{"id":90342,"date":"2013-07-26T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T18:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=90342"},"modified":"2013-08-01T08:56:44","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T13:56:44","slug":"live-big-with-ali-vincent-competing-is-a-double-edged-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/live-big-with-ali-vincent-competing-is-a-double-edged-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Big With Ali Vincent: Competition is a Double-Edged Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Competition is good or is it?<\/p>\n<p>This season on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/livewellnetwork.com\/Live-Big-with-Ali-Vincent\/8309596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Live Big With Ali Vincent<\/a><\/strong>, airing Saturdays at 5:30 p\/4:30 c, it\u2019s all about surprises but also with every surprise destination it seems as if my mom, Bette-Sue and I are in competition. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I like a little healthy competition every now and then but I don\u2019t always like making everything about winning because when winning is involved, that means losing is involved.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oOHlBGsSwiA\" height=\"390\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With that same thought process sometimes competition is exactly what\u2019s needed to give me that extra little push to keep me on track. I operate well in competitive situations when physical challenges are involved, if it\u2019s not direct. What do I mean by this? I mean that I don\u2019t particularly like head-to-head games because I don\u2019t like the feeling that arises within me on trying to \u201cbeat\u201d the competition. I don\u2019t like the feeling of beating someone else in order to win.<\/p>\n<p>So when I say I operate well in competitive situations I mean, I like<strong><a title=\"Make Your Weight Loss A Friendly Competition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/make-your-weight-loss-a-friendly-competition\/\"> competition<\/a><\/strong> that involves everyone doing his or her best. Is there still someone that wins and someone that loses? YES. However for me it feels different and I actually end up doing better if I know others are striving for the same goal. It gives me the drive when I don\u2019t feel like waking up or putting in the extra effort when I know everyone is going to have his or her results looked at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>When I was younger I was very good at my <strong><a title=\"Add Exercise to Your Sport\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/add-extra-exercise-to-your-sports\/\">sport<\/a><\/strong> and often won my bracket. I also on several occasions would over hear the other girls talking about \u201cbeating\u201d me at all cost, I felt separate and I hated it. However somehow these experiences led me to live my life, as an adult who did not participate in activities I didn&#8217;t know I could win. It got to the point that I just quit participating period. This didn&#8217;t serve me or allow me to create the life I wanted to live.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/live-big-with-ali-vincent-competing-is-a-double-edged-sword\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90344\" alt=\"Ali Vincent and Mom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ali-Vincent-and-Mom.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ali-Vincent-and-Mom.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ali-Vincent-and-Mom-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In my life it has proved very beneficial to understand this about myself. It has allowed me to understand why I let myself hold back or participate in head to head competitions. This knowledge allows me to just put those feelings aside and choose consciously, to allow it to be<strong> <a title=\"Saturday Morning Drills: Fun way to exercise with kids\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/saturday-morning-drills-fun-ways-to-exercise-with-kids\/\">FUN <\/a><\/strong>and keep sensitive feelings aside.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in this week to see how competition sometimes comes between my mom and me and sometimes brings us closer. Maybe you will start thinking about how you respond to competitive situations and I hope that if you it holds you back in any way, you stop, evaluate and find a way to still participate!<\/p>\n<p>Good Luck and until next week,<\/p>\n<p><em>Ali xo<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Ali Vincent Takes on the Ironman Triathlon and Feels Alive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/ali-vincent-takes-on-the-ironman-triathlon-and-feels-alive\/\">Ali Vincent Takes on the Ironman Triathlon and Feels Alive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Make Your Weight Loss a Friendly Competition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/make-your-weight-loss-a-friendly-competition\/\">Make Your Weight Loss a Friendly Competition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Best Sports Bras for Busty Girls\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/best-sports-bras-for-busty-girls\/\">Best Sports Bras for Busty Girls<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competition is good or is it? 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