Once you start….
This past weekend marked the start of the eating season. I know for most, this weekend starts the season of generosity and gratitude. Those two qualities consistently raise my Joy Factor. I love that they are amplified this time of year. With all of the economic and world turbulence, we are reaching for what makes us feel good–gratitude, generosity and food!
That is what it is for me right now. It is like the dam burst open. For the past year and half, I have dramatically reduced my sugar and refined carbohydrate intake. This past weekend, that has all changed.
I enjoyed every bite of all of the delicious food that we ate-especially the dessert. Now, I cannot get it out of my mind, which means I cannot keep it out of my mouth. I talked to my friend Victoria a little while ago and she concurred. We both have enjoyed a little sugar after dinner, now we want it after breakfast!
Once I start, I cannot get enough.
Help me my friends. Throw the life preserver my way and share some tips that will help me get past this relapse.
That is what it feels like. I am back on the drugs. Maybe I need to go to a meeting and get a white chip. The thing is, that when you decide to come clean, you have to want to. I am not sure I want to. I do want to because I love that I made it to my goal size this year, and I would like to stay there. I want to, because my energy and mood are much better when I am off of the sugar crack.
I don’t want to because it is so delicious and is filling some kind of need not to feel something. Ok, there it is, I said it. I am going to go finish that pumpkin flan and ponder what I am not wanting to feel. I will get back to you on that.
I am disappointed that I ran out of whipped cream!
Wendy is a joyful, vibrant human being who sees possibilities everywhere she goes. Whether she is working with a coaching client, creating a piece of art or riding her bicycle 100 miles in one day, the joy of possibility is one of her favorite perspectives. Alot of her joy comes from spending time with her husband Matt and their 2 four-legged kids, Abbey Road and Eli. It also comes from listening to good music, spending time in nature, eating good food and being with friends and family. When all of that happens together, she is in joyful bliss.
So funny to read this today. This afternoon at our Women’s Prosperity Network monthly Mastermind Luncheon, I announced, and gave Wendy Watkins direct credit for it, “Let the Eating Begin. The Season runs through SuperBowl Sunday!”
Talk about old programs, right?! That one statement gives us permission to go hog wild — and I really mean “hog” – pork, sausages, bacon, ham, uh, you get the picture.
I can so relate to the sugar and refined carbs issue — it plagues me too. It is a REAL addiction for some of us, just like drugs, alcohol, sex, shopping. The food causes a physical reaction and makes us crave more. The only thing that works for me is to be so aware of it and rather than letting my thoughts dictate that I’m deprived, I instead put my thoughts toward positives — I’m respecting my body, I’m keeping myself fit, I’m doing something really, really good for me, I’m loving myself, etc…
Did I say it was easy? Nah. It is though, a simple matter of focus. And, as my Louise Hay daily calendar says today, “As I choose to change my thinking, my whole life changes for the better.” Now pass the mashed potatoes!