I will always...

I will always be an over-eater.

I just came to this realization this weekend.  It seems to happen when I have too much time on my hands.  I over-eat when I'm bored, but I also over-eat when I feel upset.  Yeah...a vicious cycle, right?

I don't want to offend anyone, but I equate it to alcoholism - alcoholics know that they could slip back at any moment, and fall off the wagon.  And everyone knows that falling is easier than climbing.

At any rate, our brain's chemical responses must be similar in those folks who are alcoholics, and and those who are over-eaters.  Once you start again, it's easy to rationalize (just one more helping, just one more drink, I'll start again tomorrow...) and hard to quit.

The nice thing is - we can start again - every day IS a new day, and a chance to start over.

Thankfully, it's not like I am going to put the 130 pounds I lost back on over night.  But I think everyone out there would be amazed at how much I can eat in very little time, and how easily my weight fluctuates.  I could never be a "professional extreme eater".

But you know what?  It gives me a starting point to conversations with people who need encouragement, or a listening ear.  That's why God puts challenges before us, and we can't always see right away what good it is going to do for us!

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Adam is rhyming. He's 3.  And he's RHYMING.  I love it!

I am trying to reduce my Soy intake.  Do the research.  I am still learning, so I'll put more up later.

The end all of my nutrition info - low carb is the way to go!