Coasting on day 5 of 210 no sweets
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You have most likely coasted.
..In a car, downhill.
..In a relationship, where it gets comfortable, seen in the stoppage of flowers and deep conversation
..On a skateboard, with one foot on the board and with the other you’ve pushed off to get a good speed
..In school, after working hard at the beginning and getting excellent grades and then you for some crazy reason deciding to pull back effort
So when I say I’m coasting it means I know full well I had better watch out. Right now it is easy but after it gets less exciting, mundane, difficult, then I will have to climb the mountain (see poem below).
Here is a little secret… For 2 years…From 10/4/2006 to 10/4/2008 I did not eat sweets… for anyone who thinks I can’t do it…!
BUT ended up that I was coasting..
Until one day I was telling someone about how I don’t eat sweets and had not for two years and I was embarrassed that I was so proud of myself and also maybe I was a little bored of doing it and talking about it.
So this time I decided to give it an appropriate window of time which I want to call:
THE SEASON OF SWEETING
which begins at Halloween and ends at Easter.
Because it’s a challenge it makes not eating the sweets a game instead of giving something up. Does that make sense? It’s a game where I get to win:
a thinner body – I know I will lose weight and I did pack on more than a few
a stronger will – That will muscle is getting exercised and boy was it flabby!
a clearer mind – I’m thinking more clearly and excitedly than ever.
a quieter spirit – Can I just say it? JOY! There’s a song my daughter turned me on to and I’m sorry I don’t remember who sings it – but when I first heard it “I choose Joy” I about came out of my skin. Cool song, really!
Ok, so I got to write a poem now that I’m all excited about the no sweets.
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How Long to Make it
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We’re fools if we think
we can keep self destructing
That Monday’s the day,
We’ll make a change then
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But it comes and it goes
and in despair throes
We get down,
and fall in
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Can’t get out of that hole?
It has one direction
There’s no place to go
but climb
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Could hover in copter
and get you out faster
could throw you a rope
but you’ll pull me in
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No, you dig in your toes
and climb out your pit
and dirty your mits
jaw set, teeth bit
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Don’t think you can make it
without any pain
If out cause you faked it
It’s nothing you gained
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~Julie Robinson

210 days of no sweets? I made it 6 months but sugar has taken over again! I need to do this!!!
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Join on, so far you will be my first… It’s more fun to do something like this with friends… Sweets are sneaky aren’t they? Remember it’s only really hard a few moments in the beginning and then it gets easier.
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I remember! Okay, I’ll do it with you. I’ve already had sweets today (donuts) so I will start tomorrow! Eek! 😂
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Ok! Yay! Will be sooo fun
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LOL
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So fun… in between the misery. I’m concentrating on the fun.
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Have to!
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