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Re: Follow through
Ya go to sleep at 8:30 and open the board to see this! Happy Friday!
I'm not good with words and getting my point across. I assume others may also so I try to read things without getting my defences up. I'm not perfect and it doesn't always work. But I try.
After reading through the thread, I can see where feathers would have gotten ruffled, but you also have to understand and one person's follow through and another person's follow through may be two different things. To me, it means recognizing a slip before it happens and altering the outcome. Oh yah, I stuck that cookie in my mouth and KNEW what I was doing. I wanted the cookie MORE than I didn't want the cookie. I didn't follow through with the plan I had made for myself when put in that situation. I was supposed to close the icebox, walk away, drink water, exercise. Did I? Heck no! I inhaled that blasted cookie! I didn't cheat any more that day, I did exercise later, I did drink my water, etc. So, I dusted off and moved on. I did not wallow and the next day I was fine going about my business. I think having done Atkins for awhile gives me that strength to do that; knowing if I jump right back in and eat accordingly and drink water and exercise.. yup, ketosis and no cravings! That would be your interpretation of follow through. And ya know what, that's fine too!
My point is, don't get hung up on words, take the whole post into thought. We are all struggling/sailing along and we all have bad/good days and we are here to support one another. I know Jess didn't intentionally post to hurt you or call attention to how you handled things. I don't think anyone here would do that to a fellow member.
Like you said, you dusted off and are not wallowing in it.. so dust off the thread and move on as friends.
Ya go to sleep at 8:30 and open the board to see this! Happy Friday!
I'm not good with words and getting my point across. I assume others may also so I try to read things without getting my defences up. I'm not perfect and it doesn't always work. But I try.
After reading through the thread, I can see where feathers would have gotten ruffled, but you also have to understand and one person's follow through and another person's follow through may be two different things. To me, it means recognizing a slip before it happens and altering the outcome. Oh yah, I stuck that cookie in my mouth and KNEW what I was doing. I wanted the cookie MORE than I didn't want the cookie. I didn't follow through with the plan I had made for myself when put in that situation. I was supposed to close the icebox, walk away, drink water, exercise. Did I? Heck no! I inhaled that blasted cookie! I didn't cheat any more that day, I did exercise later, I did drink my water, etc. So, I dusted off and moved on. I did not wallow and the next day I was fine going about my business. I think having done Atkins for awhile gives me that strength to do that; knowing if I jump right back in and eat accordingly and drink water and exercise.. yup, ketosis and no cravings! That would be your interpretation of follow through. And ya know what, that's fine too!
My point is, don't get hung up on words, take the whole post into thought. We are all struggling/sailing along and we all have bad/good days and we are here to support one another. I know Jess didn't intentionally post to hurt you or call attention to how you handled things. I don't think anyone here would do that to a fellow member.
Like you said, you dusted off and are not wallowing in it.. so dust off the thread and move on as friends.
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