Not Thursday...Crappy Carb Day

OK...maybe I'm exaggerating just a little. BUT...the carb demon hit me today. First I floated out to the step down unit(4 pts instead of usual 2)and it was nonstop. Someone's IV was leaking;someone got out of bed without my help;someone's BP was waaaay high. I broke down...at 3pm I went downstairs and ate a package of spicy trail mix and drank a medium iced skinny vanilla latte...please pray for me for the last 3 hours of my loooooong shift.

I can identify with wanting comfort from food when things are not going well (and sounds as though "not going well" might be the understatement of the month for you today LOL)

Yesterday I was hurting and it didn't seem I was getting one bit better and did I ever want to eat!  Did eat a LOT of surgar-free, no calorie pickles but otherwise ate as I planned.  Was up a bit on the scales this morning but no big deal - think it was just the salt in the pickles so not at all concerned.

I believe we will always be tempted to seek comfort in food - just need to learn to not go there as often and when we do to not eat as much - and you didn't  I'm zo proud of you for that!!!!

Being human, we all want change to be an event - do it right, put it in a box, tie it with a ribbon, put it on the shelf and not need to think about it ever again.  BUT realaity is that change is a process.  That's one of the great things about this site for me, everybody understands 1. we are human, 2 change is really a process and 3. sometimes we're going to muff it. 

Be kind, firm and gentle with yourself - glad you shared with us 

Damn that carb devil!   Stress makes him rear his ugly head and he is so persistent!  You must admit though *A* package of trail mix and a skinny latte was not the end of the world as we know it.  I am sure there were worse choices you could have made, such as a bag of chips, cheetos, or a big old candy bar!

I am not a nurse but I have worked with patients as Nursing Assistant and have been a patient in critical care more then I have cared to.  And the stress level when more then 1 pt has extra problems is tremendous!

So tell Igor (carb devil) to get the hell out of your way, you have work to do and go on from there.  I hope today will be a better day for both you and your patients.

That was me on Wednesday this week~between the snow storm and the cold weather the carbs were calling my name ALL day long and I did some bad carb damage. Thankfully I pulled it back together yesterday so no harm no foul. I hope things went better for you last night, but if not, just move on to this new day today!

I have today off...it is a MUCH better food day. Like I've said over again...OK one bad day...get over it and MOVE ON!!!!!