Taking a Break

Well… I’m quitting WW. At least for now. I’ve spent the last few days obsessed with food, to the point that I’m itching to rebel and eat something that’s not on the program. I’ve been miserable. Beating myself up right and left. But now I’m stopping. I honestly think that if I’m easier on myself and relax, I’ll eat better and lose weight. At least I’ll lose some weight and begin to feel better. It’s like the stress of trying to stay on a diet (among all my other worries in the parenting, work, marriage and home realms) just pushes me over the edge to stress-related eating. Not good. Anyway, I’m all smiles today.

I did the dishes this morning (we don’t have a dishwasher and it’s a constant struggle to keep up with things) and straightened up a little, and I feel so much better. It’s crazy how the messy house, the garden overrun with weeds, etc. just makes me feel so incompetent and useless. I honestly can’t do that much because I’ve always got the boy in tow.

Ok, totally off the subject (but I guess on the subject of getting in touch with your feelings), I ran across this video this morning. It’s a parent’s commemoration of the one year anniversary of adopting their daughter. Totally tear jerking, especially with the boy’s one-year birthday coming up. Luckily I have a great office-mate who, when he walked in on me crying, watched the video with me again rather than making me feel embarrassed. Oh, boy.

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