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"Even the toughest of days have bright spots, just do your best"
That little gem of advice came from my fortune cookie last night (yes meaning there was chinese food involved, yikes). Anyway, it really hit home for me. I know Roni has blogged about this topic before, but it its so hard for me to get back on track once I make a slip up. I know it's a completely defeatist attitude, but once I go over my calories for the day, or make an unhealthy choice I always go downhill. Sometimes for one day, sometimes for many. My brain KNOWS that making these bad choices only takes me further from my goal. I know this and I sabotage myself anyway, it's like the little devil on my shoulder takes over!
More often than not, these pitfalls happen on the weekends. I'll have a great OP week, and then once the weekend comes and I go out with friends, it all goes awry. I always get caught up in the social drinking/eating aspect of parties, bar hopping, restaurants and gatherings. I know it would be ridiculous to get rid of my social life but I seriously have not been able to kick my horrible eating habits that come with the weekend. I'm sure a lot of it is a product of my age, and the fact that I don't have a family or weekend job, etc.
Does anyone else run into the same problems? Any suggestions on how to break the cycle??
In the mean time, all any of us can do is "our best"!
More often than not, these pitfalls happen on the weekends. I'll have a great OP week, and then once the weekend comes and I go out with friends, it all goes awry. I always get caught up in the social drinking/eating aspect of parties, bar hopping, restaurants and gatherings. I know it would be ridiculous to get rid of my social life but I seriously have not been able to kick my horrible eating habits that come with the weekend. I'm sure a lot of it is a product of my age, and the fact that I don't have a family or weekend job, etc.
Does anyone else run into the same problems? Any suggestions on how to break the cycle??
In the mean time, all any of us can do is "our best"!
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Comment by Dawn on September 22, 2008 at 10:57pm -
I am the same way, I have a great week and then I do something the following week and just give up for the day or couple of days... I know that I do this, I know it is wrong, I know that I should just start over, but do I? nope...I just let it get out of control ( a little bit)
question...how tall are you? After reading your bio I was curious.
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Comment by Patsy on September 17, 2008 at 1:13pm - I do the same thing and speaking of Chinese Restaurants, my husband and kids (and me) love Chinese. They will talk me into go to the Chinese Buffet that has 8 islands of food (yeah 8) and I actually find myself thinking I need to get my moneys worth. I will go on my 1st trip to the buffet and be kinda of good (if you can be good at a buffet) and then I think well I have already blown it and make a 2nd trip to the buffet, knowing every step of the way I should stop with one trip. BUT I DON'T. It is like that everytime I am bad .....my mind is repeating why are you doing this you know better but I continue doing it. I don't understand.
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Comment by HungryHippos on September 7, 2008 at 9:21pm - Could you have one of your friends hold you accountable? When I went to a Mexican restaurant, I told my friend to only let me have one chip. She didn't even have to stop me because knowing that she was watching me made me want to behave. I know it sounds strange, but it works for me.
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