Day #6-I survived first weekend on plan!
I'm quite proud of myself for making it through the weekend without overeating. I usually sleep until 6 a.m. and got up at 5 this morning. Very unusual for me on a Monday morning!
We marinated chicken breast last night for cooking on the grill today, so I've got supper taken care of--I just need to plan my day. I really haven't been planning and as a result eating too many non-nutritional snacks (too many 100 calorie snacks!) instead of incorporating the calories into my meals. I read a post on the WW board about people that have weight loss success only attribute 75 calories per day to sweets.
I felt a need to overeat after coming home from church service--our pastor of 1 1/2 years, a Godly man I've know ever since my husband and I were saved, announced that he felt the need to leave the church. He'll be leaving at the end of the month. I recognized that if I did overeat, it would be because of the sadness. I allowed myself to cry, talked to my husband and told him how I felt. I was weepy all day. It was definitely hard when we went back for the night service. I felt tears falling (you know when you try not to cry but it comes anyway). I know he's following God's direction and it will be good for the church after a point, but the transition will of course be hard. I've been in church for 9 years and have had four pastors. Each one has been very different, but I've learned something from each of them. My husband was closer to this pastor than any other, they talked several times during the week about scripture, encouraged each other, etc. God helped our pastor to strengthen us--he definitely will be missed.