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5/28/2013

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I have absolutely fallen emotionally. Some days WAY more than seven times. The way I comfort myself when I fall is with food. It is a vicious cycle; one I am determined to stop. I know I have fallen more than seven times on this roller coaster ride of eating. I know I am not alone in this craziness. I am disciplined about so much and I utterly fall apart when it comes to food. Seriously. Is there nothing a carb can't fix?

Well, the answer is at the end of the day, when the carb puffiness is evident in my face, and my waistline, that wasn't a terribly effective way of dealing with whatever it is that made me go on autopilot to the pantry. Doing the mindless pantry walk. We've all done all - grab something without even looking. Eat it without thinking about it. It tastes good for sixty seconds and then I'm looking for something else.

Can you imagine what this was like before therapy for me? Exactly. It was an up and down of a fifty to sixty pounds versus five, ten, or even twenty.

And so, today, I begin again. 

::: sigh ::: 

As I have said, the past year (let's face it, ten years) have been fraught with emotional upheaval that I hadn't really ever addressed. Truthfully. To myself. Now that I have begun, I can see that I have really only scratched the surface; I still have a lot to deal with. And that's OK.

I will stand the eighth time.
Stand in the place where you live
http://youtu.be/AKKqLl_ZEEY
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Janet
5/28/2013 01:38:45 am

I'm glad you're pulling it together. 10 minutes at a time...

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Maggie ~ TGHR
5/28/2013 08:54:28 pm

Sometimes, it is literally one minute at a time. Honestly.
I was going to get a sign for my kitchen that said that.
"One minute at a time."

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Ellen
5/28/2013 02:08:36 am

Not an easy road kiddo... always here for you. take it one meal at a time. I have actually been writing down on a pad on my counter..."Today is a GREAT DAY"... and when I do this I tend to me more thoughtful about my food choices. But that being said, I totally get what you are saying, I have fallen victim myself.

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Maggie ~ TGHR
5/28/2013 08:56:02 pm

We are our own worst enemies. I am planning on making it stop...she wrote for the zillionth time. ;-)

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