I had a tough few days emotionally this week. I’m heading to two funerals in the next couple of days. One is my little brother. Part of me just wants to curl up in a blanket and eat Oreos and cry and not go do anything. This is what we call a trigger. Those of us with a history of bad eating or health habits need to learn triggers and how to combat them. I thought about how hard my brother worked to be in good health and I made a veggie loaded egg scramble then went to the gym and got my workout in. Then I wrote in my journal and allowed myself to cry for a while, took a shower and got busy. How do you deal with those hard days?
( My brother had battled cancer for over 2 years. I’m ok. I miss him so much but he’d be mad at me if I used him as an excuse to fall apart and not do my job here. I’m grateful for the bonus time we had after his initial life expectancy went by and we had an amazing past month. )