Weekends are tough right? You go out, spend time outdoors, with the family — maybe grab a bite to eat, eat a hamburger, and drink a beer. But during the challenge, we will have to find something else to do. What do you do instead? Will some of you decide to be home bodies and restrict your ability to go out because of the restrictions of the challenge.
What an opportunity to be creative about what you do with your free time and break out of the habit of just going out “get a bite” when you’re bored! Can you see how programmed you are around food that when you can’t just EAT, you don’t know what to do with yourself!
And you know what? This challenge is designed to help you learn how to make informed decisions and be in the moment. The whole idea behind the system of this challenge is that you have the option to balance your eating with your life. This is not about being a monk. If you are going crazy, trade something for a point. There certainly is an achievement in sticking all the way through and never breaking the rules once. There may be a greater achievement in learning how to make health, fitness, eating, being social, having fun, etc., all WORK together. Either way will work. Go to dinner and see what you CAN eat. Don’t hide away, stay out of restaurants, and hope to survive the challenge. Use it as an opportunity to reshape what your life could look like.
Now that just “grabbing a bite” isn’t an option, what are you doing for fun?
