Here's to never having another Monday!

Monday, the start of a new week the feeling that a reset button has been pushed and you are given a brand new clean slate to rewrite all past mistakes. I hear it all the time, from friends posting on Facebook to conversations in the office about how they "fell off the wagon" over the weekend and are ready to start over fresh today. This is THE week they are going to get it right, this is the week that is going to be perfect, there will be no mess ups, and they will soon be on their way to that goal weight/dream body. However, as the saying goes

What are you really going to do different this time around that is going to stop you from having another Monday next week? If you think the answer is shaming yourself into getting it right, hating yourself enough into doing better, or just having more willpower this week, sorry to say but that isn't the answer.

The more educated you become on WHY you are making certain food choices the more willpower becomes just an illusion.

Here is an example: I do track my macros (short for macronutrients which are carbs, proteins, and fats) so when I am making food choices I look at all of those things. Yeah I might WANT fifty cookies but that is not what my body is needing because I realized I haven't had enough protein for the day. So its not willpower that is keeping me from eating those cookies, its being educated on why I am making the food choices I am, its knowing what MY goal is, and what my body is really saying.

Besides cookies, ice cream, cakes, chocolate, fries, or any other foods deemed "bad" no longer hold any special power.
If you read my other post you know I allow myself those things ALL the time, not just on special occasions, cheat meals, or weekends.
Now, if you just read that sentence and automatically assumed that what I meant was that I eat junk food all day *bangs. head. on. desk* That's exactly the type of thought process I am trying to get people out of!

To say giving yourself freedom of choice to eat whatever you want whenever you want is automatically going to equate to junk food all day everyday is a sign of lack of trust in yourself and your relationship with food and no diet is going to fix that problem, it may only make things worse.

 I'll say it again, its not the food that is making you unhealthy whether that be overweight or underweight, its the relationship you have between the food and yourself. Have a goal yes, have a plan, because you cant keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results, BUT to say the only way to have success is to suffer, is a good sign you need a new plan.  
        
 I have not had a "Monday" in a good while because to me Saturday and Sunday also hold no magical food powers, there is nothing I can have on Saturday and Sunday that I cant have on M-F.  If someone is being so restrictive M-F that come Saturday and Sunday all you can do is dream about the naughty things you want to do to your food, that may be another sign your diet isnt going to have long-term success.

The only way to never have Monday's again is to learn what works for you so that it sticks all day every day. In another blog post I am going to talk about what worked for me and how I reached balance with a plan so that I never have to utter the words "I fell off the wagon" again.

Love,
 Emmalydia 

 Oh and p.s I didnt find it in a powder, pill, or magic food.