Morning All!
I don't think I've ever started a thread before. How exciting!!!!
Not much to report. CB couldn't meet me at the gym last night so I fit time on the recumbant bike in between work and yoga class. I thought my yoga instructor was trying to kill us....we did the whole class vinyasa style....what an aerobic workout...I was sweating more than I do on the treadmill. Today I'm going to go to circuit training class on my lunch hour. Really looking forward to it as I had a lot of fun last week.
Yesterday I was worried about the fact that I'm so hungry that I'm eating at the top of my points range nearly every day and thus my weight is holding steady. Today - I DON'T CARE!!!! Today I am wearing my "I am hotter than any Hollywood movie star black pants". Last week I slipped them on and they were miserably tight - I felt awful! Today - they are lose - I swear it - lose...I can slip my hands inside my pants without even undoing them! Not that I'm walking around work with my hands in my pants! You know what I mean though. Guess that even if the scale is holding steady, the working out is having an effect.
Enough about me (for now...hee-hee)....don't think I can remember all of yesterday's posts but here goes....
Lori - good for you getting help. I'm a big proponent of therapy. No one expects you to fix your car if it breaks down....they expect you to take it to a trained mechanic. No one should expect you to fix an ED alone...you aren't trained to do that.
Wendy - I too get stressed at work and then eat everything in sight. We've got 5 break rooms with 2 or more vending machines each and an onsite Cafeteria - food is available everywhere! I usually try to bring 1 to 2 cups of cut up fresh veggies. That way if I feel the need to eat out of stress when I'm not hungry I'm using free points. On stressful days, I also give up on drinking water and suck down diet coke like they are taking it off the shelves. Sometimes I find sucking on a strong mint helps too.
Rina - talk to your husband about affording the meetings. It sounds like you could really use the support that comes from them. I know it is hard when the budget is tight but you are right...eating out one less night a week would probably pay the weekly meeting fee. In the meantime, take small steps to get back on track. Drink your water and journal....don't worry about eating in a points range just journal everything you do eat. Once you've gotten on track with that, add one more small thing every few days.
Robin - sending you "diet coke" vibes...hope you find your wantpower.
KT - how did WI go?
Hi to JenL, JenK, Kirsty, Jess, Jayne and everyone else I've missed.
Laura