I am a huge fan of quotations, one-liners, meditations, and words of wisdom. I kind of "collect" them. One of my favorite websites is quotationspage.com, and I love their feature for motivational quote of the day. Well, most days.
Today I was a little under-whelmed by their chosen quotes. Then I remembered that I hadn't read yesterday's yet- and I found this one on January 2nd.
"You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?" -Robert Louis Stevenson
How very true! And it's something I have been struggling with myself. Yesterday is a pretty good example for me. I went to the gym and got a great workout in. I went out to eat but, when I totaled my calories at the end of the evening, I was doing ok still. And then I saw them.
Oreos.
I have a terrible weakness for sweets. So I read the package. One serving=2 cookies. I had 2. And then 2 more. And then 4 more after that.
I finally stopped after 8 and spent the rest of the night being angry with myself. I wasn't all that hungry. I knew that I should stop with 2. I ate out of boredom and exercised a lack of control.
I usually try to run away from my temptations and weaknesses by simply not buying sweets myself. But, living in someone else's house right now- that's not an option. I can't run away from it. I have to learn to deal with it. I have to learn to eat sensibly. To control my portions, my cravings, and myself.
Why not now?
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