Welcome to all newcomers!! I hope you enjoy your stay!
Starting to get really restless about not working out!! My tattoo is starting to itch and feel a little dry, I think the flaking will come soon. Can't wait for it to fully heal! Fridays and Saturdays are bad days for food, what made me able to maintain before was doing a hard workout. Now I don't have that option I'm getting a little bummed at seeing my weight go up.
Yesterday we went to a Mexican place, I had a Sangria and loads of chips/guac plus 3 tacos, 1 piece of a quesadilla and some beans. Too much! My BF's Mum always commands us to finish what's on the plate, I was stupid and gave in to it last night when I was already full. Thankfully when I got home I said no to dessert!
It's mine and the BF's 6 year anniversary soon, he bought me an early present - a Totoro mug!! I love it, it's really big and it's perfect for getting back into drinking green tea! I picked up the habit while in Japan and fell out of it for a while, but now I have my very own Totoro mug I'm sipping green tea as I type this.
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Atarimae - Welcome, happy to see you back! Obviously not happy to hear you've re-gained, but glad to have you posting again I mean . What's BFC mean? It's hard to forgive yourself for gaining back weight, I know I was super p!ssed at myself for gaining back 10 lbs last year in just a couple of months. The best thing you can do is try to not think about losing back weight you regained, but rather jumping back onto the road to weight loss without glancing back all the time at where you used to be. So if you think "I lost 2 lbs, but that doesn't matter because I gained 20 lbs from last year" then you won't acknowledge what a great job you're doing!
What's it like living in Hawaii?
I remember when I went on a diet with no carbs and I ended up fainting on the train ride home. You have to eat a lot more to keep your body sustained so it's possible you're feeling faint because you're not eating enough.
NNS - Yeah, I might wait until I actually have a job since I do have some things for interviews. Don't let your period sway you, we all know for a fact that it causes weight stall/gain and it's not a true reflection of your actual weight! I'm sure once your period is out the way you'll get a magical whoosh in weight! Well done on saying no to temptation!! My vice is soda, I'm not sure I could say no to it. This family used to have cans in stock all the time, but they've since changed their ways so I'm lucky it's not around the house. If it were I'd definitely be tempted to drink it - so good for you for staring it in the face and saying no thanks! I've heard that the smoke isn't seriously going to harm you, but you're right, it could be the smoke that caused your discomfort. I used to be able to see the mountains but it's so hazy I can't see them!
Dott - Sounds horrible, sorry you're going through problems with it! Have you tried coming off birth control all together and using condoms? Or did you start birth control because of irregular periods in the first place? I came off the pill because I felt it was affecting my mood/sex drive. However my main reason for doing it was I became uncomfortable with knowing there was something affecting my hormones in my body...I also began to get forgetful with taking pills here and there which would stress me out. One day I would love to try one of your salads and hopefully be converted! I find the process of making salad to be so tiring/boring...haha, I'm so bad!!
Definitely take a huge deep breath and realise that not every day is going to be perfect!! It's so hard to let go of those emotions when you feel like everything you do is going to have an affect on your body, but we do just have to let those moments go and try again the next day. How do you feel about not teaching any more? Look on the bright side too, that's so nice of your student to put on that spread for you!