Just for Today

CricketKate
CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
in Motivation and Support
I once heard a very wise person say that she was just one cookie away from being 300 lbs again (she was about 150 lbs at the time). I thought that statement was a little drastic at the time. However, I have come to realize the truth of it. I followed a very rigid eating plan to lose the weight after my 4th child. But when my baby turned one, that piece of birthday cake that I ate quickly turned into 20 lbs gained. I know now that if I don't keep control of the food, it will control me. That being said, I find the thought of eating healthy for the rest of my life to be a little (okay, a lot) daunting. That's why tomorrow has become my best friend. I tell myself that I'm going to eat healthy forever, so I will enjoy one last day of treats today. Unfortunately, today has lasted for several months.

So my new mantra is "For Today". I will not think about eating healthy tomorrow (until tonight when I plan tomorrow's food). I will decide to eat healthy "for Today". When I get through today, I will recommit tomorrow, and the next day and the next. Hopefully, when I've chosen the right enough times, I will forget to have to choose, it will just be my life.
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  • NeuroticVirgo
    NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
    I :heart: This
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    Well, yes and no. It's pretty hard to say no all the time.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for Today: I will have control.
  • SaLandrum
    SaLandrum Posts: 141 Member
    I have so lived in that moment for years now ......

    Time to adopt "For Today" myself.

    Thanks for the inspiration!
  • SaLandrum
    SaLandrum Posts: 141 Member
    Just for Today .... I will remember to LOVE me.
  • ryansgram
    ryansgram Posts: 693 Member
    That is so true.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for Today: I have a plan and I will stick to it!
  • ashleyh3156
    ashleyh3156 Posts: 177 Member
    well said :)
  • linzismith
    linzismith Posts: 139 Member
    I find I have to do something similar. When I come across brownies or cookies or chocolate that I know I don't have the calories for, I have to tell myself "Just not today"--as in, maybe tomorrow I will have enough calories for that, just not today.
  • BlackStarlight
    BlackStarlight Posts: 554 Member
    I :heart: this. It is so true.
    I am going to join you in your "for today" campaign.
    Long may your success continue :smile:
    Thanks for sharing x x
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Just For Today: Gratitude for what I have and the ppl on my FL, who help me realize I'll be OK because I have them in my corner in life.:love:
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Just for Today .... I will remember to LOVE me.
    :heart: :flowerforyou:
  • undeludedwish
    undeludedwish Posts: 25
    Just for today: because a healthier tomorrow will never come if you don't get through today!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for today: because a healthier tomorrow will never come if you don't get through today!

    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:

    Love this^^^^^

    Just for Today: What she said!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Just for today: because a healthier tomorrow will never come if you don't get through today!

    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:

    Love this^^^^^

    Just for Today: What she said!
    awww... I like this!

    Ok, so what she said, she said... I say too!:bigsmile: :flowerforyou:
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Just For Today: Gratitude for what I have and the ppl on my FL, who help me realize I'll be OK because I have them in my corner in life.:love:
    Simply amazing what that gratitude did for my day!!

    Just for Today: I'll continue to move forward, treat myself kindly and think the best of others with gratitude in my heart.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Just For Today: Continuing the gratitude and self kindness.
  • philomen
    philomen Posts: 12 Member
    Just for today I can make it:heart:
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Just for Today: I will pack my lunch with me for all of my running around.
  • ChristiH4000
    ChristiH4000 Posts: 531 Member
    Love it!
  • SnazzyTraveller
    SnazzyTraveller Posts: 457 Member
    toally agree! thanks for posting... i can always use a reminder.
  • rsm1972
    rsm1972 Posts: 283
    Love & Hugs :heart: :flowerforyou: :heart:
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I :heart: This
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    Well, yes and no. It's pretty hard to say no all the time.

    That's just the point... It's NOT forever it's just for TODAY...
    For today I'm going to make the best choices I can even if those choices aren't perfect. I'll worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.
  • AmberJo1984
    AmberJo1984 Posts: 1,067 Member
    You're right. The thought of eating healthy every day forever is daunting. Most things I have self-control on, though, and I don't lose that control. There are a few things I do lose control on, however, and I have to stay away from those things at all cost.
  • natesangel
    natesangel Posts: 210 Member
    fantastic!
    Just for Today: i will move because i can!
  • jilllemar
    jilllemar Posts: 42
    This is the perfect way to describe how we have to approach eating. I really think of it as an addiction and taking it one day at a time is a great approach. I love the way you explained this, instead of I will start tomorrow (and then tomorrow never comes) I am doing it just for today! And instead of just for today meaning I am eating crap just for today, it means I am eating healthy just for today, I will think about tomorrow, well, tomorrow.

    I think us food addicts totally get this. Thanks for the new mantra.
  • JohnMessmer
    JohnMessmer Posts: 536
    Very nicely written. It is a nice twist of thought, I am going to steal it and post on my newsfeed as most of my friends stay out of the forums; for their own sanity I imagine, lol.

    I generally don't think of eating/living healthy "forever", I look at my baby boys smile and know that I truly want to be more to him than just a memory as he grows up, and that is not going to happen if I continue to dig my own grave with a knife and fork. That realization allows me to make the better decision.

    Happy Holidays!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Just for Today: Be grateful for how very far I've come and for my wonderful Sisters, life would NOT be the same without them in my life:love:
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Just For Today: Plan, Prep and Menu for the week. Stay one step ahead of myself...be prepared!:drinker:

    fantastic!
    Just for Today: i will move because i can!
    Great one, love it!!!

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