Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Outside Influence

Why do I underestimate the power of Mondays and the influence of others? I just eeked by yesterday at a “just OK” caloric level. Why? What got to me?

First, I didn’t meditate. It was about unconscious habits too! It was great this morning and I learned my lesson. 


Heavy rain all day — the kind that makes you crave comfort food. Sore muscles so I didn’t feel like the treadmill. Hubby wanting comfort food too. Ugh.

I’m going to try and look at yesterday as a win.
 
I didn’t say, “Screw it.” That’s a huge step forward for me.
Disappointed it's raining again.
How can we move forward every day, even if others aren’t on the same game plan? In my house, we’ve had a hard time being on the same wavelength at the same time. Lately it’s been really good. I felt disappointed yesterday.

At some point, we all have to say, “It’s time for me.”

That doesn’t mean we don’t take care of our families. But if that means I eat separately or go into the other room for a while so temptation isn’t in my face — no apologies and, even more importantly, no guilt.

Having some Enlightened ice cream on hand helped. (Way better than Halo, if you ask me.) Having a glass that's full with just 4 ounces of wine helped. Sometimes it's the little things...you know?

How do you handle the strong temptation to just say, "Oh, forget it"?

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