Sugar Shock

To make the choice to not eat a cookie and eat an apple instead.

To make the choice to go to the gym instead of laying down on the couch.

To make the choice to think positively instead of negatively.

To make that choice is yours and yours alone. Yeah, your brain confuses it and tries to sway you in other directions but the final choice is yours. It seems really hard to make a good choice but in the end it really isn't.

Sometimes we just need a piece of chocolate or we need a cup of ice cream. This is just, life. What is life without the little pleasures? For me it's about making the choice to have that cookie when you really want it, not when you are low on energy or depressed and are using it to either punish yourself or to fill a void.

I so often eat that cookie when I don't really want it and then I feel even worse afterwards. I remember one time I wanted a brownie so my husband and I made a batch. Instead of just digging into the pan the moment it came out of the oven we cut them into small squares and wrapped them in saran wrap.

We put all but 2 in the freezer and that brownie tasted so good. I ate it with a fork and enjoyed every single morsel. I enjoyed that so much more than I would have if I had eaten 3 of them or just buying a Reeses Peanutbutter Cup on the way home. When I was done, I was satisfied.

Sometimes the right choice in that moment is not to eat the brownie but instead have a yogurt. Other moments you need to allow yourself that brownie and to savor it. The trick is to listen to what you really want and make sure you enjoy it.

In the end it's just a choice you make, either one is yours to make. Maybe if we stopped making it so complicated and just let it be what it really is. It's as simple as you want it to be.