Ok, so I just got back from my walk with my co-worker during our lunch (I eat during my break and as I work when I am hungry) and what should I find when I walk back in the breakroom to get the rest of my delicious salad? The most AMAZING cookies we had at our last accounting meeting! AHHHHHHHHH! I want one so bad, but I know that having one "just this once" will turn into "just this once" over and over again. I have got to stick to what I said I would do and that is NOT eat junk food or sweets. Even after I lose the weight I want to I KNOW that I CANNOT go back to eating the way I used to. I want my reward to myself to be able to enjoy the food and dessert at my wedding (we are doing a desser buffet) and to enjoy what I eat when I go on my honeymoon (there will still be daily exercise, outside of the bedroom
). Anyway, I just had to vent and remind myself why I AM NOT going to have a stupid cookie. One cookie is not worth sacrificing my commitment to myself to do what IS good for me, not what FEELS good to me. I have a nice sugar free chocolate pudding treat waiting for me and I need to think about how proud of myself I will be for not eating the cookie, for not giving this time, to having what may be a small victory but to have it nonetheless. Giving up what I really want to have what I really need is a huge step for me. I will check back at the end of the day, confirming I DID NOT EAT THOSE EMPTY CALORIES! I do not need them! I don't need a cookie to feel good, to keep going through the day, I need my salad, my water, my sugar free treats and my conscious to say, "You did GOOD today, completely, totally, no compromise" Why am I so willing to cheat myself? Well, NO MORE! I am empowered to make the decision that I do not need what my body craves, I will eat what my body needs and it will LEARN to crave that instead! I am in control, not the food! Thanks everyone for listening, it helps!
-Michelle