A Successful Day

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to share a success I had today with Intuitive Eating.

I woke up so late for my tax appointment that I didn't have time to eat

breakfast. Then my tax guy told me that I owed $400 to the IRS, which is a lot

of money for a student working part-time. Yesterday, I had promised myself a

pastry because I am NOT DIETING GOSH DARN IT, and so after the terrible tax

news, I stopped a great bakery a couple streets over.

I had to buy $5 worth of food so I could use my credit card, leaving with not

only the one raisin scone I wanted, but also another scone and two cupcakes. On

the way home as I ate my scone, I toiled over my troubles. And then the I

finished the scone. " BUT WAIT! " I thought, " there's another scone in this bag,

plus two cupcakes! " I paused, thinking of my options on a full belly. On the

one hand, I could eat the rest of the baked goods and then feel guilty, tired,

and sick the entire day. I could try to soothe these worries away with food even

though I know it doesn't work in the long run. Then I thought of how proud of

myself I'd be if I were to refrain, how much better I'd feel, and how I'd have

left over pastries for another day.

Today, I gave myself a gift. Instead of scolding myself for eating a scone and

then eating the other pastries out of dieter's guilt and financial worries, I

paused, thought, and decided responsibly. Today I'm proud!