Bumps in the Road

Historically on my journey of weight loss I have lost my way when I hit a bump in the road.  One of those things life throws at you that wreaks havoc on your routines.  It could be an unexpected death or a crisis with kids.  It might be a change at work or some travel I was not expecting.  At those times it is easy to get out of your healthy eating patterns.  The stress of the uncertain or grief can cause you to use food as a coping mechanism. In addition we are often with family during these times of loss and for many of us we fall back into old patterns that we learned from our family when we are with our family.  It is also very common for well-meaning people to want to love and comfort with food when we are going through difficult times.

            Last week our cabin was destroyed when the fires in the Barnes, WI went through our area.  My mother who lives in that area was displaced.  The last week has been a whirlwind of concern for mom, grieving the loss of the place my father built and hard work of cleaning up.  Not to mention the long road of insurance claims.

            The temptation to crawl in a bag of chips was very strong.  Of course my family rallied with comfort food and being away from home made it easy to choose bad things to eat.  I am happy to say that this last week was very successful for eating healthy.  I even lost a pound.  I did have a few things that have not been on the diet but by and large I am still on track.  Thanks to my wife sending healthy food with me and lots of prayers and support from friends.

            I did not get to ride my bike much but there was so much cleanup to do that I got a good work out every day.  Thanks for your love and prayers gang.