Ready? Eating well makes your whole body feel better. Obvious? Yes. Needs to be re-learned on a regular basis? Yes. Not drinking wine is a sacrifice on the one hand but a bonus on the other. Not filling up on carbs is a sacrifice on the one hand but a bonus on the other. I [...]
27Apr10
Back to Baby Steps
I’m sagging a little beneath the weight of the crises of the people around me. What I thought was going to be some time “away” has turned into time “sharing the burden” with the nearest and the dearest. And for me, a melt-down once removed is still a melt-down. However – the day following the [...]
21Apr10
Hello?
Well that was a bit more of a break than I intended to take. And I gained 4lbs in the process. Doesn’t that happen easily? I’m on the other side of the ocean now and I always find it hard to find a healthy rhythm of life out here. A little bit of that has [...]
11Apr10
Is this a stupid idea?
Maybe it’s a sign of my desperation but I’m seriously considering attending a weight loss hypnosis seminar tomorrow. I’m struggling so badly with a lack of motivation and I need something to help me. I have tried rehearsing things in my head, reading motivational stories, I have the house food clean as much as possible [...]
29Mar10
Waiting for the Start
That’s the only way I can describe how I feel right now. I know there is only a tiny chance that I will get bad news at my appointment on Thursday – and yet I feel as though I’m walking towards a starting line and that things are going to be different on the other [...]
27Mar10
Restoration Project Begins
Back to the classic muscle car analogy, because I like it. If I was really restoring a classic car, I’d have to know how to wrench on it. That means instructions, which means my WW materials. And supplies, tools. That means the right groceries, measuring tools, kitchen gadgets, etc. And a way to know how much progress [...]
21Mar10
When Indeed….
Donna wrote this the other day and I’ve been saving it for a post: We have such a strange relationship with food. We know that we can eat quite large amounts of ‘good food’ (veggies, fruits etc) and we can also eat small amounts of ‘bad food’ (chocolate, fast food, wine). Instead of being content [...]
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Tagged emotional eating, stress and eating
Tagged emotional eating, stress and eating
17Mar10
Stress and Hunger 2
Here’s what happened yesterday: I’m going to try to update this throughout the day. Things that are stressing me: planning a workshop in a vacuum – ie don’t know how many people or what they already know need to call the bank – no reason at all that this should be stressful but it is [...]
15Mar10
One of Those Weeks
It’s going to be one of those weeks. It’s only mid-day on Monday and here’s what’s going on: hormone waves (don’t expect calm and collected at the moment) carb cravings (don’t buy any more bread please, thank you) just a wee bit cranky (should probably not call a customer service department this week) still fighting [...]
6Mar10
More on Slow Weight Loss
One of the bonuses of taking so long to lose weight is that I’ve got used to eating less. In the past, I’ve dieted to a certain point and never given myself time to adjust to the idea that maintenance happens as long as you continue to eat less than you did at your higher [...]