That Annoying Voice In Your Head

Yesterday I had an all day meeting.  There I was, sitting at a table with other coworkers, listening to someone speak, and what is in the room?  Candy.  On the table, right in front of me.  And not just any candy....chocolate!  Plain chocolate nuggets, chocolate with almonds, peppermint patties......yum!  Not only that, but right next to the door as you walk in was breakfast pizza.  The yummy pizza with scrambled eggs, cheese, ham on half, bacon on the other. Delicious!

But is it healthy??  No way!

I drank my coffee, snacked on my almonds and a cheese stick, went to lunch and had a salad, and when I went back for the afternoon.....I caved in!  I had three pieces of chocolate.

Is it the end of the world?  No.  My health coach would have said, "what was going on at that time?"  Well, I had been looking at that candy all morning, and I just wanted one piece.  It was that talk that goes on in my head that says to me, "One piece is fine.  It won't hurt!"  So I have one.  That one leads to two, then to three.

But then, I talked back to that annoying voice.  I thought, those pieces of chocolate is not helping me reach my goal of being healthy.  I know sugar and carbs are not the best for me, so I really need to stay away from it.

That annoying voice tries to convince me to make choices that are not good for me.

I need to change that voice from trying to get me to to negative things, to saying things like "You don't need that.  You deserve to do something good for your body.  You are worth making healthy choices!"

Having to change those voices, or those recordings in your head is really hard.  For years I have been putting myself down, telling myself that I do not care, I'll just start back up tomorrow.  This time, things are going to be different.  I am going to make healthy changes for me that goes beyond what I eat.  I need to change those voices to encourage myself when I feel down.

I did have an idea.  I saw a 5 year, one line a day journal in the book store yesterday.  Wouldn't that be a great way to remind myself to say something positive about myself each day?  I don't need a journal....a blank calendar would also work.  I don't have those right now, so I am going to start right now.  Here is my positive thought for the day:

"I deserve to be happy and healthy!  I am a good person and I am worth it!!"

On that note....have a super day.  And say something positive about you today!