6/7/10

I think I'm getting a little later each time with my posts. Last week was an incredibly stressful week. I took on this new "trade" in my Gwen Of All Trades business and its turning out to be more trouble than its worth. So of course what do I do when I'm stressed??? I eat junk. I think I ate meat and dairy and sugar and fast food and everything that I said I'm not going to do every single day last week. I bought myself a scale, but I am not about to get on it right now.

Ironically when I am at home I am fine. We have nothing but fruits, vegetables, beans and a few whole grain items in our fridge and cupboards, so at home I'm good. That may have kept me safe in the scale department. But as soon as I leave the house forget about it.

Can I just tell you that Peters Creek Parkway, the main road that I have to take to get ANYWHERE, has about 15 fast food restaurants on it. I'm serious in the three mile stretch from my house to I-40 there are : two McDonalds, two BKs, Wendys, Arbys, Cook Out, Taco Bell, Dunkin Donuts, Hardees, Bojangles and they're building a Chik-Fila and another Bojangles!! Thankfully the last two of the 15 are Subways, that has been another saving grace for me. When I can't get home to eat a good nutritional meal I at least try to eat Subway where I can get a Veggie Delight and at least get some whole food nutrients. I've also tried to get into the habit of using Whole Foods as one of my "fast food" places. When I'm out and about and hungry I try to stop in there for something quick, they have a lot of pre-packaged stuff that is really yummy and really healthy.

Well this weekend I officially "let go" of that other endeavor that I had taken on, so I can open myself back up to being busy with teaching CPR and doing massages and eating healthy. I would have to say that this week eating a healthy, nutrient-dense diet is The Cure to being clear-headed. When you eat crappy you lose sight of priorities which in turn makes life chaotic which in turn makes you eat crappy. I have chosen this weekend to get out of the vicious cycle, to make my "sobriety" my priority and not add more and more businesses to my already full roster.