If You Could Change One Thing
I'm thinking about a replacement plan. Change one thing for another, week by week, to gradually end up doing more things I want to do and less things I wish I didn't do. What do you think?
If you could change one thing per week about yourself, one thing you really would be prepared to change and keep changed and consider it a step for the better, what would you change this week, right now?
I've developed the habit of eating caramel slice, and far too much of it. The ingredient list reads like a who's who of sugars and fats and preservatives, it's expensive, has no nutritional value, and frankly there are a lot nicer things out there if I want to indulge.
This week, right now, as of today, I'm changing my caramel slice habit for carob chocolate. I'm not giving up ordinary chocolate. I'm not saying I'll never eat caramel slice again. I will eat it occasionally. I'm not suddenly turning into a total health nut (though I could use plenty of improvement in that direction, I know). I'm just changing my pointless, expensive, doesn't-taste-that-nice caramel slice HABIT for carob chocolate.
That's it for me. What about you?
Jennie
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5 Comments:
Oh, good luck Jennie. Every so often I try to give up sugar in my tea. I can do it for a while, but there always comes a day when I'm feeling self indulgent and I give in. I understand it takes three weeks to drop a bad habit or adopt a good one.
Hang in there.
Holding fast so far, Barb. I'm hoping replacing one thing with something else will be the way to do this.
Jennie
That's a very good plan.
I successfully replaced the evening glass-or-three of wine with peppermint tea.
I wish there was a system like this I could use to get out of doing housework and cooking!
Helen
Hmmm. I have no idea what a caramel slice is...and carob is not my thing...see, I don't even know what I'm missing!
Helen, I like the idea of replacing the housework and cooking. Let me know if you figure that out!
Jenna, caramel slice, fresh from a bakery, can be very nice. It has a base of crushed biscuits, sometimes with some coconut mixed in, and held together with melted butter. The filling is condensed milk and golden syrup and butter. This is cooked then baked onto the base. Cool that, then top with a layer of melted dark chocolate. Very decadent, but the store bought packages don't live up to bakery ones. So far I haven't missed eating it, and I'm enjoying the peppermint carob.
I'm finding it interesting watching the impact of this replacement plan fanning out at our house. It seems to have given us an overall change in motivation.
Jennie
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