Football and fatness....

You know, sometimes things go along really well.  You're doing really well with control, with your eating habits, with curbing your temptations and BAM!  You give in.  Why does that happen?  You're eating so well, and then there is one incident that just throws your whole momentum off. 

Mine is football.  I did really well, eating wise last week.  I watched everything I put in my mouth, I didn't give in to temptation.  I didn't even overindulge during the lock in (only one donut!).  Then came the playoff game on Sunday afternoon.  Steelers vs. Broncos.  You know we had a party!  All the regulars from the family and beyond gathered at our house for Steelers football.  And we brought the goodies!  We had stromboli, soup, turkey chili cheese dip (hey, at least that was turkey, right?) and these awesome little smokies wrapped in bacon...oh...and a veggie tray.  (One of these things is not like the other....)

And boy did we eat!  Of course, we tried everything.  We even had brownie/cookie pie for dessert.  We lost the game and I lost my focus.  I ate poorly so I slept poorly.  I slept poorly so I didn't get up to exercise.  I didn't get up to exercise so I was half dead on my feet all day...and the cycle keeps on going!  I actually didn't do too bad yesterday, but today I had fast food for lunch and I made a poor choice.

Why do we do that?  We know what makes us feel better!  We know that when we eat healthy, we feel better, we sleep better and we are more pleasant to be around.  At least it is that way for me (right, Mom?).  And yet I continue to give in to temptation and put bad things in my mouth, sleep in, and just in general be lazy.  Where does it end?

The last year has been a struggle to lose every pound, and especially in the last two and a half months.  With grandpa's fall and spending most of the month of November sitting with him at the hospital, and a lot of December and January so far sitting with him at home, I am stressed out and thrown off balance.  But I know what will make me feel better!  So why don't I do it?

Do any of you feel this way?  Let's encourage each other to stay on track.  I know that a lot of you have told me about your struggles, and by reading on facebook, a lot of you are facing the same ones I am.  So let's bond together!  Let's help each other in our stress, rejoice in our triumphs and encourage each other to stay the course.  I have lost 3 of the five pounds I put on during the holidays, so something is working.  All you out there, kick my butt and keep me going please!

I do have to share with you a conversation I had with a friend of mine via text message.  She knows how much I love the Steelers, and that I was sad that they had lost the game on Sunday.  Maybe that depression led to my poor choices...I would love to blame that on the Steelers losing!  Anyway, this is the message I woke up to on Monday morning and the conversation that followed.

S:  My condolences.  Maybe it will make not watching the Super Bowl at our house seem okay.

T:  Thank you for your prayers in this trying time.

S:  Yes, this situation has been heavy on my heart and has been lifted up many times over.  Your family has had so many struggles of late, but this...this is just too much...

T:  I agree.  I went to bed broken hearted.  I can't believe that God has given me one more thing to deal with.  A person can only take so much...

Humor..got to love it!  That conversation actually went on to reveal that the reason the Steelers lost the football game was because my grandfather was not wearing his lucky underwear.  Oh well, what are you going to do!  This too shall pass....

Alrighty there brothers and sisters!  Let's continue to build each other up and hold each other in highest regard!  I will pray for you and please, please, pray for me!

T