So it's started out badly. I ended up eating cake like the first weekend. Okay, not the end of the world of course. Just stop, try again. A another week goes by, slipped again. And again. And again. Yes, I had a lot of slip ups. Majority of the time on weekends or at get togethers with family and friends. It's one thing when I am at home with nothing in the house, no temptation, more willpower. But out of my comfort zone, surrounded by others, yeah, definitely hard.
But you know what? It's okay. I tried. I failed. I tried again. And overall I would say I succeeded. Over the course of this forty days something a couple things happened.
1. I lost 10 pounds. TEN pounds....by doing nothing! Just NOT eating sweets. No sugar in the coffee, no quick trips to the mall to get a smoothie, or ice cream cone through the McDonald's drive-thru. Didn't have to lift a finger and 10 pounds of apparently "sugar weight" came tumbling off. Awesome!
2. I am now determined to make this a lifestyle change. Very limited amounts of sweets for me. A teaspoon at MOST of sugar in the coffee is fine now....especially after drinking it with NONE for that long. I never really got used to it, but I can now enjoy it with a lot less. No more drive through ice creams, smoothies, iced coffees, etc during the week. We can have some fun, get a fun drink or dessert on the weekend. It's all amount moderation right?
So it was a tough but great experience this year. And probably the first time I actually made it through the whole season really putting the effort and thinking about it everyday. Usually in years past I would easily just forget about it or not do anything at all.
So what will it be next year???
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