You are human you will make wrong food choices from time to time. You will eat an entire family sized bag of Oreo cookies in one sitting, you will eat hot-dogs from a street vendor, and sometimes you might even eat the funnel cake with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. You're going to make wrong turns. Does that mean you should steer into the fatty crevasse of destructive eating? Of course not.
So instead of ditching your healthy eating plan just because of a few questionable choices-ask yourself why?
If you've been in a car with a GPS unit, you know how it works. If you make a mistake, it doesn't tell you that you might as well drive off a cliff because you missed the turn. Instead, all it says, very politely, is this: "At the next available moment, make an authorized U-turn." The GPS recognizes the error matter-of-fact and simply guides you back onto the right road.
When you make poor food choices just make sure you get back on track. What kills any regimen of healthy eating isn't the occasional slice of fudge cake or pizza; it's what happens after the initial indulgence. The harm isn't in the mistake; it's in not figuring out how to deal with it.
That is a lovely thought but I know it’s not going to work for everyone. My advice: Do a yoga pose. My fav is downward-dog. Balancing your weight on your hands and feet, with your butt hiked toward the ceiling in an inverted V. Eating upside down is difficult so not only will it stop you from going to the fridge to get another unhealthy snack it will give you a few moments to take deep breaths and remind you of your goals.
I give you permission to slip up once in awhile. Just get back on track the next time you have to make a food decision.
