Plodding towards my Path With Heart

[SuperDad]

AG,
Glad you are back to your "old self". Hmmm, I should have something insightful from Jung to say here, but not so much.

4000 cal. a day is kind of tough. I pretty much eat something every hour or so while I am awake and then 3 big meals. Usually lots of carbs. Unfortunately, my one vice is that I like beer, but this is not a good source of calories when you have to get up early and workout! Maybe I need to import some of the German alcohol-free Hefe-Weizens, they are yummy.

1400 cal/day? That doesn't seem like much, but everybody has their own metabolism and activity level. Most important is just to know your body and what it needs. If you are not seeing the results you want, the most sure fire way is to change your workout routine, the body responds best to new stresses. Maybe you can join a co-ed club and kill 2 birds with one stone?

You aren't happy about what you have to do - but have the mindset to do what is right for you and your kids.

Yes, I am determined to get through this thing, finally. Definitely, got to the point where I was ready to move on and a few 2x4s from you guys helped as well. It is incredibly tough that I will have to make some really tough sacrifices, but in the long run, I cannot go on like this much longer. I definitely am ready to begin new adventures in my life and I need to close out this chapter so the new one(s) can begin.

And it sounds like you are getting better at setting boundaries and asking for what you want. Such simple easy sounding steps - but oh so very hard to implement.

I am getting a bit better at setting boundaries, but this is a process. For example, I really did not want W to go to the beach with us on the 4th, but acquiesced since I did not want to have a big blow up over it. Or maybe this is a reasonable compromise given that we both got to be with the kids on a holiday?! Who knows.

SD