No Sabotaging/Permision Giving
...How do YOU do it?! Do share...
My first thought on this subject is all of the times that I actually did give in. See...I am a profesh at justification. If you ever need help in this area...I am here for you. Just today, however, (good thing since it is the last day of Sabotaging week) I was in a meeting with a group of women that I am with on a regular basis. There were cookies being passed along (which there are on a regular basis) and since so many times, I have refused the cookie container, the person passing them along offered and then took it back saying, "Oh, I know you don't want these." (of course I quickly withdrew my out stretched hand and swallowed the saliva that was pooling in anticipation.) And I thought, "Go me!!" (the past me. because the present me would have given in.) Our habits can help us, sometimes.
Nice work Kath! Anytime something is being passed around - what a challenge!!! I was in Vegas this weekend - a trip planned with old friends for six months. Luckily I was on cold meds, which I think suppressed my appetite a bit, but I ordered ALL healthy food the entire time. On Friday night I ordered a filet mignon and when it came with steak fries (one of my favorite indulgences, and I am in Vegas after all, aren't I allowed?), I asked if I could get veggies instead. I am not sure, but I think I actually LOST weight in Vegas this weekend. Is that possible? Unfortunately, I only worked out once all weekend but I didn't overeat at all. Yay!
ReplyDeleteMy neighborhood is pretty fun to live in! A lot of us gather on the street in the evenings while our kids ride bikes, razors, and just run wild. There is a good friend of mine that weighs about 90 lbs (tiny little thing) who loves wine as much as I do. So tonight she offered me a glass and while it sounded so nice and normally I would have (before 5 weeks ago), I declined! It was definitely a good feeling to say no thanks - I'll wait until Wednesday! (Permission Day!) Although, the last 3 permission days I haven't had any wine then either!
ReplyDeleteFirstly, let me just say how much I appreciate all of the encouragement I get from Dee and other Forever Fitters. I was feeling rushed this evening when I realized I hadn't posted a "sabotaging" moment, so I just fired off the scorecard anyway. I figured I'm not in the running to win the challenge anyway, so I'd just forgo the extra 10 points. Well, I just got an email from Kathleen letting me know, in the nicest way, I still have time to earn those extra 10 pts.
ReplyDeleteSo, here I am. And, this relates to my sabotaging moment. As soon as I start to slip a little, I tend to give up the whole game. I had an off week last week; I wasn't feeling well, we were extra busy at home, and my computer crashed. By last Sunday I was not at all in the mood to plan a menu and I was not looking forward to working out on Monday. I told myself I was too busy and had better things to do than track my eating and exercise. I told myself no one would notice or care if I just stopped being part of the challenge. Then I was lying in bed, and realized, I'd care. So, here I am.
Thanks, Kathleen!
Janelle made this comment:
ReplyDeleteThis week, I was not happy with my weigh in. I was hard on myself for some of my nibbling. As I journaled about it, I realized that I was starving this week because I was working out harder then I had in previous weeks. It would have been easy to settle for less calories burned rationalizing that it was making me too hungry or settle for little cheats here and there because of the calorie burn increase. Instead, I armed myself with more cut up veggies to keep the hunger at bay during my bewitching hour (3 pm – 6 pm). I also realized that I am closer to my ideal weigh this time around so .5 pound lost in a week is an absolute win for me. Focus on the positive…it is much more rewarding!
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Annie Golden commented:
ReplyDeleteI had many sabotaging thoughts this week....I was super good for the first 4 days during my low carb days. I made snickerdoodles one day and chocolate chip cookies another for my sons. It almost killed me not to lick that cookie dough off my fingers.....the little devil on my left shoulder kept telling me one little taste won't hurt anything...go ahead!!!! But the little angel on my right shoulder kept saying that one taste will never be enough, I ALWAYS take another , then another....because once you lower the threshold, it's almost impossible to put it back up.......My right shoulder angel won! I never had even one little taste and felt so good about that!
My biggest weapon against sabotaging thoughts this past week has been..."I'm doing something today for the me of tomorrow." I know where I want to be and I'm excited to get there!
ReplyDeleteI have had lots of great excuses this week to sabotage my goals! My family has been here since Wednesday to celebrate my daughters birthday. My family is not into healthy food or a very fit lifestyle, so its easy to just go along with them. And I also had the extra excuse that the stress of planning 2 big events gives me "permission" to eat what I want. Instead of indulging along with my family, when the stress became hard for me to manage I went for a run or went to my room to be alone. I told myself that one long weekend was not worth all the hard work I have put into the past 3 weeks. Having a permission day did help me stay the course though!
ReplyDeleteThis weeks challenge isn't a problem as I never eat out of a containter (unless it's chips, but I haven't bought those in 5 weeks) and I enjoy sitting down to savor my food. I read a long time ago that you should eat at the table w/ a plate so that your stomach registers that you've eaten. I've followed that motto faithfully.
ReplyDeleteWow, when I got this weeks challenge I thought I am never going to be able to do this. I am a multi-tasker at heart. I don't even brush my teeth without cleaning the bathroom counter, putting my hairbrush away or something to be doing 2 things at once. When I eat I usually read, play games or watch TV. So, I made a plan and decided I would eat out in the back yard. No TV, ipad, computer etc. I also thought I could never make a meal or snack last 15 minutes because in our family we just eat too fast. Well, I am here to tell you habits can change and very quickly. By day 3 I was loving the peace and quiet of my meal time, I was eating slowing, taking my time chewing and really liking what I was experiencing. I have had a couple of really hectic crazy weeks and taking a "time out" for my meal time has been a nice change. Thanks Deanne for always challenging us to step out of our comfort zone.
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