Every day, all of us have to make decisions - what to wear, where to go, what to do, what to eat, and probably many more decisions. More often than not, I struggle with decisions. Some days I go through 2-3 outfits before I make a decision. I'm often involved in the conversation of "Where do you want to go?" "I don't know, where do you want to go?"
I am an "over-thinker," and sometimes, I think that makes it even more difficult to make the decision. There are times that I wish someone else would just make decisions for me!
I just got back from vacation, and I had a very difficult time making decisions - food decisions. A few years ago, my boyfriend and I went on vacation, and we were both on diets. We went to this famous restaurant, and didn't want to cheat, so we didn't eat anything that we "shouldn't" eat. That was over four years ago, and we still talk about how we will never do that again. It bothered us so much that we missed out on the food we want it, that we still talk about it.
I didn't want that to happen again. I don't have many chances to go on vacations, and I didn't want any regrets. I wanted to enjoy every aspect of our trip. The whole vacation, I heard Fatdag saying that I had to ask myself if I really wanted that food, or if I wanted to make goal. I also know that he says that you don't have to make the right decision every time, but to make the right decision most of the time. It was a lot to think about.
I decided that each day, I would eat some of the things that I had been craving. (Pancakes, sausage, ice cream, fried cheese, beer, donuts, etc.) I had weeklies to use, right? I was getting in a ton of walking, so there were fit points. I had never used a fit point, until vacation. I used some weeklies the first day. I used more the second day. The third day was the day that we had planned the big steak dinner. I worried all day about what to do. I texted some of my support friends. I finally decided that I was not going to track, and eat what I enjoyed, and as much as I wanted. I was also trying to keep myself from feeling guilty, like I usually do. I had already had some of my "treats" throughout the day. I wanted "real" ice-cream, and Baskin Robbins was farther down the street than Ben & Jerry's, so I decided I would get one scoop of "Chocolate Therapy." I was ready to order one scoop, until I was asked what I wanted and the words "two scoops" came flying out of my mouth. It was wonderful. It was the best ice-cream that I think I have ever had. I actually wanted to lick the cup to get every last bit of it (but, since I was in public, I made the decision, not to do that.)
Back to guilt - I didn't feel guilty about eating (which really surprised me.) I felt guilty about not tracking, so, I decided to track, after the fact. I came up with 69 points for the day, which blew through all of my weeklies and fit points, leaving me with -9! I also remembered a couple of things that I probably didn't track. I did throw caution to the wind through vacation, but I also made the decision that I would get back on track the day after vacation - which I did.
I knew that I had to own my decision, and own the results, and just move on. We walked over 25 miles, in four days, per our fitness trackers, and I am sure that helped! I ended up only gaining one pound, per my home scale. That left me three days to be on track and hope for a decent weigh-in on Saturday. We shall see how the official weigh-in goes! Whatever it is, I will be fine with it.
By no means am I telling anyone that they should throw caution to the wind on vacation, or any other time. These decisions are personal, and everyone has to decide for themselves how they want to handle the situation. I'm just telling my story, and my thoughts, and struggles, hoping that it will resonate with someone!
Always remember – YOU ARE AMAZING! Go out and make it a great day!
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