I have a bad habit of fooling myself. I constantly tell myself that I can eat a <insert bad food here> because I’m going to workout or I have already worked out. Not only is this counterproductive, but I am also fooling myself….lying to myself really. When I do this, I may not even go on to get a workout in, which compounds the negative effect of being counterproductive. Why do I lie to myself? Why can’t I just not eat <insert bad food here>.

I have found that if I eat a balance diet during the day, I am not hungry later in the afternoon/evening. When I get a little hungry around those times I turn to something that is quick and easy. Convenience store food, snacks etc. I need to prepare myself better and have quick and easy snacks at the ready; fruit, yogurt, cottage cheese etc. I am not good at having these foods at my fingertips.

I have also found that if I workout in the morning, my food cravings are almost non-existent. Working out in the morning just feels right and puts me in the right frame of mind for the entire day. However, I fool myself again into believing that I will wake up early and get a workout in. There are no excuses, I just need to do it.

I’d really like to quit fooling/lying to myself. I am self-destructing when I do this. This behavior is a major obstacle and is holding me back from being where I want to be.

No excuses!