Yup, I went to McDonalds today, day 3 of lifestyle change. No one is perfect you know and my mom oh so graciously offered to pay as long as I would meet her at the one near her. Sold.
As I drove over I thought about what I could possibly eat there for breakfast that was one billion calories of saturated fat. It has been ages since I rolled through Mickey D's for breakfast, mainly because I don't really care for breakfast to start and it is super hard to dip your hash brown in ketchup whilst you are driving.
Upon arrival I couldn't help but notice they still had up their holiday drink advertisements on the window. Mmmmmm hot chocolate sounded so wonderfully warm...and full of delicious sugar. Nope. Nope. Nope. I made it inside and ended up ordering my familiar favorite honestly because I panicked and there were people behind me and I have been trained my whole life to never let anyone have to wait on me. I INSTINCTIVELY ordered a medium coke with my meal. I ordered that so naturally it was like laying out the lyrics to my favorite 90's rap song....just rolled right off my tongue.
More panic. I promised myself no soda until Easter Sunday. Not because I am catholic and gave it up for lent but because it was a great mile marker for a lifestyle change. 40 days would break a habit for sure. I begged apology to the cashier and could I please have milk instead? It was an easy fix but I always feel bad for having to correct myself especially after so confidently ordering that soda.
What is interesting about this whole tale is that I have not really craved a soda in the last three days, until I ordered one and had to change my mind. Now it's there, calling to me to come rescue it from its soda fountain prison.
Not today soda. Let someone else be your hero today.
Today I chose me.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
No Day but Today
I am going to see the musical Rent on Sunday with my little family and the familiar song of "Seasons of Love" keeps simmering around in my head as the event gets closer and closer. We love musicals and love going to go see them together; the excitement of getting to the theatre, finding our seats and enjoying an activity that is just a little different than normal.
Different than normal. Yes this is where we get to the crux of my thoughts today. This weekend my husband went out of town and my best girlfriend from college came in town. We talked quite a bit about where our lives were taking us now that we hit the big 3-5 which is legit adulthood. I mean I had a water softener installed at my house this weekend with the bonus I got from work for crying out loud. Legit adulthood folks. Part of our talk included the most favorite topic of most women, how we had woefully gained so much weight and lamented our former thinner college selves, giving anything to go back to those times when we were "fat." Our current weights had become our new normal, normal to buy the bigger...everything and just accept that this is our life.
But we want to be different than normal. This is not our life and we will enter into the next season of our lives in full control of our weight and ourselves.
Today March 1st started a lifestyle change. Not a diet, a lifestyle change.
Today we skipped drinking soda.
Today we said pass to the candy and cookies.
Today we said yes to salad and light dressing.
Today we walked, today we worked out.
Today we started.
Tomorrow we will be a little bit stronger and a little bit more determined. Each day we will find motivation in ourselves, in each other and in those around us who have encouraged us to be the absolute best versions of ourselves.
No day but today.
Different than normal. Yes this is where we get to the crux of my thoughts today. This weekend my husband went out of town and my best girlfriend from college came in town. We talked quite a bit about where our lives were taking us now that we hit the big 3-5 which is legit adulthood. I mean I had a water softener installed at my house this weekend with the bonus I got from work for crying out loud. Legit adulthood folks. Part of our talk included the most favorite topic of most women, how we had woefully gained so much weight and lamented our former thinner college selves, giving anything to go back to those times when we were "fat." Our current weights had become our new normal, normal to buy the bigger...everything and just accept that this is our life.
But we want to be different than normal. This is not our life and we will enter into the next season of our lives in full control of our weight and ourselves.
Today March 1st started a lifestyle change. Not a diet, a lifestyle change.
Today we skipped drinking soda.
Today we said pass to the candy and cookies.
Today we said yes to salad and light dressing.
Today we walked, today we worked out.
Today we started.
Tomorrow we will be a little bit stronger and a little bit more determined. Each day we will find motivation in ourselves, in each other and in those around us who have encouraged us to be the absolute best versions of ourselves.
No day but today.
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