I banned myself from soda of any kind approximately 8 months ago, but I really, really wanted a drink from the grocery store today. I was heading back to work, so ideally, it would’ve been from one of the coolers. The coolers only had soda, coffee drinks, and sweet tea. I LOVE coffee drinks and tea, but I also knew I needed to check the calories first... every single drink was 220+! No. Just no. I didn’t even think about it in my head. I walked away and felt empowered instead of trying to justify it. I ended up getting a room temperature sparkling water and happily waited until it had chilled in the work fridge to drink it.
Additionally, my husband and I buy meal prepped dinners and eat them through the week. Our prepped dinner for tonight would’ve tasted sooooo amazing with some garlic bread. You know, the kind that you get frozen that has cheese on it and probably every processed ingredient you can think of to make it taste amazing. To add to my craving, I work in a nursing home as a speech language pathologist. I was working with a resident who has a swallowing disorder today at her lunch. She had a piece of garlic bread on her tray, and that truly jumpstarted the cravings.
But guess what? I said NO. Instead of texting my husband to go buy us some bread, some smart part of my brain said, “No, you don’t need the bread because tomorrow is your anniversary dinner, and you’ll probably eat a lot.” And I will, but carefree. Because I can apparently be a responsible adult that enjoys special occasions but can also plan accordingly.
Should this be a big deal? Probably not. But I’m happy. I have fought with myself for almost a year on gaining balance. One day at a time!
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