For those that have been part of the challenge...
I'm FINALLY updating the rules!! WOOHOO!
For those interested in starting the challenge...
It's turned out to be a wonderful, supportive group of people in this challenge. We were originally going to end Labor day (Sept) 05, but by popular demand... the challenge continues.. possibly for LIFE.. WOOHOO.
This is modeled after the famous Seinfold episode about being "Master of your domain" (well....except this is about EATING CHEAT FREE).
Here are the rules.....
1. Every day you are cheat free you are
"Master of your Domain" and you get to increase your counter by a day.
2. If you cheat you have to start over and reset your counter (and we've ALL done this.. lol)
Here is part of the 'secret sauce'..... you can cheat WHENEVER YOU WANT!!!! .....and here is the catch.... you have to PLAN it!
3. A "planned" cheat day does not make you start over (birthday, cruise, vacation, etc.) PROVIDED you call out your cheat day in advance. i.e. I'm going on a cruise from the 31st through August 7th...
In general... you should plan your cheat as far in advance as possible, but a day in advance is fine. The general idea is to take back control from the food!!! If my cravings are REALLY bad.. I'll just declare a cheat 2 days from now and tell myself.. HEY dude, you want those foods?? GO for it.. just wait a couple days. It has helped me NOT stuff myself a couple of times already!!
If you're on a planned cheat, you don't reset your counter, but neither do you advance it. If I'm 7 days cheat free going into vacation, I'm 7 days when I get back from my vacation.
4. Come in and post your days cheat free.. give each other support (by name preferably)
YOU determine what a cheat is (but be fair or you'll only "cheat" yourself). People are on different plans and some are in induction and others are in maintenance... but there is ONE person who knows when you're on plan...and off, and that is YOU.
If you want to be part of this challenge.. copy and paste the following into your first post.... and join this crazy group!!!
I AM the master of my domain!
Good luck everyone!!
Mike
ps... we've learned some important things..
How important having friends with similar challenges is...
How the fact that "carbs happen" is NOT the end of the world... but that not picking ourselves back up and getting back in the game right away is what ruins us.
That all we need for success is to get back up just ONE more time than we fall.
Below is the original posting of the challenge...
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Originally Posted by original challenge
Hi Everyone!!
This is modeled after the famous Seinfold episode about being "Master of your domain" (well....except this is about EATING CHEAT FREE).
Here are the rules.....
1. The challenge last THROUGH labor day
2. Count the number of days in a row you are "cheat free"
If you cheat you have to start over.
A "planned" cheat day does not make you start over (birthday.. cruise.. etc.) PROVIDED you call out your cheat day AT LEAST a week in advance. i.e. I'm going on a cruise from the 31st through August 7th
3. As long as you are "cheat free" you are master of your domain
4. Come in and post your days cheat free.. give each other support
5. If you lose it (hey.. carbs happen), you must restart your count
6. The top 5 people whose cheat free count's are the highest after labor day are "officially" the winners of the "master of your domain challenge"
If you want to be part of this challenge.. copy and paste the following into your first post.
I AM the master of my domain!
Good luck everyone!!
Mike
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