This is my driveway this morning looking out from inside the garage. If you look closely, you will see in the distance, my mail box peaking out of the snow! Is this karma trying to help me work off all the extra snacks I ate last night??? AHHHHH!!!!

Hungry, no. Want to eat? I guess so, since that is what I did all last night!!! I’m so annoyed with my own snacking that I wouldn’t even be writing this post if it wasn’t for the several emails and texts I’ve gotten from friends saying they are experiencing a weird feeding frenzy as well. Imagine that, confessing to me, while I’m doing the same silly thing! It makes me a little less mad at myself to know I’m not alone in my behavior, but the concept of overeating because there’s a Snowpocolypse going on, is no less ridiculous!! Let’s reel ‘er in, take control and get things back under control IMMEDIATELY!

It might be the excitement, the unknown, a little fear, the change in our normal routines or just plain being stuck in the house, at a closer proximity to the pantry for longer periods of time than normal, but the fact of the matter is: “If hunger isn’t the problem, FOOD ISN’T THE ANSWER”. It’s as simple and straight forward as that! The complication and confusion comes in determining what then, is the “problem” and how do we satisfy it or at least learn to deal without a snack. For me, it is a clear cut line that I have to draw for myself at times like this and I do it in my tracker. My challenge is being stuck in the house with the kids and no way to get out, so planning and writing it down is key. Growing up, my Dad was a huge proponent of advising us to “Plan your work and work your plan”. Spoken like a true Marketing Instructor, huh? Well, as much as I didn’t want to listen then, I sure do listen now because I know he’s right. A written plan helps us determine exactly where we want to go and how to get there.

Where to I want to “go” today? What do I want to have happen? Just today…that’s all we are concerned with…tomorrow we will deal with tomorrow! My answer is clear: I want to simply stay at my target for maintenance today. If extra snacks are absolutely called for, I am promising myself they will be limited to fruits and veggies only.

Happy snow day!! Let’s all enjoy it AND keep our eating in check together! I’m home all day working on the computer, so your comments, ideas and thoughts are much welcomed!