When it comes to dieting I am the WORST! I start them, break them, start them, break them and today I am starting again. This time I am starting midweek, doing it all very differently so my mindset is different. Before I would be like, “Oh I will start on Monday, it’s a new week so will be easier,” then I would eat myself stupid with the excuse “oh I better eat this today because I start my diet on Monday” and then never start, so I have actually put on MORE weight by trying to actually start a diet.
This time is going to be different, this time I need to lose weight, I need to start feeling well again, I need to start having energy and not going to bed and waking up tired. I need this for my own self preservation and health. This time I will be using all the tools that I have at my disposal to make sure I see this journey to the end. I will be using my Arbonne shakes and supplements because seriously I have tried everything and this brand is the only one that works. I will be using essential oils to help me stay calm and focused during the tough days and I will be reading, exercising, gaming whatever it takes to keep my mind off food, especially at night! Fortunately I work full time and 7 days a week a lot of weeks, BUT, the drive thrus get a lot of my money because it’s convenient and I don’t have a lot of time.
Food is an addiction like any other. I have read studies that sugar addiction is worse than cocaine addiction. When I gave up smoking 14 years ago I thought my world was coming to an end, I mean I had smoked longer than I knew my husband and my children, it was my closest and dearest friend and now I was giving it up. To say it was difficult is an understatement but I found a new friend, just as comforting and welcoming as the nicotene… FOOD! Food was now my new bestie, my go to when I was stressed, sad or tired and boy don’t I just love this friend it comes in all shapes and sizes and can be disguised in the most wonderful ways. But this new friend has caused my weight to balloon, I am the heaviest I have ever been even pregnant, my energy is gone, I am the tiredest I have ever been, and my moods are crazy if I don’t eat. Yes I have been going through menopause for the past 14 years as well but I firmly believe if I had’ve been healthier it may not have lasted this long or been this hard.
So, tonight my first shake for the week has gone down well. I am going to take them in the evening to avoid eating so much at night. I am a huge snacker after dinner and my meal sizes are ridicuous. I even hide sweets and snacks in my office so I don’t have to share them wit anyone else, sound familiar? Yep Addiction.
So come with me on this journey of discovery of a healthier lifestyle and maybe I can help you as well.
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