summer vacation: SSSSSliding...
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summer vacation: SSSSSliding...
Im a teacher, so I have 6 weeks of vacation stretching in front of me. I also have been Sed-out with a slew of birthdays and social occastions in the past two weeks.
Now, its Monday. Time to N. But its so, so hard to get back on track. There's this little voice in my head saying: c'mon, a little slice of that cake won't kill you. You might as well polish off the leftover chips. Have a sandwitch.
Grrr.
Betty.
Now, its Monday. Time to N. But its so, so hard to get back on track. There's this little voice in my head saying: c'mon, a little slice of that cake won't kill you. You might as well polish off the leftover chips. Have a sandwitch.
Grrr.
Betty.
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Hi Betty,
When even you hear that little voice about the "just this once..." remind yourself (out loud if necessary) that nothing is ever just this once. Everything sets (or unsets) a pattern. Every "just this one" slice of cake makes it that much harder to resist the next one. So in making this single decision you're influencing hundreds or thousands of future decisions.
Get a calendar and mark off successful/exempt/failed days in green/yellow/red (or use the habitcal). That way you have a very immediate visual incentive to keep you from those little temptations. As a teacher, I'm sure you understand the psychological power of such incentives.
Reinhard
When even you hear that little voice about the "just this once..." remind yourself (out loud if necessary) that nothing is ever just this once. Everything sets (or unsets) a pattern. Every "just this one" slice of cake makes it that much harder to resist the next one. So in making this single decision you're influencing hundreds or thousands of future decisions.
Get a calendar and mark off successful/exempt/failed days in green/yellow/red (or use the habitcal). That way you have a very immediate visual incentive to keep you from those little temptations. As a teacher, I'm sure you understand the psychological power of such incentives.
Reinhard
Betty, I am a teacher too. This is my last week of school and you know what that means...endless parties (no not the kind I can legimately S!). And I tend to treat summer as an eat, drink and be merry time! I am just starting No S and am a bit worried about my summer. Maybe we could check in with each other!
I try to remember that I am blessed to have a job that gives me a summer and it's not there to abuse my body.
Best to you!!
I try to remember that I am blessed to have a job that gives me a summer and it's not there to abuse my body.
Best to you!!
My times are in Your hands. Psa 31:15
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Betty,There's this little voice in my head saying: c'mon, a little slice of that cake won't kill you. You might as well polish off the leftover chips. Have a sandwitch.
isn't that voice the "little bad habit"?
You will ENJOY your summer SO MUCH more if you stick with NO S. Whenever I have had a space of time before me and literally consumed it with my own personal REALLY BAD eating HABITS, I have always regrettted it.
Don't do that to yourself or your summer!
Blueskighs
www.nosdiet.blogspot.com Where I blog daily about my No S journey
Thanks for the replies. I've managed to get back on track. Funny how Special days (three family birthdays in two weeks) are actually a bit of annoyance. There I was, chugging away at no-s, and I could just feel the seedling habits getting washed away.
Jaob, let's keep in touch. I feel like I've actually gained since starting vacation because I've lost my hour of biking to and from school. I'm going to actually have to plan exercise now. Ugh. So having someone to "talk" to over the vacation would be great.
Betty
Jaob, let's keep in touch. I feel like I've actually gained since starting vacation because I've lost my hour of biking to and from school. I'm going to actually have to plan exercise now. Ugh. So having someone to "talk" to over the vacation would be great.
Betty