WEEK 2, DAY 9 OF 49
I have a serious problem…like many, I feed my emotional and relational needs, stress, and fatigue with food. When I’m happy, sad, mad whatever the emotion I eat (and this habit is supported by the people in my life). When I am feeling lonely I eat (my lack of self control and unwillingness to seek out positive supportive relationships fuels this habit). When I am stressed or feeling exhausted I turn to FAST FOOD in an effort to refuel knowing that it is hazardous not only to my health, but also to my goals of looking and feeling better about myself.
I admit this not to place blame or make excuses, but to explain and become aware of the causes of my shortcomings, all in an effort to fix the cause not just the symptom. I am a firm believer in treating the cause and not the symptom when it comes to healthcare. But it is easy to treat body fat as a cause rather than a symptom when most of the time it is the other way around.
I know what I should eat. I know what I shouldn’t eat. But somehow I lack the discipline to make good food choices (consistently). So I’m going to focus more on the whys during the next few weeks. Hopefully I can resolve some of the problems that cause me to make poor food choices to start with.
A biggy for me is stress and fatigue. So I will start there. After a 10 -12 hour work day I do not feel like going home to cook, and unfortunately every fast food restaurant imaginable is on my way home. So how can I avoid this trap? Maybe have an extra snack (something like veggies and dip or an apple) on the way home from work? Maybe a cup of coffee 30 minutes or so before I leave work? Does anyone else have this after work issue, and have found a reasonable solution?
Note: I think that I am doing okay on my plan most of the time, but I don’t want these obstacles to hender my success.
April 22, 2008 at 1:48 am
I believe that the stress of life severely impacts my diet also. I tend to eat a balanced diet most of the time but the weekends are hard on me. My wife likes to eat out and I find it difficult to make a healthy selection at a restaurant. Hopefully we can do better this week.
May 3, 2008 at 10:57 pm
yes, i have that problem too….(i precook many of my meals on the days I don’t work…even for my kids….) that way, simple reheat and ready….much easier for me….
May 3, 2008 at 11:51 pm
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