Not cured but healthier despite old habits dieing hard

jkestens63

Yesterday was an absolute crap day. Started off well enough . . had a good workout at the gym; went with hubby to trade his car in for something new (has a really handsome Jeep now); did some shopping (picked up 3 pairs of new sandals, its pedicure time!). Then... I'm following him home in my car and it dies right after the toll booth on the Throgs Neck Bridge coming out of Manhattan. Manage to roll it to the side. Wait a bit, get it going again... get across the bridge and it dies again. So he gives it a boost, we get 1/4 mile down the road... kaput. By this time we are both tense and stressed so we end up in an arguement that lasts all night. What fun.

I had not been making healthy choices all day - we were out and about so we went to our favorite bakery, had chicken & rice from a street vendor we love. I was okay with all that. But why I thought making mac & cheese at 10:30 pm at night would relieve the stress and make things better... no idea. You would think that after 3 years of doing this and supporting others by telling them food will not change a situation, I would have learned. Apparently not. However, today is a brighter day. So far so good. My car is getting worked on right now, I couldn't go to the gym but have been active, and I have been on track with eating to live, not living to eat away anything that is bothering me.

I wish we could lose the weight and be "CURED" but it doesn't happen that way. I suppose we manage our "symptoms" for the rest of our lives but that "disease" - however it manifests in all of us (binging, stress eating, lack of motivation all equaling too much bad food) we have to keep in mind, it never just "goes away".

I hope all are facing their challenges with success!

Daisy_May

In my world Mac & Cheese always make things better so I know where your coming from!

Today is a new day, all you can do is move forward and try to end the cozy warm relationship with Mac & Cheese..... and if you ever figure out how to do that let me know how!

princilam99

I have to say I really appreciate these honest stories that give a "peek" into other people's struggles. Sometimes I feel like I am the only one who doesn't make the greatest decisions at 10:30 p.m. at night. I am fairly new to this site, I have joined in the past on and off but this is the first time I have been logging in consistently for the past 2 weeks and interacting with others. The support makes a difference. Your story helped me realize sometimes a bad day is just a bad day. Dust yourself off and move on!

BetterJenny

Thanks SO much for sharing this with us. It really helps to see that someone with such a huge success can still struggle. You're right, it never truly "goes away"....it's all about self control. And if you lose control one night, there's no need to beat yourself up over it. That's been my problem with dieting in the past. I can diet for about a month at a time, but then I'll slide somewhere (snacks, over eating one meal, etc) and then I just feel SO guilty, that I do it again. And again. And again, until I'm just flat out not dieting anymore. I believe they call that "falling off the wagon". This time around, I'm not focusing on "dieting". I'm focusing on changing some bad habits, picking up healthier ones but mostly getting active. It helps SO MUCH that people on here share stories like these because your persistence in a healthier life shows me it CAN be done, and bumps in the road are ok once in a while. Thanks for being such an amazing role model!! *Big hugs*

absie107

Man, changing habits is one of the hardest things ever. I hear that.

My mom and I are starting a bet today... or like a challenge... to see who can go longest without 'white' food - as in, breads, cookies, cake, pie crust, white sugar, ice cream, rice, white potatoes - and we're putting something tangible at stake.

Tim Ferriss recommends doing this in his book the 4 Hour Body, and I've seen it work in action. Fear of losing something (such as money) is a big motivator.

jkestens63

. I can diet for about a month at a time, but then I'll slide somewhere (snacks, over eating one meal, etc) and then I just feel SO guilty, that I do it again. And again. And again, until I'm just flat out not dieting anymore. I believe they call that "falling off the wagon". This time around, I'm not focusing on "dieting".

This is so well stated and such an easy trap to fall into.

As a matter of fact.. today has also turned into a crap day - not because I'm making poor eating choices - but because as they were working on my beloved Benz... IT CAUGHT FIRE!!! But no matter what I put in my mouth, the fact that the car is toast is not going to change. So I sit here eating my turkey sandwich, drinking a bottle of water, and life goes on. A healthy life because I choose it to be.