Cheating

Dear Universe,

I am not perfect. Far from it. Today I snapped.

The past few weeks I have been killing myself. I have been eating 1200 calories a day or less and have been pushing myself really hard at the gym. So hard in fact that I tweaked my knee yesterday running on the treadmill (best two mile run I have ever ran in my life!) and had to take today a lot slower on the elliptical.

My body is so sore that it literally hurts to breathe. I have done two Ab workouts this week and to sneeze and cough feels like my stomach is going to fall off my body.

I have been so good with my diet that I even have been using water with my protein shakes. ( It really is kind of gross!)


Well tonight I just couldn't handle it anymore. I had to cheat. So..... I ravished those corn dogs and it was worth every bite.

I can't be perfect all the time and I need to not expect myself to. I will not feel guilty in the morning for eating them and lord knows I probably will have a bowl of cereal before bed. (Cheerios and soy milk of course.)

Being okay with a cheat meal once in a while is a necessary part of any 'diet'. And while we are at it. Lets talk about the word diet. I hate it. I hate that as a whole, society believes that certain foods are 'bad' for you. Well anything in excess can be bad for you, even water. But what most people forget is moderation. It is okay to have a corn dog once in a while. I don't even remember the last time I ate one. It is okay to have that glass of wine once a week, or that piece of chocolate before bed. It is okay to eat foods that you truly love, once in a while. Our bodies are fine tuned machines and to feel good they need good nutrition. So although I did just feed my body 13 grams of protein for each corn dog, I also fed it a lot of sodium and a lot of saturated fat. I fully intend to burn that off at the gym.

A healthy lifestyle is good for everyone, but it is okay to have that cheat once in a while. Your healthy choices will fail miserably if you don't let yourself have some breathing room. I would rather cheat with my dinner tonight than feel so pressured in a few days that I go on an eating binge for a whole day. That would do a whole lot more damage than two corn dogs.


So thank you Universe for letting me vent tonight. I needed it to remind myself that it is okay to just be human once in a while. I still love myself and know that I really am doing an incredible job on my weight loss journey.

Love ,