Wed, Aug-07-19, 19:10
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Senior Member
Posts: 163
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Plan: Atkins/General LC
Stats: 240.0/167.2/155
BF:36/29.5/25
Progress: 86%
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Lesser Evils
My household has been in a chaotic little hell since April Fool's Day. (No joke.)
My husband is gone, my oldest is spiraling into depression despite everything I can do, and I'm back in the workforce. Stress, much?
Last few days have been hard, around here. And I haven't had time/energy to cook, at the end of the day. And I've wanted -- so badly -- to binge on junk.
Crackers.
Cookies.
Chocolate.
We had a box of Girl Scout cookies in the house, my favorite flavor, and I just wanted to DOWN them.
So today, I took the bad compromise. I went and bought some Atkins bars, and ate three. (Enough to tie me to the bathroom.... NOT enough to make me feel like I'm dying. Sugar alcohols....)
Am I proud of downing so much junk that I've emptied my bowels? Nope.
Is it better than some of the alternatives, that I was apt to give into soon? You betchya!
Self-care food-prep simply requires more spoons than I have at the moment... but after my pig-out, I was actually able to make a shepherd's pie, tonight, so there's food for the next several days. (REAL food, with nutritonal value.)
And this is how we hang in there, when the going gets tough.
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