Wrecks and Accidents

We had to deal with three accidents on the way to work this morning - two of them were pretty bad. On any Atlanta road, an accident can slow things down, and many times brings traffic to a complete stop - with nowhere to go. We were fortunate today in that we slowed some, but did not end up sitting in traffic, waiting for the accident to clear.

There are all kinds of accident - major ones, requiring ambulances or even life flight. Medium ones - that cause delay as we wait for a tow truck or policeman to arrive. And minor ones - where two people look at their cars - and decide not to worry about it.

I think there are probably different kinds of diet accidents, too, especially after weight loss surgery. There's the minor one - where you take a bite of something that maybe you shouldn't have, but no harm done. There's the more serious one - where you are uncomfortable because you've eaten too much or too fast - but you haven't done any permanent damage. And there is the binge eating where you are completely out of control - eating everything in sight.

Yesterday, I don't know exactly what was going on - but I wanted to eat all day long. That is the first day that has happened for me. I'm very thankful that this surgery prevents me from eating large portions, but I must admit, there were a few times yesterday I was uncomfortable. Eating too fast? Eating too much? I don't know, but today, it doesn't seem to be a problem. I plan to be much more aware of it, though. And I still lost 0.2 pounds - so I don't think I did any permanent damage.

Next week, my husband will be out of town. I may need extra encouragement. He has been my rock - and when he's not here - I miss him. Not only that, I have to make all the decisions about what I will eat and how I will fix it by myself. That could be difficult.