Coneys and Commitments

 

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diets.  ~Author Unknown

DIET UPDATE

I am so HUNGRY!!!!!  Not just hungry, but fattening foods hungry!!!  I started my diet on Monday, all was going great...until I began to realize that many of my favorite foods would be a nothing more than a calculation of Weight Watchers points that exceeds my daily intake.  I will tell you now...there are not enough veggies and fruits in the world that can fill the void in my stomach left by coneys.  Oh yeah, I would give anything for some Coney Islander as we speak! With my birthday and a fair trip in the very near future, I am working really hard to obstain from all things bad so I can enjoy both occassions.  Dieting is about planning ahead right?

Now, we eat pretty healthy in our home in the evenings, but when it comes to lunch...I love to eat anything naughty.  Being a diet veteran, I remember that it does take a few days to get your stomach used to your new way of eating.  This is usually the place that most people start to waiver.  MYSELF INCLUDED!

This has me wondering if food can be just as bad for you as any other addiction...

For those of you who stay home, you know that having an entire kitchen at your disposal during the day can be just as dangerous as eating out.  I reworked our entire meal plan around a new healthy cookbook that I purchased on Monday.  This means very little red meat for the week, and lots of fish and chicken.  I am crossing my fingers it goes over well, as I married a real "meat and potatoes" man.

The only thing getting me through this week of coney withdrawls...is the fact that I don't want to be an embarrassingly epic fail on here!  (See, this is the extra encouragement I needed)

LIFE GETS IN THE WAY

Another thing on my mind that I thought I would bring up is following through with commitments.  I tend to be one of those people who always says "I am going to work out," or "I am definitely going to start going to try your church this Sunday," and rarely follows through.  If you are like me, you look at your cranky child, tired husband and warm bed....and would just rather ride the day out at home.  I nearly break out into hives thinking about rounding up the family to do something that no one is really into.  Life is messy and just gets in the way of our commitments.

There was a Bible study that I was really interested in trying.  I had been thinking about it for about a month.  The first week that I was unable to attend, it was because my child developed Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease.  Totally legit excuse.  The second time I tried to go, my child caught a cold and we had to go see the doctor about it.  Also...legit.  The third time I wanted to go, we had our daughter's 1 year check up with a doctor that has a three month waiting list.  Yeah, it could pass for legit.  Needless to say, I was starting to feel like this was never going to happen. 

My wonderful neighbor, who had invited me, was still encouraging me to go.  I wanted so bad to cancel yet again after Ericka had been up much of Monday night and Tuesday early morning crying over teething and diaper rash.  I finally decided that this was the week that I was going to go.  With no infectious diseases....we were going to this Bible study if it killed us!  Forget the fact that I did not have time to do my hair (or Ericka's), parked six blocks away, walked in late, fed my child during the service and left early because she was starting to get cranky...I MADE IT!  It was well worth all of the hassle surrounding getting there.

As my neighbor so eloquently put it..."if you want something bad enough, you will make it happen."  This week, I wanted to be at that Bible Study worse than anything. 

Morel of the story....No matter how much of a hassle it is, if there is something that you want, make it happen.  You are your own deterrent and you are the only way to get past it.  Unless your child has an infectious disease.  In that case, KEEP THEM AT HOME!