With that being said how do you go on in case of something catastrophic? Life changes constantly and with that they are not always good changes. Things like divorce, death, job loss, and any number of other things can happen.
July of 2017 a series of events happened to me that just blew my life apart. My husband told me our marriage was over, I had to immediately vacate our home, and I changed jobs. My head was everywhere and in the midst of all this chaos I still managed to worry how I was going to continue my low carb lifestyle with any sanity.
The first few days I really had no appetite trying to adapt to my new changes and living situation. We all know just not eating isn't a good thing so I started off with small things, more of a snacking type of eating. I just made sure everything was low carb, which was hard because where I moved to they didn't have much in the low carb section of their refrigerator, lol!!
The stress was enormous and non stop. I remember now, looking back, that I was positive this lifestyle was just going to go to hell. Fast. That too, became a stressor in itself.
Perseverance pays off. I figured since I worked so hard for over a year to lose 70+ pounds I wasn't going to let a divorce and career change steal what I struggled so hard for. That was one thing I wasn't going to have taken from me. I stayed the course and because of the stress I was not losing weight as fast, but once I acclimated to my new life, the stress diminished, and the weight started coming off once again.
Everyone is different. Everyone handles life differently...good or bad. Set backs happen and that is perfectly fine. If you encounter one, just remember to climb back on. It's only failure if you totally give up and never look back. All you can do is always give it your personal best. Until next time, low carb on my friends!
