Day Two Hundred and Forty-One - Don't Let Life's Circumstances Determine Your Reactions

I had a very interesting day.  My first thought was to vent on here to all of you, but that isn't what I need to do.  So instead I want to say that though my initial experience at Apple was less than perfect, the service I received from Luke at the Genius Bar was stellar.  He did everything he could to fix my Apple TV, and when he was left with no option (other than replacing it for $110) he sought his manager to see if he could help.  The device was just out of warranty and the manager graciously gave me a replacement for 50% off!  The manager thanked me for being kind and calm, and told me that was why he was going out of his way to help me.  You see, there is truth that "a kind word turns away wrath."  I could have tried to bully my way in and caused a scene.  I could have thrown a fit about how I'd been treated wrong when I got there.  Still, even with those things, I knew that my device was out of warranty, and I didn't have any right to ask for a replacement or discount.  In fact, I just wanted them to repair my device (which apparently they don't fix them anymore, just replace).  So if you are in Little Rock and need help with your Apple device, just stop by the Apple store on Chenal and let Luke look at it.  He really does a fantastic job.

I have been trying to think through how I can connect this with my weight loss journey.  The main thing is that life doesn't always go as expected.  That doesn't mean we change or give up what we are working on or towards.  We don't let life's circumstances decide what our reaction will be.  Normally on a day like today I would eat my feelings.  I would use a frustrating situation as an excuse to binge.  My frustration would bottle, and then I would go through a drive-thru and eat two to three thousand calories (Popeye's, Chick-fil-A, and Zaxby's were the go-to).  Even on my way home today, I told Bekah I wanted to stop and eat.  Things are so much different now.  Even though the thought entered my mind, I knew immediately that it wasn't an option.  I'm grateful for the changes I have made and new habits I've created.  It's helping me lose my butter half.

My calories today were great.  We had some frozen pizza from Kroger which was really good.  I had two and a half pieces and some strawberries.  I missed my workout this morning.  My morning workouts have been so habitual, that when I missed working out early today, I completely forgot to work out until this evening.  I'm glad I remembered it.  It was a great workout!