Mistakes? Guilt?

Okay. Be honest.

How many times have you heard this or said this...or even thought this.

I shouldn't have eaten that 15th piece of cake.
I was bad this weekend, so I have to work out extra hard.
I can't believe that I ate that much.
I didn't eat enough vegetables together.
Are you really going to eat that? (to yourself OR even others!)
I already messed up...
I don't care.
Who cares.

Our life can't be governed by these different marks of guilt-driven conversations. I feel like we should change the constant internal-conversations that we may hear or even say. I have friends who I've heard say...I've been bad this weekend.

I. Do. Not. Care. About. Your. Bad. Choices.

How does anything get labeled as bad? Like, for instance, that chocolate cake that so-and-so made for so-and-sos birthday...that isn't bad. The time and work they put into making that cake to celebrate so-and-so wasn't bad. We have demonized certain foods and put them in the bad category.

My issue is more around why I would think that eating 2343 pieces of chocolate cake would help me a healthy person. To be a healthy person, I feel like I need to have choices that support my well-being. I need to look in my life and reflect on why I thought that eating 342343 pieces of chocolate cake was a good answer to x, y, z.

Do not let your life be driven by guilt. If you do, there can't be any freedom in your choices. You're in a constant cycle of punishing yourself for choices that someone or even yourself said were bad. Be free today.

I did enjoy celebrating so-and-so's birthday party. I shouldn't have eaten that 15th piece of cake.
What was going on with my feelings this weekend? I feel really out of touch. I was bad this weekend, so I have to work out extra hard.
Again, what was going on with my emotions. I can't believe that I ate that much.
I need to ask so-and-so for that vegetarian casserole she was raving about. I didn't eat enough vegetables together.
Maybe I am a little full. I'll wait and see how I feel in a little bit. Maybe i'l take a walk and come back! Are you really going to eat that? (to yourself OR even others!)
Grace. Grace. Grace. I already messed up...
I choose to care today. I am worth it. I don't care.
I care. Who cares