Own it.....No Matter What it is

I remember back in college days one of my friends would say, "If you drink it through a straw, it doesn't  have any calories."  I loved that one.  I could drink a number of chocolate shakes for no calories.  Funny how those chocolate shakes started showing up on my hips though.  I've evolved since college.  Now, I just think that if I eat it really fast it wont count.  Okay, I don't really think that.  I do find myself eating things really fast if it's something I know I shouldn't eat.  It makes no sense. It's truly like I think that if I eat it fast enough that I don't remember it and no one sees me, then it didn't really happen.

It's sad that I do this but it's good that I have realized it.  I don't do it often anymore.  It used to happen more often but then I became aware of it.  Now that I am aware of it, I know that it's going to happen.  When I find myself in the mood to shove food in my face, I have to stop myself.  I know that if I am suddenly eating at the speed of light, there is a problem. That said, I stumble from time to time.  I don't even know what happened sometimes.  I eat too much and I regret it later. What do I do then?  Own it!!

It's going to happen.  We are not perfect, no matter how hard we try.  When it happens and your willpower gives in to tasty treats, own it.  Admit what happened, remember what you ate, track it and own it.  You may have consequences.  You may gain a little weight. You may not feel well.  You may learn a lesson for next time.  It's all okay. We can learn from our mistakes and own them.  They are no one's fault but our own. At this time of the year I used to find myself ready to blame anyone and anything but myself.  I used to blame the people who brought the food into the house or the person who dared to bake the cookies or even the holiday season itself.  Get real, a holiday season cannot be to blame for our own choices and mistakes.

Own what you have done, learn from it and move on.

Have a great day,
Corinna

"Give these commands as well, so that they may be above reproach. And whoever does not provide for relatives, and especially for family members, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." -1 Timothy 7-8