So I'm watching the CBS show "Survivor" last night and they, the cast, are participating in a "rewards" challenge. After completing a mission that includes a dip in the pool and the solving of a puzzle that is easier than something you'd see on "Wheel of Fortune," they get whisked away on a cruise with some family members to a delicious meal on the water. I'm watching them chow down on a feast of sandwiches, cookies, chips, and champagne, all the time drooling as I watch them dig in. I think to myself, "now wait a minute... they are stuck in the woods of Nicaragua eating a meal I would kill for, and I'm all comfy on my sofa in Pennsylvania with a stocked refrigerator upstairs, a giant can of Christmas cookies in my dining room, and my choice of grocery stores within a mile's drive, and I'm the one who's starving...?!? What's wrong with this picture?!? That's when it occurred to me. Dieting is like playing a real-life game of Survivor! You have to outwit, outplay, and outlast all your desires! I'm not sure what it's like to be stuck in the jungle for thirty-nine days, but I know what a lifetime of deprivation feels like! Sign me up! I could probably kick all their asses! LOL.
Aside from the Survivor talk, I am happy to report that I am back on track and having a much better day(s) then what I had at the beginning of the week. I'm not sure what drove me to the dark side of macaroni and cheese eating and visits to the drive-up window, but if I had to guess I'd say a week of baking cookies with my mother. Let's just say that some experiences and some people can tap you out even when things are going smoothly. But I seem to be good for now- relieved that it's over and happy to be re-focused on my health. I am going to try really hard to tow the line for the next eight days because I would like to take part in at least some holiday eating and not have a guilty conscious about it. I will need to think up some ways to keep my motivation strong this week.
"I choose not to think of my life as surviving, but coping." -Lorna Luft
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