Finally my day of rest is here. I happily took it after three days straight if working out thanks to my missed day shenanigans.
I focused today, as always, on making good decisions. In the past I have been guilty of saying “trying to make good decisions” which really is the wrong approach. When you “try” something you give yourself a bail out if you fail. “I was trying go make good choices but the xxxx looked too good to pass up.” Yoda said it best, “Do or do not, there is no try.” Pretty profound for a puppet.
In keeping in line with that train of thought I did kind of surprise myself tonight. We decided to treat ourselves tonight to a pizza dinner. We orders the special that was a large pepperoni, chicken wings and a bottle of Pepsi. As you read this I am sure you are thinking I must be off my rocker, but just wait.
Prior to the food arrivng I had about 40 oz. of dilluted Crystal Light lemonade (dilluted as a taste preference, not a health choice). After the food arrived I filled up my monster sized mug with another 40 oz. of lemonaide, placed two wings and one slice of pizza on my plate and issued myself a challenge. In a way I guess you could say I dared myself. I looked at the plate and I said in my head, “I bet you can’t eat JUST those two wings and the one slice. I dare you to do it!” I couldn’t let myself get the better of me so I ate slowly, drank my lemonaide to help eat slower and I did it.
I do admit that twice I wavered but I bounced back and I didn’t give in. I even used water throughout the night to avoid having anything else. Just knowing the pizza is in there makes me want to open the fridge. “It’s just one slice, right?” Nope. I don’t need it right now so I’ll just be eating for flavor. That means I will have another and the. Maybe another. I just can’t afford to walk that road any more.
-Will
