My Journey With Weight Loss – It’s Okay To Have A Treat

Something interesting happened today, I seemed to have picked up my pace. I’m not sure how it happened but I ran further during my interval training than I normally do. Now don’t get me wrong, I am still a very slow runner but apparently I pushed it today (as shown by the amount of cardio I did) and had to add several extra blocks to get through the last interval. Maybe the stronger I get the faster I will go.

I was very excitedTuesday because I was supposed to be going for lunch with one of my closest friends and a former co-worker of ours. We had been planning this for months while we waited for the COVID restrictions to be removed so that we could safely be together. I selected White Spot as the restaurant because I really wanted a Monty Mushroom burger with fries and gravy. Unfortunately at the last minute we had to cancel lunch and I was devastated so I said to my sister, lunch is on me and we’re going to White Spot. Yes, I had that burger with fries and gravy and did not for 1 second feel guilty.

Because I knew I would be doing this lunch I was very careful the week beforehand particularly watching my carbs. Last weekend I had lunch with my siblings and some good friends but knowing the upcoming carbs and calories that would soon happen I made sure that it was a very healthy, lower calorie lunch. Moreover I made sure to book both lunches on training days when I knew I would be burning off a lot of calories.

To be clear, I don’t do this often but it is occasionally good to treat yourself. I’ve talked before about this lifestyle being sustainable and I don’t think it can be if you deprive yourself constantly. I will also admit it still would have been ok if I hadn’t done it this way, I could easily have worked off that glorious burger in a few days but I just didn’t want any regrets.

The last time I had one of those burgers was 6 months ago so it is not like I do this often. Having said that, I am down about 19 lbs since that last one so I figure I deserved the reward. Bottom line, it is ok to treat yourself on occasion and feel good about it.