I apologize for not posting week three's results sooner. I spent time with an awesome friend and just didn't have time to get everything done before I went to her house.
SO!....
Things are looking very good for us all! I'm proud of us! Aren't you? Even if you don't think there's a snowballs chance of winning, stick it out. This is so good for us!
This week I've been thinking a lot about what food means to me. It may sound silly but I encourage you to ask yourself what food means to you.
Does it give you comfort? Is it your friend {meaning what you turn to when you're stressed, tired, cranky, sleepy, bored etc...}? Are there emotions attached to it? Be honest with yourself and see if you can see what food means to you.
I don't think there's anything wrong with enjoying food. What I found myself doing though, is saying things like "Boy, ice cream would really make this outing better!", "Well we're sitting around a campfire, how can you do that without eating marshmallows?", "I'm so tired, I wish I could eat some sugar.", "A candy bar would be soooo good right now.", "I've been taking care of three very challenging kids, I deserve a treat!" etc... you get the idea.
I'm making food be the fun instead of the people and the fun being the fun. Make sense? Instead of just enjoying myself and enjoying what I was eating or doing, I was dreaming about what food would make it better. How crazy is that?
So instead I'd like to enjoy the people I'm with and the lovely times we have together and not be consumed by what food I'd like to eat. I'd really like my body to be a slave to me instead of me being a slave to my body.
If you have a minute, leave a comment about what food means to you. Were you in any situations when a certain kind of food would've made all the difference in your world?
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Food is definitely my "friend" when I'm tired - coffee or sugar at the office to perk me up, a bedtime snack. But, now that I'm going without the sugar & the bedtime snacks (we don't talk about the coffee yet - it's prescription medication...), I'm finding that I don't "need" it like I used to. And (shock) the exercise is giving me more energy!
ReplyDeleteThis week was the hardest for me as far as some foods went. Wed I had a Dentist Appointment and got two fillings. Afterward I really wanted some ice cream. I felt like I totally deserved it, after all I couldn't really chew anything. I did push through and get my points that day. But Saturday kinda got me. It was our towns celebration Day. They always have great vendors. And lets just say the Fresh Squeezed Lemonade won that time. Overall though, I am making way better choices about food. And felling a ton more energy with all the exercise.
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