Setbacks are just that.

The goal is still in mind.

My insight about tomatoes the other day turns out to be true, every time. If I eat tomatoes during the day instead of sweet fruit, I end up overeating by A LOT in the evening.

Yesterday I ate 12 persimmons in the morning.
In the afternoon, I ate about 5 pounds of tomatoes.
Then in the evening...oh, dear. two bowls banana ice-cream with raisins. 2 bowls leftover cabbage salad. 1/2 an avo. 3 oz. sundried tomatoes. 3 handfuls cashews. Then some of the fresh salsa and guacamole that Dad brought home from the produce shop (complete with salt/onions/hot peppers that I haven't eaten in months).

Talk about combo-abombos. ;) This morning, my body is working hard to deal with all of it. I've got a slight headache, and I'm still working on digesting it all. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself - my body will make me sorry enough, I'm sure.

Maybe I should stop counting the calories and just start really listening to my body....eat fruit during the day and don't worry about the rest.

I've felt like my body's needed a rest from the constant eating for a while now. Maybe I'll wait to eat today until it tells me otherwise.

The hard thing can be to discern "body needs" from "emotional needs"....