Defeating… bad urges.
So today a cell phone issue interupted my regular routine of going to the gym and hitting my shoulders. Nonetheless, I’m going to hit them later this evening before starting work at 2000.
Something strange happened though and it’s a huge triumph that I’ve acknowledged now. At the cell phone dealer-which took a good hour to correct some billing issues, I kind of felt: man I can’t hit the gym now, then this little voice came in my head…
"screwed up my day, lets go down to the end of the plaza and have some chinese! all you can eat buffet -to make matters worse!"
So as I’m contemplating this, and heading that way, I’m like yea it’s cool, I can work it off later! Then at that very moment almost to the doors to the China 1 Buffet, I was like "NO!" It’s not worth it, and went home and had my first meal of the day-my oats and flaxseed with egg whites, and 2 whole eggs. I felt accomplished that I had triumph over that urge!
As I sit here and type this I had another urge a little while a go -on going down to the hospital lobby and perhaps eat something sweet- a ding dong or browing type food from the vending machines (aka) the fat machines! Instead though I prevailed and went to my fridge where I had my food; that I had prepared at home before coming to work.
Right now I’m eating my almost 2 cups of Broccolli, baked skinless chicken breast on a whole wheat low carb wrap! Suprisingly its satisfying! So I think I am definitely making progress when it comes to re-programming my inner eating urges!
I forget where I read this, but in an article they had printed: body transformation is 20%exercise, and 80% diet! I truly believe that, considering the exercising part for me is something I can do and truly enjoy! The eating healthy, and staying on course -I don’t like using the word diet (seems temporary) but with a nutrition plan- is by far a lot more challenging!!
I’m thankfuly I’m staying the course so far!
Best of life, ~Jase
August 4, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Sounds like you are making more than progress, but life changes. Keep it up, the mirror doesn’t lie.
September 2, 2008 at 1:04 am
Eventually you begin to hate chicken and everything those beady eyed little beasts represent…. but you continue on.. eating them and consuming loads of broccoli…. then you begin to hate them and their puffy little green tops… hmmmm…. *grumble grumble*… (hasn’t had a cheat meal in about a month.. going a little crazy)…. but anywho!! Great job so far man. It’s hard to resist those delicious little bundles of fat that stare at you through the glass of the vending machines saying… "eat me.. please? there are starving children all around the world that would kill for one of me right now.. just do it.. eat me.." and you can’t help but look back into their little imaginary eyes and say… "I would love to… but I cant"… then you sigh and walk on down to your fridge and pull out something so completely unsatisfying…. oh what the hell am I saying.. good job staying strong.. send some of that my way.