Because Diets Are Boring.

Not a drill friends, I have been drafting this post for about two weeks. I don't know why I don't press publish every time I finish a post like this one, I keep it saved in word and I never press that "Publish" button. I don't know why. So friends this is round 5 of writing this post. It may come off as a ramble, so I apologize in advance.

We are going to be talking about lifestyle changes, some of you may call this a diet, or a detox but lets be real "diets" are just a short term fix that are usually a chore. And detoxes make you so hungry you want to eat four Chipotle burrito bowls by the end of the day. While some people can diet for the rest of their life, I cannot. Real talk friends, I love food, Cupcakes, Mac and Cheese, Cake, and Chipotle,  However, if I eat Chipotle every day my body can't handle it and I gain weight, if I have three cupcakes in a week my body also doesn't like that and it gains weight.

When I started Weight Watchers, I started thinking about all of the foods I was eating, how I wasn't exercising, how my lifestyle of eating was eating out and eating quick. I forgot that you could eat quick and eat healthy, I was going for comfort food and easy food. When I started Weight Watchers I also told myself that this would be the last time I EVER joined the program and I was going to follow it not to lose weight but to gain a new lifestyle. I don't know if you can make sense of that so let me try to explain it. Yes, I want to lose weight, but I also want to keep the weight off and have a new me for a lifetime.

I feel like when people decide to get on the #fittrain or decide to lose weight they put SO MUCH pressure on themselves and then they give up because they get let down when they don't see results so quick or they eat like crap one day and then that one day of eating like crap turns into 10. Then they fall off the #fittrain and decide to "take a break" because food is yummy and they can't be happy if they aren't eating what they want. Plus "what's the point I haven't seen results in two weeks obviously this isn't working" *cue the doughnuts and excess amounts of pumpkin spice lattes*. Yes, that's me I am talking about, and if that's you, you probably understand where I am coming from right now. Newsflash to Melissa almost a year ago Starbucks holiday drinks add on those pounds, stick to your Skinny Caramel Macciatos.

So I made a decision when I pressed the subscribe button to Weight Watchers, this would be a lifestyle change. My life style could still include the things I love but in moderation and allowing myself a day to eat some things I wouldn't normally eat. Seriously, since Rachael is in town I have had certain things I wouldn't normally eat but it's not like I am going hog wild, I am learning how to decide what to eat and when I want to eat it.

The thing about making a "diet" a lifestyle is deciding that you will not deprive yourself of the things you love...or at least that's how my brain works. Sure, you are going to have days where you eat something that you probably shouldn't but, the ability to understand that one pumpkin spice latte is not going to attack your life. It's the repeated Pumpkin Spice Lattes that come in and add on those pounds.

So, if you want to eat something that may not be the best for you, eat it in a smaller quantity and do NOT feel guilty. Feeling guilty only leads you one step closer to falling off the wagon. If you are making a lifestyle change you go little unicorn, you are doing all the right things. Life shoulnd't be boring. Diets are restricting and boring, but a life style is something that never gets old because each day is different.

Have you ever quit a diet because it became to be too much??

Keep Calm and Carry On
xoxo
Melissaa