A Very Strange Day

This has been a very strange day for me.  You know how there are days when you would have had a better day if you had just dunked your head in a bucket of **** instead?  Everyone has those days when the cir****tances of your life conspire to repeatedly kick you in the ass.  Today it was my turn.  I walked almost 7 miles, hoping to either feel better, less conflicted, enlightened, or something else altogether.  The net result of that effort is that my feet are a little sore.  I did reach out to a couple of people for comfort and reassurance, which actually helped.  For the last hour or so I have been reflecting on the events of the day and I had a startling realization.........despite having a truly crappy day I didn't even think once about turning to food for comfort.  It is a small victory, perhaps, but an important one.

Tomorrow is another day, and I hope it is a bettter one.  Even if it is not, though, my experience today has proven to me that I can allow myself to feel really ****ty without needing to lean on the comforting crutch of food.  I wasn't the most charming guy as a result of allowing myself to feel that way, but I think that I am stronger somehow than I used to be.  Maybe I am getting closer to knowing and liking the man in the mirror.

RP

RP,

Funny.....I feel the exact same way today......Only I did have some food that I shouldn't of........Hang in there....It can only get better from here....

Me

Thanks Kelly!  You hang in there, too.

RP

Man I hate those kind of days.
May tomorrow be a better one.
  

Thanks Sandy!

Hey Rick, I'm going to focus on the part of: "despite having a truly crappy day I didn't even think once about turning to food for comfort.  It is a small victory, perhaps, but an important one." and "today has proven to me that I can allow myself to feel really ****ty without needing to lean on the comforting crutch of food"

Congrats on this big victory!! 

Thanks Lorri

Hey there RICKEYPETE!!!

I just had to stop by and let you know that you are a very wonderful GUY!!!!  INSIDE & OUT!!!

You know you hit my heart when you first came to the boards and it's because of what you reflect..from the inside out!!  Don't you ever change a thing!!  YOU ARE WONDERFUL!!

Now I'll go and skip back over to Texas...

I just love lurking over here ~ ya'll talk funny!!  LOL

PUG HUGS!!
Dawn

Dawn:

It's been awhile since someone said "ya'll" on the MN board.  Thanks for the kind words.

RP

Your second sentence begs the question - Instead of what?

I know there has been an overabundance of icky stuff for many of us to deal with lately.  And maybe you think all you have to show for your walking is sore feet, but you really had a SIGNIFICANT revelation - not turning to food to medicate the less-than-pleasant things that go on in our lives is GINORMOUS!!!

Honestly, sometimes you don't give yourself enough credit.  You're becoming a serious glass-is-half-full kinda guy, and that's awesome. 

AW