30lbs to lose... Started AGAIN yesterday (Darn Lockdown Snacking)
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@GabiV125 Damn, I just did the same thing and lost a long post myself! Shall we just agree it was very eloquent and conveyed my point without me having to retype it?
What I wanted to say is that @MommaGemz posted at the right time for us to spot this thread and form an accidental support group. Many of my friends have always been skinny (despite eating like horses) and even those who have put on a little weight in the past haven't struggled with their weight all their lives. There's a lot I think they can't relate to, and even if I were to explain, I don't think they'd find it very interesting.
The constant struggle to remind ourselves that overeating food has consequences, that eating our feelings doesn't make our feelings go away... the shared observations that period weight is real, if temporary... the whooosh effect on the scales... It's helpful to know we're not alone. I think being able to talk about all that kind of stuff as well as general chit chat helps with retraining ourselves to be honest. When we're honest to each other, it helps with us being honest to ourselves, and we just need to keep building up those positive habits of acknowledging our own truths so we can keep moving forwards.
In the past, pretending that bad days haven't happened have not helped with the calories magically going away. And justifying that if I've fallen off already, I may as well keep going for a bit, is not a clever way to think. Telling myself that clothes don't fit because they're stupid and/or the washing machine has damaged them is another ridiculous lie I've told myself. Being honest means if I mess up, I acknowledge it, but that's OK, because I keep going.
My weight loss graph over the last few years is quite something - once day when I'm on my phone I'll post it. You can see ups and downs and ups and downs. It's only this year you can see a permanent, marked down. Oh, yes, there are some mini ups and downs in that bit of the graph too, but it's still very firmly showing a downward trend. Because I've stopped kidding myself. This is hard, but I know it's hard, and I know it's worthwhile. And I also know I'm not alone in having to work for this - weight loss isn't second nature to me. I have to really try, and it does help knowing that the rest of you are also making that effort each day, and don't have magic superpowers either.
I really hope this post doesn't vanish this time...
@clutterqueen Not eating your feelings really is a major deal. I know how guilty you've felt, and even if the feeling isn't justified, that doesn't make it go away. Not reaching for food to try to muffle the negative thoughts is so, so brilliant. Well done. I hope talking to your sister was helpful, as opposed to causing more drama?
@MommaGemz Sleep deprivation is the worst. You can probably tell from the odd hours that I post that my sleep is always all over the place too - I mean, I'm supposed to be in a whole other time zone. I always find it remarkable that kids need so much sleep to develop, and yet, when they don't get that sleep, they still seem to be full of beans the next day. I swear my niece can tear around the place on only two or three hours... Ah, the magic of being young!
I had a bad night earlier this week, so had a shower and the slapped on an undereye face mask whilst working from home. It's not an alternative to sleep, but I did feel a bit better for it. It wasn't just the moisturising effect, it was the trying to quickly fit in something nice for myself.
I also caught up with one of my old friends who is also working non-stop, and it was so refreshing to have an honest conversation with someone else who is so exhausted. A lot of our other friends are facing job losses at the moment, so talking about being stressed at work feels insensitive. We both had a good rant about our respective jobs and felt much better for it.
It also distracted me from overeating, which was another win...
We are getting closer and closer to the weekend, and I cannot wait for some downtime. 2 -
@MommaGemz I empathize with the not sleeping well! It really can derail our whole day and ATTITUDE ( or maybe that’s just me!). When I was in my 40’s( I’m 56 now) I regularly existed on 5-6 hours a night and was okay. Once I hit menopause, not only do I REQUIRE more sleep, I have the hardest time falling asleep, staying asleep and going back to sleep after getting up to go to the bathroom. I used to fall asleep within 45 seconds of my head hitting the pillow, and the same after getting up to go to the bathroom. No more! Before we moved here, we had a big house, our bedroom was upstairs and a guest bedroom was downstairs. So if my husband’s snoring got to me, I had options. In this one bedroom apt, there ARE NO options! I LOVE my husband but there are times I’ve contemplated smothering him with a pillow because I’ve been awake most of the night listening to him snore. Ive told him this the next morning, each time! I’ve tried every kind of ear plug. If I get them snug enough to block out the noise, I get a terrible ringing in my ears! Awful!
Sometimes I’m just lying there thinking about my to do list the next day( all already written down) wondering if I’ll get it all done. Which is stupid because with the lack of sleep, it makes it MUCH less likely I’ll get it all done! No logic there! I think I should try a yoga routine before bed when I feel like that.
Getting the noise machines for your kids was a good idea. Maybe one could help muffle my husband’s snoring a little.
@thelastnightingale I’m glad you were able to catch up with a friend and vent about your jobs. Gotta release a little of that pressure somehow! I know what you mean about trying not to be insensitive by complaining about your job with friends facing job loss. One of my friends that I’ve known for over 20 years has a husband who’s losing the battle with ALS. It’s tough to know what to discuss with her these days. Certainly won’t complain about my husband’s snoring to her!
You are right about needing to be honest with ourselves. And when we mess up, just acknowledge it and keep going. So hard! But it’s interesting how generally we judge ourselves so much more harshly than we judge others! We are quick to give them a break and reluctant to give ourselves the same grace! @MommaGemz You are the psychology major, why is that?? And why do we have the mentality that oh I’ve eaten that and messed up, what the heck, I may as well keep eating!?! I constantly have to fight against that and not consider certain foods “bad” like I’m morally corrupt If I eat them! It helps if I plan ahead when I’m gong to have a “treat” and prelog it. Then I feel in control. Because I’ll be honest since menopause I’ve had a problem with what I call bingeing sweets. Maybe 600 extra calories. So maybe not true bingeing by definition but the out of control aspect Is there. I’ve done much better this past year but it’s still something I have to fight the compulsion to do. That’s why the Just Say No to Late Night Snacking challenge has been so helpful to me. I know I have to post every single day there. So now you all are probably thinking That’s a little too much honesty for us! Tone it down!
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Day 134 (Thursday)
New Low!! 174.4!
Lost-to-Date = 21.8 lbs
Lbs-to-go = 9.4
Whooo!! I finally feel rested! I took some Benedryl and actually slept through the whole night after I managed to go to sleep. What a difference uninterrupted sleep makes! I don't want to make Benedryl a habit, but when I do resort to it - it is glorious.
Moving my step goal down to 7500 feels SO much better and less stressful than 10K and it hasn't affected my weight loss. I think I'm getting closer and closer to that sweet balance of calories, water and steps to make the magic happen.
I am in the very beginning, infant stages of my book writing process and it's so exciting! The book coaching team guided me toward writing a different type of book and I really love where this is going. We're doing a lot of preliminary planning and structuring first and I keep wanting to dive ahead and go, go, go - but this is a very healthy, meditation-based publishing group and they want us to pace ourselves and take our time.
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@thelastnightingale "retraining ourselves to be honest." I really love this phrase. It's so hard to acknowledge and talk about the dusty and imperfect aspects of our lives. It's OKAY to be imperfect because... perfection is impossible! And trying for it is stressful and futile. We all struggle, we all have areas of our lives that are hard, and I think we all want to get better at things. If we get in the habit of cheering each other for successes, and picking each other up when we're low, rather than trying to be "better than" or "the best" at something, then we can all have satisfying and authentic lives.
@clutterqueen One of my meditation teachers has often said that in Western culture, self-hatred is the common cold of the psychology world. We are not our own best friends. We are trained to treat others well, and so many of us suffer from people pleaser syndrome. We have also had the expectation to be "perfect" or "better," built into us by commercials, advertising and social media. So when we aren't that working mom who can flawlessly handle work, kids, cooking, Pinterest parties and also work out and look great - then we feel so inferior. There is such a blessed trend going around to celebrate "real" parenting. To focus on the love rather than the performance of parenting. To show it in all its messy glory - and it is so uplifting and helpful! That can easily be translated to so many other areas in life, and I am trying to achieve that in health and weight loss. It ain't all going to be perfect, but I'm going to keep trying and not punish myself along the way.3 -
@clutterqueen Has he always been a snorer, or has that come in more recent years? Snoring is dreadful, you have my sympathies. My ex always snored horrifically when he had been drinking and/or had put on some weight (it doesn't take much extra neck fat to trigger snoring).
@MommaGemz Oooh, I've never taken Benadryl before. I do legitimately have to take allergy meds on a semi-regular basis, but it hadn't occurred to me that I could try switching to a drowsy version to kill two birds with one stone. Just one really good night every once in a blue moon would be magical. Next time I need new meds, I'll explore the idea with the doctor.
"The common cold of the psychology world"... I definitely see the analogy. If my sister wants something, I buy it for her. If I want something, I spend weeks if not months deliberately over whether I can justify having it. Our mother is always saying how mean to myself I am.
When I was little, I used to always keep cute stationery in its packaging "for best" rather than rip it open and enjoy it. If I travelled and there were two nice tea bags in the room, I'd only use one, maximum. I'm trying to unlearn this behaviour and just take more joy out of things - spending money and time on "frivolous" things like eye masks fits well into that strategy. I don't "need" to do it, but I enjoy it, I can afford it, and I should be nicer to myself.
I'm not enjoying my extra TOM water weight right now, but I did muster up enough energy to make some carrot soup, which I hadn't done for a while. When you feel like eating and eating, being able to switch one heavy thing for something so tasty and low in calories is brilliant. I need to remember to make soup more often, especially as we're now heading into winter. Comfort food doesn't have to be fattening - sometimes it's just something warming on a rainy day.2 -
@MommaGemz You are so right about how we are trained to treat others better. We have beautiful luxurious bath towels for guests, I and then my husband and I used the worn out ones. For years! Not any more. Now I have nice bath towels for us to use too! I’ve always had nice sheets for the guest room( in storage now) while my sheets get worn out. Nice expensive bath soaps for guests. Now I use nice soap for me...sometimes as a treat! I could go on and on about the gift buying for others what we deny ourselves. Where does it end?
@thelastnightingale Glad you took the time to make some nourishing soup! I love to make homemade soups. I have to have individual rolls with it because I can’t bake a loaf of French bread and only eat a small piece! But I can eat one French roll.
Yes, my husband has always snored, even when we were first married ( 30 years in Dec) and he was so incredibly lean. He does have a gut now and fat in his face and neck that don’t help. But I’m the one who’s developed sleeping issues even though I’d like to lay it all at his feet!
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Happy Friday everyone!
@clutterqueen - you are so incredibly organized and driven, I’m reading your posts hoping that some of that will rub off on me too. I need to push myself to start a physical activity and you have solutions on how to stop yourself from running (no athletic pants- genius!) . I do have a park on the other side of my street and the trail continues through another 2 parks, but it’s still suburbia, no way to think I’m in the mountains somewhere. Your hiking sounds spectacular and that restaurant on the lake , absolutely dreamy.
I’ve been married to a professional snorer for 24y, I know what you mean. Maybe because I was younger, or my little kids got the best of me then, or I simply don’t remember it well, but I much rarely used to be bothered by it. In the past 5y or so, my sleep intensity and length changed for the worst and I wake up multiple times a night.
In 25y I tried : talking, waking him up, gentle turning, whistling, singing, elbowing , but some nights I just get my pillow and move in the other room. If changing rooms is not an option, than I make him change his position and it helps for noise levels, at least until I fall back asleep. The best technique to make him turn over ( has about 80lb on me) is to lift his elbow (while on his back) an inch or less- it has to be a brain thing where the body feels unbalanced and turns to get comfortable, but it worked every time.
Sorry ladies if I got into snoring talk so bad, but this subject has been greatly analyzed many nights over years 😁1 -
@MommaGemz - I like your common cold of the modern world expression . It’s a brilliant description and is so true for so many of us. How we got there is different, but by middle age all these inadequacy feelings are more at home than they should be.
I only came here for weight loss, but these eye opening discussions will help with the other part of well-being that gets most ignored- the mental aspect.
@thelastnightingale - did not look at it as being untruthful to myself, but I found so many excuses to not put an effort for me, that it compounded into a lie. Didn’t have time to exercise, or read a book, or to keep up with the weight loss plan, but I could have carved some. The cooking, cleaning, dishes, dr appointments, extra time at work etc could be partially delegated or cut, but I was conditioned to think it’s my duty and any less will be failing to show them that I love them. I don’t think I do a lot less now then 10y ago, I just dropped (most of) the guilt associated with it.
I had an easier week and I eased up on my walking- I still had some intense days, but did not force myself to go another loop just to reach my self assigned step count. The eating was so much easier because I officially switched to soups and stews ( my favorite, so and so for my husband). I throw in lots of vegetables along with whatever meat is available, so they are never heavy in calories and very filling. Anyway, my scale dropped half a pound! That’s my reward for 2 good weeks. Yay!0 -
@GabiV125 Congratulations on the half-pound!
@clutterqueen Oh, gosh, 30 years of snoring? It really must be love!
Today, I point blank refused to work on my day off - I might have taken someone's head off for interrupting me for something that wasn't time-critical and didn't need my specific expertise. I stuck to my plans of getting a massage done and goodness, the change in me beforehand and afterwards was very marked.
I left with my shoulders back down to where they should be, the stress had left my body and I no longer wanted to scream at people. I know not everyone can safely see a massage therapist right now, but the general principle of self-care being important remains. I am not going to touch a single work email until Monday either.
I used to really underestimate how key it was to take care of myself. I know better now!3 -
Day 135 (Friday)
New Low!! 173.9!
Lost-to-Date = 22.3 lbs
Lbs-to-go = 8.9
I slept pretty well again last night so I made it through Friday without (too many) thoughts of throwing out my diet. I am so glad for it to be done though, because that means all the errands and chores are done for the day and tomorrow I can sleep in and relax.
I did have a minor panic attack that was book related. I imagine every budding author has moments when they wonder if they have anything real to say, or if it will stand out from the millions of other books out there. I hit that point. Thank goodness I'm working with people who can coax me down off the wall and get me back to writing. And I ate pizza for lunch as a result - however.... I measured it and squeezed it into my calories, so WIN.
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@thelastnightingale Hurray for a day off and a massage! Well done enforcing your boundaries and self-care!
@GabiV125 I love, love, love soups and stews in the Winter. I made some beef stew last weekend and it was soooo yummy!
@clutterqueen The debate nights also stress me out, but at least that was the last one! My husband doesn't snore, but he CAN fall asleep in about 30 seconds (no exaggeration) and it makes me so jealous.2 -
Sorry for the hiatus. I've been busy still, some nights getting home at 830. Still haven't made the time to exercise cause mentally I'm just done by the time I get home and eat and try to get the kitchen clean. It all caught up with me yesterday and it took me longer than usual to do work tasks because of a migraine. Came home and cried. First time I've had a full on breakdown in front of Mat and he supported me well. I think the endless days of 8 am to 8 pm are wearing on me. Haven't had a vacation this year and it may be time to ask for a few days off. Gonna start tracking how often migraines are occuring before the vacation and after to see if the vacation helps reduce them. Plus I'll be trying some other tricks at work to help me keep up so I can get out of there by 530 or 6 instead of 8. I do need to get a cliff bar stash or something I can eat quick so that when I'm in surgery all day or don't have time to sit for lunch I can at least get that down. Used to keep that handy but I've been good about sneaking in lunch between things so I quit keeping that stash when it ran out.
Despite the great breakdown last night i have finally gotten the scale to go the right way. Tried hard to keep up on cooking at least so i hit a new low of 182. Still hanging in there and will post more later.
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What a difference a day makes! After refusing to deal with work on my day off and having a massage, I got some sleep. My resting rate has come right down, and I had a massive whooosh overnight, with most of the period weight disappearing. I woke up no longer feeling totally bloated, fat and generally bleuuugh. I mean, I feel a little bit bleeeugh because it's still my TOM, but it's bearably so as opposed to nauseous-angry-stabby-whale so.
I can't remember the last time I switched off from work totally. It's made such a difference to my mood, and that's filtered down to my body. Definitely recommend! I could have punched someone beforehand, I was that close to my limit. My therapist commented on what a difference there was in my face afterwards - he knows me really well and could see my anger levels had plummeted!
@MommaGemz Ah, good old imposter syndrome. I'm glad the moment has passed. It feels the worst when we're doing something new, because even though it's something we can do, we haven't proven it to ourselves yet. We're always our own harshest critics.
But you have a deal to write this book, so someone with experience has chosen to invest and to believe in you - they wouldn't have done that if you didn't make commercial sense. You've got this. You will prove it to yourself in due course, and you'll look back on this when the book is finally published and wonder why you thought so little of your abilities.
@kcd394 Oh, sweetheart, I'm so sorry you hit that low. I'm glad you had Mat to look after you, and I hope you feel better for letting it all out. I always believe out is always better than in. I definitely recommend some time off work - I only had one day off, and it's made a huge difference to my mood. A proper break could be just what you need to reset. Please do ask about some vacation days, you've had such a rough ride of it lately. Well done on the scale moving in your favour - always such a lovely boost!
If anyone else hasn't had a break lately, let me strongly recommend one to you too. It feels like none of us are taking time out for ourselves to unwind until we get to the point of breaking - let's try to look after ourselves before we get there if we can!2 -
@kcd394 BIG HUGS! I'm so sorry you're having to work the non-stop hours you are. I really hope that vacation eases your migraines. Sometimes those great breakdowns are good for us, because they show exactly where are tipping point is and shines a light on changes we need to make.
@thelastnightingale Ahhhh yes, imposter syndrome, my old frenemy. I had totally forgotten that term, but that's exactly what happened!
Day 136 (Saturday)
Lew Low - 173.3 (but I'm too lazy and tired to do the math right now)
It was my rest day and I'm so glad I worked these in. I look forward to them and I feel so recuperated before my work week begins on Sunday!
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@kcd394 I hope the last couple of days have been better since your last post! I don’t know how you manage work with those migraines, not to mention LONG work days! Yes, I’d say you are definitely due a relaxing vacation!
@thelastnightingale A massage sounds like exactly what you needed! ( maybe what we ALL need!) So glad you were able to work that in! And glad you got your whoosh!
@MommaGemz Look at you with a new low! Well done!
I didn’t post yesterday but did on UAC. I did not stay within calories yesterday. Snacked too much. Luckily I realized it before I did too much damage. No snacks today! ( only because I fell asleep and had a nice nap, a rare occurrence for me).
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@MommaGemz - I followed your advice before and it worked great, so I think I’m going to move activities around to make room for a rest day. Sounds good and should feel good.
@kcd394 - sorry to hear your migraines are back. It definitely sounds like the busier and more stressed you get, the longer they stay. If vacation is not in cards right now, and I say you should push for it, then I recommend 10 minutes of meditation every day, to unplug your stress a bit.
@thelastnightingale - so glad you took the day off and gotten a massage! You were long overdue for that if you were right on the edge. When I was in your shoes the solution to keep me sane, was to create and enforce new boundaries , because theirs was to pile up work on me.
@clutterqueen - loss of sleep turn me to snacking too. Good for you to realize what was going on and stop, and hurray for the nap!
Congrats on the new scale low @MommaGems and @kcd394 !
We had a rainy and cold weekend here so I did not walk much, with calories I was over but only by 200, I cooked and cleaned some just not all, as initially planned. So I guess overall was a half effort 2 days. Scale is oh so slightly up but once I can be out again, it will go back.
The one change I noticed I did in the past month was to watch very little tv and do puzzles or read/talk/walk instead. I like it as it feels more real, and it started frankly because I did not find that many good shows/movies lately anyway.
Let’s have a good fresh new week!
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Day 137 (Sunday)
Some days are so very similar I feel I could copy/paste them. Suffered from poor sleep last night (maybe 4 hours?), but still had so much to do. Had to get all those tasks done before school starts on Monday. At least I did end the day feeling productive and had a good evening of relaxation. Early to bed!
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I feel better after a nice weekend. Helped mat paint (prime actually) the basement and i also went and bought some makeup stuff i wanted to try from the store. I finaly bought my first ever tube of mascara, and i discovered there's a proper way to apply liquid lipstick... i made us stuffed bell peppers on saturday with ground Turkey and the Italian sausage zucchini soup again last night. To balance out all the domesticated things like makeup and cooking i went out and bought my first ever hunting rifle. Hunting season in in two weeks and i love venison so im excited to go out and sight it in etc. Its gonna be cold though since we got our first snow last week (6 inches i had to clean off my car) and its been cold enough that 3 inches of it are still here... new low of 181.4 this morning (was 181 yesterday). Gonna try really hard to leave work by 6 most nights and get to bed earlier.1
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@kcd394 Glad you feel better!
Another bad night of sleep for me. My husband is actually sleeping elsewhere tonight so I can get a good night of sleep! I’m going to take advantage in just a few.
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Day 138 (Monday)
Although I managed my goals this day, I had very little motivation most of the day. I got through all of the schooling and work tasks pretty slowly. I wasn't tired or depressed, but just.... blah. I'd have rather been on the couch reading all day. It could be that the Fall weather is finally settling in and I'd rather be doing quiet, snuggly things instead.
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@kcd394 Sounds like you're getting in a good life balance right now. Great! I hope you have a good warm coat for the hunting. And hunting can lead to yummy cooking again. My mother-in-law makes some venison meatballs that are sooooo yummy!
@clutterqueen I hope you had a good night sleep!
@GabiV125 I switched away from TV shows awhile back and I feel so much more engaged. I used to put the kids to bed and settle in with Netflix all night. But now I read, hang out with my husband, do hobbies - I hope to get back to some knitting now that the weather is cooler.2 -
Day 139 (Tuesday)
I nearly forgot to get all my steps in because I was so busy at my desk all day. I guess it's a blessing that I'm so into what I'm doing that time slips away and not even fighting kids can distract me
I wore my tight leggings today to make sure I was reminded not to graze that extra chip or cracker here and there. However, that TOM showed up and now I know why I've been retaining water AND why these leggings feel just a weeee bit tighter than usual. So I'll have to manage through a few days until that TOM water whooshes away and I stop craving salty things.
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I had a glorious night of sleep last night with the apartment all to myself! What a difference sleep makes!
@kcd394 I understand your excitement with hunting season, but please don’t tell me if you shoot a deer! It would make me cry! Where I used to live, we had miles of protected area, and the deer would come up to me when I jogged. I got to know them over the years and they certainly got to know me!
Thank you!
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@mommagemz@ann262 I just joined yesterday and I would love to send you a friends request but I don't know how! Send me a request if you are interested. I have 30 pounds I would like to lose and since our goals are similar I thought it would be fun to do it together.0
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Aww ok clutterqueen I won't post if we get any. I did almost smack one with my car on the way home though 😖 Happy to report that paying attention to and trying to keep up with my charts during the day has resulted in now 2 days where I was done with charts by 5 pm and out the door by 515 or before 530 at least. Not sure if things are slowing slightly or if I was just in a better mental space to keep up but it was much less stressful the last two days. I had another migraine today but was still able to keep up with appointments and charts.
I was in bed by 1015 yesterday, and found that tonight I was able to cook, clean up the kitchen, vacuum the apartment, and find/pack up some stuff to take up north this weekend. Stayed within my calorie goals and just about hit 6 thousand steps today (will by the time i go to bed). Still haven't found the motivation to actually work out but the energy to do stuff when I get home is a huge improvement. Much less stress the last few days. Hope everyone is having a good week so far.4 -
@kcd394 Wow, you are doing a great job getting out the door at a decent hour! And then going home and taking the time to cook, while fighting migraines, impressive! Have you been keeping a calendar with how many migraines you are suffering a month? It sounds like you’ve had an awful lot! What does your Dr say about them? Peoples Pharmacy has some ideas you might want to look into. My favorite is when you first feel a migraine coming on, eat a popsicle, slushy, whatever you have that’s super cold to induce a brain freeze. The shock of the brain freeze, is supposed to stop the migraine in its tracks if you induce it at the beginning of one. It doesn’t have to be anything too caloric either. I got a brain freeze from drinking a Diet Cherry Lime Ade from Sonic one time. Now, I slow down if I have one as a treat. Anyway, something to think about. I know you’re super busy at work and may not have time to stop but, if you do, you might end up getting more done in the long run. I wonder if missing lunch or eating so late contributes. The only time I ever get a head ache ( I don’t get migraines) is if I go too long without eating. It’s a rare event for me!
@363days Welcome! We’ve all joined @MommaGemz along her journey. She’s supported us along the way as well! We’ve learned so much from each other! At least, I’ve learned from the others. Not sure, I’ve had any words of wisdom!
Let us know more about you!
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Good morning, so good things are coming our collective way? Yay!
@kcd394 - leaving work early, actually on time, is so important for one’s overall well-being . So happy for you!
@MommaGemz - it’s so exciting to hear you follow your passion, and fall/winter sounds like the perfect time to write a book.
@clutterqueen - hurray for sleep, and even better that you got the good type- the all night full on sleep, not the stolen nap here and there.
With all the apps, sleep machines, weight blankets and pills, you’d think we all sleep like babies... but very few do.
My daughter played the other night with the dog and got him so riled up that he got the big zummies. At one point the cat jumped on him and he sprayed, on a blanket over the couch. I washed the dog, than the blanket twice and for the last 2 days I keep cleaning the couch, because I have the smell on my brain. Nobody else can smell anything.
I’m eating right, but my exercise almost disappeared these days. I’m just not in the mood for anything but walks and clean/cook.0 -
@Gabiv125 Good job eating right! Walking IS exercise! I know what you mean about being the only one in the house who can smell. It seemed like that was always the case when I had a house full. I finally decided that nobody WANTED to admit they smell anything, because then they’d have to help investigate or clean up a mess!
I’m at my daughter’s tonight, drove the six hours this morning. I was thankful the never was never worse than a light rain, especially going thru the mountains! I should sleep well again tonight. Yea!
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My daughter lives on 4th floor. I live on 3rd. My phone says I’ve climbed 24 floors today and I didn’t even have it with me all the time!
( plus it wasn’t a jogging day, so no hills outside). I had to lug my weights down the stairs at my apt and up the stairs at hers, then in several days do the reverse. I only bring a set of 20’s and a set of 15’s. Then I have to make do with what my daughter has for the rest.1 -
Day 140 (Wednesday)
New Low! 172.4 lbs
LTD 23.8
Lbs to go = 7.4!
Good thing I had a whoosh today. Today was a rough one because I had the absolute worst night of sleep (on top on that TOM). There was one wake up because of a child's bad dream, but generally my brain would just NOT settle down. I was trapped in thought all night long. That hasn't happened in ages but it is the worst. Anyway, I barely crawled through the day's responsibilities, ate whatever I wanted, napped, and now I'm heading to bed early3 -
Going to bed a touch late here but did get out of work on time again :-) played around with makeup tonight after I cooked massaman curry for dinner. I think I'm getting the hang of makep. Had a nice chat with my mom, and then with my dad and his new squeeze (i like her, but we haven't bonded yet). Briefly chatted with mat once he finished painting, before I went to get ready for bed. I'll be so excited when I can live in the same home with mat someday soon... but at least he's one to insist on a phone call every night. He's a keeper.
Good directions for us all! Progress on a book, good sleep for once, and generally on track with calories etc. Go us! I gotta watch how much of that curry i eat at once though... pretty calorie dense.
@clutterqueen my thighs burn at the thought of that many stairs... also im actively tracking the headaches and so far friday mon tues wed i had one... meds control them and i can work with that, but once i see how frequent they really are these days i will revisit the treatment options with my doctor. Working on it.2 -
Day 141 (Thursday)
I woke up today still tired. Feeling lethargic, unmotivated, dragging myself through tasks, feeling down, and just wanting to lay in a quiet, dark room for the day. Ahhhhh, I see. Depression. This week has been hard and likely has something to do with that TOM, election anxiety, the change in the weather, never having a break from parenting, and pressure on myself to write a masterpiece. It's important that I just be gentle with my self. I'll eat that cookie. But I'll try my best not to eat 12. It's hard to get in steps when I just want to lay down with pillow over my head.
Forgive me please if I'm not all that talkative.4 -
@MommaGemz Yes, cut yourself a break! Give yourself the same grace you’d give others! Definitely eat the cookie. I always find a way to work in a treat every day. If I don’t, I can’t stick to my eating plan very long, because it feels too much like I’m on a restrictive DIET!
@kcd394 Glad you’re keeping track of the migraines. I hope you find better relief!! No one deserves to have to suffer through them.
I got my daughter to go vote today. She wanted to do the absentee ballot and drop it off. There was zero waiting for her to just walk right in and vote!
Good news:
My favorite soda was back in stock at the grocery today- caffeine free Coke Zero. It’s been out of stock ( due to aluminum shortage) since April or May, I think. I had 3 cases that I’d been making last, still had 2 cans left even though they actually expired Oct 5. I know I shouldn’t drink soda at all but I still do. Not every day.
Exercise: ✅
Tracked: ✅
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Thursday I did not get out at a good time, I left at 7. We had a super stressful day where lots of things were fighting with us. All the smaller frustrations, an emergency surgery squeezed in, and then dealing with our most frustrating jerk of a client at the last appt (whose appt turned not routine because two of his 4 dogs tested heartworm positive) really made today suck for everyone. Can't say I had a headache but I did feel some symptoms like sensitivity to lights and sounds and I felt kinda foggy. Got some decent sleep and this morning I have dry throat that feels a touch sore. My coworkers have had colds, so I hope I didn't get one from them... scale is kinda fluctuating this week but its that TOM and I've eaten more salty foods lately. Hopefully today is less stressful. I did avoid any snacks and didn't succumb to dairy queen or McDonalds on the way home. Mat and I are heading north this weekend.1
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