60-Day Challenge Check-In Post 5/12-5/18

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[Mommy-O]

Oh yeah, and Happy 2-fer Canadians!!

[emsgreen]

Still running, and its still getting easier. When I start to get tired I just imagine running around with pumpkin when he gets older and it keeps me going.

Went shopping this weekend and was very frugal. The lack of the usual shopping guilt was refreshing!

Another week down... Good job everyone!!

[Julie]

I think I"m doing pretty well. I've been really consistent with my running, which is feeling great. While I haven't lost any weight, I just feel better and that's what counts (that and wearing my clothes comfortably).

As for the journaling.....I got a late start on that but became motivated to do it once I bought myself one I wanted to use. I am trying to write my exercise goals and eating goals in the morning while I drink my coffee and while Alex watches his morning tv. I am not very good about writing at the end of the day, but oh well. I continue to get stickers for my workouts, but it's harder to award stickers for good eating. My eating goals are more vague and harder to define. What I've narrowed it down to is
-mindful of what I am eating
-trying to make healthy choices
-eating a realistic portion and waiting 20 mintues to see if I want more (listening to my body and not my mouth)

But it is still hard to do. One of my favorite things in the world is to read and eat something yummy. It can be anything. But even though my goal is to be mindful, I end up grabbing the book because whatever I have to eat is just *too good* to eat without a book. Does that make sense? So everyday I am not getting a sticker because I am just unwilling to give that up, I guess.

So I guess I will have to make my peace with that since I don't seem willing to change it. And now that i"m writing this, I think it's not that eating and reading are bad....but what ends up happening is that once the yummy thing is gone, I scrounge around for more to extend the bliss. And so maybe setting some limits about this like "I can eat lunch while I eat, but before I sit down I have to define what this meal will be and then stick to it...no add on's. When it's over, it's over."