Day 62 - Sunday

The past 2 weeks have been very stressful. My son is really having some struggles, and we are dealing with a lot of issues with him and his mental health. My very close friends and support group have all asked how I am dealing with that stress and the emotion involved? My answer was great, I am sticking to the diet, I feel great. You see stress and emotion greatly affect my eating habits and in turn my weight. When things first started flaring with my son, I was doing great, but then as I tried to continue to convince myself that I was doing great, that slippery slope down hill crept up on me. When I hit the steep grade on that slope all bets were off. I am struggling at the moment to regain my momentum. I have not been to work out in almost 2 weeks, and I have been completely off my diet for a week now. I am grouchy, I am tired, I don't feel good, and frankly I don't think my family likes me very much. I don't like me either. I cannot change the past, I cannot remove the stress of the situation with my son, but I can get up tomorrow and follow my diet. I can drink my water, I can start the climb up a very slippery steep slope. I liked the way I was feeling and the way I was looking. I like not having the headaches, and not being a nasty, grouchy person. So I have had a set back. I am ready to climb! I can do this!