Since there are five Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in this month, I have this week off–well , off from coaching appointments and business, planning and marketing meetings. And somehow or other, this week has filled up with social events–more social events in this one week than I usually enjoy over the space of a couple of months. I have something going on every day except Friday and Saturday. Gasp.

And that’s going to make it hard to stick to the diet.

Lunch out today with a friend (which will undoubtedly require wine), a virtual get together tomorrow night with more friends (and more wine), yoga (OK, that one will be healthy), “Drinks and conversation” on Thursday, and a Superbowl party on Sunday. Not to mention that my DH and I went out for a fantastic dinner this past Saturday, and yesterday was the regular monthly meeting of the Dining Divas. The Divas are a group of women who get together once a month to cook, drink, and eat. Yesterday was Thai. (It took two showers to get the smell of shrimp paste out of my hair.)

So as you can see, this week is absolutely filled with opportunities for food and drink. So the question is: should I plan on trying to stick to the diet this week, or just try to “maintain?” Is it a cop out to let it slide for a week, or is it the realistic approach? Is there a middle ground?

The last thing I want to do is to set myself up for failure with unrealistic expectations. Once I let my Gremlins get even a hint of possible failure, they’ll go to town, and make it well nigh impossible for me to continue on with my diet. They’ll convince me that I can’t possibly succeed. On the other hand, I don’t want to “give up” either–another fantastic piece of ammunition for my Gremlins. I think the trick is going to be to try and walk that tricky tight rope of “middle ground.” Be reasonable when I’m out and very, very careful when I’m home.

Which means giving up some of my little indugences at home, something I haven’t managed to do with any consistency. It goes back to choosing what I’m saying “yes” to and what I’m saying “no” to.

It will be interesting to see what the scales say at the end of the week!

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