Food Choices

CHANGE

Change can cause such unhappiness in our lives. Most people want to change something in their lives and when the opportunity presents itself to make this change they become upset and unhappy. What happens is our routine is altered.

I was on vacation in Las Vegas last week and experienced a change in my food plan. For the past nine years I have been basically eating the same foods with very little change. The first night we went out for dinner and to my surprise there was nothing on the menu I could eat. After talking to the server I was shocked to hear there were no salads or vegetable platters. Not planning ahead I panicked and wanted to leave the restaurant. My husband in a calm manner asked the server if there were any meals with a lot of vegetables and chicken. Her reply was she would have something made for me. I felt better and thanked my husband. When our meals arrived I was shocked to see two big pieces of lettuce and chicken. We both started to laugh. I ate what was in front of me and assured myself I would not die because I did not have enough food.

The next morning I woke-up in a state of panic and wanted to go home. I called one of my friends and after talking about the situation she simply said go to buffets and that way you can get what you want. We started to go to buffets and I was able to get the foods I wanted, felt confident and enjoyed Las Vegas. I learned an important lesson plan ahead and ask for help. Others have suggestions we never think of in time of stress.

Please let me know about your experiences regarding changes in your life. What tools did you use to comfort yourself? Let’s build a list of tools we can all use to share with others. Please leave your comments on this blog or send me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.