Rough Day

Today was a hard day for me! My baby started to sleep through the night a couple days ago, and each night my precious sleep has been interrupted by something or another (besides him)! Last night was the most frusterating of all however, I woke up at 4am to yet another case of beee-u-tiful pink eye. I just finished my antibiodics for my last case of pink eye on Wednesday. Needless to say, I was a lot sad. Good thing I still have extra antibiodics so I could treat my eye until I can see the dr on Monday.
We also have family visiting in our home because our little boy is getting blessed tomorow morning. Then, this is the kicker... my husband said he wanted to go to a "boy" movie with his brother and dad while they are here. This was most upsetting this morning, because I had just asked him to go to a movie with me like four times in the past two weeks and he never wants to go. (nope, they didn't go... I am such a brat)!
Hubby took our little girl and the visitors away so the baby and I could rest and hopefully heal my eyes up a little. As soon as they left, all I wanted to do was eat anything I could get my hands on. Cheetos, pizza, bread, if there had been a soda in sight it would have been gone. I ate, and of course felt guilty right after.
I am an emotional eater! I didn't hurt anyone but myself, but at that moment that is what felt good.
I got back on track for the afternoon and evening and made healthy food choices, and the best decision I made was forcing myself to get on the treadmill for 15 minutes. I didn't want to exercise, or do anything for that matter-- I just wanted to sulk and feel sorry for myself, but after about 5 minutes I felt better. I felt better and I was able to walk further. I wish I just would have been able to turn to a healthy choice earlier in the day and I would have eliminated the guilt I felt after I gorged myself at lunch time.
It's encouraging to me, that I can make a poor choice in food or choose not to exercise-- but that doesn't make my whole day. I have the opportunity to make a better choice at my next opportunity. I am allowed to have a rough meal, a rough day, or even a rough couple of days... as long as I strive to do better I can still be successful!