Today marks a full week of eating the way I want to eat for the rest of my life--and it feels great. Not that I haven't had my temptations to waver.
My goal is to make no exceptions to eating right for at least 21 days, thus establishing what my norm needs to be. Previously my norm has been to eat what seems right at the moment. The norm I am trying to establish is that every bite matters, and the exceptions should be minimal.
In the long run, I do plan to include indulgences. That's part of living, part of being human, and will make my new norm actually last.
One example of a kind of situation that might call for deviation from eating healthy was Eden's drama performance this last week. Afterwards our family stopped at In-N-Out to grab dinner. I chose this time to pass on the food, and ate later at home. (Incidentally, I ended up enjoying my food better than I would have the burger.)
The point, though, is that in the longterm perspective when a family celebrates together, we should all eat together. This time I didn't, but after my 21 days I plan to allow those exceptions.
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