's motd Friday January 28, 2011

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PERFECTION

Friday, 28 January 2011

There was a time in my life when I

thought, in order to lose weight, I had to

eat...perfectly. And yep...I do mean perfectly.

In those days, everything I ate had to be weighed and

measured to a "T." I may have told you before, I

think I drove everyone around me crazy with my food

measuring antics. LOL.

Oh, it's easy to begin a

weight-loss program perfectly. You know how it is on

the first day. You're all fired up to make sure that

everything goes your way with the food. But sooner or

later, temptation rears its ugly head and you come

face-to-face with a really tough choice.

Yep, there you are faced with, let's say, a plate of

warm chocolate chip cookies. It all begins with this

little talk you have with yourself:

"I know I'm not supposed eat

those cookies. They'd knock me right off program.

I've been eating perfectly so far and I've got to

stay focused. But oh, those cookies look so

delicious! Mmmm, just look at those big-old chunks

of chocolate. And those pecans, they were always my

favorite. They look just like the cookies my mother

used to bake and they smell like Mom's cookies,

too. I know I shouldn't have them but maybe I can

have just a little "corner" from one of them. Okay,

just a bite!

Oh, my...was that ever good!

The chocolate chips were so creamy, combined with

the crunch from the pecans. Oh, no...wait! Just

look at what I've done...I screwed up! My perfect

eating program for today just blew up in my face!

Today is a bust now. I knew I couldn't do it! Oh

well, I may as well finish the whole cookie, now

that I've started. I mean after all, I've screwed

up the whole day now!"

Okay, how many of you have faced

an incident like this that lead to a similar

conversation with yourselves? (Oh, my. That many

of you?) Well, first of all, you have to realize that

you are human. Therefore...you are not perfect.

I don't eat perfectly myself. (Okay, maybe close to

it. LOL.) But hey, I like my chocolate chip cookies,

just like you. And I do allow myself to have one,

every once in a while. But here's what I do...I

plan for them. And how do I plan?

Well, when I want a cookie, I save up enough windows

for one using my FoodMover. I know that cookie will

cost me a fat window, one or two starch windows and a

fruit window. But here's the good news. Because I

planned for it, I can have that chocolate chip cookie

guilt-free!

If you're on a food program right

now, please don't be too tough on yourself striving

for that ever-elusive perfection. And if you

do suffer a little slip-up, don't make the situation

worse by talking yourself into believing you've blown

the whole day. Hey, it was only a slip-up. It didn't

ruin your whole day, just that one moment. Do the

right thing and get yourself right back on program...that

same day!

Hmmm, now to tell you the truth, I haven't had a

chocolate chip cookie in a long time. And now it's

going to be on my mind all day. So I'll, plan for one

tomorrow with my FoodMover

and have it with a glass of ice-cold fat-free milk.

Wanna join me?

Love,