“special occasion”

Something that I have found to be helpful, is not believing the lie of “it’s for a special occasion” because, let’s face it, there is always a special occasion. Any of these excuses sound familiar?

“It’s so-n-so’s birthday”

“Well it’s this holiday”

“Well, we hardly ever eat at this restaurant”

“I only hang out with this friend every few weeks, so it’s okay to splurge.”

“I hardly ever get to eat this such-n-such food”

It’s always someone’s birthday, there is always a holiday around the corner, and there is always the homemade desert that so-in-so brings into the office, and that restruant is always going to be there.

During every season of the year there are so many “special occasions.

Think about the summer: weddings, birthday parties, bar-b-que’s and “special occasions.”

But don’t buy into the lie that just because there is a reason to celebrate does not give you a reason to blow your diet. It’s not worth it.

Here is the truth to combat that lie.

There will always be another time when you can eat whatever food it is that is at this “special occasion”

If you need to, add this clause to it. “If I say “no” now, I can always say “yes” the next time it comes around.” Because I can guarantee you, it will come around again.

Just think of it, all those foods that you love to splurge on, they will always be around, if you say no to it THIS time, you can always say “yes” the next time. There will always be another opportunity for you to have that snickers bar, or that cake, or those chips, or that soda or that pasta dish.

I took one month and evaluated how often “special occasions” for me to splurge. There was about 8 to 10 a month. Between weddings, birthdays, dinner with friends that I had not seen in a while, to And I started to see that these “special occasions” come and go all the time. And I just need to stop looking for an excuse to splurge or pig out.

There will always a good reason to celebrate. We just need to stop using them as excuses to splurge.