First red day.
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First red day.
I really wish I could say that it was just a little failure but it was a pretty big one.
One of the other habits I've been trying to fix is that I used to always go back to bed for a couple of hours after the kids go to school. I've been doing pretty well, but today I wasn't feeling well and decided to lay down for just a few minutes...that turned into a few hours. When I woke up, lo and behold there was a part of a birthday cake sitting on the table that my husband had brought home.
He was eating a slice and w/o thinking, I ate a little "sliver" and then ate 3 more slices!
But I went on for the rest of the day doing no s and I guess I'll just do better tomorrow.
I have so little self control when I'm sleepy, something I already know so this has just re confirmed it.
One of the other habits I've been trying to fix is that I used to always go back to bed for a couple of hours after the kids go to school. I've been doing pretty well, but today I wasn't feeling well and decided to lay down for just a few minutes...that turned into a few hours. When I woke up, lo and behold there was a part of a birthday cake sitting on the table that my husband had brought home.
He was eating a slice and w/o thinking, I ate a little "sliver" and then ate 3 more slices!
But I went on for the rest of the day doing no s and I guess I'll just do better tomorrow.
I have so little self control when I'm sleepy, something I already know so this has just re confirmed it.
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I had my first red day yesterday too! UGH! Had an extra slice of pizza that didn't fit on my plate with the first 2 slices and salad. That old Habit just raised it's head and reminded me that I haven't totally got the new Habits in hand yet. But I'm not gonna let it worry me. I stopped right there and didn't compound the mistake. So a blip on the radar.
And if I had a perfect Habitcal...I might have worried that I hadn't been totally honest.
I'm human, we all are, and mistakes are normal, allowed and nothing to beat ourselves up for. I've always believed, that if I learn something from my mistakes, then that's good. And I have learned from this one
And if I had a perfect Habitcal...I might have worried that I hadn't been totally honest.
I'm human, we all are, and mistakes are normal, allowed and nothing to beat ourselves up for. I've always believed, that if I learn something from my mistakes, then that's good. And I have learned from this one
Creating and sustaining the No S habits are the only thing that will take me in the direction I want to go!
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Re: First red day.
I've often done the "Oh well, I screwed up... Down the hatch!" deal before. I'm quite impressed that you chose differently.angelka71 wrote:But I went on for the rest of the day doing no s and I guess I'll just do better tomorrow.
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Good for you for jumping back on 'it' so quickly!
I had my first red day on Friday. I had desert after supper. It had been a rough week (dad was in the hospital most of the week) and I was at the hospital with him. THe 2 days I went to work, my students were very chatty and I was just plain wore out. So Friday a teacher friend and I went to Cracker Barrell for supper. I did good, ordered the chicken and dumplings off the kids menu. It was a small bowl, and I still felt a little hungry. Then, desert...I was just needed to drown my exhaustion in oooey-gooey chocolate. So I ordered the chocolate cobbler. mmmm. I suppose I should have felt a little bit of guilt. But I didnt. IF I had it to do over again, I would have still ordered it!!
I didnt even eat all of it. Just enough to satisfy that urge.
but a failure is a failure and I marked my habit cal appropriately!
I had my first red day on Friday. I had desert after supper. It had been a rough week (dad was in the hospital most of the week) and I was at the hospital with him. THe 2 days I went to work, my students were very chatty and I was just plain wore out. So Friday a teacher friend and I went to Cracker Barrell for supper. I did good, ordered the chicken and dumplings off the kids menu. It was a small bowl, and I still felt a little hungry. Then, desert...I was just needed to drown my exhaustion in oooey-gooey chocolate. So I ordered the chocolate cobbler. mmmm. I suppose I should have felt a little bit of guilt. But I didnt. IF I had it to do over again, I would have still ordered it!!
I didnt even eat all of it. Just enough to satisfy that urge.
but a failure is a failure and I marked my habit cal appropriately!
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