What do you deserve?
Do I DESERVE to cheat today?
I say “deserve” because that is what I will hear my gym buddies say when I see them on Wednesday. The ones that cheat, that is.
“I worked so hard, I decided I deserved to cheat.”
“Yes, I cheated. I deserved it.”
My favorite of late: “I did extra cardio so I decided I can afford to cheat. I deserve it.”
Gotta love pre-guilt!
If you’re going to have cheat foods, just do it. But don’t justify it. You are grown, and you owe no one an explanation.
But here’s what I deserve:
Peace.
Happiness.
Good health.
Happy Kids.
A fun day.
A day free from stress.
A healthy body.
To look good in a little black dress.
Uncontrolled joy.
I may or may not cheat today and tomorrow.
But if I do, it won’t be because I DESERVE it. It will be because I made a conscious decision to eat some food off plan.
And life goes on. And I am no less or more of a person than I was the day before.
What do you deserve?
December 24, 2007 at 7:06 am
"Deserve" comes from the Latin word "deservire" which translates to "devote oneself to". So if you say that you "deserve" something you are actually saying that you have "devoted yourself to something". I have devoted myself to a healthy life, a loving family, to good friends, and to helping others in their time of pain and suffering. I don’t deserve anything if I have not devoted myself completely to it first.