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With the Archdemon being my horrible eating habits. Ok so let's do this! I've been putting this post off long enough, been trying to figure out where to start. I introduced this to my husband and he has already been all over the forums. Well let's see, I've been the fat girl my whole life with the exception of a few years. Kinda tired of it but I'm a weight yo-yo and my main enemy is how I eat. Plus, I am in the early stages of having some serious problems in both of my knees. They are starting to hurt and they make god-awful crunching sounds. Because of that, my doctor told me I could no longer run -which is funny because I always hated it till recently. Being told by a doctor that you should no longer do something kinda sucks. Hard. I am terrified that eventually I may need knee surgery. I want to prolong that as long as possible and one of the best ways is to lose weight. I have so many changes I need to make that I easily get overwhelmed with choosing what to do and end up no where. Plus I am so focused on what I need to do and that I easily forget what I HAVE achieved. I think this is a great way for me to keep track of that. Just recently I have completely eliminated all artificial sweetener or sugar from my coffee and switched from sweet tea to unsweetened! I never thought I would tolerate either one but I stuck with it and now it's automatic and what I prefer. I have also learned to love sweet potatoes and order only water to drink if I am in a restaurant. For my first 6 week challenge here, I am going to work towards gaining more control over my eating habits. I am a BIG stress/boredom eater and my emotions lead me to food on a regular basis. I get both of those at my full-time desk job, so it can be tough to fight. QuestsEliminating harmful drinks and increase drinking water. Reeeally trying to stay away from the water mixers and the few sodas I occasionally drink. I usually run for a Pepsi on tough days. I have already been working on this, going on my second week now. Will aim for 3 glasses (or bottles) of plain water per day.Destroy the Vending Machine Demon! I've tried to pretend all it's goodies are made of plastic or something - but I always find myself returning to it on days when I am stressed, feel the lowest, and just don't care. It's like an evil beast and the break room is it's lair and it KNOWS when I am at my weakest and it lures me in! I hate lure-in attacks >.> So this will be a start on working towards training my brain find an alternative, like a short walk to clear my head instead of filling my gut. GOAL: Eat freggies or nuts as a daily snack. The only vending machine allowances are peanuts and water. ​ Walk or cardio at least 15 minutes for 4 days a week. Or continue to go to the gym with my husband on various lunch breaks. Life Goal Finish my current college course with an A! That way I will meet the requirements for my job to reimburse my full tuition for the semester.