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Here’s the place to share what motivates and inspires you. Let us know the one sentence that keeps you going, the ways you get yourself motivated, and how you reward yourself when you meet your goals (even the small ones).
Also, a few words about rewards:
A reward system is very important—it can keep you on track and help you ease into life on the other side of your goals.
Even if you’re not making the sort of progress you had hoped, it is important to reward yourself for every little step. This can help to maintain motivation when you need it most.
Choose mini-milestones: These can be related to increments of loss in weight, inches/centimeters, clothing sizes, or even decreases in overall portion sizes or amounts of unhealthy processed foods or sugars, and increases in time dedicated to physical fitness and in endurance.
Rewarding yourself for making positive changes can be especially important if you are not meeting your goals as quickly as you would have liked.
Choose fitting rewards: Don’t reward yourself with food. Instead, see a good movie, buy a good book, take a fun trip, etc. When you have made significant progress, new clothes in your new size or the return of the favorite clothes that you had outgrown can be tremendously euphoric.
Save money you would have spent on snacks, especially in expensive places, such as the movies, and put it toward something really special.
I have a big family wedding to go to next febuary. So I want to get down 2 sizes and have a flatter tummy by then.
I’m not sure this very American site is going to work for me. The instructions are haphazard and not very clear, hopefully it will become clearer in time as this is my first day.
The first instruction led me to the Save/Sender area which was written in French. My French is OK but not suitable for this exercise.Hi chinatrail30,
Welcome aboard. It is great to have you as a part of our special Community!
Below is a direct link to the Safe Sender page:
An English version always helps. Slow and steady wins the race.
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This is my first day. I am looking forward to a positive change. I am concerned that I won’t be able to do it. When I get home from work I WANT TO EAT. I will need easy, fast meals, and easy portable food for work (I am on the road).Hi, Michelle, and welcome! Fortunately, many whole and healthy foods are very portable. Think of all the nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables, not to mention yogurts, cheese & crackers, and sandwiches. In addition, this site has many recipes for hearty shakes and soups that you can make ahead and carry with you in thermoses to drink on the road or at your desk.
I joined today and it said you can have the type of foods you like but the menu has lots on it that I don’t like, how to I get the write menu for me with types of foods I do like. ie I like porridge for breakfast is that ok? and if so what do I need to put with it to give me the correct protein and carb combination, for lunch I like a sandwich, but with what on it, for dinner I like chicken and veges but what ones and how much chicken, for snacks I like yoghurt or manderins, apples, carrots, raisens etc, im a bit mystified how this works for me
Like Mitkyina I have also just joined and thought I would get to choose food that I like. I don’t eat meat and the list at the joining stage didn’t give this choice. It just said vegetarian which I am not as I eat fish. Can I readjust the menu to exclude meat please?
Hi Daphne7 & mitkyina,
Welcome 😉
To plan your very own personal menu plan, please follow the instructions I’ve prepared below:
1. Go to http://www.trimdownclub.com
2. On the top right corner of the homepage click Login
3. Enter your username and password (You can also use your email address as your username. If you lost or forgot your password,
click Login and then choose “lost password.” Follow the steps on the screen to reset your password)
4. Once you are logged in, go to “Apps,” and click on “Menu Planner”
5. Then, to create a personal menu plan, scroll down, and click on “Start Planning Menu” (orange button at the bottom of the page)Before you get started, please be sure to watch the Menu Planner Tutorial, which will help you better understand how to get the most out of this special application!
I am rooting for you 😉
Good morning, I have not started my program, that will begin next week, but I have already begun to change how I eat, like the 6 meals a day. Am feeling fuller, keeps be from eating junk food and am wondering, if I make changes to the menu you present to me, can I change one veggie for another, or one fruit for another? Hope you have a great day. And thank you for helping me start a new life. I am 69 years young and have some back issues so need to loose weight not only for that reason, but for myself esteem as well.
I joined 3 days ago and am changing my eating habits to include 6 meals a day. My problem is that I have a sleeping disorder and don’t always wake up bright and early. On those days, my first meal of the day is closer to lunch time, and today, will only have time for 4 meals. How will this affect my nutritional needs?
lost 14 lbs in my first month, not sticking 100% to the menu. still eating a lot of things I like, some not so much but not real bad. if I keep seeing these results its not a big sacrifice to me. really motivated now and started walking 2-3 times per week, which I never really did. when I saw the choices to pick from in week 4 I was happy to see a lot more foods that I like and could choose and still end up with a good score
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