A few years ago I wrote a post about "It's only." (you can read it here) I used that mantra for a while, but then I totally forgot about it! For a few years I forgot about it! But today, I remembered it. I was watching a youtube video of a fellow weight loss journey and the gal was talking about her frustration and actually just doing it and how she had to do something but she kept failing day in and day out. And at that moment I knew and remembered my mantra!
The process of this is to set a goal or a challenge for just a short time. And then stick to it....because it's ONLY a day, or a week, or a month! This came around when I was working at the bank. EVERYONE was bringing us donuts, candy and other treats and it was really hard to resist. My manager and I were both struggling. And then one day while we were talking we decided that we were going to challenge each other to resist the temptation until our back to back vacations. (she went on vacation one week and I went the following week). During our conversation we made the comment that 'it's only six weeks until vacation time, we can resist for six weeks. Anyone can resist for six weeks! We laughed and said that after the six weeks we could eat anything we wanted....we only had to make it the six weeks.
And do you know what happened? The mantra worked. When people brought us donuts and other amazingly tempting items, we resisted because it was only a few weeks that we had to do it! And we both made it the complete 6 weeks!
So that is my challenge! Next week. I want my calories between 1200-1400. I'm only asking for next week. Not the next month, or the next year or the rest of my life! Just one week! I am being kind to myself and giving myself a pass for the weekend...but those days I have to remain under 1600 calories. I am doing this because i am trying to find balance between being mired in a weight loss journey and life! So my weekends are usually a bit more relaxed.
So this is my line in the sand! This week...one week...it's ONLY one week! I can definitely do it!
