Me on Willpower | The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans

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People will sometimes tell me that I have amazing willpower. (Forget that you read about all of the carrot cake I ate over the weekend, k?  Thanks.)  You want to know a secret?  It’s not true.  In fact, I almost believe that willpower doesn’t exist.

If you place any one of my favorite foods in front of me, immediately a little angel pops onto my left shoulder, and a little devil pops onto my right shoulder.  The angel is “Skinny Me”, of course, and she’s saying,  April, you KNOW you don’t want to eat that!  The devil, strangely enough, resembles Weird Al Yankovic and is screaming EAT IT! into my ear.

And 85% of the time, Weird Al wins.

However,  what I do have is discipline.  I have learned to compromise with myself.  For example, if someone brings cupcakes into the office, and I haven’t had any other “treats” that week but still I still want to be good, I will take a cupcake, cut it in half, and throw the other half in the trash.

Also, I’ve learned that if I want something extra, fine, I have the something extra, but I also know I HAVE to get my work out in and, if possible, do a little extra working out.

Because we all know by now that there is no secret to weight loss.  No matter how you do it, weight loss is calories in versus calories out.  One pound equals 3500 calories.  So in the end, you have to ask yourself  is eating that the whole 2000 calorie dinner at worth it?  Is not working out because you’re tired worth it?

I know that each and every one of you has the strength within you to have the same discipline that I do.  You have it in you to go to your favorite restaurant but to ask for the dressing on the side,  grilled veggies instead of the loaded baked potato, and to actually, *gasp*, turn down the bread.  Trust me, I love me some fresh baked buttered rolls, and as much as it pains me to do so, I just don’t eat them often.  Because to me, “nothing tastes as good as thin feels”.  (This is my favorite quotation, by the way.)

Now is the time!  I challenge each and every one of you to dig deep, make good choices and kick it into high gear!  We are a strong group of people ,and together, we are going to kick ass in our weight loss journeys!  And to me?  Well, THAT’S willpower.

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