Every brick counts! Mindful Eating

Oh yeah...this makes sense to us right? Leave a few bites on your plate it will add up. Debbie

Every brick counts Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:04 AM PST Have you ever built a brick wall?  When I was a kid, my parents bricked a wall in our family room.  My job, along with my sister, was to move bricks, by the wagon load, from the pallet where the truck dropped them off, to a spot outside the door where my parents could grab them, as they needed them for the wall. Moving one brick in a wagon is really no big deal.  Even my under-motivated, 10 year old self wouldn't have minded that.  Moving a whole wall of bricks, on the other hands, was unpleasant enough that I still remember how much of a pain in the neck it was.  "Why", my lazy, 10 year old self would ask, "do I have to move the bricks? Should I be outside playing or something?"  The difference between moving one brick and a whole wall of bricks is comes down to consistency.  Because my sister and I moved a wagon load a day, it took us quite a while to move the pallets -- but we got it done.  And it really wasn't more than two kids could handle. The same thing can be said about most things in life.  The task as a whole seems daunting and you may feel unprepared to tackle it.  The thing about any task, though, is it can always be broken down into smaller, more manageable pieces. Cutting back on your calories can be broken down to cutting back on a few bites of food each time you each.  What if you threw out the last quarter of everything you ate?  What would that do to the way your pants fit? Sometimes you just need to move a brick at a time (or leave the bite uneaten).

I agree...one brick at a time....eat a bite or too less....that is what I am trying to do now....hopefully I will lose this extra weight I managed to put on!!

Hugs....connie d

Oh Connie my friend...we will get this damn weight off and until it happens I'm not stressing about it. Lifestyle change, leave bites on my plate and exercise. All in due time. Hugs Debbie

I like this analogy!  And it applies to so many areas, not just eating.  I'm trying to declutter my house this year.  Feels like moving a mountain.  I'm trying to take it one room at a time, but I might need to take it one shelf or closet at a time!  Thanks for posting!  Vickie

That's good too Vickie...one closet at a time, or one corner of the room at a time.
I had to declutter too when I remarried, I sent a lot of stuff to the Salvation Army. Then I had to declutter more when my stepdaughter moved in with us with 2 children for almost 2 years.
They have moved out and I have more space! Whhoooooo!!

It's very "freeing" when you get rid of stuff. My ex was a hoarder. Every time he left on a business trip or scuba diving mini vacation without me I would throw a lot of his crap out. He never knew! LOL

I thank God that my new hubby of 2 wonderful years in not a hoarder!