Today I received an Email form a WLS buddy who was having a bad day. Three years out and she went and ate carrot cake. Just a slice. But she was so disappointed in herself. I once ate an entire cake-in the car- and used the cardboard box as a shovel!
When I was twice my size I have no doubt that my shame drove up my stress. Every dieting failure, insult or look ramped up my cortisol levels and triggered an eating reaction. That's what nature intended--our ancestors faced constant starvation and our bodies are wired to sooth stress with food. Our fat cells became eager puppies, ready to sop up all those calories-and store them and to add insult to injury we got a big dose of Gherlin to stimulate more hunger. While some of us no longer have to obsess about dieting failures we need to remember that everyday stress and feeling we might not be on track can also exacerbate stress. How can we combat that bugger? Give yourself a break, Take a walk, exercise, smile, watch a funny movie, blog, and keep away from food cues. Don't beat yourself up. No one is perfect. By the way don't you just hate prefect people? I laughed at that piece of carrot cake and then i told her how I arrived to my mother-in-laws birthday-only I had to stop on the way and buy a crappy supermarket substitute.
'What happened to the idea of the carrot cake," asked my daughter.
I tongued my lips to get rid of the last bit of evidence,
"The bakery ran out," I lied. "Can you believe it?"
Have a laugh. I love all of you. Please share your stories!
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