Day 2.....another day with temptations all around and still feeling strong! I think the first few days of any weight loss plan are the hardest for me. With each day that passes, that I don't give into temptation, the Willpower grows stronger. What I am trying to learn with my new healthier lifestyle, is how to keep the strength. How to make the right choices, that will last a lifetime. Today, I get to work and a coworker is back from Hawaii, bringing with her great treats to share at work. My office is located right beside the break room, so it is very accessible all day long and the temptations often call my name. I am pretty good in the mornings, but alot of times in the afternoon the voices get louder and I often cave in..."just one little bite, to taste it." The bite of course, turns into one more bite and then comes....."Wow, I've blown it for today, so tomorrow is a new day"! This thought pattern is destructive in my weight loss and it is what causes me to be regain pounds that were so hard to lose. So for me, right now there are no, "just one bites", hopefully as I gain control in this lifestyle, I will also no longer reason that it's ok to go ahead and have what you want the rest of today and start fresh tomorrow. As we know, tomorrow can repeat itself for months. I am not planning on living a life that never has a piece of chocolate. That would be failure for sure......what I want to do is learn how to have control and not let these little things control me.
Other temptations followed, out to lunch with the coworkers, I managed to opt for a healthy salad, and stayed strong. Feeling accomplished for the day, arriving home to my husband having cooked dinner, that didn't offer healthy options. I remained strong and it didn't take me very long to be able to sit down with the family with my own healthier choices and join them for dinner.
Let me say, I am very blessed to have a husband that loves me unconditionally. He does not have a weight problem, although as a child he suffered from..... growing out, before he grew up, he grew into his weight well. He has been blessed with a metabolism that works overtime. He has never made me feel unattractive due to my weight issues and he tries to be as supportive as he can. My husband works shift work. With our schedules over the years, and my lack of interest in cooking, he cooks about 80% of the time. When it comes to asking him to cook healthier options, its hard. To him, it's simple, we all have to eat, just eat less, don't snack and you'll be fine. Oh geez! If it was only that simple. So I am trying to work on showing him, why it would be so much better for all of us, if he'd cook some healthier dishes on the nights he cooks. Any suggestions? He is a very good cook, but he loves his carbs.
Well I have found some other blogs out there on weight loss that are awesome. I am finding it very encouraging to read and it's nice to be able to "Vent" my thoughts and feelings to others that can relate and understand. Today I realized, "Success is a journey, not a destination." I am feeling really good today about this Journey. :)
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