Working it through
March 19th, 2007 at 11:58 pm (Physical)
What could be more boring than reading someone else’s dreams? I mean, I’m a therapist, and I’m pretty good at dream interpretation, but still. Nothing could be more soporific than reading a dream.
Does that mean I won’t bother typing out last night’s imagery? No it does not. It just means that I’ll summarize it into four tidy sentences.
I was shopping at Lane Bryant. (Hiss.) None of the clothes fit right, and I kept telling myself that I should hold off on buying new clothes for a few months because I’d be smaller. Then, in the back corner, I found that they were selling cookies, cakes, brownies, pies, and other treats. Instead of buying clothes, I bought the treats and told the salesclerk that I didn’t care if it meant that I couldn’t buy the new clothes after all.
I guess the message that my brain is trying to send me is that I can’t have it both ways forever. I want to be better to my body, but I also want to be able to soothe it the old fashioned way — something with a rich chocolatey sauce and exotic nuts will usually do the trick, but in the end it will not help me achieve my purpose. I can still have the occasional treat, yes, but the daily treat game should probably cease for now. I’m done throwing my little pity party and I don’t need the chocolate crepes or waffle cones anymore.
Well, that’s one interpretation. It could also be that Lane Bryant will soon begin to sell cookies in order to keep us all shopping there ad infinitum. As marketing ploys go, it’s a bit ham-handed but it essentially serves the purpose. I digress.
Let’s just say that the first interpretation is more true. (If it’s not more true, it is at least more useful.) I know from experience that the longer I go without sugary desserts, the less I want one. This is what I keep telling myself as I slog through Day One: Dessert-less. Just for today, I will not eat dessert.
PearShapedGirl said,
March 20, 2007 at 8:47 am
Hmmm, I think you interpreted the dream quite well. Sometimes our dreams seem to be just the thoughts that we’re pretending not to think, hey? I don’t want to bore you to death, but I had a similar dream last night. I’ll sum it up quickly ;). I dreamed that I had ordered a huge pizza and a bunch of chicken wings, but the delivery guy never showed up so I was VERY anxious and upset that I didn’t get to eat the food. I think my brain is just freaking out that I’m not going to be eating my favorite junk all the time any more, that I’m going to be “restricting”. Meh, oh well. Good luck with going dessert-less!!
Take care,
PSG
Amy said,
March 20, 2007 at 8:57 am
good luck today! you can save all that dessert money for kickass shoes. it’s good for the body and soles. hehe. god help me.
Sarah said,
March 20, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Good luck with the no desert challenge! How did it go? I am currently having issues with eating way too much and not excercising. It is not pretty. I just ate about 20 snack snize candy bars in my office. I blame it on school and stress, but the real problem is my inability to handle stress in a healthy manner.
I just wanted to say that I really identified with your post.
Shelly said,
March 21, 2007 at 9:25 am
My LB is right next door to the Cookie Factory…your dream is my real life nightmare!
I love your blog and it makes me feel better about my weight struggles.
Thank you.