The Proverbial Wagon

So I fell, you guessed it, off the clean eating wagon this past weekend! BUMMER! ugh! Seriously, weekends are my nemesis! 

Something about the weekend just makes me want to let go of all the work I put in the past week and relax AND EAT MY DARN ICE CREAM!

So now it's Monday and, thanks to a terrible diet all weekend, I have no energy to work out and feel like I am starting back at square one! Not to mention, the weekend stressed me out more than it relaxed me! I feel like I need to take Monday night off and just regain my bearings! I need a day of good diet and some time with the hubby! 

I read an awesome blog post today by Isabel Foxen Duke (http://isabelfoxenduke.com/) that totally inspired me to make peace with my diet this past weekend and perhaps I need to rethink the whole idea of the wagon...there is no wagon grasshopper!  READ THE ARTICLE: http://isabelfoxenduke.com/why-youve-fallen-off-the-wagon-again/ it will change how you think about the wagon! 

So I think Isabel is on to something, although I don't think I can completely give up my wagon and my need to restrict my diet just yet, I think I can start to incorporate some of the ideas Isabel presents in her terrific blog about understanding your mental relationship with food. To tackle next weekend, I think I will try scheduling desserts and special treats in hopes that if i schedule the snacks, I won't throw away my whole eating plan just because I ate half a pint of Ben and Jerry's froyo! I'll keep you updated on how that goes! 

Here's to a Mental Health Monday! Cheers!