Giving yourself a break

When I began this whole losing weight process I was fully into it, 100%. Counted every calorie walked everyday. I thought it would always be like that, but the reality is life happens, and sometimes you have to give yourself a break. Some days you have to be able to say okay I'm going to eat what I want and maybe not workout. If you don't you will go crazy. You will start to regret your choice to do it and this doesn't mean that once a week you go way off track and eat all the sweets in your house, but it does mean on occasion you watch yourself a little less.

Before I came to Indiana I knew my eating and exercise would be off. We would be eating out and I would be busier than normal. So I accepted my weight loss would slow. I'm very happy I have continued to lose weight and haven't gone too crazy. During the weekend of my brother's wedding though I decided to let myself go. I ate what I wanted, I drank alcohol (not much but I typically do not drink my calories, I'm weird), I took the weekend off of working out. And it was great. I enjoyed it and did not feel guilty. Okay maybe I felt guilty about the 3rd cupcake I had today (my tummy is mentioning it may have been a bad choice). But overall I felt great about it. And truthfully, aside from the cupcakes, I made pretty good eating desicions, because it was what I wanted.

Now going back to eating like my normal, I will be happy about it. And I will look forward to my next planned break day. Definitely Thanksgiving, but I may need something before then. We'll see. So if you are in the middle of a weight loss or getting fit plan look at a date and say on that day or for that event I am going to not care and eat what I want and take a break from the workouts. One day or weekend won't ruin all your progress. And who knows maybe you will surprise yourself and lose a pound.

Oh and below is a picture of me and my new sister Kristen at her wedding! Don't we look good?!