Already slipped up...
So Sunday, I ate pretty well. Monday, I ate even better and felt awesome that I was able to have a small steak, baked sweet potato fries, and a big helping of spinach. After dinner, I was even able to have a glass of red wine and a piece of dark chocolate--for heart health, of course--and I STILL had some calories left over!
Today was a different story. I was good at work--I brought a nice healthy lunch and didn't even touch the candy bar samples that were a mere 5 feet from my cash register. I drank a TON of water and several cups of green tea along with an "appetite suppressing" tea we sell at my store. I was incredibly sore from my total of 3 hours at the gym yesterday (1 hour of yoga class in the AM, and then a 30 min "ab lab" class followed by another hour and a half of cardio and weight training with my bf). Even though I felt achy all day, I felt pleased with myself for working so hard. However, it was a very long day at work--since its New Year's resolutions time, people flock to health food stores! By the time I got home, I was ready to veg. My feet ached, my abs hurt so bad I couldn't bend over, and I was craving a snack. So I had a nice healthy snack of hummus and carrots. And then I decided I might as well use up some pita chips I had before they went stale. And then I found some sweet potato chips and polished off the hummus. And worst of all, I decided I better not let my Chinese leftovers from Sunday go to waste.
Pretty soon, I was several hundred calories over my limit. I wanted to cry. I felt ashamed and guilty--3 days in, and I was already cheating? What was the point? I may as well give up now. And then I realized I was slipping into a familiar habit. Whenever I messed up in the past, I would just say "Screw it--already ruined my day, might as well eat whatever I want!"
But this time, things were different. I pulled a Scarlett O'Hara move, raised my fist in the air and cried, "After all, tomorrow is another day!" (ok. not quite.)
Even though I messed up, its not the end of the world. There's no reason to give up. I'll just have to remember to try harder tomorrow.