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I’m not one to follow fad diets, but I needed a lift where mood is concerned so much that I picked up this book: http://www.goodmooddiet.com

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The emphasis is on good fats, good carbs, lean protein, 5 small meals per day, lots of water, and a daily dose of hot chocolate (made the old-fashioned way, and with Splenda!) 

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Even though I’m on the AWESOME BLUE VIOLET TEAM, I wasn’t looking for weight loss this week as much as for not having cravings for sweets and just feeling better, and I got it all!  I used to try to follow the bodybuilder’s diets (also small meals, lean protein, lots of veggies), but I think it’s the good fat connection that makes this possible.  Ground flax seed, tuna and salmon, extra virgin olive oil and safflower oil, avacados and low-fat mayo or sour cream are excellent for our health and very satisfying!

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Good luck to everyone with their weigh-in this morning!!!

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??Never would have thought this….. I think I’m going on a ’sandwich diet’!? Last week, I had to wrap up a quick lunch and dinner that wouldn’t spoil or taste yucky from being in the fridge, and I came up with mostly roast beef sandwiches.? I just came back from the grocery store and have bought lean meat, lowfat ranch dressing, romaine lettuce, green peppers and fat free swiss cheese.? Along with a fruit or two a day, some yoghurt perhaps, and vegetables inbetween, I’m going to see how I do with this.? I’m sure that on Sundays, I’ll make my daughter and I a gourmet meal, but to keep me on the straight and narrow, this might have a chance to work.

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Losing 3 pounds the first week is just a start, and it happens to most people who are starting to watch what they eat.? I don’t have much faith in myself to keep things going strongly, but with adding exercise, it has to work! Not to mention having more energy too, which I surprisingly had this week.?

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I’m also going to add calcium, which is one of those things I’ve been meaning to do but just haven’t bothered with.? I work with older people mostly, and certainly have proof every day that taking in enough calcium is vitally important.? It’s supposed to help with weight loss too!? Whaddayaknow.?

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Thanks to Tasha for being a great team leader!! Let’s not lose our drive, people!!?

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BLUE ROCKS TOO!!!!!!??

I lost 3 pounds this week!  I can hardly believe it!  What a few days of low-fat sandwiches and hard physical labour won’t do for a gal, I guess!  I’m really happy about this.  It’ll motivate me even more to make a difference this coming week again;  more water, getting to the gym (still didn’t get that far this week) and really watching what I eat. 

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WOW!  I’m SHOCKED!   

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GO BLUE TEAM!!! 

Well finally, an end to this week!  I haven’t been logging my food intake, and I guess it doesn’t allow us to enter it the next day, but that’s ok.  I’ve been on the run, working afternoon shifts and eating lean deli sandwiches from Arby’s.  I didn’t make it to the gym yet, but today is a good day to start! 

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There have been times in the past when I was firmly on the fitness path, even with extra weight, as recent as a year ago.  I think I want to be in tune with myself more these days… walking outdoors will be my new favourite exercise as soon as it warms up, and in the meantime I’ll get back to a routine at the gym. 

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Hope everyone on the BLUE TEAM has been having a great week! Hope everyone on the RED TEAM has too,  

I’m posting this just to see what it looks like when you add your food and exercise log…  and just to say that I feel better already, eating a balanced diet instead of skimping on good foods and then reaching for too many bad.  I don’t know why I didn’t think of keeping track this way before, but the food journal just makes it so wonderfully easy. 

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I’m going to add an incentive for going to the gym, since I have absolutely no “get up and go” about it yet.  Let’s see:  I’ll take myself out to the movies next weekend if I go to the gym twice this week, for 30 minutes of cardio and a full workout with weights. 

Okay, so here goes…. choosing healthier, low-fat foods and getting back to the gym.  The hardest thing about trying to be motivated again is that I think I have to be all “ra-ra” about it…. all I have to do is support the BLUE TEAM!!!   Seriously, I have a feeling that at some moments, that’s all that will keep me on the right track. 

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I work as a personal support worker, and am currently becoming certified as well in college, so I am super busy, but determined to slowly and surely make the changes that I want to see.  I turned 40 last year and have a 16 year old daughter who doesn’t need mom like she used to, so whatever goals I set are now really just for me!  Scary, and great, at the same time.

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I’ll go to the gym twice this week, and keep my calories where they’re suppsed to be, and see what happens!  I feel better already about being here and having SO many people to talk to. 

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I’ve been looking for someone to be accountable to (that I’m comfortable with as well) for a long time, so there goes my last excuse to get serious!   Pretty amazing that this site is free.

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I wrote a longer intro last night, and weighed in impatiently;  lost the entry before it posted, and found out today that I’m 4 pounds lighter in the morning, so began again. 

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My biggest problem with sticking to an exercise routine and eating properly is sustained motivation:  I can start really well, and do well at it, but after a few weeks, I lose my focus, especially when I’m stressed.  I hope to meet a few people here to connect with and encourage each other.