Well, today was the last day that I am eating sugar or artificial sweeteners until Christmas Eve. That is the challenge I have given myself to stay on track and avoid weight gain over the holidays. So I decided to involve my clients at the gym.
WANT TO PARTICIPATE?
It's pretty simple (but maybe not too easy!). Just pick something you are going to give up from now until Christmas. Pick something that is keeping you from achieving your fitness goals.
For me, it's chocolate, cereal, diet pop, cookies - anything with sugar or artificial sweeteners. You may think that's too strict and "OH MY GOODNESS WHAT WOULD I EAT!!!!!??????"
Well, I will tell you that last time I did this challenge, I did it for 18 days and lost 7 pounds and felt pretty great! The goal this time is too stay off the "crack" as I call it! I will be eating: chicken, fish, eggs, turkey, raw & steamed veggies, sweet potatoes, and a small amount of fruit. I will drink only water.
This is something i "HAVE" to do. I have no choice. If I do this I will be a success. If not, I will live in a continuous cycle of yo-yo dieting for the rest of my life and never achieve my fitness goals. I know this is the truth. God will help me and be my strength as I turn my addiction over to him. That is the only way!
OK! The 2nd part of the challenge is to pick something you are ABSOLUTELY & POSITIVELY going to do to help achieve you fitness goals! Mine is to use trigger point therapy on my IT Band 3 x week with a racquetball. My IT Band is soooooo tight it hurts just to touch it. This will lessen my knee pain and allow my muscles to get stronger!
I will list some of the things my clients are giving up and doing to give you some ideas as they sign up!
Here are some things they are GIVING UP:
sugar
pizza
lays chips
energy drinks
pasta
nut butters (all nut butters not just peanut butter)
bread
And here are some of the things they are DOING:
stretch more
get to the gym 4 x week
do 30 min of cardio 3 x week
make workouts more intense
Add 2 more cardio sessions per week
ETC
You Get the IDEA!
Join us and LET's BE FIT FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!!
Hey Julie, found your blog via BB.com. I gave up sugar last year this time for 12 weeks. I went low carb (VERY low) and high protein. In 12 weeks I went from 187 lbs to 170 lbs and went from 20% bf to 15% bf. Now, a year later I'm 14.8% bf and 187 lbs. So I can atest that giving up sugar is a great way to shed some unwanted bf. I hope you've been able to stick to your sugar free challenge !!
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