Day 219:The fine art of distraction...

I'm not talking about distracting other people like the masters of prestidigitation (although that does come into play occasionally), I'm talking about distracting yourself. Face facts, food is an issue for anyone with weight problems. We use it as a hobby, a distraction, a emotional buffer, a security blanket, you name it, we've used it. But now we have to find something else. At work it's usually not a problem. Later at night it's sometimes an issue, especially since hunger has started making a reappearance in the lineup.

Well, I have a number of distractions to help me avoid that now. Chats, the blog, facebook, painting my miniatures, playing with my daughter, talking on the phone with old friends and music! I love music. I just picked up the new Blake Shelton CD because I heard "Honeybee" and it was great. I'm wandering through youtube looking for music (Found Porn Star Dancing doing that!) and just enjoying it.

On my free weekends I like to go out and dance or sing or just have a couple of drinks. Anything other than just sitting around getting bored and eating. It's all good and I have more friends now. That's a good thing.

If you think food is playing a bigger part in your life than just keeping you alive, then start finding SOMETHING else to fill that void. Just do it. Do something different. Have fun. The surgery is a start to a new life. Start living it.

Bonjour!