I'm grateful to see Amber's post this week. It's very real. And it confirms, for all of you, that changing behaviors isn't a perfect journey. In fact, there will be great days, and there will be far-from-awesome ones. If you're living with the fantasy that life is going to be just peachy when you lose weight/have a baby/get a boyfriend/pay off your debts, get over it. Real people have real problems. It is not whether or not you have problems that is important, it is how you handle those problems when they arise that is key.
What Amber didn't mention in this post, is that she is almost 2 weeks into being nicotine-free! So what's especially hard for her right now is that when things get stressful, not only does she not have food to turn to, she doesn't have cigarettes. Kudos to her for riding through it and being able to be introspective and insightful in the middle of a hormone/withdrawal storm. She's not giving herself enough credit for just what she's managed!
I introduced Amber to our resident yoga teacher, Sarah Jones, who is going to give Amber some pointers that can help both with the nicotine withdrawal and the stress management. Yoga is a very powerful tool for both. I look forward to hearing how the collaboration turns out.
Keep up the great work, Amber! Glad you liked the fries!
xoxo
Monika