Day 16 - Ow!!

Short but sweet.  Wednesday night I started having sharp muscle spasms in my groin area on the right side.  At first I thought it was a menstrual thing but it was too low and closer to my hip than my abdomen.  So, I thought maybe I pulled a muscle while on the elliptical. I had been trying to stand up straighter on the elliptical because my hip was already bothering me. I decided that I needed to skip the elliptical for the day but I still did my loop around the cul-de-sac and continued on my cleaning escapade. 

I stuck with my food plan (I did have a banana for a snack) and I worked on other things like reading for a class I'm taking so that I wouldn't eat myself through the day. 

Alright, food plan for today is:

Breakfast:  Greek yogurt with berries, GF granola and chia seeds

Lunch: Leftover tune noodle casserole

Dinner:  Baked chicken and brussel sprouts

Exercise:  Walk and elliptical

Day 13 of Emotional Easting 30 Day Journal Challenge

When I look in the mirror I feel...

embarrassed, horrified and sad.  I can't believe I let it get this bad.  I don't recognize the person I see in the mirror.  I've always carried a little extra weight but it's never been like this.  I know I ate my way through the last two years of stress, fear and sadness.  I was lost and afraid and I didn't seem to matter at the time.  I hope to recover what I've lost and to gain some self-respect and elf-love.

Anyway, that's it for today.  Have a wonderful day and always remember...to love yourself is to understand you don't need to be perfect to be good.