I’ve not been writing because I’ve been too busy worrying. Sad but true. I function ok when I’m stressed – unless that stress is caused by worry. That is, caused by something that gets worse rather than better by trying to think it through.
I’m not a huge worrier by nature but I’m a persistent worrier when it takes hold. So that’s why I haven’t been blogging.
But here I am, pushing past the worry and still trying to get off these last few pounds. Of course, if I was really trying, they’d be gone. I’m only sort of trying………probably because worry lends itself to being squashed down with food.
For days I’ve been fighting the urge to eat and losing most of the battles so, yesterday, I decided to change tack and give into my need to feel full and not have to prepare much.
Here are the essential elements of my Worry Wort Diet:
- bulky, filling food
- carbs
- alcohol
- quick and easy to prepare
- can be spaced out over the whole day
- some sugar
Here’s today’s menu:
- Porridge with blueberries and yoghurt
- 2 mugs of coffee
- 4 ryvitas (jam optional)
- 4 mugs of tea
- Covent Garden potato and leed soup
- 3 or 4 clementines
- baked potato with a tin of tuna and peas
- raw carrots
- red wine – 2 x 100 ml glasses
- 1 mug of hot chocolate
I don’t have a huge amount of work to day while I wait for news on funding for 4 separate projects. I live in from feast to famine on so many levels of my life. Right now it just means that I need to keep busy, try to balance my time between things that need to be done and things that I want to do.
I won’t be blogging tomorrow unless a bit of late inspiration hits me on return from the hospital.