Healthy Living for Mom: The Spiral

While I’m usually eager to examine the week and learn the big giant lesson, sometimes there’s no real lesson other than, “I wanted it”.

Author:: Erin Caserio
Updated:: Nov 16, 2018
Original:: Oct 19, 2011

Sometimes you just want a milkshake.

Or a brownie.

Or a pan of brownies.

While I’m usually eager to examine the week and learn the big giant lesson, sometimes there’s no real lesson other than, “I wanted it”.

Okay, that’s a lie. There was a lesson last week. Starting on Wednesday, I got a hankering for a brownie. I resisted. Until Saturday when in a huff, I purchased a brownie mix during a trip to the grocery store. But that wasn’t going to be quick enough, so on the way home I got milkshakes.

Only one of them was for me. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip.

Had I visited a bakery on Wednesday or even Thursday of last week, I would have been happy with a brownie. But I waited so long that by the time Saturday rolled around, it was all I could do to let the little buggers cool off before I ate three of them.

If you’re on a diet (or considering one) I strongly encourage you to write weekly about it. I have learned so much in the last seven weeks about my body, my cravings, nutrition, and my attitude towards food. So when it came time to write about this week, I knew that it was simply a matter of really wanting to indulge.

Healthy doesn’t mean “never”. It means “sometimes”. The trick is getting back to your balanced lifestyle without spiraling into a pit of guilt and doubt.

The brownies don’t do you in. The spiral does.

DON’T SPIRAL.

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