I’ll try it just today

I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. Just today. And I’m going to try this for a year to see what happens.

I’ve been thinking about how commitments work or fail. Because this isn’t the first time in my life I’ve felt committed to managing my weight — to losing the excess and keeping it off. But it is the first time I’ve started everyday — for 11 months now — as if it was the first day of my resolve. And I think that’s made all the difference in the world.

In the past I’d have my diet (The Popcorn, The Packaged-Food or Weight Watchers were the most ’successful’) defined and that would be it. I’d plod along each day trying to meet the requirements of the current routine. And I’d beat myself up (mentally or emotionally) if the day didn’t go according to the expectations of that particular plan (as if I was going to get anyone else to eat popcorn for dinner with me.)

What I needed was a routine that could meet the requirements of my life. Not a routine that required me to change my life for it.
And that’s what I’ve got now. Built into The Commitment is the requirement that I evaluate my situation every morning. As I make my affirmation I think ahead about what I’ve got planned for the day and imagine how my food and exercise plans will fit. I can’t always know what will happen in a day (particularly weekends and vacation time when things are by design less predictable.) But by thinking through the stuff I know will happen, I’m better prepared for the unexpected.

I think this habit has kept The Commitment fresh. I’ve reached the point where I really am doing it Just Today. And I’ve never done it today before — it’s not the same old thing I’ve been doing for months now. Just Today I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. And tonight, I’ll see how it went.

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