Roll Call March 21st 2009

[C P]

Hi all

It's just after 7.00 am here in the UK, and it's frosty outside, but the sun is up, and it looks like it's going to be one of those glorious spring days where it starts cold and crisp and turns to warm sunshine! What a lovely start to Spring - I love this time of year.

Hope you all have a great day!

CP

[Avery]

Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

Good morning everyone... almost 2 a.m. here. I have debated on sharing this story or not... here goes nothing...

Earlier tonight I went out with some friends. We didn't do a whole lot... ended up walking a bit and discussed life, etc. We didn't go to dinner, or really do much of anything, besides chat. Well, for some reason, I felt super stressed out afterward. Some of the things I heard were overwhelming and I felt an awful wave of sadness. During the last part of our talk all I wanted was a huge bowl of ice cream. A doughnut. A piece of pie. Heck, the whole pie.

Around 1 a.m. we all said goodbye to eachother and I headed to the local grocery store... it's open 24 hours a day (kind of like a super wal-mart, but small scale). Wow, this is getting lengthy... okay, I'll try to sum up.

I went to the grocery store, feeling almost a panic... I quickly went over to the bakery.. I looked around, saw nothing I wanted. I went to frozen foods... I looked at every kind of ice cream imaginable... I looked at packaged cookies and chips and dip and... yeah, I looked everywhere. I thought in my mind "Just tonight, I'm going to splurge on something. I'll start again tomorrow." Now, I'm not sure exactly what brought this intense panic on. I know it had something to do with feeling upset over the evening... and I wanted comfort... but the panic I felt is almost indescribable.

But here's the conclusion... I found nothing I wanted. Truly. Sure, the Samoa ice cream looked enticing. My old self would have grabbed whatever my emotional "beast" was asking for... but the new me didn't even look twice. (I did look once... a really looooong look. ).

I didn't end up buying the ice cream or treats or anything.. but guess what I did buy?

Horseradish.

I'm going to make some "Whooshie Pie"...

I know all of this sounds kind of trivial... but I feel at peace.. and I'm excited. I can't quite explain, I guess.

Anyway, everyone have a great low carb weekend...
Thanks for listening to my "I can't believe I didn't give in" story.

Hugs,
Avery

[C P]

Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

.I know all of this sounds kind of trivial... but I feel at peace.. and I'm excited. I can't quite explain, I guess.

Hi Avery - not trivial at all - it's great! I know what you mean about feeling at peace - it is the part I find hardest to explain to others - the pounds/inches/sleeping better/disappearance of nasty health problems and all those physcial things are easier to explain, but that feeling of being at peace and at one with your body - I can see that they don't 'get it!

Keep up the good work and enjoy the Whooshie Pie.

CP

[Ryan.Stoeppel]

Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

Good morning all!

Beautiful morning here as well CP, though no frost. I think we are pretty much past that time of year here. Should get up in to the upper 70's/low 80's here today. It is very foggy here at the moment, but that should clear up around noon (like it has for the past week or so). I've had the windows open for the past week and that is so enjoyable! Rarely do we get to do that in Houston!

Avery, that is a great story, and nothing about it is trivial! Congrats on your achievement

Ryan

[clogger]

Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

Good morning! I've been MIA for a few days...been really busy.

Congrats on your personal success, Avery! That's wonderful.

Enjoy the day!

[tuttifrutti]

Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

Good morning everyone. I felt the urge to weigh again this morning but glad my scale is put away, lol. Just have to wait till next friday.

Avery~*Thank you for deciding to share your story. Definetly not trivial at all. I feel your excitement and I am happy for you

Hope everyone has a great day!

[12YearsofBabyFat]

Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

Hello to All,
I am glad to be back today after a difficult night. Let's just say I was able to stand firm under major temptations in the form of movie popcorn. Today I am down another 1/2 lb, so I am glad I resisted and this is my real reward.
Avery- excellent decision! I am so proud of you.

[Avery]

Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

Thank you everyone... thank you for your kind words of encouragement. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Avery