Good morning

I found the book I mentioned yesterday and I think it is the same one that Deb mentioned , BREAKING FREE FROM COMPULSIVE EATING BY GENEEN ROTH.  I have been reading it off and on since found it.

I found the place that gave a few guidelines about getting more in contol of your eating.  This is on page 44 of the paperback edition

1. eat in full view of your friends partner, parents, children, colleagues
2. eat when you are sitting down
3. eat without distracions-radio,tv, newspapers, books or loud music.
4. wen you eat, do so in as lovely and as nourishing an enfironment as you can create.
5. when you eat, avoid emotional conversation.

Yesterday I began doing these 5 things or trying to anyway.  It is difficult to eat without distractions when you have a child in the house BUT I can do the best I can with what I have.

Since the m &m incident I have been eating low carb, or maybe I should call this less carb-it is less than 100 and I am trying to keep it around 60 to 70 carbs and I already can tell that I don't feel so appetitidly stressed, (I couldn't think of the right word to use LOL)  I don't feel so pushed to go get something/anything to eat.  I am also eating low calorie.  never say never, never give up, never quit.

I changed my table.  It is still not to the point that I want it but dh has to go through his papers and things on the fqr end of the table and then it will be more attractive.  I have red placemats at two place and two red and white place mats at the other two places.  They are not alike but they compliment each other  and it is very pleasing to look at.   I want to figure out a pleasant centerpiece to put out. 
I do have things that I can put out, especially things for the fall and Christmas seasons.  Just never got around to getting anything for spring/summer times and special occasions.
My dh is doing this too.  No more mindless snacking in front of the computer or tv.    I eat pretty healthy-I have bad snacking habitsw.  I think if I break those habits I will be better able to lose weight, be healthier,  and be a better role model to my family.

Today I have to clean my baby pool for grandbaby, iron, do laundry, sweep and vacumn, and I have not exercised in 3 days and this is just not like me at all.  I enjoy exercising.   but my time just kept being filled up with other things at the last minute, at the time I was going to esxercise yesterday someone came and so today I am going to exercise early and that way if something comes up to knock me out of doing it I will still have all day long to work it in.


Heat index  here is supposed to be over 100--that is going to be miserable for everyone that is working outside. 

FROM THE BOOK WHISPERS OF PROMISE

MAKE ME A CHANNEL

LORD MAKE ME A CHANNEL OF YOUR
PEACE, WHERE THERE IS HATRED,
LET ME BRING LOVE.  WHERE THERE IS
OFFENSE, FORGIVENESS.  WHERE THERE IS
DISCORD, RECONCILIATION. WHERE
THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH.  WHERE
THERE IS DESPAIR,HOPE.  WHERE THERE
 IS SADNESS, JOY.  WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS,
YOUR LIGHT.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Have a good day everyone
God bless