Weddings, Birthdays, Christmas, Easter – Holidays and social festivities are part of life and we celebrate with much joy, family, and food. A lot of food. Delicious food. And I’m sure many of you go into any holiday with the best of intentions. You weren’t going to overeat. You were only going to have one glass of wine. You mentally prepared yourself for all the temptations and had a plan.
And then before you know it, you’d had two bottles of wine and you’d eaten cake and fried cheese. (No judgment!)
The truth is, even the best-laid plans sometimes go awry. But the good news is, there IS a way to recover! You don’t have to let one small backslide take you all the way back down the mountain.
The first thing you need to do is to kill the guilt. Stop self-flagellating. Stop asking, “What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I control myself? What happened?” Just kill the guilt. It’s water under the bridge. Let it go. It’s in the past. It’s over. Release it to the universe.
4 Ways To Recover From Overindulging
The second step to recovery – now that you’ve released the guilt, decide what is it that you need to stop doing. So often when we overindulge, it’s so tempting to just keep going because, hey, we’ve already messed up! “Oh, well. There goes the diet. Might as well have another bottle of wine and start fresh on Monday!” Identifying the behavior you need to change is key. Name it. Recognize it. Own it.
And once you’ve identified the behavior, stop that action NOW. Cake, cookies, whatever …stop and get them out of the house. Do not wait until X day. Put them in the trash so you won’t be tempted. Don’t say, “I’ll take them to the break room at work on Monday” because they’ll still be there, tempting you, until Monday! So into the trash. Make a clean break.
Finally, the last step in recovering from a backslide is executing. Getting back on track on track simply means deciding, “Okay, I’m not going to eat or drink the wine. I’m going to go back to drinking my water and staying hydrated because water is good for me” – and then DO IT. Don’t just talk about it. It may be not just stopping a bad behavior but also getting back to a good one. Had a hiatus from the gym? Put on your workout clothes and just go. Just do it!
- Kill the guilt. Let it go.
- Stop the action. Don’t let one bad day become three, or a week, or a year.
- Identify what you need to do or what good habits you need to adopt to get back on track.
- Execute. Just do it.
So I hope those four things will help you get back on track. And again, it’s okay for you to fall down, mess up quickly, get up, dust yourself off, and keep it moving. It happens! And you can recover and get back on track. You can do this!
Thanks fit girl jane,, you are talking to me coz this holiday i have fell from wagon severally
Welcome Rosemary I’m glad the message resonated:)
Thanks a lot Jane… being in gulf and also working in a company where I can’t cook anything for myself it’s challenging me so much Bt am trying my best to archive what I started
This is so encouraging thanks so much for teaching the good lesson
you’re welcome Ruth 🙂
Thank you Jane
You’re welcome Sharon 🙂
Thank you Jane
Lovely tips
Thanks Maria 🙂
This is really helpful , more so since Christmas is round the corner
Exactly, put it to good use then the time comes 🙂
Thank you Jane, this is exactly what I needed 😊😊
Great..put the knowledge to good use 🙂
Thank you for equipping us. More often than not we throw the baby AND the bathwater when we over indulge.
I love this. Very encouraging even as we enter the festive season.
We sure are like minded Jane. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on how to get back up when you fall. On point
Good to meet you my like-minded friend 🙂
Oooh My God! Thanks Jane! I pressed my reset button just the other day after I gained 10Kgs after a good transformation!
I let myself off the hook for six months and there was no one to tell me these things!
I am trying to get back now! Thank you for letting me know I can do it
you are welcome Manamisi and I’m glad you’ve hit reset and ready to get serious about the journey
Very helpful,Thank you Jane
Thanks Carolyn 🙂
Hey Jane, thanks for keeping me on truck. God bless.
You are most welcome Christine 🙂
I just love you Jane.
Aww thank you, I love you too 🙂
Thank you Jane, very timely as we get into the Christmas season!
Exactly 🙂 thanks for reading
thanks alot Jane you really help us alot
Karibu sana and i’m glad the info I send is helpful
Definitely talking to me…..thank you!!
Encoraging and noted! Back to the track.
Really useful advice.
Thanks Jane, for 2 years a had a lovely body shape after the detox i lost a very good number of KGS but am eating so much. I wish to keep my beautifull thanks for the msg
Thank you for the helpful information
Thank u Jane
Thanks for this reminder coz I was just about to give up😒
Really helpful during the festive season which has lots of temptations
We are in a season when overindulgence is most likely. This is great advice and encouragement. Many thanks Jane.