Print
E-mail
RSS 
12 comments 
Permalink
Monday, September 19, 2011
Day 2: How Are YOU Doing Thus Far?
by Erika Nicole Kendall
Yesterday, the 7 Day Challenge began. Women (and men) checking in from all over the place letting me know how they were faring on living their lives a little cleaner, a little leaner and a little greener. Now, it’s time to let everyone else know how you’re doing!
Did you hit a road block? Did you have an amazing epiphany? Did you have a moment where you felt like a hero?
What’d you eat? Did you try something new? Did you love it? Did you hate it?
What didn’t you eat? Did someone else cook in your house, and throw you off track? Did you turn down your favorite food?
Are you an experienced clean eater, wanting to offer advice?
I want to hear about your struggles, your successes, your moments of defeat and your moments of victory! More importantly, other challengers want to hear! So spill it!
12 Comments
Leave a Reply
A few rules for posting, friends:
- If you are promoting a product, or posting a sales pitch, your comment will be deleted.
- If you are trying to dispute something on the site, you will need more than anecdotal evidence (i.e., "My cousin's friend's uncle's girlfriend's boss did it and it worked!" If you've got books or at least Internet links, then we can talk. Otherwise, you risk your comment not being approved.
- Foul language is discouraged. I'd like people to still be able to read the site at their jobs.
- Disrespecting me or the men and women who post here is also unacceptable. Your comment won't be approved, and you might be banned. (Actually, I've grown to like embarrassing people who behave like they have no home training. Consider yourself warned. :)
- Want an avatar? Quick and easy solution. Visit Gravatar.com and sign up for one!
- Everyone is welcome here. You don't have to be Black, you don't have to be a Girl. I'd prefer you to be human, and I'd prefer you to be kind. We're helping each other, right? :)
- Last, but certainly not least, commenting here is a privilege. Not a matter of "freedom of speech," but a matter of "approved at the discretion of the the owner." It's how I protect our community. Everyone appreciates this until it's their comment on the chopping block. We simply don't have time for foolishness, here. (And please, don't e-mail to complain. I already know you're mad.)
Recent Posts
Health News
Recipe of the Day
Peanutty Baked Chicken Cutlets
A different take on breaded chicken, with peanuts and peach dipping sauce!
I must confess – yesterday was NOT a clean eating day for me. I was out-of-town at a friend’s wedding and of course there was nothing there even remotely clean except the salad greens. Oh yeah, and the grapefruit that I ate in the hotel before we left for the wedding!
I am better prepared today, and know that my eating will be much better because I packed my food for work and hubby is cooking dinner.
—cjbrownsc
I started today, because I was sick in bed most of the weekend. So far so good. I was hoping you would do a check in of sorts to help out.
—circa1908
So it’s day 2 and so far I’m doing alright! The only snag I hit was with this particular Weight Watchers snack I love and bought (mindlessly) at my Saturday meeting. I guess easiest way for me to stick to eating clean foods is to have nothing but clean foods in stock and, of course, mindfulness about what I’m putting in my mouth. Every time I think to eat something I think, “Is this really clean?”
What also helps me stick to any sort of challenge is accountability – so I started a blog just to keep track of my progress in the challenge. Something about writing it down and sharing just makes it work better for me.
—Tricia
I had to begin today because I was out of town on yesterday and my food options were limited. Today is going well, although I’ve been craving chips. I was wondering if a shopping list was posted. I’ve read “what’s in your clean eating kitchen” and “now that I’m eating clean, what can I cook”, but thought that there was going to be a separate shopping list. Thanks!
—cbsprings
my first comment! yay! so first, thanks so much for sharing your journey, experiences and insights. i LOVE this blog and site!
ok, so i am taking this challenge seriously b/c i am using it to consider a clean eating lifestyle beyond these seven days.
i had serious obstacles. i was supposed to fly from denver to dc yesterday morning. i even planned to meet up with friends at an organic restaurant in dc for dinner before returning to my home in ny. nothing went according to plan!
i didn’t get on my flight and ended up re-routing to charlotte to wait on a flight to dc. it took more than 24 hours! i drank water, turned down my usual soda on the flight. i had a cup of chilli from quiznos at the airport yesterday and had oatmeal with fruit and brown sugar from starbucks this morning.
all things considered, i did pretty well, and i think avoiding whatever burger king was offering, passing on potato chips… is more than just a great start to this challenge, but signifies a MAJOR breakthrough in my lifelong battle with emotionally-charged eating.
—mdot
I did NOT eat clean yesterday. But today – I am all in. Had hard boiled egg & fruit for bfast. Made lentil soup (with water, no broth) for lunch and will have a large salad with homemade dressing for dinner. YAY!
—PhluffyPrincess
I believe it is going good so far. I am tempted by certain foods, I did have some honey roasted cashews but other than that, I’ve been good. I hope to feel the same 5 days from now.
—Brandy
I have been struggling with food. I need to have a lifestyle change but it involves having money to buy the healthy food. It is a lot of work to plan meal and I did it for 2 weeks then stopped. I am unemployed and changing my lifestyle in food choices has been a problem for me. I figure in 2012 the world might end anyway so I might as well just workout 5 days a week and maintain my weight until December 21 2012. If nothing happens then, I will start to a new plan.
—Chundra Rambert
Today was clean eating…..until I drank a NOS energy drink. These late-nighters are hard, and coffee just doesn’t do it for me. I’m going to have to find a better substitute.
—Alicia
I didn’t get a chance to post until now… but I have been taking baby steps towards clean eating and this week’s step was making my own yogurt! My kids LOVE yogurt but organic yogurt is so expensive. I tried a crockpot recipe that I thought for sure I got from you but can’t find now. Here it is in case anyone else wants to try:
http://www.nourishingdays.com/2009/02/make-yogurt-in-your-crock-pot/
Mine came out a little thin because I only left it for 8hrs on the last step, but still delicious and my boys are gobbling it down. I divided it up into Gladware containers and added blueberries, strawberries, and vanilla to each one (and stevia) to make different flavors and I am thrilled by how well-recieved it has been.
Thanks for inspiring me to take these steps, Erika!
—Heather E
I’m new to the site and I’m glad I came just in time for this challenge! [ B4 I get started you are freaking AMAZING! and thanks for sharing your insight and journey. ]
I “borrowed” the shopping list that you posted in a Wednesday Q&A a while ago… I think it’s titled $50 challenge because well… all I had was 50 bucks (life of a broke grad student). I had spinach and artichoke whole wheat pasta for dinner yday and today (sent pictures thru email and text messages telling everyone I know they have to try this clean eating thing.) and it was yummy.
Last night I had a craving for sweets and opted for some fresh honeydew instead of ice cream… I’d like to think I deserve a pat on the back.
I feel satisfied instead of stuffed after meals and I’m kicking myself in the butt for all the non-clean (is that the term?) foods I usually eat.
Seriously… this blog is a blessing in my life. Thanks.
—Chris
I am a long-time lurker, and would love to join you on this journey. I need accountability and encouragement, and hope to offer it to others.
I am 39 (40 in December!), and want to be the Finest, most Fabulous,and Fittest 40 year old walking around, I am a former dancer, fitness instructor, teacher, turned military wife and mommy. I just let myself go. Period. Battles with Post-partem depression, depression during my husband’s deployment, laziness, and crappy eating, stress, and of course taking care of my children, all took priority over ME. It’s been a roller-coaster ride of dieting, gaining, detoxing, running, binging, crying, giving up, trying again….blah blah blah. It’s got to stop. I began Chaleane Extreme 1 month ago, and believe I have found my “Soul Mate” workout! I love love love it. Wight-lifting is changing by body composition, I am eating clean,(thank you, Tosca Reno, Clean-Eating magazine, and ERIKA!!), tracking my measurements, and the big difference this time…..I have written down all my goals in present tense, and put them on index cards which now cover my bedroom mirror. They include short term and long term goals. For example: ” I am the hottest wife at hubby’s Christmas party, my dress is a size 6, and I am confident and radiant” Yep…it’s vain….but who cares. I’ve spent enough time hating myself. I read my goals daily as I am getting dressed.
I am trying not to become obsessed with calorie-counting, as I can easily develop a “warped” relationship with food, but I do know my baseline, and just recently realized that I was eating too FEW calories for effective fat-loss. That’s right….I wasn’t fueling properly. Working on that, big time.
I completed my workout this morning, had oatmeal with flax-seed and blueberries and protein powder for breakfast, and re-read all of my goals.
I hope you all are having a wonderful, productive, committed, and successful day! Drink lots of water!
Tracy
—Tracy