I can't believe this! What fabulous posts! I have always considered myself as my brain only. Lots of weight gains have gone unnoticed by "me" intellectually. Call it denial, call it unimportant: I'm not sure what to call it. What I know is that is what happens. Then reality hits and my outward appearance or cholesterol level or blood pressure reading escalates and my brain realizes I'm very unhappy. *And then I eat.* Not the way to go.
On vacation my dh is coping with (not too well) his new meds and although I have encouraged him to call doc and have them changed, he is being stubborn. So, since I don't have him emotionally available to me right now, I have eaten. Egads. That's not the kind of action or thinking I want. So, now I am up about 4 pounds for this short week of vacation--and I didn't go anywhere!
So, today, right now I'm going into the kitchen to make up some veggies and some Impossibly Easy Veggie Pie. Then I am going to rethink what I am doing in all areas. I've been abandoning the program because I am punishing myself for some pretty silly reasons. It's not fun to eat this way--it produces guilt and lack of self-esteem.
I see we are struggling right now. Keep on posting. I'm thinking through the OP tools that we have--plan and prepare, set a positive message, act like you know what you're doing, baby steps, to get back OP. I am happiest OP and that's where I want to be.
Anyone want to join me?
Love and good vibes to us all,
Judy
234/210/199 in God's time