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.
