Being Jaded611

I stared down a cinnamon bun today.  Complete with a little itty bitty tumbleweed….ok, maybe not but it sets the tone ok?  Anyway, I was glaring at the bun and it was doing its best to look as enticing as possible.  

Temptation.  Most people avoid it like the plague.  Others panic when faced with it.  When it crosses my path however, I immerse myself in it.  Weird I know, but I like the internal struggle, the rationalizing, toeing the line so to speak.  But there’s a method to my madness.  This little ritual I go through…well it reminds me that ultimately, whatever decision I make, is MY CHOICE.    

It is not a lack of will power, it is a choice.  You will either eat it or not (and the reasons are yours and yours alone).  If you choose to eat it make sure you enjoy every morsel of it.  Don’t beat yourself up about it later…..you made a conscious decision to take this action.  Eat it, enjoy it, and move on.  No guilt trips, no self hating.  If it wasn’t the best decision in retrospect, then your choice will be different next time.   If you choose NOT to eat it…well, same thing…don’t eat it, be satisfied, and move on.  

Either way, you always have a CHOICE.  

As I was staring at that delicious piece of cinnamon bun I thought about all of my workouts this week.  I have worked damn hard, WAY outside my comfort zone, and accomplished more than I ever thought I could.  I thought about how challenging it is for me, giving the workouts my all, in attempt to burn half of the 500+ calories in that bun.  

It may taste good but seeing progress…mentally and physically…is so much sweeter.
I walked away.

So with that choice being made it made, I’m that much closer to my goal of being under 200 lbs by Dec 31st for the Unwrap Your Abs Challenge!  Here are my stats for the week:

Cardio:  4 hours total (elliptical, treadmill) 5 days a week.

Strength training: 5 days a week, hitting every body part twice or more.

Eating:  Made great choices consistently…not always, that would be a lie. Sometimes I ate too little, but my body quickly made me aware of it.

I’m on my way.

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