the I AM WORTH IT CHALLENGE #1

[Theperfect10]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Monday Assignment ~ 17 June

Done Jimmie. I try to do this every time I am online every day anyhow. Pay it forward so to speak. But I went and did a few extra messages just for good measure!

[jimmie 48]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Monday Assignment ~ 17 June

kiss and perfect, i'm glad to see you were active with spreading the good postivie vibes!

[Theperfect10]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

We Will Succeed

1. Examine your journal entries. Tell what changes in attitudes, feelings, etc. you may have had over the course of the past 7 or 8 days. Tell how this WOE and the feeling of BEING WORTH IT, will help you take control of stay on track. Tell of any insights or AH HA! moments you might have had during the time of this challenge.


I've really enjoyed this challenge as its made me think about what I want from this woe and why I'm doing this, what I'm hoping to achieve. I've realised that its more than just the physical changes I'm making to my body, its also the emotional changes that are happening as I make this journey. I'm stronger than ever before and more in control. The feeling of control is actually a heady experience and one I do not want to loose.

2. What positive changes are you looking forward to as you continue to make your journey doing Atkins?

I will be walking every day for min 30 mins. No excuses, no work committments to get in my way. I must do this for myself. I will be extra vigilant on what I choose to put in my mouth. No little cheats for a moment of gratification but a week of guilt!

As with the assignments use your journal and use this thread to post your answers. See, the journaling had a purpose.

I never doubted it Jimmie! Thank you so much for this wonderful challenge. I have found it thought provoking and did not think I would ever enjoy homework again, but I did and looked forward to it. You're a star!

[jimmie 48]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

I know I'm a little more hopeful regarding weight loss, and hopefully (no pun intended) I'm also a little more positive regarding my outlook on life. It may take a while for me to "digest" this challenge and it's effects.

I'm looking forward to being able to buy cute clothes. But I'm also looking forward to better health along with being able to do the between classes run on campus without feeling like I'm dying. I also guess that there is something I'll really like about losing the weight that I won't even know until I look at myself in the mirror one morning and see it. I'll let you guys know about that when it happens.

take as much time as needed to digest it all, fuschia. i think maybe the longer it takes, perhaps the more imbedded it will become. maybe it's baby steps but at least its forward motion!

[jimmie 48]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

Caryl
several things you said really made me smile. you're getting the family involved and starting them on a healthy lifestyles of being active, you want to inspire others perhaps without saying a word...just letting you quote do the work and the challenge has you looking at yourself differently and giving you permission to think of yourself. all good good things.

I exercise with my daughter. My son sees me taking control and sticking with this. He's even talking about doing the ab workout

I may just have to find my own saying to inspire others

I believe this challenge has helped me be more positive about myself

[biogeek]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

1. Examine your journal entries. Tell what changes in attitudes, feelings, etc. you may have had over the course of the past 7 or 8 days. Tell how this WOE and the feeling of BEING WORTH IT, will help you take control of stay on track. Tell of any insights or AH HA! moments you might have had during the time of this challenge. Like many women, I tend to think of others before myself and discounted how I felt or forgot about satisfying my own needs. There is no need to feel guilty about doing something good for yourself and making your life better by getting healthy. We are all worth it ...worth the time and effort it takes to buy, cook, and eat healthy meals and making the time to work out to make us the best that we can be.

2. What positive changes are you looking forward to as you continue to make your journey doing Atkins? I'm looking forward to not having so many guilty moments if I do something nice for myself. Why should I feel guilty? I realize it is a hard habit to break, and changing those feelings won't be easy. But now I should be able to catch myself and verbally say, "I am worth it!"

[jimmie 48]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

...., its also the emotional changes that are happening as I make this journey. I'm stronger than ever before and more in control.

half the battle, perfect! if you can overcome the emotional i have no doubt the rest will fall into place!

as for the personal comments made by several of you, it humbles me. i am so pleased with so many. you guys are awesome!

[jimmie 48]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

But now I should be able to catch myself and verbally say, "I am worth it!"

so very WORTH IT! i like what you said about our always putting others first but we do deserve our moments and isn't it great that when we feel good about us, our families, co workers and others reap some benefits too!

[WindCriesMary]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Monday Assignment ~ 17 June

Done. Man it feels good to spread the love. Group hug!

[destynie]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Monday Assignment ~ 17 June

Done.... sorry for the delay... I was without internet all day yesterday. I am back today. Now onto Tuesdays assignment....

[destynie]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

DAY 7 Tuesday
We Will Succeed

1. Examine your journal entries. Tell what changes in attitudes, feelings, etc. you may have had over the course of the past 7 or 8 days. Tell how this WOE and the feeling of BEING WORTH IT, will help you take control of stay on track. Tell of any insights or AH HA! moments you might have had during the time of this challenge.

Through this challenge I have learned not to rush things. All things take time. When I first started I kept reading other peoples posts of how they lost lots of weight fast...and I was jealous. Now I realize that everyone loses their own way and if you stick to it..it will happen for everyone. It is happening for me now as well and I am happy that I have learned to have patients with it. Also thru this challege it got me out and post on the board more. I have been primarily a lurker reading and searching posts to find information...but now I realize you don't have to be the most knowledgable...biggest loser...oldest member to contribute. Sometime just a simple congratulations or good job can brighten someones day. Everyone has something to contribute...even me.

I look forward to continuing in this WOL, joining more challenges (they are fun and keep me focused and honest) and getting to my goal.

one day at a time

Thanks Jimmie

[jimmie 48]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

but now I realize you don't have to be the most knowledgable...biggest loser...oldest member to contribute. Sometime just a simple congratulations or good job can brighten someones day. Everyone has something to contribute...even me.

good lessons learned, destynie! and you are right... this is not a race to see who can lose the most the fastest. each one in their own time!

[jimmie 48]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

while i am tallying up the posts and getting the participation ribbons all in a row, i wanted to post Baarb's assignment for the day. she maybe was going to post it but she sent it to me for safe keeping and i don't want it lost. her entry for your reading pleasure is as follows...........

After looking through my journal and pondering this challenge week I think I have undergone quite a change I was feeling really frustrated at my stall and lack of progress by any measure and now the stall is broken (for now) and I feel great. BUT I think this happened because I stepped back from the emotion of food (which had crept up again) and started to see what I could try doing without and it worked.

Also I had a big realisation early this week that I want to be REALLY FIT and I mean not just fit, but FIT by nearly anyone's standards - an AHA moment. So I went to 3 fitness classes (boxercise, bodycombat and bodypump, which were quite tough) and also did my usual gym and mileage stuff. And it's made me feel really great. I don't know if I can get to be really fit, but I'd like to try - so this week it's been less about the scale and the weight and more about fitness - and I hope that is a permanent shift. This is definately a postive change for me and has given me more confidence

Thanks for organising such a great challenge Jimmie - it got me out of my mental scale groove

[jimmie 48]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

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[mitzimarie]

Re: I Am Worth It Challenge ~ Final Assignment

TUESDAY'S ASSIGNMENT:

DAY 7 Tuesday
We Will Succeed

1. Examine your journal entries. Tell what changes in attitudes, feelings, etc. you may have had over the course of the past 7 or 8 days. Tell how this WOE and the feeling of BEING WORTH IT, will help you take control of stay on track. Tell of any insights or AH HA! moments you might have had during the time of this challenge.

- While I don't think I really had any changes in my attitudes and feeling over the course of the past 7 or 8 days, I have been given the gift of an affirmation. What I mean by that is, I restarted Atkins on February 25th of this year after a 2 year fall off of the wagon. I went into it this time with a determination that I would do whatever it takes to do this right and that means that I would have to put myself first. This is a hard step for a lot of women to take... it goes against our nature. I have managed to put myself first this time, and the assignments this week have reaffirmed that I AM WORTH IT.
-Self respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price... and I AM WORTH IT.


2. What positive changes are you looking forward to as you continue to make your journey doing Atkins?

- I am looking forward to remaining active on the board and developing friendships. I also enjoy helping others when I can, and it will be nice when I can be one of the goalies that give great advice.
- I am looking forward to becoming a better cook. To tell you the truth, I really don't cook that many different things for myself. While I look at Linda's recipe website a lot, I have only made one thing on it. I never have enjoyed cooking and don't know much about it. I am ready to change that... because I AM WORTH IT.
- I am looking forward to enjoying exercise more. While it has gotten better, I am still not to the loving it stage. I know that if I would put more effort and structure into it, I would get more fit and that would make me enjoy it more. I am going to be more consistent with my exercising now because I AM WORTH IT.

Thank you, Jimmie.

Thanks to everyone who participated. I have enjoyed reading your posts.