Living in the 'now' is good, but not if you want to lose weight. Then you have to think about the long term.
Scenario
You have decided to really lose weight this time. Your breakfast healthy, do not take a snack. It's going very well. Until:
• you get really hungry and lunch is so far away…
• someone makes a bad comment and you feel insecure
• the chocolate in the cupboard all night 'eat me , eat me' shouts
• you go out for dinner with friends
And then you think:how important is losing weight really? Or:I can't leave this alone, can I? You decide that today is not such a good time; I really start tomorrow. And afterwards you will regret it.
Why is that?
That's because losing weight is always a long-term goal:next summer I would like to (10 kilos lighter) in a bikini without covering my stomach directly. But when push comes to shove, you still opt for the short term:yes, delicious, a tompouce NOW.
Apologies
Because you don't like to admit that you couldn't resist the temptation, you justify that short-term choice (very normal!):you explain to yourself why it is actually very logical that you eat that tompouce. I've come such a long way today / I can't be strict all my life / I can't bring myself to refuse / How often do I eat a tompouce / I deserve it now / It's so tasty or cozy / what do I care / I am fine the way I am. And so on.
Weigh choices
But despite all your arguments, overeating is always about the short term. And if you're very honest, choosing it is actually comparable to the behavior of a two-year-old toddler, screaming in the supermarket:I want it anyway! Now! Only a toddler has a really good excuse for his behavior:he does not foresee the long-term consequences. You do.
Seductive
The second question is:but why are you doing this? Even if you see through your apologies, sometimes you still choose the short term. The point is that you allow yourself such a tasty tompouce. You allow yourself. You don't want to feel frustration at such a difficult moment, you don't want to have a hard time. And so, despite your good intentions, you allow yourself that delicious taste, the comfort, the full feeling, the convenience or the distraction of eating and drinking. You want the best for yourself, right?
What do you allow yourself?
Saying no to overeating will get you a lot more than eating anyway
So you think you're doing yourself something by allowing yourself the extra food or drink, but the truth is that you're giving yourself a lot of give more if you occasionally say 'no'. Kilos don't really have that much to do with that:those ten kilos off is just the end result.
What really makes you proud, happy and powerful? Making slim choices in difficult moments:doing it makes you happy. And so can you. Choose more often for the long term. Then you do what you really want and that pays off so much!
