The Right Direction.... Again

After several weeks of gaining, I've finally managed to "stop the bleeding".... this morning I stepped onto my scale and logged a loss - my first in quite a while.  My last official weigh in was 183 pounds, but on the day I had my second hydro test, I also checked my weight on my home scale - 186 pounds - YIKES!  I was up another three pounds for a total gain of almost ten!!

Today I'm happy to report my home scale is registering 183 pounds, so I'm going in the right direction.... again... and I'm happy to be back at 183!

It's been tough to get my eating under control these past weeks as I'm dealing (again) with emotional upset and food comforts me.

My latest emotional challenge is an empty nest, which was initally exciting, but now I feel as empty as my nest.  My solution:  fill my life with activities that will nourish my soul.  I'm a creative person so this for me means CREATE!

I've been sewing, playing my flute, painting with my watercolors, writing and, amazingly, I feel better about my life, which has taken my focus away from food allowing my FAT loss to resume.

I think there is something to this as whenever I feel fulfilled and happy with my life, I'm not nearly as interested in food as when I'm upset..

So what do you do to fill yourself up?

-- Kristin