Flabbyblue,
I feel your pain, girl!! I, too, am a central ohioan, but luckily I only lost power for 3 days. I was actually at the gym, on the treadmill when the power went out. I felt like I almost blew my knee out the way it stopped so abruptly!!!!
The whole thing really put a wrench into my plan. We ate out a BUNCH and I lost all my precious diet food in the fridge. That stuff isn't cheap, either, especially when you add in the eating out!!!
My sister, who is also working a plan, actually felt like she was in panic-eating mode, like there will never be food again and she totally lost it!
All in all, I am proud of myself for making better choices than I would have before at all these restaurants, and I still walked outside when the gym was out. ANY of us who went through it probably had slips, but the key is to get control back and keep going once things get back to normal, right?
I also try to think that at least I wasn't in Texas, with no power restoration in sight! Man, I'd be on a GAINING plan if I was in that situation!!
Best of luck to all you fellow Ohioans who had to experience our first hurricane!!!!!