{"id":1625,"date":"2013-04-08T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2013-04-08T08:33:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T12:33:48","slug":"motivation-monday-everything-in-moderation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/08\/motivation-monday-everything-in-moderation\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivation Monday – Everything in Moderation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’ve all heard the quote.\u00a0 “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”<\/p>\n

There are so many things wrong with that quote.<\/p>\n

Number one, the point isn’t to be skinny.\u00a0 The point is to be fit and healthy.<\/p>\n

Number two, I can think of lots of things that taste pretty awesome.\u00a0 And you shouldn’t have to give them up.<\/p>\n

Everything in moderation.\u00a0 Maybe I can’t eat cold pizza for breakfast every day or go out for lunch four times a week.\u00a0 But I can do these things sometimes.\u00a0 I’ll be honest – I love food.\u00a0 I can’t do any of those diets that require you to give up things.\u00a0 Even if I rarely eat something, as soon as it’s “off limits,” it’s all I want to eat all the time.<\/p>\n

Moderation.\u00a0 It’s the key to everything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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