Track Successes, Not Failures

IsMollyReallyHungry

Track Successes, Not Failures

Track your successes, not your failures. Most people that are trying to eat well and adopt a practice of regular exercise are very quick to point out their failings. They often report ending their day with a mental record of the things they shouldn't have eaten and the exercise they could've done but didn't. This doesn't lead to success. In fact, it usually just leads to feeling of failure and defeat. If this doesn't work, what does? While it's important to be aware of your weak spots, it doesn't help you to keep track of them. What is far more beneficial is finding the places where you succeeded and then building on those successes.

For example, it's great to develop an awareness that you're more likely to exercise if you make a date to meet someone at the gym. That's something you can build on. You can then make a standing date to meet a friend to exercise instead of attempting to go alone. It's great to develop an awareness that when you avoid television at night, you also avoid binges. That's something you can build on. You can incorporate more nighttime activities that don't include TV (and subsequently don't include binges). It's great to develop an awareness that you eat better when the kitchen is clean and you aren't overwhelmed with chores. That's something you can build on. By staying on top of chores and responsibilities you'll find yourself eating less.

What success (small or big) did you have today and how can you build on it tomorrow?

"SUCCESS IS A LIFESTYLE, NOT A DIET"
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marchegt

Love it!!!!

My success for today is that I didn't have ANY carbs for lunch. This is huge for me. As an Italian, I live off carbs. Breakfast, Lunch,and Dinner. And when I cut them out of one of my meals one day I feel really great.

hpsnickers1

I had a huge dinner for my birthday last night and yes - I still felt guilty when I logged it and found out how it came out.

My success today was going to a restaurant for lunch (Red Robin). I checked the nutrition ahead of time, chose the salmon burger on a whole grain roll (probably not really whole grain). They will customize your sandwich so I had them remove the Country Dijon Sauce and switched the 'bottomless' fries to a cup of Chipotle Black Beans.

My sandwich and side went from 855 calories to 570; Total Fat went from 50g down to 10g. Fiber went from 4g to 8g. Sodium went from 1243mg to 912mg (still high but I'm sure that's because of the beans). 51g of protein. I definitely call this a success.

IsMollyReallyHungry

Good job Ladies!!