10/08/2024
You aren’t disgusting, it's just a temporary feeling, yes you most definitely should eat dinner, and a new pair of joggers might make the rest of your errands comfier because tight jeans are the worst feeling, then you think what am I going to do next time this happens? I don’t have time to plan my day out to include lunch let alone pack myself a lunch.
Next time will be a little different. Here is why next time WILL be different.
You cannot punish your way to losing weight around your midsection by not eating from a drive thru ever again.
You cannot stress your way to less anxious thoughts about if you might eat that way again or not.
You cannot get well in a body you hate and look at and think it’s disgusting.
Next time you find yourself out running errands, you have no snacks in the car and need to stop for some food, do what so many of my clients and myself now do.
Set boundaries around the food you get and how you are going to eat it. Yes, you can get McDonalds from time to time, but this time not the large meal and trade the coke in for a water. Sit in your car while it’s parked with the windows open and the radio on. Slow down and take 10 minutes to eat.
You can set boundaries without punishing yourself. There will be times when the best choice isn’t an available choice, so we have to pivot and make a new choice.
Do yourself a favor and save this post for the next time you are running errands and find yourself getting hangry again to remind yourself to set boundaries with the choices you have and that you cannot punish yourself to losing weight.