Let it go (my new mantra)
I don’t know why but I have been allowing myself to get irritated by others’ actions lately. This used to be a huge problem of mine but then I realized that I can’t control their behavior so I shouldn’t let it bother me. For some reason I’m falling back into my old patterns. Today, for example, I was supposed to have a meeting after school. It had been scheduled since October, so I got up at 4:15 to workout since I wouldn’t be able to after school. Then, halfway through the day all of us on the committee get an email asking if we could move it to tomorrow b/c so many people in the group scheduled a different meeting. Come on people, plan ahead! I have to go to the same meetings they do but I just chose sessions that didn’t conflict w/my prior committments. I did tell them that I’m busy tomorrow b/c I’m going to the gym. OK, let it go, let it go, let it go. I am much happier when I don’t let others’ behavior bother me so I need to get back to that place.
Food has been ok today, just not great. Wednesdays are the days when I eat about 200 more calories on my zig-zag pattern and it got me into a tiny bit of trouble. Since I didn’t have my meeting after school I ran a few errands before I picked up my son and then we went to one more store. He hadn’t had his snack yet and they sell the best pretzels around. I had no intention of eating any but then I remembered that it was a high calorie day so I took a nibble. Then another nibble. Then a bite. I don’t know exactly how many calories it had but as long as I stick to my regular plan for the evening I’m going to consider it an on-plan day.
Days on plan this month: 14
Progress toward workout goal: 163/250
Ooh, I almost forgot. I met the 1st clothing goal that I set a while back. I had wanted to fit into a certain pair of jeans by MLK Day and I did! The next challenge is to fit into a pair of size 16 jeans by my birthday in 2 1/2 weeks. See why I had to say that I was busy tomorrow? My butt needs to shrink so I can get it into those jeans 
Oh my word I hate walking by those pretzel stands in the mall. That wonderful ,yeasty, baking,smell is so hard to walk by let alone watch someone else eat!
Good for you meeting your clothing goal. I hope you reach your next goal. Take care
Joy
Hey. Thanks for the support. I need all I can get.
Great job on meeting your MLK goal. You deserve it; you’ve worked so hard. I KNOW you’ll meet your bday goal.
-kt
I do that too - my mantra is a little different, but essentially the same. I tell myself hundreds of times a day (yeah, I get annoyed a lot) ‘It doesn’t matter.’ It works! I think I got that from Reader’s Digest as a kid. Who knew that awful little magazine was good for something?
I take bites of my son’s soft pretzels sometimes. And sometimes I eat half of it. You know what? ‘It doesn’t matter.’
Cool on your butt and the clothes you’re putting them in! Say, do you ever share progress photos? HUH? WELL?