They say you shouldn’t eat out during your first week of a new diet. I’m trying not to call my changes a diet, it is a wellness plan / lifestyle change. Diet is such a horrible word. I can't recall who said it but someone once told me that they would NEVER do anything that had the word DIE in it. Smart advice.
I've also heard the advice of "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Perhaps, but why would I force myself to suffer? Really doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Anyway today's blog is not about the diet. It's about surviving a day full of stress & temptations.
Today was an all day meeting with our new department head. Everyone was anxious and interested to hear what the new guy had to say. To put everyone in a good mood breakfast was brought in. Fruit and muffins. Seems safe enough... right? Have you ever looked up the calories in a muffin? You think - bran - good, raisins - good, fruit - good, but you forget about the cup of butter or shortening that merges all of that good stuff into even BETTER stuff. It's like the silent ingredient bound for your hips while you think "muffins are healthy". Oh but they are SOO good to eat!
My co-worker beside me had 2.
Yes it was so hard to control myself. He had one and I was ok. Doing the inside pep talk - don't worry - be strong. Drink your water and pay attention to the person talking...... I did ok. Then he had another one! Yes I thought to myself "YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME!!". This is when the what doesn't kill you makes you stronger quote came to mind. I even started singing Kelly Clarkson in my head (not out loud... though it might have cut my day short to be sent home with the DIET crazies).
Day 3 my day had just begun. I still had lunch being brought in and then still had to go out for dinner as an evening team building event. I took a deep breath and remembered it is not a DIET I am on and I am not going to DIE. I am going to LIVE! I am getting well and helping my body feel better! I am working to put the happiness I have inside myself on the outside of my body. It is a wellness plan and I know I will be tempted by the calorie filled muffins but it went well.
I did eat. I didn't binge. I didn't guilt myself for having the second drink at dinner. I recorded it in My Fitness Pal and acknowledged that I had survived the day. I am still on the plan and I'm going to keep on going. I am strong enough to do this!!