In the past I have often "rewarded" myself for doing "good" with food. I have decided rewarding yourself with food is a very BAD idea. Why? Because it really defeats the purpose of changing my lifestyle. This journey is about more than weight loss, its about completely changing my lifestyle and getting rid of bad habits I picked up over the last 3 years. It all started at the point when I graduated college, I was so excited to enter the working world, only to realize the economy was awful and NOBODY and I mean NOBODY was hiring. I had no job and fell into what some may call a mini depression. Then, I finally got a job at Dillards, but my schedule was crazy and I just had to eat on the go all the time resulting in eating anything fried and fatty.
My point is changing my lifestyle will only work if I don't think of food as a reward. One of my friends suggested that I schedule a time where I can have not so good things. For instance, if I know on Friday nights I'm going to be out with friends, then I can just designate Friday nights to splurge a little. I really love this concept and I will definitely try to incorporate this into my lifestyle change.
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