Lies!
Posted in My Weight-Loss Journey by RachelEven though I am just almost nine months into this thing, I catch myself making rookie mistakes every now and then.
Example: Eating something and pretending it never happened.
I was flagged down by a container of mini organic peanut butter cups last night as I nonchalantly walked past them. I was so close to making it to the other side of that two-foot table (!!) without partaking, but I caved. I dumped a few into my hand, devoured them, and attempted to convince myself that none of it ever happened.
Really? Almost nine months in and I am still doing crap like this?
First of all, it’s always frightening to witness a twenty-five year old regress back to the age of five without warning (especially when you’re the culprit). Secondly, I am now convinced that weight-loss aggravates sociopathic tendencies.
When it comes down to it, throwing back a few measly peanut butter cups isn’t a big deal, but the thought of pretending it never happened is giving me the heebie-jeebies. I ended up including those little morsels of mayhem in my calorie allowance for the day, but still. I’m a little shocked.
If I don’t hold myself accountable, who will?
That’s a question I definitely know the answer to: no one!
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KCLAnderson (Karen) says:
I think you’ll find you are in good company on this one. I think the key is to not expect yourself to be “perfect” and “never” do that again, but rather to forgive yourself this time and then catch yourself sooner the next time. It’s not a linear process, unfortunately…
Mandy (@Fitter_Happier_) says:
I just found you via Twitter and I am just in AWE of you progress! You have come a long way and still going strong.
I hear you on being accoutable. I try to log everything and it REALLY sucks to log “bag of shitty potato chips that weren’t worth it” haha.
Foodie McBody says:
You are SO not alone in this. I am also just “eight months” in to my own healthy journey and find myself acting like this now and then. But they are all learning experiences, aren’t they? Some things I find actually ARE “worth it” and other things are so NOT — and it teaches me, I don’t need to do THAT again. I think if we go a long time “without” things we find that they have this mystique about them, and then when we eat them we break that mystique and don’t need to do it again. (however, I also have a total weakness for mini peanut butter cups!).
You’re doing great. I’m super impressed.
Monica says:
I would have made the same mistake as you, Peanut Butter Cups are my weakness!