CELESTE GIVES UP

Forty pounds.
Feeling sorry for myself.
Eating crap.
Being lazy.

I'm Celeste, a magazine editor living in Phoenix.

Get ready for a lot of fitness, a lot of sass and a lot of froyo.

8: Celeste Gives Up … Counting Calories + Negativity

Week 8 Challenge: Stop counting calories

I’ve mentioned before that I wanted to free myself from calorie counting.

So, this week’s challenge is to give up the food log. I need to do this to prove to myself that I can eat like a normal person without tracking.

I officially stopped counting on Thursday, and the next few days were slightly disastrous—a combination of rebellion/wanting to eat the world after 9 miles and working out. It was two days’ worth of eating junk without any satisfaction. I went to bed bloated and sick.

Luckily I got that out of my system, and yesterday was business as usual. I need to cultivate a healthy relationship with food—a relationship without calorie counting and obsession.

Now, because this doesn’t actually take any effort on my part, I’m going to have a secondary challenge.

Week 8 Mini Challenge: Lose the negativity

I’ve had a shitty attitude the past week or two. I need to remember that I have a lot of incredible things going on in my life.

Every day this week, I’ll pick a different aspect of my life (marriage, work, self, family, etc.) and list five positive, appreciative thoughts.

Sometimes I take my life for granted. I have so much to be thankful for, and I’m going to remind myself of that this week.

I’d love if you’d join me! What are you thankful for?

  1. twentytwotolife reblogged this from celestegivesup and added:
    I’m in. Great idea Celeste! Each day this week I will list 5 things I am thankful for.
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