Sometimes I wish I were an alcoholic

"Sometimes I Wish I were an Alcoholic"
Ever wonder why alcoholics just can't stop drinking? Well, I understand! Alcohol is to alcoholics as Food is to me. I am a foodaholic (not the healthy kind) except I can't just step away from the liquor cabinet. I have to eat, I have to make sure Mike eats and that Finn eats. I have to think about it all the time and make decisions concerning it which feels like every second of the day. This is a disease that has taken over my life and the lives of my enablers (friends and family) whom I love more than life itself. Food has ruined my heart, my body and part of my self-esteem.



Do not cry because I will survive, I will overcome Food and fight it to the bitter end in the name of my family and friends but most of all for ME!















Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Day 2 of Liquid Diet

Tired, Headachy, light headed (I can't walk around too fast) are just a few adjectives that explain how my day is going so far. Kind of a doom and gloom day in my head. Not as excited at all like yesterday except for the fact that I lost 5 pounds in 1 day, this is the only thing that is keeping me going. Although Mike is bouncing off of the walls with excitement which is good and bad (I'm not a morning person). For those of you that thought that I went to bed early before this, I've reached an all time early bedtime--7:30. Right now it's one of my coping mechanisms so that I do not feel the need to munch at night.
Kind of funny what I do want to eat now...Chicken breast and cheddar cheese. It's a matter of the games that are going on in my head.
For example: "Why couldn't I have eaten the right things (craved Chicken breast and cheese) to begin with then I wouldn't be in this position?" These are the thoughts that have sabotaged my diets before because with me it is all or nothing. I could not go out to Superior Grill and get the Tuna with a side of vegetables. Are you kidding me? Who could pass up the queso and those delicious flour tortillas?
My new take on this thought is---I am doing the right thing now by making a permanent decision to change my eating habits both the quality and the quantity.

When I look at the first sentence of this blog--I realize that I felt some of the same feelings before this liquid diet because of my poor choices. Now, I am doing this with a goal/purpose ahead of me. I may yo-yo up and down in the future but not by twenty-five or fifty pounds.
                

1 comment:

  1. Kathy,

    I am so proud of you. We both know it has been a hard long journey. Keep the positive spirit. One day at a time. I like that you are revealing your true feelings. You have the knowledge and strength to succeed! I am with you every step of the way.

    Thanks Mike for being such a great coach!

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