Welcome home Kel!
Sounds like you enjoyed yourself on your holiday - looking forward to seeing some pics.
Maybe you need to spend the next two weeks setting a whole new healthy eating routine for the family? I have to admit, just reading your description of what you ate while away had me feeling bloated and sick!
Ani, the fact that you have maintained the same weight over the last month is a great result! I know how shift work can mess with dieting, a lot of my bad habits came from shift work. Eating a big meal late in the evening and going to bed feeling full was probably my biggest problem. Getting up later as result of a late night screws with a regular breakfast time!
What plans have you made to overcome the irregular shifts? Do you have a roster that repeats itself after a week/fortnight/month? If you need to bounce ideas around drop me a line...I somehow managed to lose my initial 30kg while working shifts. Oddly, I started losing track when I switched jobs to one that works normal hours!
I haven't been doing overly good myself these last few days - comfort eating again I guess? Not over eating but I am constantly picking at stuff...to distract me maybe?
Seems I was affected by the fire outside the flat the other night. I have not slept properly since. I wake with a start at every noise I hear that slightly resembles the noises that woke me that morning. When I immediately open my eyes I see the reflection of the flames dancing on the walls again...I have to blink a few times before I realise there are no flames. My sense of smell is on edge and I am convinced I smell smoke all the time!
I scared myself that morning because my immediate thoughts were that the fire was in my neighbours kitchen...just a 10cm thick wall away from where I was sleeping. I was convinced I had lost everything, that it was just a matter of a few minutes before it would spread from that kitchen into my flat! It was only as I was looking out the front door to see if it was a safe way out, two dogs and cat in arm, that I realised that it was not the flat next door, but in the carpark next to that flat. But the panic that swept over me in those first couple of minutes has spooked me!
And the knowledge that the 12yr old that started the fire probably got little more than a slap on the wrist and released back into the care of his family (the family that obviously had no idea he was out at 3.30am starting fires!) could just as easily do it again!
But...I can't let these things mess up my routine! I have to stop letting my mental issues control my eating habits!
My work roster has me working one week home, one week away, one week home, one week away, until the end of June! That, I think is going to be my biggest challenge for the next couple of months! It starts with being home for this week.
Alright, must try to get some sleep. Just wanted to check in
Good luck to all who are weighing in tomorrow and this week
