There is no Failure. Only Feedback
Well My last post had me weighing in at 70.7 kg.
Today I am 69.8 kg. Which is great, I am definately heading in the right direction however 5 days ago I was 69.4 kg. So how did I bounce back 400grams? 4 days of drinking too much beer and skipping workouts.
Last year going backwards on the scale would have made me quit my healthy eating and head straight to the nearest burger joint and grab a six pack of beer on the way home and maybe a bog of corn ships to round me off. (Literally. I am so round!) This year is different because I have a new mantra.
“There is no failure, only feedback.”
So when I gain weight I haven’t failed, my body is just giving me feedback. Its saying
“Hey! whatever you’ve been doing this week ain’t working! So stop doing it!’
So I’ve got to cut back on beer and Hawaiian Cheese Burgers at 2am and eating crap the next day because I’m hungover, then repeating the scenario because I got an invite out I couldn’t turn down!
This may sound harsh, even cruel, but until I can turn down excess drinks and crappy snacks I may have to turn down any social situations. In the meantime I’ve been coming up with ideas to make these situation less stressful for the dieter.
1. Instead of meeting for dinner, meet after for a late movie. Just avoid the candy bar! Sneak in some sugar free gum, diet soda or a small pack of rice crackers.
2. Meet for coffee and just coffee. A nice long black! Very diet friendly, you can even get away with a small biscotti.
3. Invite your friends to your place, cook healthy options and have healthy snacks. Your friends will probably love it because they will come away feeling free of guilt and not bloated on all the fatty chips and dip they ate.
4. Go carts or mini golf? Why not? Think you’re too old? It will be fun, I promise.
5. Raves, Dance clubs! Super fast music and everyones drinking water anyway. Just think of it as a cheap aerobic workout!
6. Exercise dates! Yeah tennis! Squash! A walk around the park (good conversation included).
Anyone else got ideas for diet friendly social situations?
