Wobbly Moments.

You know the ones I'm talking about, the emotional type. Those moments when we know we've been 'naughty' and are perhaps feeling ashamed & disappointed purely because we didn't get up & go for that run but instead put our feet up to indulge in melt in the mouth chocolate - that sort.

Well my solution is pretty simple - smile. Life is for living, not for tormenting yourself. We are allowed to indulge, to start afresh, to sit down, to eat a cream cake or takeaway! what sort of life would it be if we didn't? - probably not as fun as life is now.

When life goes off course simply sit down & be honest with yourself, perhaps mentally or physically jot down a little list of where things have gone a wobble, even the moments you really enjoyed and would love to repeat. That way it makes the changes easier.

For example, my pure love of crisps, prawn cocktail / salt & vinegar walkers, Wotsits, Tyrell's vegatable crisps - YUM!... (during typing this my husband walks in with a packet, he's reading my mind! somewhat peculiar - in fact it goes to show he knows me as well as I know myself!) Anyways, back to all things crispy.. don't deprive yourself! The second someone tells me that I can't - I will, I want, I need. So I shall - I shall not buy my favourite multi-packs on the weekly food shop, instead I will purchase different flavours (not so tempting but provide my boys with snacks) & instead come up with a healthier alternative, perhaps rice cakes, homemade snack pots - such as tuna, houmous etc. I can then indulge in a pack of pure bliss once or twice a week on my treat day (Treat day always falls on a Friday for me, simply because my Weight Watchers weigh-in is on a Thursday evening!). They're always extra yummy when you see them as a treat to!

Counteracting the bliss with the exercise - I have many a wobbly moment due to my laziness & fatigue. I find the lazier I am the more guilty I feel, but the idea of an hours run is almost too much to bear! So instead, I admit to myself that it's okay not to run, perhaps do a 20 minute walk, a blitz on the exercise bike, do something! & that's the key - something truly is better than nothing. I find it's all about rejecting your own excuses, saying 'I'll do it tomorrow' seems to be my favourite - but why? there's no reason why I could not do it today, it's just easier to fob the responsibility on to yet another day. However, once you start, once you achieve, once you move your bottom & just do that little bit more.. there's no greater feeling. In fact I love my body more once I've shown it some care & attention.

So here I am after today's mini workout, after excusing my 'Wobbly Moment' & instead I'm wobbling around, feeling proud & pleased. Cherishing the body I have whilst looking forward no longer backwards... 

Don't forget to live life, to enjoy it, don't beat yourself up, use treat days & special occasions for what they are. If you have a 'Wobbly Moment', don't cower away instead face the facts, be honest & be kind to yourself, it's not the end of the world, it's not the end of your journey, it's simply a 'wobble'.

xx