I’m a substance abuse counselor, and daily I talk to my patients about relapse and that just because you’re having a bad day, drugs won’t make it go away. Think about long term effects. Think about everything you’ve accomplished and how you would feel afterwards.
Today I found myself playing those over in my head as I drove home from work. It was a shitty ass day and the first thought I had was to get something shitty to eat. I had to stop myself before I followed through and talk to myself like I talk to my patients. It was hard to hear.
I’ve been doing 20 carbs a day for a little over a week now. I lost 12lbs fairly quickly (water weight I’m sure) and now it’s stalled the past week. I’m discouraged and down today. I know the scale isn’t the true measure of loss, but fuck it’s hard to pay attention to anything else when that number flashes back at you.
I just needed to vent and I know it’s nice to see that other people struggle but try to stick it out. I’m just going to eat my low carb Parmesan chicken and hope tomorrow is a better day.
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