I can't even begin to explain last week! I started my new job, we lost Kat's bio-mom, I was dealing with hormones, allergies were awful thanks to lots of pollen, the cooky weather set my asthma off, had a huge rowe with my Dad, and a good friend of ours is going through a tough time and we are very concerned about him. Needless to say, my stress level has been quite elevated. With an increase in stress comes issues with eating.
It didn't help that last week was also Passover; our eating pattern and diet are different during Passover. I wanted to binge but was restricted by the dietary laws of Passover. In some ways this was good but what happened was I binged on higher fat foods like Macaroons, Brie, and ice cream. Binging on matzah just didn't sound right.
Good news is, I continued to walk during this time. I did not gain any weight. Plus it seems this is a situational issue rather than a true depressive episode. I walked again today, it helped with some of the left over tension.
I have been making good strides. My work pants have been getting baggy. Last week I was afraid that my pants would fall down every time I stood up. The next day I put my belt on...I normally wear my belt on the first hole with my jeans, I went to the second hole on the belt. It felt good!
So even during this time of upheaval, I am finding ways to make sure I keep my behaviors and habits in the forefront of my mind. I was aware of what was happening and was still able to decrease the amount of binging and had better control of what I binged on.
I am looking forward to this week. I know it will be a rough week, but my mood is improving and I like what I am doing at my new job. I am lucky to have Kat and the girlies to help me keep perspective.
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