The past two weeks have been rough.
We were hit with a huge snowstorm.
Because of the snow, I couldn't do my regular jobs.
Two family members had severe health issues.
The van needed some repairs.
Experiencing one of these can put an emotional eater off track. But all four? Let's just say I haven't been on my best behavior.
I ate good food (for the most part), but I ate too much of it. Yet my weight has maintained for the past two weeks- I can't tell you how relieved I am! I thought for sure I'd gained.
But I'm tired. Being tired makes me lazy and when I'm lazy I don't usually prepare my veggie and fruit snacks. It also makes me want to eat chips and other comfort foods. Bad, bad, bad.
I had a breakthrough today! I was food shopping, and chips were on sale. On. Sale. Seriously? My favorite 'no-no' food that I so desperately craved was not only right there in my face in bulk, but at a bargain price! I took two bags and tossed them in my cart.
Two steps later, I yanked them out of my cart and put them back. Then I finished shopping, sans chips. A small breakthrough, but a breakthrough nonetheless.
Instead I bought cantaloupe, honeydew and apples and prepped them as soon as I got home. I'm going to win this war!
Lessons learned:
Anything that goes in the cart can come back out any time before checkout.
Keep your hands busy when you're stressed.
Walk when you're stressed.
Do anything else but eat when you're stressed!
Stuff happens. How you react to it is entirely up to you, not the chips or the sale signs.
It's been a rotten two weeks. But I celebrate every breakthrough and blessing, no matter how small. God loves that. He's the only reason I keep going every time I stumble. And if you read this blog regularly, you know I stumble a lot. God just picks me up, dusts me off, and helps me try again. And if He can do that with me, He'll do it for you too!
Remember what Dory said..."Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..." Imma get mah bathin' suit...how about you?
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