It has happened to all of us at some point or another: we weredoing so well with our diet or exercise regime. Thensuddenly we fell off the horse and decided that if we hadalready gone this far we might as well give up entirely.
There's an old Chinese tale about a father and his son who livedon a farm. Together they raised sheep and cared for them. Theylived off of these sheep and were able to make money from thesheep's fur. Every day both the father and the son walked aroundthe field where they were raising the sheep to check that thefence was in good order. One night, the fence broke and somewolves sneaked into the field and ate some of the sheep.
The son cried out to his father saying that all was lost andthat they were now ruined! But the father simply picked up histools and took his son to the fence to patch it up. Once thefence had been fixed, the father told his son that just becausethere was a weakness in the fence it does not mean that itcannot be fixed nor that it is impossible for them to keepraising sheep.
Your diet or exercise regime is like sheep, it is always at riskof violated or destroyed. The fence represents your will powerand your circumstances. It might happen that you're too busy togo to the gym or go jogging every morning for a period of time.It might happen that you were forced to stop at a fast foodjoint on the side of the high way. It might happen that you cavein to eating some chips, some chocolate, or any one of yourother cravings. But that doesn't mean you should give up and letyour sheep continue to be eaten by wolves. After you've stuffedyourself with what you know to be unhealthy food: stop and thinkabout it. It's not the end of the world.
If you go end up on a binge of food, you don't need to eat morebad food to "get it out of your system", to feel better or tomake sure it never happens again. You will be faced with timeswhere you want to eat something unhealthy, or you want to sleepin and skip your step class. No problem, but don't let that oneincident ruin your motivation or your commitment to your diet orexercise regime. It happens to everyone, but if you're one ofthe people who is able to pick yourself up and fix the fenceyou'll be able to keep losing weight and get healthier.
I hope this story has helped you to understand that not all islost if your resolve waivers for a day or a week, or what haveyou. You are the boss of yourself and you can chose to return toeating healthy foods and working out on a regular basis withoutany fear. Trust in yourself and make sure you keep your eyesfocused on the goal since that's what keeps us all motivated.
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