I had one or two small slip ups during the week and didn't get in enough cardio but overall I'm very pleased with 1st week. I'm trying to take the advice of others and not step on the scale to often but old habits die hard. Thankfully when I last stepped on I was down 2lbs! I was pleased to see that! I did have a bout of detox on day 3 and 4 but that seems to have passed now and I have noticed my energy level has skyrocketed since. So far so good. Onward and upward to week two.
49 minutes ago | By zoecoop
So I turned 30 yesturday, not such a big deal to me. I look in the mirror and I see a lean, healthy body, pretty damn good for a 30 year I think. Well anyways I spent the entire day obsessing in my head over how I was going to convince my hubby that we were not going to go out for dinner and no special dessert was needed. But what happens instead is I had a very busy stressful day and by the time he got home from work it was already past our normal dinner time the kids were getting cranky etc. He says "pizza"? I say "sure". I usually don't beat myself up over pizza because I can usually limit myself to one slice. But lastnight, nope, 2 1/2 slices. To make matters worse my mother shows up with cake and ice cream. Well, I've already sabatoged myself I think, "what the hell?" so down goes a slice of cake and ice cream. At the end of the night I'm bloated, uphappy at my lack of self control and frustrated. Why do I always do this to myself? I know better.
Anyway today is a new day and actually a new year for me. I don't want to feel guilty everytime I decide to have a small cheat, I just want to feel happy that I have the control to limit myself.
Now deciding what kind of workout I can do to burn the most calories. Another motivating factor is my Insanity workout DVD's I ordered for my own birthday present have been shipped and are on there way!
1 hour ago | By fitmomof2
I spent the last week prepping for the ECD. I made sure to have a written plan for eating and exercising. I completed all my grocery shopping for the first week give or take a day or two. I am finally ready with a plan now I just have to execute. I really good at planning...Its the execution that seems to get me. However I have a plan for this as well. I scheduled the alarm on my phone to go off every 3 hrs to remind me of meal times and to remind me when its time to workout. Well it's been a good day..time to relax and sleep.
3 hours ago | By cconey
Today is the Jewish new year and my new year's resolution is fine tune my clean eating, give up my filthy habit of smoking, successfully complete my personal trainer course and be the fittest I've ever been.
After 23 years of smoking and several failed attempts at kicking the habit it's time for a change. But I'm completely petrified. I know I've got loads of awful withdrawal symptoms to look forward to, so I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for me. It's a shame that I can't fully enjoy the benefits of clean eating while I'm still filling my body with toxins!
4 hours ago | By Aviv309
ECD Challenge update
6 hours ago | By luvmylilgirls
Getting ready to begin the 3rd Eat Clean Diet challenge
6 hours ago | By Curly_Qs
I spent the last week riding my bike in a city that is not known for an exercise adventure, the City of Sin. My spouse had a conference in Los Vegas and I joined him for 5 days of riding in the Dessert, part of the lure for us was the beauty of the bike course in a triathlon I had done a few years earlier in Lake Mead National Park. We travel with our bikes almost everywhere we go and have found that every city has a handful of bike routes, a cycling community with open group rides, and beauty unique to the city we are in.
So this trip we found ourselves on the famous Los Vegas Strip, staying in the new Aria Hotel, and driving to the outskirts of the city for some amazing riding in 42+ degree heat. We carried water everywhere we could, in pockets, inside jerseys, and stopped at every opportunity to re-fill our bottles. We rode the beautiful Red Rock Canyon (see the picture of Darin), a bike path through Lake Mead National Park ( it rose up to 50 degrees this day and I ended up calling a cab to cover the last 30 km, too hot for me, but not for Darin), and up to a ski resort where the temperature went from 39 degrees at the bottom to 24 degrees at the top in a beautiful forest that offered completely different scenery than the dessert landscape we had been riding in. Other routes were planned, we just ran out of time and decided to spend our last day at the pool instead of on the bike, a welcome change for me as I felt like I had been frying on the BBQ the last few days.
The beauty of riding in different cities is that it provides a completely different view of the place being visited, a peek into another part of the city’s culture, and a way to stay fit while also giving in to taste bud temptations. Traveling with my bike also keeps me motivated to ride, it’s exciting to explore new places on two wheels, to really see, smell, and experience the location at a slower pace and to venture in to places you wouldn’t do in a car or by foot.
I would encourage everyone to plan a bike trip, doesn’t have to be far from home, even an hour or two from the cities we live in offer new experiences when pedaled. As someone who is happiest exploring new place by bike I would love to hear about places that you have enjoyed riding, so let me know about your favourite hometown route, the most beautiful place you have ridden, a memorable vacation destination, and exotic locale, I am excited to read about your recommendations and become motivated in planning my next vacation. petrinat@hotmail.com.
6 hours ago | By Petrina