"I'll do it tomorrow" and other lies I tell myself.

I admit, I am a stage 5 procrastinator. I wait until the last minute to do EVERYTHING.  And really...it has gotten me pretty far in life.  I work best under pressure.  And I'm fairly smart (toot toot) so in school I could whip out an A+ paper 3 hours before class time.  Even in my profession I am able to wait until the very last moment to prepare for a meeting or a training.  Although my apartment is generally in a state of slight chaos, and my calendar still says August, I manage to get by (with a little help from my hubby :) However, this "I'll do it later" does not work for weight less and health in general.

I learned this the hard way this week.  For the past 3 weeks, I have been doing an excellent job of preparing all of my lunches for the week on Sundays.  I spent my Sundays menu planning and grocery shopping.  Each night I packed my gym bag and planned my workout for the next day.

I am not entirely sure what happened this weekend.  Perhaps I was feeling a little too confident. I said, "Meh...I don't feel like putting my lunches together this week.  I will do it tomorrow."  Monday morning I wake up and grab my gym bag.  "Buhh...I want to sleep. I will do it tomorrow."  I snack on a piece of candy.  "Thats ok, I will do better tomorrow."  

 And all of a sudden it's not just tomorrow, it's the day after. I had a terrible day eating off plan today.  Snacks, carbs, candy.  I am no where near my protein goal, I am dehydrated, and my body hurts because I didn't move it enough..  By not being prepared for the week I have set myself up for failure.  If I let one thing slip, it all slips. I need to remind myself that every time I want to put something off, tomorrow is not an option.   My health is important to me today and I must take steps today to reach my goals.

The mirror crack'd from side to side,
"My curse has come upon me" cried,
The Lady of Shallott!

Alfred Lord Tennyson

AMEN!!!

Elisa

I learn this lesson over and over again. Meals take a ton of time and planning, but it is time well spent!

Every morning @5:00a.m I said the same thing.....I will do it tomorrow.  But my inner voice says "you better get your fat butt up and go walking  or you will really be fat again and then off I go!