Ok, I fell off the wagon.  But I’m back and I’m serious this time.  I’ve been going through some stuff in my personal life in the last few months and I let it take over my life (sanity).  A few weeks ago I decided I need to start taking care of myself again.  It’s been a gradual process since with some tough days in between, but I’m starting to feel good again.

What I’m trying to acknowledge, and everyone needs to, is that there is a strong and obvious connection between being having a healthy mind and body.  You really can’t have the latter without the former.  For most people overeating is an emotional problem, it’s not simply that we love food.  It’s more about our relationship with food and why it’s unhealthy.  For me it fills a void.  When I’m lonely or depressed I fill that emptiness with food.

Well, what I’m working on now is paying attention to why I am eating.  It’s about being conscious while I’m eating and not just being a mindless garbage disposal.

For the record, I last reported I was down 11 pounds.  Well I gained back some of that and then over the last couple of weeks I’ve shaved a few pounds off again.  The last time I stepped on the scale I was down 9 pounds.  Not too much damage.  I’ll be back to that 11 soon.