Resist the urge...fight the temptation!!!

How many of you are surrounded by food on a constant basis? Maybe you are at work and there are food days on every floor or everywhere you turn. Maybe those temptations come in the form of commercials on television or by your family/friends sitting next to you eating and talking about your favorite foods.

Resisting the urge can be very difficult, but not impossible. Even though you may have a desire to eat something sweet, dive into your favorite food, or even drink a nice, filling drink, sometimes you just have to say, "no, it's not worth it."

I'm not saying that it's always going to be easy. Here's a trick that I've utilized to help me resist the urge. Maybe it will help you.

I told myself that for every donut that I may desire to eat, it would take me an EXTRA hour on the treadmill (on top of the 30 minutes that I already spend) to work off that donut. Now, the donut may only take me a few minutes to eat, but is it really worth  1 1/2 hours on the treadmill to work off those calories. I think NOT!!!

The next time that you desire a donut, a slice of cake, or a scoop of ice cream, think about this. Yes, those foods would taste wonderful but how much time and effort will it take me to work off that delicious treat? If that wonderful taste really worth it? If your answer is, "no", then BACK AWAY FROM THE DONUT!!! (smile).

Now, don't get me wrong, a treat now and then is not bad as long as you've put in the hard work to earn that treat. We are all worth an OCCASIONAL reward but remember, it's OCCASIONAL.

Do you have any tricks that you've used to control your sweet tooth? If so, please share.

Stay focused and be blessed. We're all in this together.

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Travel Time - How do you handle your journey while travelling?

It's that time of year where many of us have either travelled already or are planning future personal/business trips.  Question - how do you handle your journey while travelling? Do you stay on your journey or do you truly enjoy the trip and get back on your journey when you return? Do you fit in time to exercise?

I recently travelled out of town and had to really strive to stay focused on my journey. The food temptations from the Chicagoland area were great. No matter where I turned, there was food around me, and not the healthiest of choices. There were pizza, fries, pies, ice cream, fast food restaurants, and some of my favorite sit-down restaurants. Wow...what a temptation I faced!!!

I was still able to squeeze in some time to exercise but I tell you, it was a chore. I even gained about 3 pounds by eating my favorite foods. Not to fear...I will get those pounds off soon. I won't let them take me off course.

Here are some tips from the "588 Days! Balancing Act of Faith, Family, & Finding Time for ME" book that might help you on your next vacation or trip.

"Often times when we travel, we tend to eat at many fast food places and high scaled restaurants that we’ve been dying to try. Since we are not back there in the kitchen preparing our own meals and monitoring its ingredients, we have to rely on all of the knowledge and expertise that we’ve learned up to this point."

"When you are in the process of booking your hotel reservation, look at the hotel’s website or ask the reservation specialist if the hotel has a fitness center located either in the hotel or nearby. You can inquire as to what type of equipment they have or how many machines they have at their facility. Some hotels only have 1 treadmill and a couple of free weights. On the other hand, some may have several treadmills, elliptical, stationary bikes, free weights, and workbenches.  Either way, you should have enough equipment to get in some type of workout while you are on your trip."

YOU Can do this!!! Take your journey with you...You won't regret it!

Remember...YOU Are Worth It!

Peace,

Sister Lorraine

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