About a week ago this past Wednesday my throat started to hurt. We had received a call from the school on Monday that Cal may have been exposed to Covid so I was a little worried. We both got sick, but I tested negative, so it was just a cold. A miserable one with lots of chest congestion and going through a box of tissues each day. And we are still not well over a week later. The first few days I ate anything that would soothe my throat; yogurt and ice cream being the main offenders. But I knew I didn't want to end up in the ditch so I switched to eating breakfast three times a day. One day I was so exhausted I had rice & beans all day that I had measured and packed with salsa and cheese for easy breakfast meals; easy to warm up out of the fridge. In the book Bright Line Eating Susan does say you can do that if you're sick. So I did, I had three breakfasts.
OMG, I was so stuffed going to bed that night I decided enough! I just needed to FTFP, and that would help me heal too. So I realized today that I've been Bright two days in a row. No biggie, I do it all the time. With several days of almost being bright in between. I am what they call a 99 %er, or a slight-liner. Someone who can't seem to stay Bright despite good intentions, habit stacks, and support.
I am writing here this evening with the hope that if I write it out, I can head into tomorrow with a healthy frame of mind and have a 3rd bright day. What I would really love is to finish out 2022 Bright. No Sugar, No Flour, No Snacks, Weighed and Measured Meals. I have heard it so many times, if you can do two days, you can do three. etc etc etc.
I've been listening to the Accountability Call recordings, and most of them start with questions I want to say yes to but rarely can. Were you Bright,? Did you write down your food? Did you commit it to yourself or someone else? I don't want 'NO' popping up in my head. I want to answer with YES YES YES. Why? Because I need some integrity around my eating.
Wait a Minute! The day of three breakfasts was also Bright, so I already have three Bright days. Well, I can't actually count this one until the morning, but I think I finally slayed the 3am eating beast so I'm pretty confident. So tomorrow can be day four. What about that!
I don't know why but I feel better already just knowing I can use Joey's Birthday as the day 'when I finally committed.' Maybe he gave me a present. A fanciful thought, but lovely as they go.
Anyway, still coughing and blowing my nose, but forcing down the veggies and fruit. Using the oil from the jar of artichoke hearts has helped, as has the vinegar from the Kalamata olives; who needs dressing when you have those!
Alan baked macaroon cookies this evening, and there are still a couple hanging out on the kitchen counter. Not even temped, and they are my favorites. When you're on, you're on. Figuring out how to keep the switch flipped is my current goal.
Here are some notes from stickies littering my desk.
It's not magic, it's willingness
Boil potatoes, chill in fridge, then reheat. This causes the starch to become resistant, meaning less easily digestible and reaching the colon to feed the good bacteria.
I think we're out of potatoes, so maybe some overnight oats for breakfast. Time to write down my food for tomorrow so I can think yes tomorrow while listening to an AC recording.
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