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Good morning everyone.
Well I am up very early today, to spend my time here and get my exercise in before a big day...
Yesterday, I went to my first birthday party for a old friend turing 40.
I took a bunch of my food. Ate before I walked in and went immediately to the table of foods to see what I could eat there. Veggies....good, then I walked away, when to the kitchen, got a glass and filled it with water, and started to mingle with my oldest friends in Atlanta whom I have not seen in a few yrs.
As the evening wore on, everybody went through all the goodies, and cake and ice cream, I sat with different people and just enjoyed my good friends. Finally I got up and grabbed a handful of peppers and radishes....dude they are hot!
Every one chuckled when I sat back down with my core group of buddies from yrs gone by...you know good friends, they poke and tickle with their remarks...and yet we have all cried together, bled together birthed babies together and been in each others weddings...
some one said, something about my food, I just looked at them and said,
" I have my food issues in hand and under control, and I am not giving that up for anything right now, this is a place I have fought hard for and no party is going to take me down" growllllll......
I stood my ground. I really did it, I stood up for all I have fought so hard for over these last 12 days... I am not giving that up, the momentum I am walking in has cost me, it is precious to me. Anyone who has been in the zone, and strong and has thrown it away a couple of times knows just how hard it is to get it back...because something happens when we say, "oh just a little", "oh just this once, it won't matter".... Some how it matter more than I ever knew, to my pyche...
Where I am is a miracle when you consider my weak relationship with food. Today food does not have the upper hand. Because I am so focused, and I am proactively planned out for the challenges of each day, I am taking care of this place I have worked for. I am at peace, I am beginning to form positive habits. I have a sense of order in my life and I am at peace with food.
I am so blessed and grateful, it is like a wonderful gift given to me, again.
I respect it. I don't want to take advantage of it, and be casual and toss around this clean induction...it is precious to me right now.
I feel so blessed.
I loved the party, I love my friends and the quality time we spent together. I loved walking away and knowing I made it. We then went out and I had a burger, no bun, no stuff on it, and drove home and went to bed.
Well, it's off to exercise, and get ready for church. I run the whole children's department, so I will be busy for today. School starts tomorrow and I have to get my teen on WW ready to roll....
Have a great one, grab hold of your blessings and cherish them today, cultivate gratefulness, and respect for what you have worked so hard for on Atkins.
Jess
Well I am up very early today, to spend my time here and get my exercise in before a big day...
Yesterday, I went to my first birthday party for a old friend turing 40.
I took a bunch of my food. Ate before I walked in and went immediately to the table of foods to see what I could eat there. Veggies....good, then I walked away, when to the kitchen, got a glass and filled it with water, and started to mingle with my oldest friends in Atlanta whom I have not seen in a few yrs.
As the evening wore on, everybody went through all the goodies, and cake and ice cream, I sat with different people and just enjoyed my good friends. Finally I got up and grabbed a handful of peppers and radishes....dude they are hot!
Every one chuckled when I sat back down with my core group of buddies from yrs gone by...you know good friends, they poke and tickle with their remarks...and yet we have all cried together, bled together birthed babies together and been in each others weddings...
some one said, something about my food, I just looked at them and said,
" I have my food issues in hand and under control, and I am not giving that up for anything right now, this is a place I have fought hard for and no party is going to take me down" growllllll......
I stood my ground. I really did it, I stood up for all I have fought so hard for over these last 12 days... I am not giving that up, the momentum I am walking in has cost me, it is precious to me. Anyone who has been in the zone, and strong and has thrown it away a couple of times knows just how hard it is to get it back...because something happens when we say, "oh just a little", "oh just this once, it won't matter".... Some how it matter more than I ever knew, to my pyche...
Where I am is a miracle when you consider my weak relationship with food. Today food does not have the upper hand. Because I am so focused, and I am proactively planned out for the challenges of each day, I am taking care of this place I have worked for. I am at peace, I am beginning to form positive habits. I have a sense of order in my life and I am at peace with food.
I am so blessed and grateful, it is like a wonderful gift given to me, again.
I respect it. I don't want to take advantage of it, and be casual and toss around this clean induction...it is precious to me right now.
I feel so blessed.
I loved the party, I love my friends and the quality time we spent together. I loved walking away and knowing I made it. We then went out and I had a burger, no bun, no stuff on it, and drove home and went to bed.
Well, it's off to exercise, and get ready for church. I run the whole children's department, so I will be busy for today. School starts tomorrow and I have to get my teen on WW ready to roll....
Have a great one, grab hold of your blessings and cherish them today, cultivate gratefulness, and respect for what you have worked so hard for on Atkins.
Jess
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