It was a rough summer. It pains me to admit that I did, in fact, gain 7 pounds. I hit the highest number on the scale than I have in years.
This summer was a sad and stressful time as our family lost 2 great patriarchs just a week apart who will be sorely missed.
There was such a beautiful outpouring of well wishes from family and friends that was so wonderful and appreciated. We were overwhelmed by the thoughtful cards, donations and beautiful baskets and platters of food. As we finally got the last thank you note written and started moving ahead in our new normal, I realized that my body was experiencing a new unexpected, and unwelcome normal.
Truth be told, I indulged. Big time. The stress got to me and I took advantage of the things that I don’t normally even have in my house. We got these incredible gluten-free baskets from friends and some of my daughter’s friends. They had an amazing array of gluten-free goodies which included cookies, breads, cakes, crackers and chocolates to name just a few. While I won’t eat wheat-based products, I told myself, “Well, at least they are gluten-free.” Of course I know very well that gluten-free does not equate to healthy by any stretch.
However, have you ever experienced Tate’s cookies? I had my first experience with their gluten-free Chocolate chip and these Ginger Zinger cookies that were so yummy, they put me over the edge. Perhaps I would have been OK if I stopped at 1 or 2, but downing a whole sleeve at a pop was part of my downfall. Add the other delicious breads and macaroons and I quickly began to free-fall.
So, I closet-binged and bit by bit, the food in the baskets slowly “disappeared.” However, they quickly reappeared some place else–as on my belly!
As I humbly expose myself, this is not my first experience with binge eating. Many of you know that I used to be 50 pounds heavier than I am now. I was the “big boned” one in my family growing up and tried every diet known to man. From Weight Watchers to NutriSystem to my self proclaimed Kit Kat diet (if you only eat a Kit Kat all day, you will have only consumed 220 calories!)-I tried it all. I even had bulimia during these days of binge closet eating, or should I say “bathroom” eating. You see, if I locked myself in the bathroom and binged there, it was more convenient when I went to purge it all. Yup, I remember like yesterday to know that helpless feeling when looked in the mirror and was so disgusted with what I saw.
That is one of the reasons why I have worked so hard never to get back to those days. For years, I have been able to bounced up and down by no more than 3-4 pounds. Then, I crossed that threshold this summer.
My initial solution was to wear over sized shirts to cover up my sins. Of course, that would only work for so long as I knew I would soon have to get back to my fall duds. Of course, I know what to do. Still being the summer, I went more or less low carb but for a little but wasn’t getting near the results I needed. The worst part is that I had this trip planned to go to Mexico this week with some gal pals to celebrate some big birthdays. I had to move QUICKLY. So, 10 days ago, I put the tools we created to the test.
As I have done many times before, I started my Official Health Coach Detox.
In the past, I have completed our detox and lost 4-5 pounds. However, this time, I was desperate to just get back to that starting point. I am proud (and much relieved!) to say that I lost the full 7 pounds. Yup, this works!
I had held on so long without bouncing around too much but I can accept now that I am just like so many of you out there who have slipped more than we wanted to. Yes, life has its ups and downs that can directly affect our weight, thereby affecting how we feel about ourselves. I’m just more thrilled than ever that this incredible tool brought me back so quickly and painlessly. With more to “lose” than ever, I add myself to our list of over 200 Detoxers who have successfully gone through our program and feel great.
With our next group Detox beginning on September 28th, we are hosting a free webinar tonight at 8:30 pm EST in which we will discuss the Detox and give you 2 FREE tools to help you start losing weight right away. We will then open it up to a Q & A session for those who have any questions. Looking forward to you joining us!
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