I am going to challenge myself this Christmas. It may backfire on me, but I had to do something drastic. The occasional treats were becoming more and more frequent and as I sat on the couch last night eating a peanut butter sundae, I said, "The buck stops here."
The next 10 days are filled with work and errands (no Christmas parties - those have passed at this point). There is no reason why I have to have sweets everyday. So, I decided to challenge myself to the following goals:
1. No sweets between now and December 23rd (the only exception is wedding cake at a wedding this weekend...I never, ever, ever pass up a chance to eat wedding cake...however, if the wedding cake is not good, I will take a bite and leave the rest)
2. Work-out five times between now and December 13th
This 'tightens the belt' until the actual holiday and gets me active again. I was challenged FIRST THING this morning when my co-worker brought in Satan's brownies. I call them this because they are the very essence of temptation...brownies with a strip of toffee inside. Outrageously good. If I did not have these goals, I would have popped one in my mouth because it was a special Christmas treat. Instead, I stayed out of the kitchen until they were gone! Go me.
Are you challenging yourself this Christmas?
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do you mean work out five times between now and Dec 23rd?
ReplyDeletei need to challenge myself too. i had been good for so long, basically since July when i started my journey. but as soon as Thanksgiving rolled around, it's been sweets just about everyday. i've worked too hard to let a bump in the road set me back. time to challenge myself now! (even tho' i already ate 12 chocolate dipped potato chips today).
What about limiting it to sweets at a party or on the actual holiday (I count Christmas Eve as the actual holiday with Christmas)? That would give you a few days of sanity and force to to focus your snacking to party time.
ReplyDeleteYes, five times by the 23rd!