Sunday afternoon after Thanksgiving was one of those rainy lazy days in PJ bottoms eating Old Bay cheese curls, newly-delivered-to-my-door Girl Scout cookies, slurping Coke Zero and Netflix binging. As I shoveled in the junk food, knowing I would "eat clean" on Monday, I allowed myself the crap food indulgence.
If it was my choice to select the entire cheese curls bag out of the pantry (vs. measuring a portion in a bowl), and my choice to shove orange-dusted fingers into my mouth repeatedly, then I was not allowed to yell at me.
No badgering that day, nor the next, as I, of course, woke up feeling sluggish from ingesting processed food-not-food. Those were conscious indulgent not-so-smart activities. But I forgave myself and eased into the day.
Snippeteers, I am not encouraging you to go hog wild with a fresh box of Girl Scout cookies (although those new Toast-Yay! ones are tasty) or a whole bag of Old Bay cheese curls (a very yummy no-no). I am simply encouraging you not to berate yourself for slip-ups, whether with bad eating or another slip-up segment of your day.
If we know we will not - and do not - behave that way daily ... and we know we will get back on track ... and if we know we are usually in better control over ourselves, then leave you be. You are not permitted to yell at you and badger yourself.
Slip-ups are temporary - and human. Try not to expend your energy on self-blame. Whether it's cookies and cheese curls or some other larger slip-up, forgive yourself and move onto the next day to do better.
