My Worst Habit

I don’t know what I’d classify my worst habit … I have a few bad ones.

Overeating, buying clothes I shouldn’t (then occasionally returning them out of guilt), staying up way too late (shhhh it’s not 12:15 am on a school night!)… the list goes on.

But if you’ve read any other posts on this brand new blog yet, you’ll know that the habit I’m trying to break currently… the one that I think, if redirected, will have the biggest impact on my life… is my eating habits.

So far I’ve started drinking way more water and I’ve started smoothies for breakfasts.  I had an amazing salad for dinner when all I wanted was a cheeseburger — then proceeded to drink another 650 mL of water.  I made it to 1650 mL today…. and when I was barely clearing 500 before Christmas break I’d say that’s a good step toward change.

Spinach, hard boiled egg, roasted chicken, crispy noodles, almonds, bacon bits, Marzetti Pomegranate dressing (the best ever!)

 

But I did something not so great today, too.

I had to go to Shoppers Drug Mart to pick up a parcel that had arrived there at the post office outlet, and on my way out happened to walk through the clearance Christmas candy section….

I bought a box of truffle chocolates.

I immediately regretted the purchase, and then started thinking about what I can do with the box of chocolates so they don’t control me.

And I made a decision.

I’m not going to let them control me.  I ate 4, closed the box, and put them up on top of my hutch so they’re out of sight, out of mind.  As corny as I think this sounds, I gave the box of chocolate to God and asked for the strength not to over indulge.

I consider it a huge victory that I didn’t eat the entire box of them, or even one of the trays inside.  It would be great to find that I have the willpower to have chocolate in the house and not devour it.  We’ll see I guess.

As for why I bought the box in the first place?  Old habits will have to die hard, I suppose… but at least it was half price!

 

 

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