Girl Scout Cookie Time--UH OH!
- fat.angry.buddhist
- Jan 26, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: May 25, 2020

Gotta agree with with my boy Kevin,"nothing beats the cookie season and that's the truth."
Word!
Followed by a sigh.
Cookie season.
As in Girl Scout cookie season. Where a sleeve is a serving, only that it's not meant to be. Wednesday: Trie-foil sleeve day. Thursday: Thin Mint sleeve day. Friday: 2 do-si-dos cookies at lunch; then the rest of the sleeve after work. Saturday: the rest of the do-si-dos box. I have a serious problem with Girl Scout cookies and am in need of an intervention. There is no moderation or normal serving size with me and Girl Scout cookies. "Hi, my name is Fatty Buddhist and I am a Girl Scout cookie addict. It has been 26 hours since my last cookie." Wiring my jaw wouldn't work, I'd find a way. Freezing the cookies doesn't work as they just call to me from the cold abyss, inviting me in for a tooth breaking bite (of about 8 cookies minimum at a time). My inability to eat these cookies with even the slightest amount of control or awareness of correct portion size is mind blowing. I am able to control my serving sizes for on program treats, Mallomars, Oreos, pizza, cake. But not Girl Scout cookies (and not Fruity Pebbles either). Sigh.

In spite of the few sleeves of cookies I've devoured in the last few days (and for full disclosure I will also admit that I didn't even ENJOY the SLEEVE of Trie-foils. Groan), I still have lost 3 pounds this year. I have only missed 3 and 1/4 workouts since January 1st (I did 3/4 of a lower body workout this week, stopping at the "bonus" round that Autumn Calabrese says isn't optional, yet was for me Friday). I feel stronger and make better choices in the kitchen as well as when I go out to eat. Today, I'm food prepping. I've boiled sweet potatoes that I'm going to cube. Some I will bake today for today/tomorrow. Some I will freeze for later in the week. I'm thawing out last week's food prep of barbeque chicken breasts. I am also thawing steak to broil for steak salads lunches this week. Other than the cookie debacle, I'm feeling strong and truly am very focused on my weight loss goals. Progress, not perfection, right?
With awareness, meditation, self care, I really think that every pound and inch I lose is gone for good this time. This journey is different from all the others. I'm taking the time to explore the missteps and forgive them. I'm making myself accountable for all my choices and owning them. When I eat the sleeve of Girl Scout cookies, I actually tell myself, "this is not getting your to your goals".
And yet, I still eat the cookies.

However, I'm meditating and practicing yoga. I'm eating the cookies WITH awareness now. That is progress even if not perfection.
I remember breath and anicca daily. And am full of gratitude.
I welcomed the day on the beach this morning watching the sun rise. I will watch it disappear on my way to an hour long sound bath session this evening. In between, there will be some meditation, music and yoga. It feels good and right to take time to slow down and get spiritually connected. I figure it can only help on this journey. And that is why I think this time, every pound I lose is truly gone-- for good.
Walk in beauty and peace, my good peeps. \m/\m/
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