[Challenge] European Accountability Challenge: October 30th, 2020

Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you’re all well!

For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones. Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It’s never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other.

Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went!

Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here!

I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences!

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24-Hour Pledge - Friday, 30 October 2020 - The Plan for Today!

Wake up with determination; go to bed with satisfaction!

This is our daily check-in, to help keep us accountable over the long haul. Feel free to post whatever goals will help keep you on track.

Here's the regular text on behalf of this thread's originator, kingoftheeyesores, taken with his blessing

> I'll be posting a daily, 24 hour pledge to stick to my plan, or whichever small piece of my plan I am currently working on. Whatever your dietary goals may be, I hope you stick to them for the next 24 hours (and then worry about the following 24!). Who's with me?

Thanks to /u/nofollowthrough who made the 24-Hour Pledge an ongoing /r/loseit institution.

Due to space limitations, this may be a sticky only occasionally. Please find it daily using the sidebar or top message.

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From 157 to 138, I made it past the halfway mark!

before and after

I don’t have the best before pic because i hated taking full body pictures. I found one from about 153-155, but I am now 138 from 157 back in june at my heaviest. I’ve been doing CICO and I cut out most sugar, and all fast food, and now have an occasional once a month restaurant date with the boyfriend. For reference I’m only 5’1 so my goal is 120. I’m over halfway there and SO HAPPY!!! My boss took this picture of me today at work and the first thing that came out of my mouth was, “holy shit i look skinny!” I’m so happy. I know my before isn’t the best shot but whatever, I can still see small differences that I feel proud of myself for.

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NSV: I...can keep ice cream uneaten in the freezer??!?!!

I have had ice cream sitting in the freezer for the past couple of weeks without really thinking much about it or getting the urge to eat it. I didn't think that was even possible for me!

A couple of years ago I decided that my new ice cream rule was: I could only eat ice cream at an ice cream parlor - I couldn't buy it from the grocery store and keep it at home, because I just ended up eating it all in unhealthy quantities. The ice cream parlor might seem more expensive at first glance, but it didn't work that way for me, because with this rule, I ended up having much less ice cream (and appreciating it much more, since it was a fancy ice cream parlor treat!) So it was a win all round, for both my health and my budget.

Lately I've been wondering if I really still need to have that rule, so I bought a few little 100ml tubs of Haagen-Dazs like a month ago, and I've only eaten two in all that time. (!!!) There is still ice cream in my freezer. Uneaten. That is not emitting a siren call to me to eat it.

Now, I have not turned into a superhuman fiend who is somehow un-tempted by treats.

I think what's happened here is that my morning bowl of yogurt and granola has evolved to the point of being both delicious and somehow satisfying some of the same desire that ice cream satisfies. I never would have expected that, but here we are!

The yogurt isn't frozen, but it has some ice cream similarities: very dairy, smooth creamy texture, sweetness and crunch from the granola (my favourite types of ice cream have crunchy nuts in them), chocolateyness from the granola (I also love vanilla ice cream with chocolatey bits...Haagen-Dazs Swiss chocolate almond, mmmmmmm).

And my chocolate granola is homemade and has, over some months of tweaking, become the Best Granola Ever if I do say so myself. I'll add the recipe in the comments in case anyone is interested. :)

For anyone who might be thinking to themselves - "that's great and all, but *I* don't like yogurt that much, so that wouldn't work for me..." Once, I was even as you! lol. I was never a yogurt fan until last year when I started trying plain unsweetened yogurt with granola on top, and now I am a convert. I don't think I'll ever much like the fruity ones, but this is my new favourite breakfast and I look forward to it every morning.

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Do mini work outs work?

So, I've been cutting back on eating out, cooking at home more ect, but I know my downfall is exercise. I really like walking, but if I don't go before work chances are I'm not going. ( It's dark by the time I get out, and my options are down a main roadway or the walking path near the canal and I don't want to run into gators)

I'm in front of a computer all day for work, so I know I need to move more.

If I do like ten minutes in the morning of like sit up and pushups, and another ten minutes in the evening do you think I would notice a difference? Currently 248, Ideal goal weight is 170, but I'd be happy to get under 200 again.

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As of today I’ve lost 50 lbs

Hi there! I’m back! Just wanted to share how excited I am!!!

One of the main things I’ve been looking forward to as a reward of losing weight is feeling more confident in myself this Halloween, and I’m really pleased with the results!

Haven’t changed much from my last post, except I’ve added a whole feast week instead of a cheat day because I’ve been finding it hard to reach a healthy calorie intake daily (side effect of meds :/)

It seems to really be working for me but I mean like, don’t just trust me, talk to your doctor.

Anyway, happy spooktober y’all

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the misery of yo-yo dieting

hi all,

I'm new here and just wanted to hop on and say hello. i'm 28 years old and have struggled with yo-yo dieting and restrict-binge cycles most of my late teens and 20's. I've always been an overly drastic person and tend to fall victim to extremes. I've gone up and down 40lbs within just a few months.

I'm finally just so sick of it. The instant gratification of crash diets doesn't appeal to me anymore. I just want sustainable change and to love my body every step of the way.

Does anyone have any success stories of finding balance after aa history with yo-yoing like me? How did you do it and what finally caused you to look for a different solution? I could use some encouragement. Thank you!

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