Sporty: What's the dilly yo?! Diet?

Stayed within my points yesterday. Yay! Actually needed to eat 7 pts but was distracted so I didn't notice (not good either). Anyways, bouncing back from being off track is a huge "mind challenge" it's not that I like how my body feels when I eat unhealthy. Frankly the food doesn't really taste as good as it used to - even pizza *gasp*. It's like I'm rebellious - I want to do what I want, eat what I want, when I want. Anyone feel me on that?

Exercise has been totally rocking given the WOW challenge but my diet is definitely slipping. We have a couple weeks left in this challenge and even though this may be the LAST thing you want to think about right now, I was wondering if anyone was interested in adding a food component to our next challenge? Now, I'm just talking about everyone doing something that fits their life but just raising the bar by earning challenge points for it. For example, you can earn 15 pts if you stay on your personal food plan for 5 of 7 days.

What do you think?

Ginger: Psalm 34:1

I just logged on to the site to share something that kind of inspired me. Funny enough, I found a string of related posts! The "where to find inspiration" theme is clearly in the air. Here's the quote that caught my attention this morning:

Nothing tends more to promote health of body and of soul than does a spirit of gratitude and praise...It is a law of nature that our thoughts and feelings are encouraged and strengthened as we give them utterance. While words express thoughts, it is also true that thoughts follow words. If we would give more expression to our faith, rejoice more in the blessings that we know we have - the great mercy and love of God -we should have more faith and greater joy.

Ellen White, The Ministry of Healing, pp. 251-253

I pulled this quote from a shorter article whose author goes on to say:

Our words not only reveal our inner character; they shape it. Let your mouth be filled with praise. Let your lips express thanks to God for His goodness. Watch how praise pulverizes your discouraging feelings. Praise is one of God's mighty weapons to overcome the enemy. Praise is a weapon we cannot afford to be without.

Mark Finley, Solid Ground, p. 139

Praise. The most powerful weapon against fatigue of any kind -diet, dissertation, and life!

Sporty: Coping with Diet Fatigue

From our posts this week it looks like we are all stuggling with "diet fatigue". Here is an excerpt from an article that makes a lot of sense to me:

"One way to think of approaching your weight-loss journey is to liken the process to that of running a business. In business, you begin with a detailed plan that includes specific information on your goals and what steps you plan to take to achieve them. Also in the plan is a list of possible obstacles you might face and the actions you will take to overcome them should they arise. Once you've thought through and planned for as many variables as you can think of, you open the doors and put the plan into play.

Over time, issues and circumstances will arise that you didn't foresee. But rather than declare the venture a failure and give up, you revisit your plan, fine-tuning it to address and overcome each challenge as it arises....begin with a plan based upon what you know about yourself and your lifestyle adjust it as needed over time to ensure continued advancement toward their goals... [develop] strategies for facing common dilemmas like plateaus and "diet fatigue" to tips for keeping up the momentum, overcoming slip-ups, and preventing the pounds from coming back...Often the reason people have trouble achieving their weight-loss goals is that they lack a comprehensive, long-term plan for achieving success... we find that taking [a] long-term "business plan" approach to the business of health is very effective."

I know that when dealing with diet fatigue the last thing we want to do is make plan but maybe it's worth a shot. What are other things we can do to deal with diet fatigue?