Day Three - Fake It 'Til You Make It

Doing OK so far. It was a 1300 calorie day, but all good food and I got in 30 minutes on the bike. Last night I took the melatonin and did get to sleep. I felt kinda weird before I fell asleep, but sleep I did. Thanks Marilyn and Reenie! Something new for the Starbucks fans. Starbucks has a Skinny Latte that has 90 calories and 10 grams of fat. OK so I quit a 3 pack a day habit 25 years ago with very little angst. Wanna know how I did it? I adopted the philosophy of Fake It Til You Make It. I decided one day that I was a non-smoker. When people offered me a cigarette, I'd say, "No thanks. I don't smoke." I didn't feel that way inside, but I acted like a non-smoker until I was one. 10 years ago, I lost 80 pounds by pretending to be a skinny person. I did what my skinny sister did. I threw away 1/2 of whatever I ordered and claimed that I didn't like leftovers. I didn't eat chips and french fries because "I don't eat fried food." When I went grocery shopping I'd follow skinny people and buy what they bought. If I had the same thing in my cart as a fat person, I put it back on the shelf. This worked for two years until my husband became seriously sick and I went into an emotional toilet. So now I'm back to faking it. Today I passed a plate of cookies on the secretary's desk and as I started to slow down, I thought to myself, "I don't eat cookies." I passed the candy dish outside my office and thought, "I don't eat candy." I went to the restaurant downstairs to get a salad for lunch and instead of getting my usual bag of chips (baked or otherwise), I told myself, "I don't eat chips." I know this method works because for 4 years I've been saying, "I don't drink soda" and it's now true. So folks, tell this skinny non-smoker how your day went. Oh, and when I post that I'm struggling (and I will), remind me to fake it 'til I make it. Love ya'll, Connie

Great post! We are not at war with our stomachs (or what is left of them), it is our heads that we need to get in line! The words we say to ourselves definitely shape our self-image and ultimately who we are. It is often easier to act ourselves into a way of thinking than to think ourselves into a way of acting.

I loved this thought. I've adopted it ASAP.

I Like It!! It makes very good sense as well! Thanks I will start this kind of thinking today, as well. Love You Ladybug Marilyn

I DON'T EAT M&M'S!!!!

Potatoes are to Connie as M&Ms are to Reenie. I don't mean the potassium packed, delightfully low fat kind that you bake in the oven and feel good about eating. Nooooo.... I like mine bathed in a delicate bath of boiling oil. Give me a french fry or chip and I'm in heaven. Luckily for me, I don't have an evil co-worker with a big bowl of fries sitting on her desk. Reenie, these days I have a new mantra. I repeat it as I drive past McDonald's (home of the perfect fry). "I will not let a potato kick my ass." Repeat after me Reenie... Say it out loud.... Say it proud... "I WILL NOT LET AN M&M KICK MY ASS!" That's right, sister. YOU DO NOT EAT M&Ms!

Dang, I said that the Starbucks drink had 10 grams of fat. It probably does, but I meant to say 10 grams of protein.