They've been there all week (it's Wednesday now) and the past two days I have given in and eaten a couple after my slightly sad looking Tupperware salad. If I were to take my own advice, I wouldn't feel guilty for eating them, after all I clearly made the conscious decision myself to pick them up and put them in my mouth. But the difference here is, is that I know if they weren't in sight, in arms reach - I literally didn't even have to stand up out of my chair to grab them - it absolutely wouldn't have happened.
It's realising this now that will stop me from eating any more. Me being the stubborn person I am, will not move them to another part of the office in an attempt to hide them - although it's probably a good idea to be honest - I'll instead exercise my willpower and resist them for the remainder of the week. After all, willpower is like a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it will become. If I get to the end of the week without having touched the mini rolls, I'll count this as a small win for the week and will feel pretty good about it. Like I said in my last post, it's the small wins that will add up to bigger successes.
On that note actually, I was asked by my trainer yesterday what has been a win for me over the past week in my health and fitness journey - as well as being put on the spot, nothing immediately sprung to mind, which wasn't a great start let's be honest. I hadn't particularly had an outstanding week of healthy eating (hence the mini rolls fiasco), and I didn't manage to get to the gym as much as I should have done due to personal reasons. The point being, it's much easier for us to dwell on failures or things we haven't done so well, than appreciate the positive things we've achieved.
So, I've decided to start jotting down in my note pad anything that I have accomplished that I can feel proud of. Not to necessarily show or tell anyone, but again to keep my mind on track and stay positive. Hopefully by the end of the week I can proudly say that I successfully resisted reaching for those damn chocolate treats at work!
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