Yes you can

CoryIda
CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
We often make excuses for bad decisions -

"IT'S THAT TIME OF MONTH"

"I HAD A HARD DAY"

"I DIDN'T SLEEP WELL"

"IT'S TOO HARD"

You know what, though?

We have free will. No one forces us to make bad decisions.

Regardless of how we feel, we CAN choose to make healthy decisions about how to treat our bodies.

Guess what? When you treat your body well (feeding it nutritious foods, keeping it hydrated, and exercising regularly), a lot of times it helps you feel better.
Even if it doesn't help you feel better right away, it certainly is better than if you had chosen the unhealthy alternative.

So the next time you try to tell yourself that you CAN'T DO IT - can't go exercise, or drink water instead of soda, or eat your veggies, or do whatever other healthy thing you're struggling with - stop yourself. Because you really CAN do it.

/end rant

(btw - I posted this because I caught myself making excuses for poor behavior and decided to change it - you can, too)

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  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Yes, I can.

    Sometimes, it's hard. But that makes doing it even more rewarding, I don't pat myself on the back for doing stuff that's easy, or really desirable.

    MFP helps me choose well more often than I choose poorly.

    YAY for MFP!
  • laurelderry
    laurelderry Posts: 384 Member
    True! I made excuses last night... and I used the excuse "its my birthday, I shouldn't have to work out."
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    True! I made excuses last night... and I used the excuse "its my birthday, I shouldn't have to work out."
    I don't know if that's necessarily what I meant, although I see where you're coming from.

    I think treating yourself occasionally is a good thing, but I mean making excuses not to do what is good for your body because it's just too hard, or you're too upset, or... you get the idea.
  • skinnybearlyndsay
    skinnybearlyndsay Posts: 798 Member
    We have free will. No one forces us to make bad decisions.

    Regardless of how we feel, we CAN choose to make healthy decisions about how to treat our bodies.

    Amen. Thank you for the encouragement! :)
  • Tori_356
    Tori_356 Posts: 510 Member
    Very encouraging....I think its okay to indulge or treat yourself too...but saying i had a bad day so im going to eat this bag of candy is bad bad bad. i used to be that way. "well i feel like crap so im gonna eat a bunch because if i do ill feel better"....never works out that way i just end up feeling worse for eating like a pig.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Very encouraging....I think its okay to indulge or treat yourself too...but saying i had a bad day so im going to eat this bag of candy is bad bad bad. i used to be that way. "well i feel like crap so im gonna eat a bunch because if i do ill feel better"....never works out that way i just end up feeling worse for eating like a pig.
    EXACTLY
  • gazz777au
    gazz777au Posts: 157 Member
    A great post Cory .

    You got this !
  • morkiemama
    morkiemama Posts: 894 Member
    Thank you so much for posting! A friend shared this with me since I have been having a hard time. However, I WILL recover and I WILL be even better than before :) We can do this.

    It is a journey, not a race. Having a misstep does not mean we have lost. We have the time to pick ourselves back up and try again. :)
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