I was a total mess. My husband surprised me with Godiva chocolates and I ate them all. Then I had ice cream and brownies as well! And guess what? I'm not mad at myself. First of all, the reason I decided to do the 5 day plan was so that I could have days that I eat what I want. This is a journey for me, not a race. I am making constant small changes to get to my goal.
In the past I have always tried to get there fast and furiously and it just didn't work. I cut out everything and was just continuously looking forward to it being over. I wasn't enjoying myself, I was cutting activities out of my life, cutting people out of my life for weeks at a time. And just saying, ok, when this is over you can go back to normal. But that way didn't work and I missed out on a lot of things. And I missed out on enjoying a lot of things as well.
So I am giving myself two days to eat the things I like. Go out on dinner and lunch dates. Eat at weddings and on holidays. I guess this time I am really making a lifestyle change versus just dieting. And I don't plan on eating chocolates and ice cream every weekend. But I don't plan on cutting them out of my diet. And I don't plan on beating myself up when I have them.
I think that going 5 out of 7 days on a near perfect diet is a huge step in the right direction and I think that it will make a big difference. I have already lost 1.5lbs. And I went walking yesterday. I didn't work out hard at the gym like I wanted to. But I did something. And that's what it's about for me this time. Just being happy in the now. Making good choices. And taking constant steps in the right direction.
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