http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa surviving one day at a time Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:01:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the past two days I have let the monster win.  The stresses from work, my son, and home bore down on me like a freight train and I gave in.  I ate things I knew I shouldn't have and eventhough I didn't enjoy them I kept shoveling it down.  ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/28/monster-2/ As you may have already read, my good friend Larry lost his battle with cancer last Monday.  On Saturday my husband and I went the his "Celebration of life" ceremony since Larry was pretty adamant about not having a funeral (that's just the type of person he was.)  It was ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/25/celebration-of-life/ Not only do I have to put up with the usual stresses that cmoe with a job but now people are bringing desserts.  Yesterday it was double layer chocolate cake, day before that:pecan tarts, and now today donuts...lots and lots of donuts.  I walked/ran at lunchtime today for the entire ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/22/junk-food-at-work/ So I went to the mall yesterday and for grins and giggles I tried on a few things since they were on sale. I have very few clothes at home that I think fit ok and I'm comfortable wearing so I was looking to suppliment a little. Nothing fit! I'm talking ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/22/i-hate-shopping/ I did not handle things well when I got home last night.  Little one was all over the place and acting up and I lost just could not seem to keep from getting really angry so I hit the way to make a point and bruised my finger. I was ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/21/near-slip/ There is a monster that lives within me that constantly tells me to give up and just accept that I'm never going to lose the weight.  I assume this will be a never ending battle.  Last night my child had a manic episode and I blew my top.  It was ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/20/monster/ Today was so hard!! I managed to fend off not only the Jolly Rancher junkie but the "I only have a couple of mini cookies left do you want them" co-worker (Gilbert you are evil!!!) as well. I so wanted a cookie but a kind team mate of ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/19/stress-sucks/ So far so good with the food. I had a meeting at work and they catered with Jason's Deli (sandwich shop). I did good, I ate the salad I originally brought for lunch and took the bread off of the sandwich. Didn't eat the chips but I ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/18/goodbad-day/ I first started gaining weight after a traumatic event that occurred when I was eleven,  After that I started polishing off bags of potato chips with mayo sandwiches (disgusting sounding isn't it but I swear they were tasty at the time.) among other things.  Food was my refuge and my ... http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/vespa/2008/08/17/hello-world/