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Cate and Tete: I get inspired a lot, my body usually laughs it off too. haha!
Q: Oh, I'm right there with you in that vicous cycle. Well I will be in a few days anyway when it starts piling up again. lol!
LJ: Baggy is good. I prefer jeans, t-shirts, and a hoodie usually. Nothing clingy. lol!


It's a rainy dreary day today. It's not making me very motivated, but I need to at least get on the treadmill today. I probably won't do that until later tonight though. My son has a school concert at 5:30, and I don't want to have to do my hair again after I take a shower. Priorities, people. lol!

Got on the scale today, and was only down another .3 lbs. I guess it's better than gaining though, so I'll take it! :) I need to cut back on my morning carbs. I've been rotating between either vanilla yogurt with granola and berries, fruit, or oatmeal in the morning. Probably should go back to eggs at least a few days during the week. I'm not a big fan of eggs, but I'll live.

I don't know what we're doing for dinner. Chef and I both thought the other one pulled chicken out of the freezer yesterday for tonight's dinner, but neither of us did. So I'm going to have to go to the store later.

I hope everybody has a great day! :)
 
Well....last night ended up being not so great. I caved and had a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup McFlurry from McDonald's. My calories ended up being a little less than maintenance level, so it wasn't too horrible. I'm more disappointed that it was 100% emotional eating. :( I was irritated and sad, and I went straight for the ice cream. Not good! What's done is done though. Moving on.

Today has been ok. My calories are on track. :)
 
LaMaria said:
Shit happens. Have you got a plan for the next time emotions hit?
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Not really. I suppose I should come up with something though, huh?! Eating my problems is not the right choice here. I've been mildly irritated in the last 3 weeks and was able to push through it. This involved my kids though. Mama Bear is not happy about certain things! There's really nothing I can do about the issue that's pissing me off though. I need to not eat my feelings away . It's no excuse to dive into the ice cream. Listen to music, draw, go for a walk, play with the kids. I can think of those things NOW, but when I'm in the moment, it never comes to me to do those things. lol!


Anywho.... I made pork chops and veggies tonight. Chef has been in bed all day... well, when he wasn't puking his guts out anyway. He does NOT feel good. :(

Well I'm off to go clean up the kitchen, and then I think I'll go sit outside for a few minutes and enjoy the fresh air. :)
 
If there's absolutely nothing you can do about the situation that is upsetting/annoying you Jen then you will have to find some healthy way of getting past it. I'm trying meditation/mindfulness when I get anxious or upset & it helps. Steve suggested imagining a giant's finger coming down & pressing the pause button. I am doing that & then concentrating on my breathing, how I'm sitting, thinking of the good things in my life, noticing the sounds around me & it seems to be working for me. The big invisible giant makes me laugh so that's a good start.
Meditating in the fresh air sounds nice. It's just a little bit too fresh here this morning, but the sun is shining.
Much love, xoxo Cate.
PS Stay out of the icecream Jen!
"Let exercise be your stress reliever, not food." :D
 
jen_renee said:
Not really. I suppose I should come up with something though, huh?! Eating my problems is not the right choice here. I've been mildly irritated in the last 3 weeks and was able to push through it. This involved my kids though. Mama Bear is not happy about certain things! There's really nothing I can do about the issue that's pissing me off though. I need to not eat my feelings away . It's no excuse to dive into the ice cream. Listen to music, draw, go for a walk, play with the kids. I can think of those things NOW, but when I'm in the moment, it never comes to me to do those things. lol!


Anywho.... I made pork chops and veggies tonight. Chef has been in bed all day... well, when he wasn't puking his guts out anyway. He does NOT feel good. :(

Well I'm off to go clean up the kitchen, and then I think I'll go sit outside for a few minutes and enjoy the fresh air. :)
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Take it from me - Jen doesn't get too worked up very often, but I could tell by the look in her eyes last night that Mama Bear mode was fully engaged. I believe the words "I want to punch (someone)" exited her mouth more than once.

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jen_renee said:
I can think of those things NOW, but when I'm in the moment, it never comes to me to do those things.
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Sucks, don't it? I'll be thinking "I shouldn't even be looking at this, I'm not even hungry! This is emotional eating, you buffoon!" But I can't ever think "Walk away, drink two glasses of water, and go tidy up the garage with Slayer cranked to eleven" which really helps to settle me down.
 
:grouphug:Sending good vibes for a fast and uneventful finals week! Been there, don't miss it...haha. Hang in there summer is close!
 
I keep coming back here, but then I fall off the wagon. I need to quit doing that. Seriously... I have to start being good one of these days. haha!


But anyways..... not much has changed. I'm about the same as I was. I haven't really gotten on the scale, but my clothes feel the same. I look the same, unfortunately. :p The last month has been super hectic. The kids got out of school, and 2 weeks ago my mom had a knee replacement surgery. Soooo I've been a super busy bee. My brother is also up visiting and helping with my mom. So I've been trying to spend time with him also, since I don't get to see him that often. Hopefully in the next couple weeks things will settle down.

I have a doctor appointment in a week and I really don't want to go. Like... reeeeeeeally don't want to go. SIGH.

Hold me and tell me it will be ok....

haha!

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:) It WILL be ok. Though possibly not exactly the way you want it. I think as long as we keep coming back here BEFORE going off the rails longer-term we'll all be ok. How much does the average adult American gain in a year? Short-term stagnation is better than resignation.
 
Thanks, guys! :)
LaMaria said:
How much does the average adult American gain in a year?
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That I do not know. I'll have to google later, but I'm sure I'm well above average. haha! :oops:


I'm not sure what I'm doing today. I just did a little cleaning. Dishes.... and emptied out the bottom left drawer in the fridge. Aka the "what the hell is this unidentifiable vegetable that we never ate" drawer.

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Million points for me. Chef owes me big for that. I see a back rub in my future. haha!



Anywho....I have to work, and then probably go over to my mom's. We were over there last night for her birthday. She wanted brownies and ice cream, so guess who ate brownies and ice cream? :( Hopefully my brother finished off the rest of the brownies, so I don't have to look at them. lol!

I need to get back to calorie counting, carb watching, and say buh bye to my dear friend mountain dew. *sniffle*

Hope everyone is having a great day! :)
 
I´m finding numbers from one to eight pounds a year for women between 25 and 45. And you´re not over it because you now weigh less than five years ago if I´m not mistaken... Great work on the veggie drawer, having done things that needed doing but looked unappealing is a great feeling :)
 
Thanks, guys! :)


I'm currently staying at my mom's again. My brother had to leave to go back home, so I'm back at her house. I was hoping she'd be ok to stay by herself by now, but she ended up getting a blood clot in her leg after surgery. Pretty much exactly like the one they found in my leg after my pulmonary embolisms... knee to hip. A lot of stuff going on with her mentally and physically, so I'll probably be going back and forth for a while. I'm also here to make sure she takes her medicine properly. Fun! Fun! At least I finally got her internet working. Last time I was here you couldn't even load a video. I reset her modem and router and that apparently fixed it. Thank goodness! I need the internet to work... and more importantly ...facebook!

:p

This really isn't diet related... I'm just bored. Mom's currently trying to find a channel to watch. Another 10 more minutes of that, maybe 15, she'll find one. Then after she finally decides on something, she'll fall asleep. ... Just give me the remote, Mom!! haha!

*sigh*


Ok. Back to work. *drags feet*
 
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