Posts by eureka1985

I did no problems! I actually was so into it I ended up running 22 minutes instead! I always cover the time on the treadmill with my towel and forgot to look so by the time I checked I was over! You're totally right cc31 the first few minutes are toughest but once you're in that groove you feel like you can go and go and go. Onto week 6!

cc31: thanks for the info- I'll definitely check that out that website!

jacksnacks: there is nothing wrong with repeating a week! The program says that if one week is too big of a jump to just go back and repeat the previous week- no harm done!

Welcome tnbrat!

Binging is definitely the devil in disguise and you have to find out what control works best for you but here are some suggestions to try!

* Tapping on pressure points: I've seen this around a lot lately and it involves tapping repeatedly on areas of your head (forehead, temples, top of the hand, wrist) in order to curb your cravings. I've also seen it helpful to repeat something to yourself over and over while doing it...something along the lines of "I will not let my cravings control me" or whatever works for you! I guess it makes you stop and second guess what you're doing and distracts from the craving.

* If you feel a craving coming on try going for a walk, switching rooms, or just doing something different than you currently are. Usually a change in behaviour at that minute can distract from the craving.

*If you do a lot of your binging while watching tv, only allow yourself a small portion of something that you can only eat on commercials. We tend to overeat while watching tv because we are so engaged in the show we don't realize how much food we are stuffing in our mouths!

Hope something works for you!

It's so great to see that so many people love this program! I just started it recently too. Yesterday I finished W2D3 so I'm really looking forward to moving onto week 3! I love the feeling of accomplishment, it's such a rewarding program. The only drawback I've experienced was a sore right hip, but my running shoes were quite old so I upgraded and it's helped for the most part, just a tad sore sometimes (not nearly as bad though!) Has anyone else experienced sore hips (where your thigh connects)?

It really is eye opening to realize how many calories I used to eat as a child. No wonder I put on so much weight over the years. I wouldn't think twice about having a chocolate bar and pop for snack, or ice cream everyday when I got home from school. My dad would bring home MacDonalds twice a week sometimes. Gross! Also if people used to offer me muffins, chocolate or cookies I would say "sure!' and accept without thinking. Now I politely refuse and sometimes they look at me like I have two heads followed by "why not?"- that can get mildly annoying!

"I hate when i eat healthy, and a skinny friend comes and tells me : "How can you eat so little, i could never survive on that food" and continues to eat her chips."

Oh this is definitely one of my biggest pet peeves. I see this happening at work all the time- skinny people eating chips, chocolate bars and pop for snack while I'm eating an apple. I'm fine eating the apple- but for them to make little comments like that or "oh are you on a diet?" is really bothersome.

I also hate when people talk about being overweight and how awful it is....right in front of you. I have this one male friend/coworker who is very shallow and constantly picks about girls based on their looks- especially their weight. He even calls girls who are average weight fat. And he does all of this talking right to me. I found myself telling him off the other day calling him rude and inappropriate- boy that felt good.