Well, who had the two-week mark for how long I would last? I felt myself falling off the wagon a little bit today. Giving in is beginning to become more of a pattern than an exception to the rule. I'm bargaining and emotionally eating, telling myself I 'deserve' to eat whatever I want after the day I've had. It's getting pretty sad.
I spent the morning either on the phone with the health insurance company or in a doctor's office with my 22-month old, trying to figure out if she had a broken leg. After a few fun hours of that, we got home and were exhausted. I still hadn't eaten a this point. So, for lunch I ate leftover chili, which didn't have to be a bad thing, but it was. I was hungry and emotional, so I ate more of it than I should have.
Tempted to go get fast food for dinner and not cook, I was more convicted about the brussel sprouts sitting in my fridge that would soon go bad if not eaten. I found this quick, easy and delicious recipe and roasted them: Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
I just ate some brussel sprouts and they were good. Brandon got home after the kids were in bed. He didn't want just brussel sprouts for dinner—can you blame him? So, we got hamburgers from Whataburger. Here's our best effort for showing restraint: we shared the fries and milkshake instead of each getting our own!
Oh! And I didn't go to the gym, as planned this morning, because my baby girl was up and needed her momma. I have had two days of very little water. My day in a nutshell.
I am not quitting, and I am not giving up. I am thankful that His mercies are new every morning & tomorrow is a blank canvas...
If you have strategies that have helped you to not eat emotionally or to resist doing what's easy when life happens and unexpected things occur, please share them!! One thing that helps me is this. Writing about it. For the 7 of you who read this, you are a big part of my accountability, so thank you!
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