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The scale finally moved (but not because of “positive” things)

Posted grneyedmustang on April 7th, 2009 | Filed under General, South Beach Diet, stress, weight loss

I had a whopper of a weekend. I had some family drama that I allowed to derail my weight loss efforts. It all began on Saturday - and as a result, I haven’t been eating right or going to the gym. Most days this weekend, I didn’t eat during most of the day, didn’t drink my water, and then in the evening, I ended up eating CRAP. I’m not going to really disclose the caloric debauchery I’ve participated in - let’s just say there was some fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and margaritas involved. So Saturday, I step on the scale, and it says 232!!!!!!! I wasn’t really “happy” about it though, because the stuff going on in my personal life overshadowed any joy I felt about the scale moving.

I’ve mentioned this issue before in previous blogs. Sometimes, I allow life’s stressors to get the best of me, and as a result, I eat the wrong things because I am an emotional/stress eater. I haven’t been to the gym in four days now. Today is going to be my last “no gym” day (my house is a disaster because of the stuff in my personal life, so I’m going to clean it after work today. I’m hoping that the physical cleaning of my house will also turn into somewhat of a mental cleaning, as well). I really need to find a better way to cope when life throws me curveballs. I packed a lot of healthy food to eat today, so hopefully, I’m back on track now.