As many of you have read. In the last couple of months I have given up my lifelines. My rewards, my mommy bonus, my you didn't kill them today so have a treat, my you married a big meanney, my everybody hates me guess I will just go eat sugar!
In a nutshell my coping mechanism for all things.
I knew how much I depended on Soda and Sugar, I just didn't realize how much of a habit they had become in my life. There are times of the day I actually find myself in a quandary as to what to do because normally I would be having my reward.
So here is my first question, every diet book, health book, diet expert all of them say the same thing. If you don't replace it you will just go back to it.
What per say do you replace it with?
Seriously, I have spent the last 8 weeks trying to figure out how to replace all of these bad habits and I have come up blank.
Empty, bare, desolate, without solution. (sorry I'm in a thesaurus kind of mood)
Because seriously amigos, life is hard, everyday as a mom your running. No matter how big the munchkins get you are there making sure it all gets done. The beds get made, the homework gets signed, the homework gets done, everyone gets to school on time. The list goes on and on.
So you take a moment or two for yourself. You enjoy a yummy diet coke (or two or three) or a some gooey goodness treat (or two or three). It doesn't hurt a single sole (except for maybe you) and it makes you feel all ready to take on the world (or at least 6th grade math).
So what can you possibly replace that with?
I'm curious? All of you skinny and fit and not addicted to sugar people. What kind of coping mechanism do you use? Because really all I want is to finish up all the Halloween candy my children have not finished. Amazing how long it has last without mom raiding it. DANG IT!
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Oh, and I do know that meat, in the quantities my husband enjoys, is not a healthy alternative. I'll keep thinking.... In the meantime, I am off to cooking group. Tonight is cookie night... in honor of you, I'll go easy on the sweat stuff. =)
Hang in there! You can do it!!
Second, tap dance. It is time to replace snacking with some loud, clanky, stompy dancing. (To any tap dancers I have just offended... I was a tap dancer and it was LOUD!) No need for lessons, just strap on some metal shoes when the snack-drive kicks in and get to smacking your feet!
What I want to know is how to lose weight from your thighs, because I still can't fit into my pre-pregnancy pants. Too tight in the thighs, rawr.
o0o0o- Tap Dancing sounds fun.