Good Morning, Beachies!!!
Kiko, I hear you. Cut out that "the food I ate so wasn't worth it" and paste it on your fridge!
I think about doing that often...the truth is, it never is worth it...but sometimes I obsess about it so much that I feel I just have to eat it to get it over with! I've been good about staying away from sugar...it just hurts too much to deal with the hangover and aftereffects (it's almost instantaneous for me now!), but I've definitely overeaten on OP foods. <sigh> However, the measure of success is getting up after you fall, and we're both doing that.
Here's to several more days of P1 and being sugar-free, sister!
Little Chick is BACK????
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YIPPEE!!!
I've missed you, LC!!!
Where ya been???
Cottage, I haven't even seen that recipe! It sounds awesome and what you did for Cindy is even more wonderful!
: Good for you!!! Good going on getting to Curves, too. I hear you on the time vs. health debate...I'm always thinking about how long it takes to do my gym time (it took up my entire morning yesterday)...but it does feel fantastic afterwards and you know you're doing something wonderful for you!
Lottie! I hope it goes tree-mendously well. Enjoy the time with your friend, too!
BB, enjoy this time off and know that no matter how bad you think you look in your license pic, there are worse ones out there. You should see my passport picture.
I'm serious here...it's frassin' horrible. I'm at my fatest and my head fills almost the whole frame...plus I pulled my hair straight back so it emphasizes the egg shape of my head.
So, don't worry. You'll look awesome!
Don't let the stress drive you to eat, sweetheart. Find some great, healthy ways to cope. One of them is to post here and let us know about your frustrations. You might even enjoy journaling in the 3FC journals (if you don't already). It can really help to let those feelings out instead of stuffing them with food. I know how hard it is to change those habits, believe me!!! But you can do it!
Remember Sandi's signature: "If you want it, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." It's echoing in my head this morning!
Ruthie,
on the BP and weight loss! Hey, if his scale is 4 lbs higher, then you still lost the same amount...because you were 4 lbs heavier at the beginning.
You rock!!! Enjoy the greenhouse...it sounds heavenly.
Me:
Well, plumber was supposed to be here 41 minutes ago. <sigh> We tried getting a plumber in two weeks ago. DH took off work to be here and the guy never called and never showed up.
This is our second try with a different guy who seemed really nice. He's supposed to install our new bathtub/shower unit. We did the demo on the old one and bought everything, but DH is a bit wary about installing it. I'm actually all for doing it ourselves (a rare thing...usually I'm all for paying someone to do it!
), but this keeps DH happy.
I stayed up far too late last night (2:30) and got hungry. <sigh> I know that it's natural, since my blood sugar probably fell, but I didn't want to eat something big. I had a fudgesicle (not a good choice), three soy nuts, and a piece of turkey and 2% fat cheese rolled up with mustard. Pretty odd combo! But at least I didn't eat myself out of house and home. I'm doing P1 this week and it's going well, but I'm starting to really notice how my body seems to react to the fake sugars. It even happens with Splenda. I've been noticing for a while that after I have my dessert, I crave more and more sweets...and I was giving in for a while.
I'm starting to think that I might have to give up all fake sugars entirely, and that scares me senseless!
Still, giving up my carbs and sugars to begin with scared me senseless before, but it's not as bad as I thought (due, perhaps, to how many things I can eat/make with sugar replacements!
). I'll have to keep thinking this one over. Maybe I'll try a week without them to see what happens and how I feel.
I have two and a half hours of therapy today, at least.
I've got my regular therapy session, a half hour with my psychi to go over meds, and my "Mood and Food" therapy group tonight. That group is awesome...I'm learning so much more about how food affects us and what eating disorders do to us. Okay, plumber's here...better go. Have a great day, chickies!