Everyone recovered from the holiday food coma? If you put on a few pounds over the weekend, don’t panic! It’s the body’s normal reaction to probably eating differently than you normally do. If your body’s like mine, I can suck on four pounds of bloat without blinking. Thankfully, I can get rid of it quickly too.
On the phone tonight with a friend I shared that I had a good food day. Then I realized I probably needed to explain what I meant. Good food day could be interpreted different ways. It could be a day when one eats lots of good food. That was certainly true, but more importantly, it’s the way that I went through the day. I was not besieged by compulsion. I didn’t constantly think about food, nor did I suffer constant cravings. I didn’t wish I could dive face first into an open bag of junk snack food.
All I did was mix up a nutritional, tasty smoothie for breakfast. I planned, prepared, and packed two snacks and my lunch. When I got home after work and a stop at the supermarket, I cooked the meal that I’d also planned and ate it in a relaxed, easy way. (Grilled skirt steak with a salad of grilled romaine, roasted beets, a sprinkle of toasted walnuts, and some goat cheese crumbles.) A short time ago, I had my evening snack and a cup of tea.
I’m satisfied. I’m not craving more or wondering if it would hurt if I had a spoonful or two of (fill in the blank).
Translated, I am not white-knuckling and battling my eating disorder. Any day when I am not regularly beset with food thoughts to the point where my compulsive desire to eat is fueled is one that goes in the Good Food Day category. So, booyah for me!
Since I had a pretty good weekend food-wise, I feel strong and serene. I decided not to do the full three day detox. Instead, I went two days and then ate a small, healthy lunch and dinner yesterday. I also got out for a few good walks and a long bike ride over the weekend. Overall, I felt like I took really good care of myself.
Good food days, good program days, are important. I can only do this recovery one day at a time and every day matters.
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Booyah! Well done! 🙂
Yes, definitely a relief!
Keep it up, you’re doing great! 🙂 One day at a time you’re gonna beat this.
I consider the same thing a “good food day” – regardless of what I eat, if I go through a day not obsessing and worrying about food, I feel good about it. It’s such a relief and less stressful to JUST EAT like a normal person. I think that’s one of the most appealing parts of recovery – for my mind to be free from food thoughts constantly!