Another Day In Paradise

So another day is done and I tried my best to work out, eat healthy and not let stress of the day get to me or guide my eating habits. It was definitely a busy day with my husband being away with my one son for the weekend and me home alone with the othere two. My parents came to visit and I always stress about cleaning the house before they come. So btw worrying about my boys being on a road trip, my parents visiting, and just keeping up with life it was definitley a challenge at times not to grab food to soothe me. It is definitely odd how eating food can make you feel better for that moment. It just sends a sense of calm over me that is until I realize what I did and regret it. I am trying to curb that craving and replace it with something else but when I can't i will try and grab a snack that satisfies my sweet tooth but does not send my calories over the edge.

I really am in touch with when I am eating cause I am hungry and when I am eating because of my emotions. I found myself last night going to the market and grabbing a Entamens(sp) cake, a piece of cake with vanilla icing from the bakery and a pint of icecream which I pick out all the nuts and chocolate pieces and ditch the ice cream. Oh, then I went and got pizza next door for dinner. I got it all home and knew I was grabbing these things because I was alone for the night with everyone away and at sleepovers and I do not like being alone. I did not know how to soothe my lonliness. I ended up eating a slice and a half of the pizza, took two bites of the icing on the cake and just picked out a few nuts from the ice cream. Not too bad for my first bad night in a couple of months. I was glad I was able to minimize the damage but yet still not feel deprived. It was definitely a difficult night for me but today was another day. I got up, exercised and ate as clean as I could so I feel good. I am only human and there will be more days like yesterday.

As long as I stay focused and keep the goal of getting healthy in mind I will be okay. It is not a race it is a long distance run.