Just 4 Today, I’ll make a sandwich to take to work, I’ll take my fiber supplement twice (I’ve taken it once), I’ll drink 2 liters of water (I’ve drunk nearly 1 liter), I’ll walk 3 miles (I’m way behind on my walking this week) and I need to figure out how to eat out without eating too much.
Is there a restaurant that specializes in salad?
What are you going to do today? It really doesn’t have to be food/nutrition related, your goal could be anything. Is today the day you’re going to start working on a goal you’ve been putting off?
Good morning KB. J4T I’ll drink 2 liters of water and try and move around a little more.
What am I doing today? Nursing a pulled back from Tuesday. So moving around will be a big thing J4T.
Hope everybody has a great day.
J4T I’ll drink my water and hit the treadmill at work.
KB, I’ve seen a couple of restaurant chains that are basically a giant salad bar. Lettuce Souprise You and Sweet Tomatoes are two that I remember.
(what happened to my comment? I thought I replied hours ago…)
FamilyMan, I’m so sorry about your back. I hope you are feeling a little better.
FARfetched, thanks for the suggestion about the salad bars — that’s a good idea. I’ll check into those chains and see if there are any in the area. (I’m on the edge of my seat about where your story is going)
Happy Friday! I’ve been doing good the past two days after a meltdown midweek. Today I’ve had half of my daily water quota, not had any snacks and am getting ready to eat a fresh salad for lunch. Here’s to getting back on track!
Hi Manny — We’ve had a death in the family (my brother’s father-in-law) and I got caught up in a flurry of emails this morning that kept me from composing anything of substance for my morning affirmation.
Which has haunted me all day, but I couldn’t really do any else.
The visitation is tonight and the memorial service tomorrow, so it’s all very sudden.
I’m sorry about leaving everyone in the lurch today.
And that didn’t really address the issue of your midweek meltdown. Are you feeling better today? I was going to e you earlier in the week, but (looking back on my week) I think I had a bit of a meltdown myself.
{{Manny}}
Hi, barely able to check back in after a chaotic couple of days. I’m sorry to hear about your brother’s father-in-law. Even though the loss is not someone blood-related it can still be extremely hard. Know that your family is in my prayers.
Things are okay wrt my meltdown, but I was certainly tested strongly or the past few days. I was failing that test on how to deal with my stress until I realized that I was allowing it to overpower my will. After that realization that I could choose between dealing in a healthy or non-healthy way, I was feeling much more confident. Hope your days get better as things balance out. I promise to check in more here to be supportive and also to get the support that you all bring just by talking out your challenges (many of which I share). Paz
Manee –
“I was failing that test on how to deal with my stress until I realized that I was allowing it to overpower my will. After that realization that I could choose between dealing in a healthy or non-healthy way, I was feeling much more confident.”
Wow. What you say here honestly could have been written by me. Really, it’s exactly the mechanism that I used to snap myself back into focus. And it worked for me too. I totally stopped the insane eating AND I got the house clean! Thank you for articulating the process so clearly.
Your support has meant so much to me over the last year. I’m glad that mine has helped you (at least a little)
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you, and this site, have helped ALOT!
(smiling)