"We Were On a BREAK!"

Taking a page out of the iconic Ross/Rachel "Friends" break-up, I gave myself a break.  And made some bad choices.  Apparently I'm Ross in this analogy. 

• I took a break from writing.
• I took a break from tracking.
• I took a break from Facebook (for the most part).
• I took a break from the treadmill.
• I took a break from beating myself up.
• I took a break from guilt.
• I took a break from accountability.
• I took a break from psycho analysis.
• I took a break from not eating fried foods.
• I took a break from the four food groups.
• I took a break from meal planning.
• I took a break from cooking.
• I took a break from measuring portions.

Today, break is over.  I'm not sad that I did it.  In fact, I'm kind of happy.  I failed miserably at my plan to get to goal weight by the New Year, but failure isn't the end of the road, it's the beginning of a new road.  I gained a couple of pounds, & will likely see more gain on Saturday, but that also isn't he end of the road.  I feel revitalized.  I feel refreshed.  And, oddly, after all of my largely unfettered eating, I feel...HUNGRY.  My body needs some real fuel.  Frosted sugar cookies don't have as much nutritive value as I had hoped. 

Last night I cooked a real dinner & this morning I ate a real breakfast.  This afternoon I'm going to go downstairs & get reacquainted with my treadmill & later today I will work up some menu plans for the coming week.  Break is over & it feels good!