Normally when I go to bed, I don’t eat anything afterwards. I’m done. I’ve brushed my teeth. I’m not doing it again.
But this one night, I was hungry and couldn’t sleep. After debating for a while, I said “screw it.”
I got out of bed and went into my kitchen. I ate some chips, a couple of miniature Reese’s hearts, and honestly, I don’t even remember what else.
I brushed my teeth and got back into bed.
I sat up straight.
“Oh, my God. I just used up all my weekly Weight Watcher points. What am I going to do? I’m screwed. I’m going to start gaining weight. I’m out of control. HELP!!!!” My mind was screaming silently. I don’t know how I fell asleep, but eventually I must have worn myself out and dozed off.
The next day when I woke up, after a moment or two of panic, I rethought the whole thing.
I had used up my Tuesday points, yes, but it was actually Wednesday when I ate the extra food. Instead of going into my weeklies on Tuesday, I just put the points in for Wednesday.
That day I just ate food with less points and was within my day’s point budget.
“Wow. I didn’t blow it. I’m still within my points. I’m okay. None of that means anything,” I thought with relief at the end of the day.
The lesson is that I stopped making myself wrong. I did something different. I created freedom and empowerment for myself instead of panic, defeat and resignation.
Asking “How can I make this and my life still work?” was new for me. Before, I would have been a victim and been resigned to never losing weight EVER AGAIN. (Dramatic, yes, but that’s what my brain does.)
Here’s my question for you: Where in your life have you done something that you think, “Oh, my God. That’s wrong. That’s bad, I’m screwed?”
Consider instead of that context, saying something different. For example:
“Huh. Okay. I did it. It’s not wrong or bad. Not good or right. It’s just what I did. Now, how can I adjust my plan, or do something new so that my life will work?”
Just a thought so you don’t need to go down the negative tunnel like I almost did.
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