Food Can Be Frustrating

Maybe not food itself but all that goes around it.

* Family Feeding ... They do not eat the same thing (mine or each others, so multiple meals). They do not know what they want, leaving the cook thinking about meals off plan. Having their goodies always around. Then after eight pm the house smells of Brownies, all night. Turn on the air freshener!

* Fear Of Falling Back ... This morning at Pilates the instructor commented on the weight loss but followed it up with, but the hard part will be keeping it off. The first thought was no it won't! But in the back of my mind it does lurk. It has happened before. The food wins out, not just the battle but the war. The key is keeping it real. A battle may be lost here or there, just can not let food win the war.

* Not Hungry ... But the body needs it .. or does it? Eaten the right portions, at the right timing or past, and still not hungry. But timing is important. Then only eat when your hungry. But on this lifestyle hunger is not there. Guess it is as that saying goes, Eat to live.

* What To ... Will it mess with blood sugars? Will it raise good cholesterol? How much sodium? Carbs, sugars, salt, oh my. Everything you read leans in different directions. Then sometimes the scale turns it's nose up at any combination. Still like just keeping it simple as it can be and variety over time.

* Emotions And ... My personal old favorite. They have such a love hate relationship. Getting them to play well together is the balance that will save the day. More than hunger, food feeds several emotions endlessly if it is allowed. I'm trying to remember that it is feeding the emotions not the body. The poor body is just stuck with it. Those emotions are on a diet whether they like it or not.

Food, looking forward to the day it can just be enjoyed. The numbers are all in the right range so it is just maintain. No worry of what to add or cut. And may be a feeling of mastery of, on all fronts.