Living in Moderation

Are you over eating some days? Do you go tomanage through the rest of the meal, you are
bed on a full stomach? Missed exercising in thefrustrated with yourself for being intimidated even
past week? Sometimes life is inconvenient. Oncethough your host has said nothing.
and a while we over indulge and get mad atJoggers are an impressive group of people. They
ourselves. The reality is that we are human, andseem to enjoy what they are doing and exercise
humans don't make all the right decisions.in every kind of weather. In the freezing cold
When we are on the diet wagon, we fall off,they take a shorter stride, sweat freezes on their
from time to time. When we are avid runners,faces and you wonder how they can breathe in
we stay home, on occasion. If you are a recycler,that bitter cold air. If the runner misses a day
every now and then you throw something intothey say that they can tell they didn't run, and
the trash that shouldn't go there, and know thatdon't feel as good as when they do. Many get
you've done it. So are we lazy or are we justmad at themselves for `not just getting out
part of the human race?there.'
The truth is that what we view as failure isn'tIf you are determined to eat vegan, offer to
really so awful. Looking at it from another point ofbring a special dish. One that everyone one will
view, perhaps we made a commitment that is alike, but also one that will give you the nutrition
little `over the top.' After all when we set goals,that you require. For avid runners, consider
they are suppose to be obtainable. Never doinganother type of exercise that you can do when
this, or always doing that is just not practical.you can't get out in the weather. Prepare for the
Every time we do things in extreme we areevent of change and you will feel more
setting ourselves up for the fall.comfortable when you are challenged.
You have made a commitment to a vegan diet.Anytime we do things in excess, we are setting
After weeks of adjusting to no red meat you areourselves up. Life doesn't need to be a
invited to a friend's home for supper.competition with yourself. Moderation is the key
Embarrassed that there is very little on the tableto living a life with less frustration, and more
that you would eat if you were at home, youhappiness.
give in to eating a small portion of steak. As you