Drastic Change

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Lately I've had conversations with first my oldest daughter and then my oldest sister who feel I should go meatless... My daughter went meatless for a while and lost weight and felt healthier too. I am a meat girl, grew up eating an entire steak minus the vegetables. Meat has always been my food of choice. While some people go crazy over sweets, breads, pasta and such, I go crazy over meat. Now I'm in deep thought since two people have suggested I cut it from my life. I am going through a range of emotions like I'm losing a friend. Like seriously, I know I may sound crazy but I'm thinking about my famous jerked air-fried wings and my mustard chicken and the list goes on. Pork and beef I can care less if I didn't eat it anymore but chicken, Lord give me strength. Just the fact that I'm on here sounding like a dope fiend is disturbing me as I type but I'm being real, I love chicken! I think I need therapy to deal with this. While I know the benefits will be great, I just can't wrap my mind around my comfort food not being an option. I need suggestions of things that actually taste good that will take my mind off of chicken. I will definitely have to say goodbye to my mothers YouTube channel. She's the air-fryer queen and will have me relapse before I've started good. This indeed will be a drastic change and I'll have to ease into it. Don't they give Methadone to drug addicts to help wean them off of the hard stuff? Well I'm gonna need some grilled shrimp or something to ease me into this whole process. Ya'll pray for me, I'm really going through it.. Project Melanie

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  1. Nicole J. ButlerJune 18, 2019 at 12:15 AM

    GIRL! Saying "goodbye" to anything that is a big part of our lives will cause some anxiety. Instead of thinking that you can never have chicken again, maybe just go without it by choice for three weeks and see how you feel. Maybe substitute in fish for a while. You can do this. I know the feeling b/c I'm a sugar addict and I go through it every time I quit sugar. I've fallen off the wagon quite a bit, but I will never give up on myself and my health. Don't you give up either.

    I think you SHOULD get a therapist so you can work through your relationship with food and find alternative ways to comfort yourself. In the meantime, you have people in your life who have walked this road and are willing to be resources and support you on your journey to wellness.

    What a testimony you will have! ❤️

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