Being Accountable

That's what it's all about. Being accountable for your actions, in no matter what you do. And I have come to the point of being accountable for my lack of willpower and bad girl days. No one stands before me with a knife at my throat forcing me to eat the way I do. I make that choice myself. Terry (my hunky hubby) doesn't cook all day and present me with gourmet food every night and baked goods to put Pillsbury to shame. I do all that myself. I can blame whatever I want ... stress, family get-togethers, holidays ... whatever is going on in my life ... but ULTIMATELY it's me that eats the bad way when I'm dealing with any of those situations. I've always joked with my family that we eat to celebrate EVERYTHING ... "oh, it's a full moon, let's have a feast!!" Everything in my family revolves around food ... someone gets married FOOD ... someone dies FOOD ... baby shower FOOD ... birthday FOOD ... Christmas TONS OF FOOD. I suspect just about everyone else's family on the planet is the same way. Why, as humans do all our celebrations revolve around food? Because food makes us happy. Food makes us feel comfortable. Hence "comfort food". And is most of that "comfort food" healthy for us?? Heck, no!!
So next time I'm at that birthday celebration (or actually Easter celebration, which is coming in 3 weeks), I need to remember that I have to be accountable for everything that I'm putting in my mouth. Yes, the table is laden with tasty treats, but saying "ah, what the heck" way, way too many times has gotten me to the point that I'm at in my life now ... struggling to lose all that weight that me, and only me, can be accountable for.

Thanks for reading!
Janet xo