Avoid the Last Hooray!
I post this today because many of you may be thinking about becoming Questers and transforming yourself into the happy and healthy people you always wanted to be, starting tomorrow. If you have made this decision to begin a new day in your life, I am so proud of you! Great days are ahead as you watch and feel yourself getting closer to your goals!
From experience, let me warn you about the "last hooray", other wise known as the "I will start eating healthy tomorrow, so I'm gonna eat and drink my hearts delight today" syndrome. I know this one all too well as it was the way I use to start all of my diets before I discovered clean eating. The day before I started a diet, I would have a big fatty dinner and desert and wash it down with several margaritas or a bottle of wine. The problem with this, as I have found out, is that what you eat and drink today will set the tone for tomorrow. If you eat a lot of fatty, salty foods and drink a whole bunch of margaritas today, tomorrow you will not have the energy to start exercising and your body will not work as it should. Think about the last time you had a good binge, didn't you feel like crap the next day? It's easy to talk ourselves out of exercising or eating well when we feel like crap.
Tomorrow morning I want you to be able to bounce out of bed and enthusiastically embrace the first day of your new healthy life. Take it easy today to have a good day tomorrow. Remember, a good healthy way of eating includes having a treat from time to time, so you will be able to enjoy your favorite treat again soon.
As always, I wish you the happiest and healthiest life!
Becky
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