Button Challenge Update

Button Challenge Update

The bad news first: I am shutting down my challenge before the 90 day end date.

The good news: I created my forever Food Plan that I love and I am getting healthier every day! It is becoming more and more second nature. My Lizard Brain comes up with these ridiculous, impulsive, stupid ideas that would derail my plans. Amazing how the cravings for sweets, greasy/salty, or cheesy go away once I say my mantra “I will always use the present moment to be healthy.”

Why am I shutting down my challenge:

I don’t need to count days. I just need to keep going. My sails are set for healthy-land and I will get there if/when I stay the course.

There are only 24 hours in a day. I want to focus on my work: my start-up, NW Compliance Consulting. (nwcomplianceconsult.com) I will still journal and track my success. Posting here takes time away from my work.

I continue to add to “my bag of tricks”…and I am collecting small successes that build confidence for the journey. I use the thinking of others to encourage me, such as the idea of “bad, better, best”. A “bad” choice is a fast food meal when I am famished. (Am I ever really famished? NO!) Better would be to eat a protein bar I keep in the car for these crises (actually feeling hungry is not a crisis. See how my Lizard Brain keeps trying to have it’s way?) Best would be patiently waiting until I get home, like the grown-up woman I am.

Note that food is not “good” or “bad”. It is just food. Is eating that food consistent with my goals? Is it a choice that honors my body? Is it part of my Food Plan? These questions, and others help me determine if eating that food now aligns with my goals. Short term “suffering”, long term joy, health, etc. OR Short term comfort. long term poor health, lack of confidence, sluggish appearance and attitude, etc.

Second note: If you choose to do this sort of thing, remember there is the Conditional Category. “I will never eat chocolate more than 3 days/month, and never more than 2 ounces/day.)

Thanks for reading, and I’ll keep you posted…by posting. Ha,ha!