This weekend is our Easter Musical at church - and it will be busy! I think the temptation to fall into old habits is especially strong when a person is busy or tired, and this weekend I will be both. I am trying to plan - so that I make consistent, good choices - and don't give in to either the fatigue or the busyness.
When people see for the first time exactly how much I eat at a meal - they are usually shocked. The natural reaction is to worry that the person isn't getting enough. I try to talk it out with people ahead of time, so that they are at least a little prepared. It might still be a shock, but at least I am trying to give people an opportunity to prepare themselves.
In reality - I don't want the people around me to change the things they are doing or would do. My decision was not about anyone else, just me. My choices for what I eat are about me, as well. I worried before surgery that it would be difficult to sit and eat with friends when I could only have a tiny bit of food - but something amazing has happened! Now - I'm sitting with friends - and it's not about the eating at all - I'm just enjoying the friendship! I don't even think about what I am NOT eating - and I think if I'm relaxed about it - that helps others around me to relax, too.
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