/09 11:43 P
ferocious moments of fear and anxiety - interfere with doing 'the right thing' sometimes.
Never regret anything that made you smile. .
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CNOVAT
Posts: 106 11/18/09 5:20 P
lack of time!
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PHILLYSKYLINE
Posts: 187 11/18/09 8:34 A
My barriers are sheer laziness, love of beer/wine, and pain.
When I get home from a 10-hour day, the very last thing I want to do is exercise. I've recently overcome this by bike commuting to work. I get 70 minutes of exercise split between morning and evening, so that by the time I get home, I'm DONE. On the days I don't bike, I've decided to add weight training.
The beer/wine thing has been a battle for a while. I tend to get into a pattern of having one or two drinks almost every night, which is unhealthy and definitely isn't conducive to losing weight. When I have a drink or two, I also tend to eat since alcohol stimulates appetite. But since I've started biking to work, that glass of wine doesn't seem so tempting when I know I'll be on my bike at 6:30am.
I've had foot pain for over a year, and for a long time I let it sideline me. It's finally starting to subside. Again, biking has been a huge step to overcoming this barrier. I wish I could walk/run, but it's just not in the cards right now.
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. --Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food
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MARYAMFATTA
Posts: 44 11/18/09 6:28 A
going out. its too cold and I cant drive.
live for today and have hope for tommorow.
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JVALVERDE1
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Posts: 157 11/18/09 3:38 A
getting out and walking in this cold weather, not a gym person. Like to walk but it's cold outside.
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VIRENDER1
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Posts: 1,022 11/18/09 2:39 A
sweets liking
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KILLERSTAR
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Posts: 127 11/18/09 1:21 A
I'm still just keeping up self-motivation but I try to find friends that are like me around this small town, maybe some fitness buddies, but most of everyone around here just hangs out and drinks. =( No fun activities really either.
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FONDA82
Posts: 13 11/17/09 10:56 P
i don't really like many fruits or vegetables and i love cookies and candy. i also need to take the time to plan my meals and stick with the plan!
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MARSHAISC2
Posts: 41 11/17/09 10:44 P
I use to think that time and money were my barriers but now I know my true barrier was me and all my excuses and now that I am calling myself on those excuses I find that I can finally lose weight for the first time in 15 years.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Walt Emerson
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CHERYLE51
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Posts: 154 11/17/09 10:40 P
A lot of times it is time. I will have the day off and do laundry all day and then think later I will do exercise and then my kids come home and they have a ton of homework and need my help. Money can also be an issue. Trying to feed 6 adults and 2 teen boys can become expensive.
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MARCILYNNE
Posts: 21 11/17/09 8:56 P
1) Divorce 2) 3 kids 3) Work too much 4) dont sleep enough 5) dont work out as much as I should 6) Burn out from work (social work) 7) Kid food around the house 8) a hubby who doesnt notice if I lose weight or gain
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ALLYGATOR
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Posts: 579 11/17/09 8:52 P
T-I-M-E!!!!!! I work full time, weird shifts, I am a full time graduate student, in addition to being a wife and mom. Sometimes drive thru is just easier, or prep time for dinner cuts into work out time. Or by the time I get home FINALLY I am too tired to even think. Add stress eating to the equation and you have 278 pounds!!!
Constant Vigilance!!!
Mad-Eye Moody
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SWEETCANDY75
Posts: 31 11/17/09 8:43 P
My biggest barrier is planning I fail to plan my entire day in relationship to what I eat so sometimes i'm starving and end up eating anything also cost. More healthy food is expensive and if it's affordable it meants a lot of prep time to prepare it.....aggghhhh
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CH1X0R1
Posts: 85 11/17/09 8:29 P
My biggest barrier is definitely my husband's junk food habit. He is always suggesting we go out for ice cream or daiquiris (two of my favorite, favorite things!) and it's hard for me to always resist temptation without feeling deprived. The pantry is usually full of his unhealthy snacks and treats. I know it would be easier if we were both eating healthy.
"There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower."
-Honore de Balzac
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COWGIRLT17
Posts: 24 11/17/09 7:40 P
I agree with JSMAMA3. When my husband is home on weekends. He wants to go out to eat and to the movies or another favorite activity for us is to crank up the blender and break out the Captain Morgan rum. I don't think I would cheat every weekend if I was at home by myself. He is otherwise very supportive of my lifestyle change, but he says that I should have one day a week to let loose. I think it is just undoing all my hard work during the week.
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PETALDEAR
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Posts: 2,539 11/17/09 7:35 P
Having to bring work home which is sedentary. I want to move much more on a daily basis than my job allows me. It is frustrating
Make a Difference Do what you can, but never forget that letting go is very different from giving up. Of all the things you can make in life, remember you make all the difference in your life.
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MNIKODEM
Posts: 17 11/17/09 6:24 P
I know exactly what you mean and I don't think we are alone on this one. Food is more than just eating...it's an experience... so I too feel deprived. I am trying to shift my way of thinking to looking at food as fuel and nothing more. But that being said it's hard. Check out Tom Venuto on the web. I found out about his habit changing plan 2 weeks ago and trying it out. You eat often so I don't feel as deprived. :)
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AOGOAE
Posts: 2,702 11/17/09 5:32 P
Living with other people who don't eat healthy- we literally have 5 different kinds of cookies in the pantry, as well as homemade ones in the freezer, at least 2 types of ice cream at all times, and this is just the beginning. There's no way for me to avoid temptation- it's always there and I have to push through it on my own.
I think one of my biggest barriers is the fact that I feel deprived when I can't eat the food, or even as much of the food, that someone else is eating. Even though I can have delicious, satisfying healthy food (or eat a little of the unhealthy), it doesn't seem to help. I don't know if anyone knows what I mean, but I really feel deprived.
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FEMMEX
Posts: 2 11/17/09 4:56 P
I love food. In the evening I want snacks before dinner. And I don't exercise enough. Twice a week but usually not more, this everyday thing - not for me. But I would like to increase to 4x per week. But sometimes exercising makes me hungrier, so it is a tough balance. Overall a love of food and laziness to exercise has given me my spare tire.
WWILLIAMS3
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Posts: 29 11/17/09 4:43 P
Fast food. It’s way too convenient. However, with the help of SparkRecipes, I’m finding ways to make my own, healthy fast food. So coming home to a crockpot full of low calorie food is much better!
Upcoming run:
Las Vegas1/2 marathon - Dec 6, 2009
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MNIKODEM
Posts: 17 11/17/09 4:07 P
I love going out with my honey to restaurants. Having all that yummy food around me and being limited is tough.
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MOOSEGAL
Posts: 81 11/17/09 4:02 P
Being the bearer of the candy dish at work (my own doing, but I'm the go to for sweets!), and also lack of time to get to the gym.
"You will never discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose site of the shore."
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KATEFINN1
Posts: 62 11/17/09 3:05 P
chocolate, pizza, etc... food in general. it's the worst in the winter - i can normally have a pretty good handle on it, but when it gets cold, it's super hard
JSMAMA3
Posts: 9 11/17/09 1:10 P
My husband. He doesn't do a single thing to make it tough for me. Just having him around makes me want nothing but fast food for meals. It's definitely a test of my will power to have him home all weekend.
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VKKESU
Posts: 255 11/17/09 12:55 P
I love the taste of food, the smell, the presentation....yada, yada, yada.
If you don't love yourself....how can we expect others to.
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BUDIES31771
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Posts: 17 11/17/09 12:49 P
WORK. Work is my biggest barrier. If it isn't someone's birthday, someone is bringing in homemade cookies, pies, or buying donuts for the office. Of course my office happens to be directly across from the kitchen, which doesn't help either!!!
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OLIVIAB25313
Posts: 5 11/17/09 12:40 P
My biggest barrier is physical. I have been hit by an 18 wheeler truck twice in my life so as a result I cannot walk or stand for long as one of my legs goes numb and I collapse. The other leg has a bad painful knee from a fall several years ago. And I have vertigo. I think I eat o.k. but the musculo-skeletal problems weigh me down.
AIMEE131
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Posts: 171 11/17/09 12:33 P
My biggest barrier is that I don't plan--make meals ahead of time--what to eat/when to eat. (I hate planning, not really sure why though. I think it's the food preparing that I hate more than the actual planning. Or I think I went to extreme and made BORING meals that I didn't like and I rebelled-I ate fairly well, just not "extreme".)
I think at one time, I didn't want to pay the price of healthy things. Now, I don't care. I just want to FEEL better on a minute-by-minute basis.
Just do it! It really isn't as hard or as time consuming as my mind wants me to believe.
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Posts: 8 11/17/09 12:22 P
portion control with snacks (even the healthy ones)
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GRUMPYGIRL666
Posts: 8 11/17/09 12:11 P
Stress and smoking.
MISS_PIE
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Posts: 720 11/17/09 11:14 A
Martinis
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CYCOIVAN
Posts: 5 11/17/09 11:09 A
Work - it seems that there is always someone here bringing food in everyday. I have a constant chocolate donut on my shoulder screaming "EAT ME!" but no good food on the other shoulder to tell me otherwise (metaphorically speaking, of course)
"If you want to look thin, you hang out with fat people" - Rodney Dangerfield
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GRAMMARGURU07
Posts: 333 11/17/09 10:16 A
giving in to cravings...i need something or someone to keep me honest and help me keep my eating in check. tough when i live alone, but i'll deal with it!
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BAILEYSMOM7
Posts: 17 11/17/09 9:29 A
Wine at the end of the night. If you think about it, two glasses of wine is like eating a bowl of ice cream before bed, which I would NEVER do. So I am gave it up because the scale has not been moving. At all. :(
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IPA-RAY
Posts: 144 11/17/09 6:34 A
Perpetually thin wife making big dinners.
It is not the length of life, but the depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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CISSYRENE
Posts: 5 11/17/09 5:18 A
I'm single and I find it a real chore to cook actual meals. But i've lost my job, and school doesn't start until January, so i've got nothing but time to do the things I need to do.
NIKKIR123
Posts: 330 11/16/09 11:21 P
chocolate and wine
Nicole
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.- Eleanor Roosevelt
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SARI328
Posts: 96 11/16/09 11:15 P
girl's best friends... chocolate and martinis :)
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MEGAN264
Posts: 2 11/16/09 10:43 P
Alcohol and night time eating. Lack of self motivation to excersise so emotional eating and drinking ensue.
OTG2929
Posts: 37 11/16/09 10:41 P
My biggest challenge is from those that are closest to me. We always socialize over food. When I suggest we stay in and cook (healthier options), it seems that someone always has a reason why we need to go out. Sometimes I feel like they sabotage me, but I know that I have to make the right decisions when I'm with them. This is my choice to be healthy, not theirs.
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ULTRRAVIOLETTE
Posts: 4 11/16/09 9:52 P
It's definitely hanging out with friends on the weekends - drinking, late night eating, etc.
I've started going to 2 hours worth of classes on Saturday mornings so that I'm more inclined to get the energy and metabolism going, and I'm more likely to not want to "ruin" my great workout with pizza at 1am.
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TIKIMAMI
Posts: 95 11/16/09 9:29 P
Wanting a quick fix.
Lloyd: "What's the soup du jour?" Waitress: "It's the soup of the day..." Lloyd: "Mmm.. that sounds good. I'll have that."
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SMOCK687
Posts: 6 11/16/09 9:24 P
i have an excuse for everything. "mom doesn't want to work out then i can wait until tomorrow." or "someone else just took the dog out so i don't HAVE to." i have an excuse for everything.
MANDARAE1127
Posts: 3 11/16/09 8:36 P
My job. I travel a ton and since I eat out all the time it is very hard for me to eat healthy. The exercise usually goes right out the window too. Once I get in the hotel I don't want to leave again...
175 - Pants 170 - Tennis Shoes 160 - The Bigest Loser for Nintendo DS 150 - New Tattoo! 140 - 1 hour massage 130 - New Bedding 120 (Goal) - New outfit!
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FLUTTERBUGCE
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Posts: 4,325 11/16/09 7:54 P
Holiday eating and emotional eating.
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SUNSHINE749
Posts: 53 11/16/09 7:41 P
My family , lifestyle and geographic location
Edited by: SUNSHINE749 at: 11/16/2009 (19:48)
CARRIEBARBAGEL
Posts: 76 11/16/09 6:52 P
Portion Control I hate it
If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me?
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BLUEPLATE
Posts: 41 11/16/09 6:43 P
Not being able to keep up with the CRAZY routines that I feel like I should be following long term.
I'm really good at working out for two hours every day of the week... for about three weeks. Then real life kicks back in. Just like I'm really good at eating 1250 calories a day every day... until I get invited to a dinner party, where that's the amount of calories in the appetizers alone.
I'm on a quest to find the closest-to-normal eating plan, and the closest-to-a-normal-active-lifestyle activity level that I can, just so that I can keep it up for the long haul and make it a LIFESTYLE and not a temporary DIET.
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MSDIAMOND
Posts: 745 11/16/09 6:29 P
wine when i want to relax
""Don't make someone a priority in you're life when you're only an option in theirs. Don't take your loved ones for granted because one day you're going to wake up and realize you've lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones"
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SLGREER
Posts: 1,065 11/16/09 6:25 P
Time demands - changes in my routine that take me away from exercise and stress me - then I overeat.
Yes Chase...wine is my downfall..and the calories add up. Plus they are empty go straight to the belly calories.
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CHASE6470
Posts: 15 11/16/09 5:29 P
Beer and/or alcohol in general...when you want to unwind you end up making bad decisions...eating decisions. Plus, your metabolism slows to a crawl among other things.
If I lose the booze, I lose the pounds much easier.
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LORINES
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Posts: 5 11/16/09 5:13 P
getting tired. i deal with fatigue and tend to let go of the food easily. i have done good with exercise but when i get tired which is often i revert to food...
ERINJOY266
Posts: 14 11/16/09 5:13 P
im a freshman in college and i live in the dorms, so i am stuck eating whatever the dining hall makes which makes it really hard when im trying to plan out my meals
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FIORENZA
Posts: 821 11/16/09 4:40 P
cruises
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CARRIEBARBAGEL
Posts: 76 11/16/09 4:06 P
Sometimes I do not have a lot of healthy foods on hand and my disability gets in the way.
If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me?
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FINEARSESOON
Posts: 58 11/16/09 1:24 P
Exactly MISSFITTY...way too many trumped up reasons to fall of the wagon...love your no excuses policy! I'm going to put that into practice. Just no excuses..!
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KBOFFGG
Posts: 103 11/16/09 1:17 P
One trick for veggies is adding canned (so it's mushy) spinach to spaghetti sauce. You won't even know it's there.
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KBOFFGG
Posts: 103 11/16/09 1:16 P
My husband, who brings all of my favorite things home, even when I ask him not to.
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MISSFITTY376
Posts: 4 11/16/09 1:12 P
my biggest barrier would be Veggies.....i sooooo dislike veggies so getting to like them and force myself to buy them....let alone eat them is quite a challange.....
Also...think about it there are just about 52 fridays in a year....and I can quickly count atleast 2 dozen holidays/special occasions...combined can you really afford that use that excuse??? ....I have a no excuses policy...just do it...or in this case...don't do it lol
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself - Muhammad Ali
It's not enough to have a dream, Unless you're willing to pursue it. It's not enough to know what's right, Unless you're strong enough to do it. It's not enough to learn the truth, Unless you also learn to live it. It's not enough to reach for love, Unless you care enough to give it Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if t
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FINEARSESOON
Posts: 58 11/16/09 12:54 P
Definitely excuses bmorgan! Oh it's Friday night...why not? Oh it's a special occasion...why not? The list is endless! I need to come up with my own response to myself. Something to keep myself in check...any ideas out there?
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RONNIEKAY
Posts: 210 11/16/09 12:43 P
My health issues, my time demands (job, kids etc.) and emotional eating.
"Cheered by the presence of God, I will face each moment without anxiety."
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BMORGAN1972
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Posts: 87 11/16/09 12:36 P
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain
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MACKJESS1234
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Posts: 160 11/16/09 12:05 P
McRibs
~Jessica~
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KATEALLEN
Posts: 1,075 11/16/09 11:58 A
The stress of caring for many others with high levels of need and carrying the family financial burden alone.
Kate
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FERRARI291
Posts: 20 11/16/09 11:36 A
weekends and night time snacking... i am the worst closet eater and ruin it completely late at night
"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels" "A touch on the lips, forever on the hips"
CW: 149.4 GW by Bahamas 11/23: 142 GW when bf comes home for xmas 12/18: 138 GW by Valentines day: 130 GW by Study Abroad Deadline 3/15: 125 GW by End Semester 5/15: 120
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SMOCK687
Posts: 6 11/16/09 11:03 A
I can deff identify with you also. One of my biggest issues is portion control/self control. Even when i try to portion what I'm about to eat... I end up eating the rest that wasn't put on my plate and then I feel bloated. I'm sure if everyone could just reduce the portions they eat we could all get to our goal... easier said then done i guess.
SMOCK687
Posts: 6 11/16/09 10:57 A
I agree. Both of my best friends are in college so they have no idea what healthy is. So when they come home and we have movie night, it's dominos pizza, cheesy bread and alcohol all weekend. That deff will not help me reach my goal.
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