Christmas 2007 Is in the Past!
(Thank Goodness!)
By: Jennifer Ross Sawyer, MA, LPC, NCC, Jennifer Ross Sawyer, Counseling and Consultation
To weigh or not to weigh. This is the question.
Today is the day I face the music and stop snacking.
I visited my parents (you know, those people who push all my buttons)…and my path to the refrigerator is permananently ingrained in the carpet. I hope you guys had better success than I did at taking care of yourself.
I can only remember one healthy meal—the rest was a little bit of this and a little bit of that, leaving me feeling sick most of the time. WHY don’t I take better care of myself? Today I feel like I’ve failed me (ok, enough wallowing in self-pity and back to a good attitude!).
Today I am going to eat like I love me. When I love me, I feed me the right foods in the right amounts. Today I go back to the pool and get my heart rate up and enjoy my solitude. Today I practice awareness and live with intention.
And if I fail, I can start over tomorrow!
But, I know I will not fail. I am in control. No one made me eat that pumpkin pie, and no one can make me eat the wrong foods today. I want to feel good, and I am what I eat!
No, I am not a fruit cake.
I will not weigh today. I will give my body a chance to normalize after spending 12 hours in the car over the past week. And then, I will bravely and lovingly find out how much I weigh and use that as motivation to love my little girl (me).
Take good care of yourself. I plan to!
