It is Thursday night and the eating has been going well. I am down 1.4 lbs to a 294.6. This has been "the week" for me and boy was I on edge. Between the PMS and not eating over my feelings, I guess I let it get the better of me. Butch was trying to be a big boy and pour himself a glass of milk and instead of pouring it, he dropped a brand new gallon of milk on the floor and it went EVERYWHERE. Half the gallon was on the floor with splashes all in the fridge, on the trash can, on the cabinets and all over Butch. He went from being a big boy to the victim of a raging lunatic.
I let him have it with both barrels. He was actually scared of Mom and that was horrible. He and I cleaned it up and then I just held him and apologized and asked his forgiveness for loosing my temper. (I know you aren't suppose to cry over spilled milk but this was a half a gallon.) I need to find a way to not let this time of the month get the better of me. I know we are women and we are emotional but this was ridiculous. Looking back on it I can see where I went wrong but how can I control it in the heat of the moment. I need to pray about it and ask God to control my emotions when my hormones are acting funky. My children and husband do not deserve this and I am determined to not let this happen again.
I am not going to let another month happen like this. Between now and next month, I want to look at diet and other information that will keep this peak in hormones from affecting my life and hurting my children and me (not to forget Honey). I have used food in the past to medicate the hormone peaks and it has kept the emotional ups and downs at bay but without eating over it, they are quite noticeable. I know God designed the female body and he made it to glorify him. This was not a glorifying 5 days. He can help me learn to walk away and control my self so that my family is not hurt again.
Half a gallon of milk everywhere - yikes! What a mess! Even without PMS, it's hard not to react to that!
Posted by: Leslie | November 04, 2005 at 02:56 PM
When I was eating well and taking calcium/magnesium supplements it really helped with the mood swings.
Posted by: Pam | November 04, 2005 at 10:56 PM
I just checked my vitamins and there are 250mg of Ca and 125mg of Mg. I need to make sure I am consistant with them especially during this time. Thanks for the tip.
Posted by: Amy | November 05, 2005 at 12:15 AM
Oh my! Bless your heart! I found that preparing for those days worked out for me when my kids were younger. I did share with them (at the appropiate time) about hormones and how they hit us all!
Bless your honesty. It will be better the next time.
Posted by: Miss Roxie | November 07, 2005 at 01:38 PM