Food and Life Change
I think my relationship to food has been very interesting to observe since I've become a Mom. For one thing, the mind training I gave myself in my JC weight loss has definitely prepared me for a time, like now, when I don't have all day to devote to how I feel about food. There have been some times lately when I just wanted to bury myself in some fast food or something. I know that is stress. I've always said that saying "yes" to my health means saying "no" to every bit of food that comes my way. But, to do that, it takes some emotional reserves. Sometimes my reserves run low as a new mom, but overall, I think I'm doing very well thanks to my pre-pregnancy mind/body/food training. I am so grateful that we are able to continue to afford JC post-pregnancy. If you are considering JC and you have a lot of weight to lose, please consider Jenny Rewards! I get 30% off ALL my food and will get 35% when I hit goal! But back to the topic: I notice that there are times I can't think about eating as much because I need to take care of the baby. There would have been a time when I would have made up for that miss by eating more later, but I'm finding that I'm ok with it. It seems food is working it's way, slowly, into a natural place. As my first consultant would say, "It's only food."
One day at a time. One meal at a time. One bottle feed a time. Hug them all.