One of things we love to do together is go to the Zoo. What a great time we had. Lots of laughs. Lots of walking and lots of animals. One of my favorites was this this guy.
He had the sweetest yet saddest face. Snapped quite a few of him...and the giraffes. But that's a different story. Anyways, I posted this pic to my facebook page a little bit ago attached with 'Don't let the Monday Blues get you down! Put a smile on your face and make it a great day! :)' Kind of fitting. On Mondays, most people just want to crawl under the blankets and hide from the world. Not ready to accept the fact that the weekend is over and must wake up and face the world head on. When we were kids it was school we didn't want to face. Now as adults..the work week. We're never happy. Notice that? We always want some we don't or can't have. Again...a post for another time.
As I sit and look at this picture some more, I can't help but think how funny. This should be me hiding under the blanket. Not because it is Monday, but because well, I over did it this weekend having lots of great food and some not so great for me but tasted ever so great. I am not trying to be hard on myself by any means. I just think that it's funny that even less than a year ago, if I had a weekend like this I would be this guy. Hiding under the blanket and feeling all bad about myself. Asking myself 'Why did I eat that?' 'You're never going to lose weight eating like that!' 'I ruined myself, so might as well go have some more junk!' Sound familiar? We truly are our own worst critics.
Where does it get us to be so hard on ourselves? No where. The negative thoughts feed the negative emotions and just make us feel worse. When we feel so bad and so low, we just curl up into a ball and hide from the world. Literally and figuratively. Not to mention lose track of our goal of weightloss and tend to overindulge more. Now I will be honest, I did say a few times, 'Man I shouldn't have this.' But at the same time, I am a firm believer of all things in moderation. Okay so maybe I indulged in one to many Pumpkin Munchkins. But I am okay. I know I won't be having days like I did this weekend everyday. I know I won't have weekends like that every time. I actually feel the difference now when my body has had to much junk. When I eat right and treat my body right, my body is happy. I can actually feel the happiness. I know. I know. I sound like a crazy loon. But it is so true. I am perky. I am happy. I am energetic. I have a good attitude and body itself feels all tingly. (Wait you don't get the tingly? Maybe I am a crazy loon!) All when I am eating right. When I don't, I am tired and sluggish and have no energy. Not to mention the cranky attitude to go with it!
So if you had a weekend of over indulgence. Don't hide from it. Don't get all hard on yourself. Accept it. Move on. Take the covers off your head and walk it off with your head held high. Positive thoughts=Positvie Results! You are human. You have the right and you have the control to make your day what you want it to be. Keep track and keep moving forward. You totally can! Have a GREAT day! :)
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