Holiday Week Check In

Do you remember when you were young and your parents went away and you were so excited — YAY! PARTYYYYY! The funny thing is, now you reflect back and realize your parents were thinking the same thing. They were thinking, the kids are gone let’s PARTY!!!! Yes – everything tends to come full circle and what we didn’t understand or even think of back then we understand now. If your kids are away you are certainly playing –  how much you play and how much damage you do will result in how the rest of your summer will be. You must stay mindful and remember to think before you eat and drink.

Many of you, which I am so thrilled to say, went into this 4 day weekend in a very good place. And now that a couple of days have passed and it’s Monday – where are you now? Have you followed what you planned or did you go off in a direction that you are not happy about and know you will regret if you continue? If you have stuck to your plan I want to tell you I am so super proud of you! This is such a tough weekend, but sticking to your good choices and feeling the best you can will make such a difference in your outcome. We all know how bad choices and good choices can dictate our mood. If you make good choices you feel great and when you make bad choices it makes you unhappy. While it seems like it should be so easy to choose HAPPY, the truth is, when the treats and Cheats are in your face is when you need to remember that eating clean makes you feel your best. Walking away will make you happy. Eating On Program makes you happy. Do what makes you happy.

Holidays are never easy and I wish I had the special powers to tell you that they don’t count. But the truth is, if it’s not your Cheat Day – what you do matters. What you choose today will show in your next weigh in and will result in how you feel the day after the holiday weekend is over. Do you want to look back and think about how you Cheated for 4 days straight and feel horrible or do you want to look back and think about how much you enjoyed your long weekend, stayed on program, enjoyed your Cheat Day and when you wake up Wednesday morning you will be looking forward to finishing out the week strong.  At the end of the day it’s always a choice. And it’s one that I can’t make for you. But it’s a choice that you have to always keep in mind that whichever decision you make will result in the way you feel and what you weigh today and next week.

Don’t let another two days go by before you do something because that will result in two more days of being in the wrong direction, and most likely for foods and treats that are not even worthing Cheating on. You want to make sure you are starting your summer following your program, staying on your path and making the decision that will make you happy. Whether you are at a friend’s or BBQ or home, you can get through the day with the same amount of food you get through when you are working or when it’s a normal weekday. 8 hours is 8 hours and 10 hours is 10 hours. Where you are and who you are with should not dictate how you eat.