I have always been an all or nothing kind of person.
Go big or go home.
Do or do not, there is no try.
The problem is, when I don’t succeed, I just totally throw in the towel.
Blew my diet today? Might as well just eat whatever I want now….nom, nom, nom!
Didn’t get to exercise on Monday or Tuesday? Might as well give up on this week and try again next Monday for a better week!
But where is that getting me? Absolutely nowhere. Well, actually, that’s not true. I am getting somewhere…..less in shape and more overweight.
If I remember correctly, that’s in the opposite direction of where I want to be headed.
I’m going to try a new approach. I’ve done enough diets that I know what I should be eating. I’ve also learned what foods make me feel good and which ones make me feel bad (thank you 10-Day Detox Diet for showing me how good I can feel when I get rid of the crap in my diet!).
Instead of being on a diet, I’ve decided that I need to change my habits for the long-haul. That doesn’t mean that I can’t ever have macaroni and cheese. In fact, that’s the beauty of not claiming to be on a diet. If I want macaroni and cheese, I *can* have it. But as a balanced person, I can also choose to have a small amount of it. Or choose to have it tomorrow instead of today because I already had too many carbs today.
As for exercise, I will treat it like sex…..get it as often as I can! If company comes and I don’t get my workout in, the world isn’t going to end and my efforts haven’t been defeated. I can just try for one tomorrow.
I’m trying to decide if I still want to keep a journal of my food and exercise. I love being able to look back at what I ate and how I exercised, but not sure if it’s just adding more work to my life or too much focus on my efforts. I want this way of life to be effortless….as if I’ve been doing it all my life
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