the 'lay-buy' system

so i just jumped out of the shower, and have a podcast from the 12wbt playing in iTunes.

the part it was up to was where mish was talking about the lay-buy system, saying no and empowering yourself. and this ties in to my '26 by 26' post of getting my eating under control...

as she said, there are people out there who believe they MUST have a chocolate every day. or a lolly. or a soft drink. or in my case, as red bull & chocolate.

for as long as i can remember, i have wanted to stop having red bull and chocolate. as mish says, saying no empowers you. you take back a bit of the control these items have over you. she talks about your will power muscle, and says that at the moment, it is probably as strong as an iceberg lettuce leaf that has been sitting in the bottom of the fridge for a few weeks.

yup. mine is that strong.

i used to be so good at eating the right things. sure, i'd say yes to chocolate. i love chocolate.

it's time i took back control.

it's time i said no more times than i say yes. not just no to red bull and chocolate. but to fronti, and lollies, and biscuits.

i know i can say no. i have said it plenty of times before!

i will use the lay-buy system. i find myself thinking about how lovely and cold the red bull feels as i swallow it....in the middle of my gym class for effs sake! i will push those thoughts from my mind. if i feel i need it, i will have some sparkling water instead, and tell myself if i still feel this way tomorrow, then i'll go buy them. chances are i won't tho, as i'll be feeling so good for saying no that i won't want to ruin it!

i will stay in control and be strong.

i will transform my will power muscles from an iceberg lettuce leaf to arnie's bicep.

i can do this. i must do this, as i am the only one who can do it for me.

and i will always remember.....