Day 33 & 34 - Derailed

So, once again, a double post.  Labor Day threw everything into a tailspin and I have eaten garbage for the past 4 days.  Today I am back on the wagon.  No more visitors and everyone is back to work. I joined the 100 miles in 30 days challenge on the PNP Groupies group, so I'm going to be doing my best to get at least 4 miles a day.

Yesterday, I was also stuck in bed all day because the menstrual horrors continue.  I called today to see my gyno but the soonest she had is at the end of the month.  I just have to suck it up until then.

Today, I am over scheduled because of the holiday.  I'm trying to catch up because I didn't do anything yesterday.  I've scheduled my exercise for the day.  I did cut my normal morning loop in half because it is horrible hot here in Louisiana this week and there's no shade.  I'm compensating with my elliptical rounds and strength training.  Plus, I have housekeeping to do so I should definitely be getting in enough movement.

So, short but sweet.  My food plan for the day is:

Breakfast:  my Greek yogurt concoction

Lunch: Small serving of chili (our buddy made this for us and it's amazing and that says a lot because I usually don't like chili)

Dinner: leftover chili verde

Snacks: melon

Exercise:  all of the above.

Day 29 of the Emotional Eating 30 Day Journal Challenge

What words do I wish someone would say to me right now?  How can I give that to myself this year?

The words I want to hear most are "It's going to be okay.", "You can do this.", and "You're stronger than you know."  I want to hear "It's going to be okay." because I am very stressed out because of my unemployment.  I'm also eliminating my antidepressant which makes me very nervous.  I want to hear "You can do this." because my faith in myself is at an all time low.  I'm trying to learn another occupation and trying to lose weight and get more healthy at the same time. And I want to hear "You're stronger than you know." because, once again, I don't have a lot of faith in myself right now.  I can give all of these to myself by concentrating on all of the things I'm doing to improve my situation.  I need to look back at everything I've accomplished over the years, even though I didn't think it was possible.  If I see everything I've gone through and come out better on the other side, it will help me to feel stronger and more capable than I feel at the moment.

Alright, that's all for today.  I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend and I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday.  And, as always remember...Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.