Not going to lie, this week has been a challenging one. While I have been on my third round of 30 days, it has not been nearly as successful as in previous rounds. I have struggled with high levels of stress, and unfortunately the stress eating has come with that. There have been moments where I gave in all together, ordered a pizza, and ate the entire thing for lunch. It was a small pizza, but still. There have been days that I haven't eaten at all, and there have been days that even though I ate all approved food, I ate 2-3 servings rather than just one.
I knew that I wouldn't feel good after I indulged in my stress eating. I knew instantly that I wouldn't feel good later that day and that I would feel the effects of this for days to follow. I also knew that this could lead to additional "cheat" days. And it did. But the focus needs to become more than I screwed up, and move to what do I do next to recover. I need to focus on how in the next meal, I will do better, and forgive myself for the "oops" moment.
The big change that I felt today, was community. I am with my parents for the weekend, taking care of multiple appointments in my hometown. I cannot tell you how nice it is to be around people, my people. And we made a great meal, something that got me back on track.
This reiterates the fact that you need your people around you. And some times all it takes to turn a bad day around is visiting your family.
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