Choices!

Every day we make choices.  You and only you are responsible for the choices you make. 

So where did this come from?  Yesterday, I posted on my Facebook that I wanted a cookie, a cupcake and ice cream sundae.  Several people said go for it.  I mentioned that I was going to get a frozen Greek yogurt from Pinkberry on my lunch hour and my sister basically told me not to "be good" but to go for the bad stuff.

Now granted, I didn't see that comment until late last night, long after I went to Pinkberry, but I'm pretty sure I still wouldn't have done what she said.  (Ok, she said to go get a frozen custard because she lives in IL now and forgets that MA doesn't have frozen custard.  We have ice cream, but still, you get the idea.) 

Even though I was craving something sinful, I chose to find a satisfactory alternative.  And not only that, but I went to my kickboxing class last night too, so I worked off that frozen yogurt.  But it was my choice.  I could have chosen to get a cookie or a cupcake or a regular full fat ice cream, but I didn't.  I chose to go for something better.  But not matter what I chose, I would have owned it because it was my decision. 

Every day we make choices about what we're going to do and what we're going to eat.  It's not always going to be easy to make the healthy choice, and there are going to be times when you decide you really want that Big Mac instead of the 6 inch turkey sandwich with just veggies, no cheese, no sauce, from Subway.  But other days, you're going to choose the healthier option.  Either way, it is your choice.  You own it.  You are responsible for it.  And you know what you need to do if you want to lose the weight and get healthy. 

I'm not going to say that I never choose the cupcake because that would be a big fat lie.  But it's my choice.  And I'm the one who has to live with it.  I'll be proud when I make the healthy choice and disappointed when I make the unhealthy choice, but either way, it's all me!  Don't let others make the choice for you.  This is your life and your journey.  You decide where and how it goes.