I Got This

At weigh in last Sunday I had gained four pounds.
And there was a time when that would have made me quit. I am not going to lie, I called the rest of the day a freebie. I ate chips. I self-indulged and pitied myself and gave in.

And then on Monday I made some awesome choices. And that is what I did right. The trick to this whole process is to realize that it is just that--a process. A journey. A life long struggle.

We like to think that as humans we are so evolved. We pride ourselves on critical thought. Oh look at us, we say, with our opposable thumbs and our technology. The truth is that we are not that far from where we began--when humans struggled for every meal, scrounged for food and focused at all times on surviving. And so now, when we have a plethora of food-- a double cheeseburger for a dollar, an unlimited buffet-- our internal biological makeup tells us to eat, to gorge, to stock up because tomorrow it might not be there. I don't know why some people can turn this off and others can't, but I know that it is my battle.

and I know I got this. I know that I can win. By counting calories,eating natural, healthy foods and reminding myself that I am worth it.

I got this.