After Robert and I went on our picnic last week, I got a little worried. He didn’t call me, or stop over for a couple of days. I know, that isn’t very long, but to me it was.
I did ok with my eating though, even though I was worried and upset. That is something new for me. Before, whenever my emotions were stressed, I would eat and eat and eat. It wouldn’t matter what I ate, I just wanted to eat. This time was different. I ate my normal Zone meals, and wasn’t hungry or desiring food any more than normal.
When he finally did call, he said, “Can I come over? We need to talk.”
Boy, was I nervous. I thought he must be mad at me for something, or maybe he wanted to end our relationship that was really only beginning.
I saw him coming up the sidewalk, and opened the door. He came up, swung the door aside and picked me up. Then he said, “I was so confused after our date the other night, things just seem to be moving so fast.”
I asked if he thought we should slow things down a bit, but he told me that wasn’t it. They weren’t moving fast in the sense that he felt rushed, but in a different way. He put his hands on my shoulders, looked me in the eyes, and said, “I think I am falling in love with you, and I have never felt this way about anyone before. It’s a little scary.”
I was totally shocked! Wow, and I thought the feelings I had were one-sided, and happening too fast for me. Now, it was both of us. I know I shouldn’t have, but I began to giggle. It was totally because I was nervous, but the timing was bad. He looked at me and asked, “And you find that funny because…”
“Because I am falling in love with you too, ok?” I giggled again.
Oh brother, here we go. Now we had both said the ‘L’ word. “Ok, what do we do now?” I asked.
He took my hand, led me out the door, and we walked and talked for two hours.
He told me that he believed that we should continue our relationship, meet each others families, and give ourselves enough time to really get to know each other. He believes in more of a courtship type of dating, so he wanted to court me- the old fashioned way. I was thrilled. I am still thrilled. I still feel like nothing could get better than this.
What is also really exciting, is that I have been staying on the Zone diet all along. I have lost four more pounds, bringing my total weight loss up to 12 pounds. Even with emotions being stressed, and being in love, I am sticking to it better than ever. With such a great plan, I have no more cravings, no more reason to binge, and I am satisfied.
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