Fast Food Meltdown (Almost)

PINKinquisition1908

Whew! I almost had a fast food meltdown. I ate my oatmeal this morning--as usual; and then a morning disagreement with my husband turned on the stress monster. And the stress monster likes PIZZA. I was two seconds away from ordering a pizza for my "first lunch" when I talked myself off the ledge. First I told myself, "no pizza, that's going to throw away your hard work". Then the pity party started, "dieting is so hard, can I really keep this up forever". I slapped that idea down and reminded myself I had packed a low calorie lunch, and if I was going to have a "first lunch" and "second lunch" today I should at least do it with lower calorie food, so I didn't binge out like a maniac.....So I headed to the fridge to get my meal--when I saw it. A 150 calorie cup of soup I had leftover from yesterday! I was saved. I ate it in 2.5 seconds and when I did the stress monster went away.

Though part of me is ashamed for eating emotionally, another part of me is sooo proud I was able to talk myself down from a 700 calorie binge to a 150 calories binge. Though I fed my emotions, I did so in a less damaging way. I'm hoping I'll contine to gain the strength to talk myself down all the way to eating nothing.

ObtainingBalance

Way to go in the victory!!! However, I wouldn't really classify 150 calories as a binge... but to each their own.

For me, a binge is more eating out of control, not just 'emotional eating'.

Either way, woohoo for you!!! YOURE DOING GREAT!