November Food Challenge

It's getting chilly up hurrrrr...

I'm changing it up this month and I'm going to work on my diet. ...

I have a sweet tooth, and as much as I hate the word "deny" ...

I KNOW that I have indulged way too much this past year. ... SOOO....


SIX WEEKS SUGAR FREE! ....

Oh my word I am going to be cranky...

I'm planning to not eat refined sugar for the next six weeks

How is this going to work?

Simple.

I already cook most of my food, that will continue. - Obviously no desserts :(

Caffeine? - Work recently extended hours at the coffee shop to 24 hours which will help me get my night shift caffeine fix through English Breakfast tea if I feel the urge

"Natural Sugars"? Blackstrap molasses (haha... like I even know how to cook with it...), Honey (which I DO have and LOVE) are ok. ... I don't typically use Stevia or Agave... or I have to seek it out to come into contact with them, so I probably won't be relying on either for a "fix"

Fruit? Fruit is allowed... If I feel the need for more fruit or more sugary fruit... I'm going to allow that... I just don't see myself eating so much fruit that it rivals that "refined sugar" zing...

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Fitwaythisway without sugar?... ...

Toronto... be afraid... be VERY afraid...

I will try to blog or vlog regularly during this

Good luck to me!





Added: This is just something I am trying out. Of course, if you are planning a major change to your diet, please consult a Doctor, Nutritionist, Dietitian or otherwise registered healthcare professional

Austin Haul, Shoppers Drug Mart Haul, Tea, and ME!

I refilmed my Austin Haul, because, basically it would never get loaded... and I wanted it to get loaded because... well... there isn't much going on here other than the "life stuff" of work, volunteering, school, friends, family and coco...

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25 workouts in 25 days - Reflection

Phew!~ I have completed my challenge!

I still kind of cannot believe that I actually DID it. ... I think at some time in the future I will have to re-do it where I do not have a trip in the middle/end of my challenge :P but I suppose that was just poor planning on my part.

I know I was hurting for a rest day near the end of the challenge... I'm sure you can see the whiny-ness in the video 15 days in HAHA. But I really REALLY wanted one at that point. I am however proud that I did complete it.

I won't say that I always enjoyed taking the 1/2 hour a day to myself. ... Sometimes I just wanted to sleep. Or study, Or shop for groceries, Or play with Coco, Or... Or... But, do I think it was good for me? Yes. It was good for me to sort of build that discipline back into my day.

So the idea of the 21 days was so that I would build it into a habit. ... Will this habit stick? ... I think for most days it will stick. ... I do say MOST to be honest... I found the hardest days to work out were after working a 12 hour day shift at work. So... I probably will not make time to work out after a 12 hour shift... Unless I keep challenging myself - one of which will be coming soon... so stay tuned for that :)

Anyways... that's good enough for now.

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Stretch Chat 7 is Uploaded!

Hi everyone!

Thanks for stopping by, that's right. It's Monday... which means, new Stretch Chat Upload!

Core and cardio workout was done today.

Next up on the blog ... maybe more personal finance? And a description of the nutrition challenge...

I'm trying to get geared up for it myself...

Stretch Chat 6 is online!

So 21 days has come and gone and no word?! ... Check out what happened on the new stretch chat.

Also. I know... I've been neglecting this blog... But don't worry. New blogposts will start to get uploaded by the end of the month :)

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Day 15 of my 21 Day Challenge

Argh!

See how I am feeling 15 days into this challenge...

12 days into my 21 Day Challenge

So I'm more than halfway there... and I'm proud to say that I've actually kept up with taking a half hour to myself at some point during the day.

Hells Yes I am proud of my effort.

I will be trying to film a recap of the 21 days after my 21 days are completed and in it I will provide details of how I was able to squeeze my workouts in, as well as how I tried to keep myself balanced and on track.

I'm already looking for a new challenge.

But the last half of the challenge doesn't mean that I can slack... No (unfortunately <- says lazy-me), this is when the "new-ness" and "new-challenge push" wear off and I start to make excuses for myself.

Well... (Hopefully) NOT THIS TIME!

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