"Being good"

With Christmas so close, it's inevitable that people bring treats to work to share.  Not just one treat, TRAYS of treats.....candy, cookies, bars, breads, you name it.  We love each other with food.  We are proud to share what we've slaved over in the kitchen.  Christmas goodies can simulate traditions that we grew up with and recipes that have been passed forward.  Heck, I even bring plates of goodies to neighbors, not really considering if they want it or not.

I was having this very conversation with a client that other day and we were talking strategy for handling all of this temptation at work.  Imagine having big trays of treats sitting all around you within arms reach all day long.  What would you do??  Her response was not out of the norm when I asked her what her plan was; "I'll try and be good."  I asked her what "being good" looked like to her.  It was hard to answer that.  What does "being good" look like?  Does it mean putting space between you and the treats and avoiding them all together?  Could it be having just one cookie each day?  Taking a nibble of several kinds of treats?  How about trying a little bit and then making sure that you get up and move more during the work day, like taking a walk and climbing stairs over lunch?

I would define "being good" as making sure you are not sabotaging your goals for the sake of cookies.  Real life means enjoying some things that you only get once a year, but not diving into the treat tray head first and then reversing the hard work you've put in the past months.  "Being good" means if you have a few too many treats, the next time you eat that day is back on track with nutritional food and also means getting to the gym routinely.

Get FIT. Be FIT. Stay FIT.....through this Christmas season.