So it seems that being sick makes all my resolve just fly out the window... along with sleep and happiness. Or maybe it's the other way around, since I'm not sleeping and am generally miserable, I decide to sooth myself with food. I've known for quite some time that I'm an emotional eater - I eat because of and to 'fix' my emotions. If I'm particularly down, then I eat wonderful foods that will poor endorphins into my brain. On the other hand, if I'm happy and content, then there is nothing to fix so I stick with my 'good foods' and all is well.

This past week I have been fighting with the mother of all colds. It started late Saturday night and continued to consume my body for the next six days. Today is officially day 7 of "Cold-pocolypse 2012" and I think it is just about over. Unfortunately I have a lot of damage to repair. Not only the obvious damage, such as the nasty, red, rough skin all around my nose from blowing my nose constantly for a week.... but also the damage I've done to my body with the comfort foods I so needlessly ingested. Although, I say 'needless' now, but at the time I sure as heck felt they were necessary. Bread, ice cream, cheese, creamers, ice cream, coffee... it is all adding up. My tummy no longer looks or feels quite as good as it did a week ago.

Plus! To top it all off, I was just getting back to exercising. Another fact I've known for quite some time about my body is that my weight will not go down unless I exercise religiously (barring, of course, extreme starvation and such). So, even when I stick to my guns and completely cut out wheat, dairy, meat, and all animal products, my weight stays about the same... It's taken me about three weeks to lose about 5 pounds, and due to this past week alone I'm pretty sure it's all back on :(

So it is back on! Oh yes, IT'S ON! It's on like Donkey Kong... ok maybe I shouldn't have gone there but I did! I'm back on track! I slipped up already this morning but I'm back and with stronger resolve (perhaps due to a little more sleep last night)! One of the main reasons for my 'slip' this morning was the lack of available options. I'm realizing just how important it is to plan ahead, have a fully and appropriately stocked refrigerator, and to eat regularly in order to avoid hitting the starving/hangry mode. I'm stocking the fridge and getting back on track. I'm even considering a three day juice cleanse!! Which I will most definitely chronicle here in all it's amazing and probably gross details.