Choosing Wisely

I tried on a pair of jeans today and I noticed a slight difference when I slipped them on. That was a great feeling. The last couple of days i've been slipping from my daily commitments. One of the problems that I am working on is staying motivated to finish a task that I began and being consistant. I did not do my 30 minute walking. And I also want to cut soda out of my diet but I did have some during the last couple of days. I've learned to cut myself some slack now. It's okay for me to slip a little now and then. It's not okay for me to slip and then to stay there and continue not excercizing and eating the foods I chose not to eat during this time. I am responsible for my actions. I could have easily snuck in my 30 minutes. But then I didn't. No excuses.

Emotional eating is what I felt that my eating problem was and still is at times. Not only do I love the taste of food... certain foods than others. I also believe that my emotions triggers when I eat and what I eat. I am being more aware of this and am not giving into the temptations as much. I used to eat when I was happy, sad, mad, angry, frustrated, guilty... you catch my drift. And that's really not healthy. I was drowning my emotions by comforting myself with food (and it's usually chocolate or foods high in fat...like burgers and fries). That is the wrong way for me to deal with my emotions. Now when I do feel some of these emotions arise I get to the root of the problem by asking myself why am I feeling these feelings. And the next thing to do is find other ways of dealing with the emotions. For example, going for a walk, calling a close friend or confidant and talking about it, or putting on my favorite songs to listen to.

A saying that I love is: You can't help what happens to you (sometimes), but you can help how you choose to react to it. How true is that? I can choose to give into these temptations but then again I can choose not to. It feels good to know that I have that power! Instead of my mind or emotions having control over me, I choose to choose wisely and take control of my emotions!

Originally posted on June 24th 2007