I should. You should. We should. No, I should!

It's been a long time since I blogged.  I was told this past weekend to blog again, so here it goes....

I had an interesting discussion with someone at WW on Saturday morning.  It left me thinking....

I should really take control of my diet (and by "diet" I mean what I eat!).  I should not let others sabotage me.  I tend to blame everyone else for my failures!  Real or imagined.  When someone near and dear to me tries to 'help' me in my efforts, I get upset and tell her/him (ha, identity hidden!) to mind his/her own business and that I should know what I can and cannot eat.  Then, I promptly eat a whole lot of crap to prove that I can do whatever I want.  I should blame that person and not me!  Right?  Hmmm, ok, wrong.

I spend my life saying things like "I should do"  or "I shouldn't do"  or "he shouldn't say" or "she should leave me alone".  What have I gained from that?  More pounds! 

So it got me thinking....  In the words of Carrie Bradshaw, are we should-ing all over ourselves? 

Yes!  Let's face it - we can blame whomever we please, but nobody is tying us up and forcing us to eat the wrong foods! It's our own choices.   I have decided to lose the word 'should' and substitute it with will!  Here's what I mean - I will take responsibility. I will track.  I will not let anyone else sabotage my efforts.  Will is a much stronger word, assertive, positive.  So with my new-found resolve to stop should-ing and start will-ing, I am looking forward to a fresh vision and a losing not only a passive word but some heavy pounds to go with it!

I was going to write more but thought maybe I should end here...

On second thought... I WILL end here! 

Have a great day!