The King (Chris) and I have a running joke called, "Don't be that person that gives the gift of fat to people." Nothing gets my new butt all swelled up more than The Gift of Fat.
What is The Gift of Fat? It's easy.
- At Christmas we get loads of cookie tins, popcorns, and other gifts of fat delivered to us that are loaded with junk.
- On your birthday someone always feels honor bound to give an ADULT a cake.
- You show up in the break room and someone has brought in all the leftover cookies and goodies from their kids' party this weekend because their wife doesn't want it in the house.
- At Halloween you get loads of candy dumped on every corner of the office because the kids got too much.
These are all simple examples of how as a society we celebrate every single week of our lives away with gifts of fat. Call
me crazy but on my birthday let me leave work an hour early and save the $20 on a cake.
Today one of my clients, April, received a gift of fat in email and posted in our PNP forums what to do - throw away a free Blizzard from DQ or use it as a special treat? Sounds innocent, right? I mean I'm not such a hard ankle that I don't want you to ever have something good.
But see, April wouldn't have a Blizzard and feel special. She would feel bad and it would be one more day she didn't get control of her decisions.
April, just got back from my own women's retreat here in Nashville where I challenged her personally in our one on one to simply ask herself, "what would old April do," when she is confronted with eating decisions. Her goal is to get to Onederland and a free Blizzard ate in her car isn't what I call the fire in the belly needed to change her life.
So, she deleted it AND she even emailed DQ to get her off their mailing list! Hoorah for her! You see, if April ate that Blizzard in a year from now she wouldn't remember it. I bet you anything that taking control over another avenue of sabotage and doing what NEW APRIL does is something she will hold onto for the rest of her life. This decision made another huge impact on her future success.
You know, April, I'm so proud of you. This last year you have grown with PNP in ways the scale can never measure. You think before you eat, you make plans, you are quick to ask for help when things are out of control, you offer sweet advice to other girls, AND you are now so active and strong that I can't remember the last time you couldn't workout because of you back. Yep, I note and remember every little sign of progress.
Happy Birthday Girl. I'm sure there are plenty of people who will read this blog you inspired and think twice the next time they get a Gift of Fat. Love ya!
April you are a strong woman! I love DQ blizzards and can't say for sure I would have made the same choice. WTG!!!
Posted by: Joni | July 07, 2009 at 07:25 PM
Its tough enough to say no to DQ and other area digs like this without having them send you an email. You did so great April choosing to just delete the message AND get taken off the list. I'm really proud of you.
Posted by: Kathleen | July 08, 2009 at 03:21 PM
Good for you April! I'm proud of you too.
Posted by: Mammy (Corinne's Mom) | July 08, 2009 at 06:38 PM