Meatloaf......Paradise by the Oven Light

Stress has always been the main cause of my overeating. Along with happiness, sadness,joy, worry...you get the picture. This diet has been going extremely well, except when I am overly stressed. Because I still have to feed my family, I generally make one meal for them and my food for me. This hasn't been a problem unless there are leftovers, which was the case last weekend.

Tucking the girls in has always been a balancing act of prayers, making sure everyone has their water bottles, retainers etc. It is also the time of day when the really serious talking gets done. Depresha had a lot of deep thoughts to share last weekend that left me shaken and you guessed stressed. Enter the left over meatloaf. I will never claim to be an expert cook, but I do make an exceptional pot of chili and a decent meat loaf. The girls had not finished the meatloaf I made them for supper, and the leftovers were still warm in the oven. Granted I could have given it to the dog or thrown it in the garbage, but I cracked. I didn't just cut myself a taste, I got out a fork and ate it right out of the pan. I didn't eat all of it, but enough to make myself miserable. Then to get right back on program I had to drink a shake. Needless to say I was miserable both physically and emotionally the rest of the night. Thankfully the occasional screw up does not ruin the overall weight loss.

I am proud to report that I am down a total of 18 pounds in 3 weeks. Even better than the weight loss, my blood sugar and blood pressure have been normal for the most part.I am anxious to have my cholesterol checked next month. I also lived to see another birthday. 48 feels great!