Do it for YOU!!

     I'll admit it, I'm an emotional eater. If I get stressed out I turn to food. Specifically, milk chocolate and salt and vinigar chips. I mindlessly eat until, next thing you know, the whole thing is gone! I don't even realize what I am doing until my hand hits the crumbs at the bottom of the bag.
     "I blew it," I think to myself. "I'm never going to lose those last few pounds." Crunch. I just want to give up on this whole diet thing. Crunch. I mean what's the point if I'm always hungry? Crunch. Am I really hungry all the time? Does my mind play tricks on me and make me thing I'm hungry when I'm actually not? To be honest I don't even feel hungry. CRUNCH. So then why am I still eating?
     I ought to go out and take a walk... Burn off all the calories I just ate. But then I would need to go all the way downstairs, put my running pants on, and my running shoes on and that's just too much work... Boy no wonder I can't lose any weight, I'M NOT MOTIVATED! I am not trying to run and eat better for me, I'm running for Cat. And eating better was not my choice, it was a family decision.
     "But what about your Garmin Vivofit watch? You bought that to feel better right? And you wanted to eat better so you got an app to help you. Running was not your idea, but so far it's been really nice to get out and walk/run for 30 minutes. To get a away from it all!" The thoughts shout in my mind.
      It's true I have been enjoying the walking/running. It's calming. And yes, I did get an app to help me eat better, I wasn't just being forced into it. And so what if my running things are downstairs, more walking for me right! "Pick yourself up and MOVE!  So what if you've had a hard day and you mindlessly ate a whole bag of treats. You'll do better tomorrow!"
     It's not about calling it quits after one mistake, it's about realizing I've made that mistake, picking myself up and trying again! Try a little harder to be a little better! That's my motivation. I don't have to do this all in one day! Progress takes times. It takes failures, and work. "So don't be afraid to fail, because you'll be one step closer to success! Don't beat yourself up for eating sweets, just don't eat as many next time."
     "Now get up, and go outside! Do it for Cat, for mom, and dad. But most especially, do it for YOU!!!"