It has been about two weeks since I gave up my daily lattes. I've had moments of craving. I've had moments of being tired and wanting one. Oh, and headaches have followed. But mostly it has actually been easy to make this one change. So I am in the middle of asking myself: Is it enough? Granted, the plan is to start with one change and then expand it to other areas.
I identity with your fondness for sweets in its many sneaky but delicious forms. I feel a little guilty writing now because Easter just passed and like Halloween it is a holiday which screams: SUGAR, and: CANDY, CANDY, CANDY.
This year I discovered these irresistible delights:
(Image source)
Unlike a normal Cadbury Creme egg you can pop one in your mouth and continue. Less mess, it goes down faster, you still have all the deliciousness of the original. It is so simple to follow one with a second and a third... and to feels so natural to not stop at one but to continue.
I gave one to a coworker and he immediately returned to me to ask, "Okay, do you have any more? I need another." He had the look of a junkie trying to get his latest fix. Yes, they are just that addictive. I was actually pleased to witness someone else so openly addicted to these things.
I have always felt for holidays everyone should be allowed a little touch of indulgence. But if you are trying to make new, healthier habits then don't holidays just work against all planning and set you back further? Would it be better to ignore the Easter candy left on your desk, the 4th of July Summer BBQ's or the visions of sugar plums at Christmas? It seems that US holidays leave little room for healthy eating and living.
There are many fitness blogs on the Internet run by women where the author has started at a high weight but then over the span of time she drops to a size two and the entire blog now consists of, "Look at me in my bikini! Look at me smiling and looking skinny! I did it! Hooray! Don't you wish you could be skinny and sexy and happy like me! I traded bacon for lettuce and now my life is perfection!"
Well, I can say I don't think my blogging here will ever take that same direction (maybe for Angela it will). I feel I am moving at a snail's pace.
Where am I going?
Good question.
Until next time,
Rachel
No comments:
Post a Comment