06.16.2015- ramblings
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carimiller7391
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Good morning ladies and gents!!!
OK..... this LCHF stuff is hard. I did so GOOD yesterday at work, but when I got home from work... all HECK broke loose. While at work, I concentrated on work and not food... when I got home... my back was killing me (to the point I took a pain pill, 2 muscle relaxers and got into bed at 730)... I did run some errands after work, don't think getting in and out of the car helped me out at all, but I had to get some stuff done... hurting or not.
So, I'm trying a new approach to this LCHF way of eating. Instead of killing myself not to eat carbs, I brought a journal with me. It's going to be my mood journal. I can keep track of food on MFP, but not the emotions causing me to want/eat certain foods. Hopefully with this approach I can pinpoint my triggers for carbs/comfort foods. Make a list of other things I can do when I have these feelings. Something more constructive then eating/stuffing my feelings. I'm hoping this approach helps. I plan on tracking for the next 3 weeks in my mood journal. See if I can find a pattern, a time (tracking time that I eat also) that I become weaker, or certain situations that cause the cravings and what I did to stay on track.
Again, I need to remember I need food to nourish my body, not comfort my soul.
Hugs,
Cari
OK..... this LCHF stuff is hard. I did so GOOD yesterday at work, but when I got home from work... all HECK broke loose. While at work, I concentrated on work and not food... when I got home... my back was killing me (to the point I took a pain pill, 2 muscle relaxers and got into bed at 730)... I did run some errands after work, don't think getting in and out of the car helped me out at all, but I had to get some stuff done... hurting or not.
So, I'm trying a new approach to this LCHF way of eating. Instead of killing myself not to eat carbs, I brought a journal with me. It's going to be my mood journal. I can keep track of food on MFP, but not the emotions causing me to want/eat certain foods. Hopefully with this approach I can pinpoint my triggers for carbs/comfort foods. Make a list of other things I can do when I have these feelings. Something more constructive then eating/stuffing my feelings. I'm hoping this approach helps. I plan on tracking for the next 3 weeks in my mood journal. See if I can find a pattern, a time (tracking time that I eat also) that I become weaker, or certain situations that cause the cravings and what I did to stay on track.
Again, I need to remember I need food to nourish my body, not comfort my soul.
Hugs,
Cari
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Very true!!0
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Cari, sounds like a great plan! I'm definitely a "comfort" eater and have used food to elevate my mood and "feel better" for most of my life. I'm trying now to eat for fuel, then get my hands busy on something else to elevate my mood, like making jewelry. Here's a bracelet I'm working on (still needs clasp).
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I buy my beading supplies at GOODWILL online auctions--typically $10-12 for a huge box of mixed supplies. In the summer, my "art studio" is a big screen house on our front deck, and all the neighbors and their children pop in to do crafting and art. Such fun!0
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Very awesome Karen!!! I'm trying to learn to knit.0
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I bead too Karen!! Great minds think alike!!!0
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