Sunday Scribblings 171 - Indulgence
“I looked to see if we had done this topic before (it’s getting trickier to remember!) and found that the only time we had used the word ‘indulgence’ was on the fourth week and it wasn’t even the topic! It has been a little bit too long since we were indulged. What do you make of that?”
Ah, indulgence. It’s almost scary when the prompts reflect the ‘theme’ of the past week in my life.
At the moment, I am trying to lose weight. I make no secret about it; I figure the more people know about it, the more people I have supporting me. Heck, I think most people on this planet can relate to some kind of weight issue - be it gaining, losing or maintaining. Body image has, unfortunately, become such an important thing…
I’m trying to lose weight for two related reasons. The first is for my health. The second is so I can (hopefully) conceive a child without any medical assistance.
Anywho, I started on meal replacements in late May, not really sure if it would work. I’ve had limited (about ten pounds lost at most over long, long periods of time) results from all sorts of diets along with ‘regular diet and exercise’. Lo and behold, it has been working quite well. I’m down about thirty pounds. 
This week I cut loose a bit and let myself indulge. A meal voucher in combination with celebrating my permanent residency has made for delicious meals, drinks bought for me and a general good time.
Of course, I’ve gained a couple pounds back, but I think it was totally worth it. Indulgences - kept as indulgences - are needed in life. They remind us how to live, love and enjoy what we have.
Then it’s not such a hassle to get back to doing what we have to do to survive.
July 12th, 2009 at 2:06 am
Wow a very impressive loss. Well done and good luck I now how hard it is when all these temptations are looking you in the face
Yes we sometimes have to allow ourselves a litle indulgence
July 12th, 2009 at 7:04 am
I can so relate. I have lost nearly 40 since November and I hit plateaus and go up and down 2-3 pounds but I keep pushing on. A little indulgence ever now and then probably kept me from quitting all together. If you told me I could never ever have ice cream again I would say it wasn’t worth it
Good luck!!
July 12th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Thank you, ladies. If you say absolute ‘no’ then all you will feel is deprived. If you say ‘once every X days/weeks’ then it will feel special.