Accountability

OK. So today's topic is accountability. We'll discuss what exactly I mean in a minute. Let's talk about the day's events. Today was fair day. I was a little worried because I absolutely LOVE fair food! Seriously. We have like a love affair. Sausage on a sticks are my favorite thing EVER. But I am dedicated to this diet so I thought that I would be okay. I can't choose not to live my life and avoid places because I am on a diet. What is going to happen when I get off the diet? Am I just going to avoid everything because their might be some amazingly delicious yet horribly unhealthy food? No. I have to have willpower. So here we go.

My day started off all jacked up because I woke up late. So I had to make my shake later than I would've normally. I made the pumpkin spice and it was better than Starbucks! Yep. You heard me right. Better than Starbucks. Maybe it didn't taste as amazing as Starbucks but it was better because it did taste delicious AND it was healthy! Yay! So I took my am vitamins and started getting ready for the day. That's where it all started to go downhill. Listen people life is what happens when you are making plans so you should ALWAYS be prepared for anything. I was planning on having my lunch shake at 3 but we decided to go the fair early so I had to have my shake an hour earlier than I had planned. This was OK. I could handle this. I made the Gingersnap one and I just loved it! It tasted like a freaking gingerbread cookie! Phenomenal. Then I grabbed some water and rushed out the door.

I'm driving and trying to drink water because I have set a goal for myself to have 10 bottles of water a day. By the time we were on the road I had only had 2! No bueno. We get to the fair and since I missed my morning walk I opt to walk the mile to the arena instead of riding on the hay bales. I have to get my exercise one way or the other by God! So off I went. We get to the arena and that's where the trouble really starts. There is food everyone. My long lost lover is staring me in the face. It's ooey gooey goodness is everyone. Funnel cakes, sausage on a sticks, turkey legs, cheese fries, nachos, and everything else. Oh man. I was not fully prepared for this.

I told myself that I would be fine. I was full from my shakes and pouring sweat. Not really in the mood to eat. So I start watching the rodeo. It's so funny because at the fair there are lots of really large people that are eating really unhealthy food. I just wanted to jerk all of them up and tell them all about Body by Vi and just how many calories they were consuming and how much exercise it would take to get rid of them. YES. I have become one of those people! Isn't it funny? I hate those people! So I fought the urge not to piss off some really big people that could probably stomp me into the ground!

I had been there for about an hour and this girl sat directly in front of me with a mother freaking sausage on a stick! OMG! Really? Can you please take your yummy goodness away from my face? So I decided that the best thing for me to do was to just have a tiny bite of a sausage on a stick just so that I could satisfy my craving and keep from going to jail for robbing the food stand at the fair and eating everything! I had a tiny bite and I was good. I wanted more but I thought about how much longer I would have to exercise to burn all of those damn calories off! So I opted for a big ol' pickle and 2 bottles of water. Every time I felt like I wanted more junk I just reminded myself that I would have to walk for like days to burn off the calories on top of my regular exercises.

This is called accountability. I was holding myself accountable for what I was putting into my body. It's no one's fault but my own if I choose to eat junk. If I don't drink enough water for the day or I don't do my shakes like I'm supposed that is my fault. Life is not going to always make eating healthy and exercising easy for me. I have to make it work. No matter what the situation is it is my job to make sure that I reach the goals that I set for myself.

So since I ate the little bit of sausage I opted to walk back to the car once the rodeo was over. I walked the entire mile back and I felt good about it. That little bite was so good and I didn't have to feel guilty about it. I went 5 hours at a fair and only had a tiny bite of a sausage on a stick and a pickle! I am freaking on fire. It was so not easy but I learned just how strong I am and how much I am capable of! Go me!



I've had a lot of people read my blog and tell me that I am an inspiration to them. Really? I never thought I would be an inspiration for people to lose weight. It's an amazing feeling. It feels good to know that my story and my struggles and triumphs are helping people to lose weight themselves. Knowing that people are reading my blog and encouraging me keeps me going on days like today. Every time I thought that I couldn't do it, I just asked myself if I was ready to disappoint myself and others. Guess what? I wasn't so I just soldiered on. A lot of people say that there is no way they could go to a fair and just have a bite of something scrumptious but...

Just make the decision to hold yourself accountable for the weight loss goals that you set. YOU decide what goes into your body and YOU decide what exercises you do. Make the right decision...trust me...it feels AMAZING!! Until next time...happy dieting people! :-)