There were a few positive changes that I experienced during these past 30 days and somethings did not change as anticipated. To ensure that these changes were not just natural fluctuations that would have occurred regardless and to give more time for other changes to take place, I will be extending my Whole30 commitment until the end of the year. I'm not for sure if I'll start a new stickK commitment, or if I do, wager money. I'll use the weekend to decide. In the end, I lost 7lb (gained 5 over the weekend after eating fruit. Just fruit! But I lost them again by today). That's more than what I have lost through my nutritional coaching program that I started back in January. |
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Nothing is sweeter than keeping a promise to yourself! |
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Today was a killer! My two favorite cousins came over (yeah!), so Mom decided to prepare dinner for them, which included banana pudding. I had the bright idea to dish it out as quickly and in as large a quantity as I could to my dear cousins, thinking that the sooner it was out of my sight the better. I even forced them to take colossal portions home to friends, and there's still some left (ahhhhh!) It took every shred of mental strength to not lick my fingers or the serving spoon. Between this and the Halloween candy I think I'm going to pass out. Give me strength! |
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Thanks for the advice Jamie. Practicing self-compassion is a "difficult-difficult" for me, using a term from my fitness program to describe a challenge in an unfamiliar or seldom tread area. So, I put in time everyday to improve.
After all the trick-o-treaters had come and gone, there was still plenty of candy left over, and I felt like a rehabbed junkie who had returned to her old crack house. I confiscated my drug into a gallon capacity ziplock bag, and had my mom hide it from me. Her bedroom is off limits for at least the next 3 months. I spent the rest of the night writing about the experience in my journal, which helped to ease the tension. |
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