Lessons Learned

So I decided to participate in a lifestyle makeover. Most posts three days in tout how well things are going, how much better the person feels, how glad they are they've actually committed to the changes this time. And I can honestly say that those things are all true. I'm down 2 pounds already. It all feels good -- to be eating right (my body doesn't feel sluggish or weighted down. I feel alert. yadda yadda yadda) and exercising daily.

But day three... Man have I learned a lot! Today I didn't get up early to workout before my day started. At the end of my workday, I found out that my husband wouldn't be home until 10pm from work so I suddenly didn't feel like cooking and decided to get a simple salad from Chipotle.  Except I also ended up walking out with a bag of chips and guacamole.

So learning from my "failures" today...

Lesson One: Workout Before I Start My Day

I need to work out first thing each day.  Yes it stinks because I love to sleep in.  But after today, I realized that once my day is done, the last thing I want to do is go to the gym and work out.  Because it's 8pm and I still haven't worked out. And I'm in my PJ's and really don't want to get dressed and go work out.

Lesson Two: Think Twice Before Eating

I used Daniel's absence as an excuse to go to a restaurant.  Yes, I went with every intention of ordering on plan but got easily distracted by an old habit (to always get a bag of chips and guac) and by flippant attitude toward my food (not thinking about it, just doing it, letting my sudden craving dictate my choices). I didn't think about what my spur of the moment choice meant for my nutrition and my goals.  Taking that extra moment to really consider what I ordered would have saved my nutrition for the day. This goes back to me needing to work on discipline in my life.

Lesson Three: My Goals Are More Important Than Any Money Spent

After I purchased those chips and guac, and realized what a poor decision that was (because I did have that moment), I could have chosen NOT to eat that. But the devil angel on my left shoulder reminded me "But you spent your hard earned money on this, you deserve to eat this." Well that's crap. Just because I purchase something in a moment of emotional desire does not mean I have to eat it. Yeah it would have sucked to have wasted that money, but at least my guilt would have been over money and not over spending the money AND ruining my nutrition for the day AND feeling gross afterwards AND having GI distress from eating those chips and guac.

Lesson Four: No One's Perfect

Okay. So I made a bad decision by purchasing the chips and guac. And another bad decision by eating them. I can't take those choices back. I can't change them. All I can do is move on. Move forward. Learn. And move forward. When I posted in my accountability group about my poor choices, suddenly other women started posting that they struggled and failed today also. And that made me feel better. To know that I'm not the only one struggling and I'm not the only one who messed up. None of us are perfect.





So all that being said, I really need to get dressed and get to the gym. So that way I don't have another thing to regret today.  Ughhhhhh. Still... So not looking forward to this. -.- I should have gotten up at 3am and worked out with Daniel....