An important aspect for successful weightloss is decision
making. It is not just enough to take that initial step and begin a diet. That
is the starting point, but from everyday onwards success or failure will be
determined on the choices that we make.
Today for example, I have been given several opportunities
to break from my eating regime. One of the reasons I will be successful moving
forward is the ability to say no. Resist temptation. Stick to what works. It
isn’t an easy thing to do, but if the motivation and will power is really
there, the right choices will be made.
Exhibit A. When I arrived at my desk this morning, I found a
box of chocolates on my desk. One of my colleagues, bless her, bought them for
me to say thank you for something that happened earlier in the week. She knows
that I’m dieting but said I could keep them for a bad day. Now, in the early
stages of dieting, I try to avoid shops for the very reason that I know I’m
susceptible to chocolate. Being faced with a gift first thing in the morning,
after a week of being very good was tough. However, I’m determined not to
crack. The Heroes will stay in my cupboard for a while and I’ll blog again when
the day comes that I tuck in.
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| My lunchtime choice. Soup vs Heroes. Soup won |
Exhibit B. We have a communal lunch room in my office.
Having spent the week avoiding the Peanut Butter Oreos and Biscuits, today a
message came around about leftover buffet being available following an event.
Sandwiches, bhajis, some sort of meat on a stick, mini-quiche. The sort of crap
that even though you don’t really want to eat it, you find yourself compelled
to eat platefuls of the stuff. I didn't. My choice.
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| Mmmm, leftovers. Must. Eat. |
Exhibit C. No supportive photos on this occasion but trust
me. A group of fundraisers came around with trays full of cakes and cookies.
They put them in my face, saying it was for whatever good cause they are
supporting. I stuck a pound coin in their collection bucket and but did not
take anything from them. Well done me. Sticking to my diet and giving to
charity.
There are various choices we have to make. Do I open that
bottle of wine when I get home from work? Shall I pass on cooking and order
takeout? Why don’t I have that second helping? Unless you are a child or
infirm, the responsibility for what you consume on a daily basis lies squarely
with you. I’ve never hidden away from the fact that I made myself a 24st man. The
reason I’m dieting again this January is because of poor choices in recent
months.
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| Graduation Day. Barely 21. Enormous. And I got much bigger than this |
So thank you for the chocolates. Thank you for the leftover
buffet. Thank you for the cakes. But no, my choice today is to politely
decline.
