Helllloooooo? :)

[Guest guest]

Happy Saturday, everyone!

Is anyone else here following a low glycemic index way of eating? Or low-carb?

The last few days have been rough over here and I sure could use some support.

I literally dreamed of a junk food buffet last night. Seriously.

Overall, I'm feeling a hundred times better...so why am I craving junk?! (And I

do mean junk--I wanted donuts or french fries all day yesterday. Gah!)

--I took your advice and wrote down my measurements; it'll be 2.5 or 3

weeks before I check again, but I know I've lost some because the pants that

were 3-4 inches from even *thinking* of closing now fit perfectly! Yay!

(Again, why do I crave the junk when I have joy in these things??)

A few things I want to write down for the heck of it--

One of my current goals has been to walk more. So I park waaaaaaay out at the

edge of parking lots now (unless it's raining), and when I take the kids to

'park days' (big ol' recess time for home-schoolers ), the boys are now old

enough to play without me right there (especially when there are 10-15 other

adults I trust to keep an eye), so I've been walking the paths that circle the

play areas. The other day I pushed myself and did 3 miles while at the

park--YAY!

I've been working to be mindful in every moment. It's quite hard sometimes, but

the more I practice mindfulness, the easier it becomes. Also working to find

joy in all the little things. I find I have a much happier disposition when I

do that. As a natural-born pessimist, it's been challenging. *lol* Again, I'm

so much happier and more relaxed with the new attitude, though. One of the big

things for me is baking/cooking for the rest of the family. Especially the

kids. I make a healthy-ish banana bread that is heavenly and it's torture to

smell it and not be able to eat it. But if I take a step back and remind myself

that I feel better without it and that the kids enjoy it a *lot* as a special

treat, and take my happiness from that...well, it becomes easier.

But the past few days have still been hard. (And here's where someone says,

" Challenge is good because it helps you to grow...be thankful for the

challenge! " and I nod and think about it and know that's true, but that junk

food buffet in my dream sure looked yummy! *lol*)

Cheers,

Bonnie