Showing posts with label Thanksgiving meal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving meal. Show all posts

Friday, November 14, 2008

10 day Challenge

I have heard a lot of people talking about eliminating sugar/processed foods/dessert, etc... the last few days working out in the gym and my first question to them was 'Why now?" Why would you set yourself up for failure when the Holidays are right around the corner?  Why would you try to eliminate so many things at once and just make yourself angry about it?  Why would you make yourself feel like a failure when you go to Thanksgiving dinner and enjoy for a split second the mashed potatoes, the stuffing, the pumpkin pie that you only see once a year and now after putting it into your mouth the satisfaction of eating it is taken over by guilt because you just 'cheated' on your commitment to your fellow 'eliminators'.  

So, I present a challenge.  A 10 day challenge that I feel is achievable.  The challenge will start on Monday November 17th and end Wednesday 26th (the day before Thanksgiving)  No simple sugars for 10 days.  What does that mean?  No candy, no cookies, no brownies, no white rice, no potatoes, no white bread.  If it doesn't have any nutritional value other then calories, we don't eat it.  So, instead we eat whole grains, fruits, lean proteins and lot's of vegetables until Thanksgiving.  Thanksgiving we can eat whatever we want and not feel guilty about it.  Enjoy all the food that presents itself once  a year and enjoy!  We will be successful as a group, who's in?