Am I willing to give up my goals for a snack?

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Am I willing to give up being thin and healthy for this treat? or
Am I willing to give up my goals and fitting into my skin for this unhealthy food item?

Future reward discounting drops off when I think about the reward first.
Helps resist the urges of immediate gratification, whatever the temptation by believing the long term goal is already mine
am I willing to give that longer term goal up for immediate gratification?

Frame the statement like this, think about the reward (being thin and healthy and meeting my goals) then think about the temptation... you are less likely to give in.

Am I willing to give up on my goals for this? NO... NO ... NO


Yes, I am still listening to the Willpower instinct, I think it helps me start my day on a positive note, puts my brain into the "I can do this" mode! Thank goodness I have an arsenal of 'self help' audio to listen to, like video blogs, podcasts, audio books etc... once The Willpower instinct is over, Im not sure what I will do :) I like this one, it resonates with me.

Yesterday was pretty good, I think I must have eaten something salty (e.g. the turkey bites), because I really think I am retaining water today. I guess I will have to flush it out by drinking more water today.

For some reason the fitbit isn't recording my sleep... I wonder what I am doing wrong???
grrrr

Friday night is my work Christmas Party, I'm kind of nervous, since I have to weigh in on Saturday morning... But I have to remember what I wrote at the top of this post
"Am I willing to give up the results I will see at the scale this week (cause I have been great at sticking to the plan, and I KNOW I will see a good number on the scale) am I willing to give that feeling of meeting my goals, for a not so healthy dinner?"
No,
My Friday night my strategy will be
- to eat some fruit before I go to the party,
- drink some sparkling water with lime (no alcohol),
- no hors d'oeuvres,

I will eat the main meal, and for a treat, I will have the desert, only if it is: creme brule, cheese cake or something chocolately.... if it is anything else do not have it.
I will also get up and move a bit... I wont commit to dancing, but I will move more!

Am I willing to give up my goals for some not so tasty hors d'oeuvres? or a not so yummy desert?
NO!!!
I can do it.

Today I commit to:

1) eating oatmeal for breakfast

2) writing down all my food intake  - even if I go over

3) drinking 2L of water

4) going to the gym - and staying for cardio after my PT session.

5) forgiving myself

6) a walk at lunch