We have spent the past few days making valient efforts to shop smarter financially and health wise. An assortment of cost effective healthy options was purchased in attempt to curb our desires for expensive retaurant food. The only problem with that is that it doesn't take away the cravings for the bad. My first day went extremely well. I started the day with a delicious healthy breakfast of whole grain wheat toast and honey, plain scrambled eggs cooked in olive oil, and tomato slices with cottage cheese. Snacks throughout the day included whole grain pita and hummus, string cheese, raisins, and beef bites. Dinner that night was chicken with a homade garlic and balsalmic vinegar dressing and before we ate we went for a nice jog around our neighborhood. All in all it was a pretty successful first day!
Unfortunately, our second day didn't go quite as well... I woke up late and had a hectic morning and didn't end up eating anything until around 3:00 when my boyfriend and I decided to go out to Olive Garden. I went there with every intention of ordering just a salad, but chicken alfredo just sounded SO much better! So.. I gave in to temptation and ate an extremely delicious plate of chicken alfredo, full of fat and salt and everything that God made delicious..and not so great for you.. I only made it through half of the plate, so I brought the rest to work and ate that for a late dinner. An entire day of pasta doesn't exactly make for a good day of healthy eating. However, I did manage to not drink any soda yesterday or today so I guess I should give myself a little bit of credit!
It's hard to go from such a good day to a terrible day and not feel discouraged. We all want to do our best everyday, but sometimes we fall short. Someone once told me that the best thing to do when trying to start a new lifestyle is to keep trying, even when you fail. If you do bad one day, don't stress about it. Move forward into the next day and try harder to make it a success. You can't let your mistakes make you give up on your goals. So that's what I'm going to try and remember for the rest of this week. I can conquer this! I don't need cheeseburgers and pasta and pizza to make myself feel good. I am not defined by the foods I eat, I am defined by the person God created me to be! He didn't design me to eat foods that will eventually kill me. He designed me to live as long as possible and as healthy as possible and my true self can't shine as brightly when I don't feel well because of the food I eat.
So here's to another day! May tomorrow be a success!
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