Self-Sabotage Can Be Some Good Medicine

Last night I succombed to sabotaging myself!  I pulled a late nighter watching t.v. and eating myself into oblivion.  I haven’t done this for a week and a half or so.  I ended up with a migraine last night and I pulled the “do not care” button on my record tape in my head.  So one snack led to another…………

I wasn’t going to log it all into the website that I’ve been tracking my food on, but this morning I decided that if I didn’t record it then I might not be honest with my coaches and mention it when they call.  So, I pulled myself up by my bootstraps INTO accountability and logged away 1,300 calories.  That’s what I’ve been eating in one DAY lately!  What an eye opener, self-sabotage can be some good medicine.  Seeing those numbers really shook me and now that they are logged in I can refer back and look when I want to do that again.

However, I must say, that in the morning when I put my pants on that I hadn’t worn in a week they fit much better and were much more comfortable, so that is some good motivation!

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Migraine Pain & Eating

Last night I started getting a migraine, the pain was mild and it was close to bedtime.  I really wanted to eat although I wasn’t hungry.  I realized that this was a way I wanted to distract myself from the pain.  Also, I usually say to myself, “I already feel like crap so what does it matter what I eat?”  This kind of thinking got me eating compulsively and becoming overweight…..because I hurt a lot with my migraines.  My frequency is between 12-15x a month.

So, instead of putting something in my mouth, I simply went to bed.  I didn’t take a reversal medicine hoping that when I woke up, it would be gone, but unfortunately, no!  So this morning I gave myself a DHE shot and my migraine is gone now.

I don’t know if I’ve lost any weight yet but I’m trying to not keep that my focus.  My focus is staying within a certain calorie range and making wise eating choices and not eating compulsively and trying to get some light exercise in.  These are my goals at this point, not the number, because I am on Prednisone and realistically I don’t know if I can lose weight while I am on it.

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