I really loved this friendly competition. At times it really did push me outside my comfort zone. For the most part however, a lot of the challenges were things I do pretty regularly.

I’d say the hardest challenge was having a day with no sugar. Surprise. haha. While I’m not a big candy eater (chocolate once a month) and I eat a lot of fruit instead of junk food it was an eye opening experience to realize just how many things have sugar added to them even though you would think they wouldn’t. Obviously couldn’t eat my cereal for breakfast, but then I also couldn’t have my eggwhite/fake sausage/cheese English muffin because the Morningstar patty had added sugar as did the english muffin. Boo. Because I’m a college girl on the run, I’m constantly eating pre-packaged, somewhat processed, grab and go stuff. Frozen meals for dinner at work? That was a no-go too. In all, it was nice realizing that I really should watch the sugar a little bit more. It’s sneaking in when I’m not looking.

The easy things were making homemade things I would normally buy, writing down what I eat all day and trying something new at the gym. I love to cook (when I have time), I use MyPlate on a regular basis, and when pushed I’m quite an adventurous person.

All in all, I’m glad I discovered this challenge, and the community here on Tumblr. I look forward to the next opportunity to get Outside my Box.

xoxoxoxo

-Thinnerpeace