I posted yesterday morning about how tomorrow never comes. I didn’t make any grand affirmations of grandiose plans. I didn’t make any vows for the day. I didn’t do anything. I simply acknowledged the fact that over the last years that I have been planning on getting back on track/starting hard ‘tomorrow’. I talked about willpower and I did say I needed it…but I promised nothing.
That post generated something within me. Nothing big…nothing grand. I didn’t alter my planned lunch. Ok, I probably didn’t alter it because it was relatively healthy…..a half of a roasted honey nut squash (the BEST squash out there…just saying) some strawberries and some raspberries and a half of a soft pretzel. All in all not too bad. (Could have done without the pretzel if I wanted to be super strict, but I have always preached sustainability….so there ya go.) all was going well, until lunch was over. I walked back through our work room and I KNEW the candy jar was ‘over yonder’! I have slipped into a habit of getting a piece….or two or three…of candy after lunch! Sometimes I go back for a second round. But yesterday I looked toward the candy jar and said, ‘no way….not today’. A small, but mighty victory.
And I know…indulging in a bit of candy isn’t the end of the world. But for me, right now it’s not good. Simply because it’s not just one piece a day. It’s not even just one day a week…it’s multiple pieces and every day. Let’s break it down. three miniature Reece’s cups are ‘only’ 130 calories. But if I do it twice a day that is 260….five days a week that is 1300 a week! We are nearing a half of a pound in calories a week….that almost 2pounds a month…..24 pounds a year. I felt super victorious with my choice yesterday even though it seemed like such a tiny victory. But 24 pounds a year is pretty big!!!
I am not claiming that there will be no chocolate after lunch today. I’m not even going to attest to a healthy lunch. We are ordering lunch to be delivered today, so I am prepared to go higher in my calories for lunch and I know what dinner is supposed to be…..I will track it all, be it good or bad. But I know that even one tiny change can have a huge effect on my efforts.
I'm glad you're posting. I know you felt defeated yesterday. I was there too. For the last few years I kept saying tomorrow but nothing changed. I finally was at that point & like I said, I am calorie counting. The losses have been so damn slow. But it is working. I just keep at it. I think you're ready too. Do what has worked for you & you'll see changes.
ReplyDeleteThank you! The calorie counting is super important for me for sure. Now I just need to get the scale moving in the right direction....that is truly the most motivating inspiration to continue with this journey!
DeleteSeeing the scale go down is very important to me. It motivates me. This week was a small gain. First in 9 weeks. But I know it will move. We will do this!
DeleteYay, well done you.
ReplyDeleteKeep counting all those small victories.
Thanks...I actually started to write that post just because I was proud of myself for resisting and had even already titled the post small and mighty. Halfway through writing the post I started to look at the calories and equate that to pounds and I realized that the title was SO perfect!
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