Mamavation Monday: Loving Myself

Have I mentioned how much I love Pete Cohen (the Weightloss Guru)? He’s not only positive and uplifting, but he’s smart and full of wonderful ideas and suggestions. I know I’ve told you that I’m working through his 21 Day Programme. Let me just share that I have not been the best at keeping up with this. Luckily for me, Pete’s programme sends me very kind reminders suggesting that I log back in and get to work.

I love these reminders because they never say, “Hey, idiot – why aren’t you logging in?” Instead, they are as positive as Pete is and say, “We noticed you haven’t logged in. . . Perhaps you’re taking a break . . .”

Today, I did log back in, and Pete talked to me about the social pressures of eating. I will admit that I don’t often succumb to others pushing me to eat. I have a pretty strong mind when it comes to people trying to convince me or force me to eat. I’m not afraid to say, “No thanks,” and usually people don’t argue.

That doesn’t mean I don’t succumb to social pressures. But, the voice convincing me to do something I don’t want to do is usually my own. You know that cliche idea of the devil on one shoulder and the angel on the other? Well, instead, I have a cupcake-cheeseburger-rootbeer wielding devil on one and the skinnier, healthier me on the other.

I trace this issue back to when I first got my driver’s license. Something about the freedom to take myself through a drivethru and buy a cheeseburger with my babysitting money felt like absolute liberation. I wasn’t at the mercy of the pizza delivery guy anymore — I could get my junk food fix anytime I needed.

Now, whenever I’m out and about shopping, I always find myself going through the fast food to-go window. I feel so happy in those moments.

When Aaron decides he’s going to have a soda or some ice cream, I often think to myself: “Well heck, if Aaron’s having some, I can, too.” I forget that this man works out daily and uses a much larger amount of calories than I do. This is why he can eat the ice cream and never gain any weight (Plus, he’s a dude, and they tend to do so  much better with this. Totally unfair.).

In today’s time with Pete, I was reminded that this is my body and my life. I have to make some decisions to take better care of myself. I don’t let my own children eat like I eat — so why do I allow myself?

That said, I will remind my readers that I STILL haven’t had any soda. That means I’m going on 2 full months of no drops of soda. This is outstanding!!

In the spirit of #Mamavation, three things I did well this past week:

1. I spent some serious quality time with Miss Sassy Pants and her behavior was amazing.

2. I stayed away from that soda!

3. I didn’t miss a day of walking.

And three things for which I’m thankful:

1. My husband knows how to do all the electrical house-fixin’ stuff = new dryer, new lights in the kitchen!

2. It’s October! That means Halloween is very close. I love Halloween!

3. I love staying home with my babies. I really worried that I’d be stir-crazy by now. Nope. I love it!

Have a happy Monday and rest of your week. Be sure to join us tonight for Mamavation Monday where Joshua Medcalf will be talking to us about making lemonade out of lemons (metaphorically speaking)!!

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