Stumbling Blocks
Eleanor8080
Posts: 28
So, I am really good at eating healthfully and taking care of myself during the day, but that all goes to hell when I get home from work. I'm tired. I want carbs and wine (um, ALL the carbs and wine). I want sweatpants (with a generous waistband) and the couch. I'm going to start trying to get to the gym after work as a way to head off this bad behavior, but I'm wondering what other people's stumbling blocks are and what you're doing to overcome them. Do tell!
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I'm kind of the same way, except my schedule is reversed...I work all night, get home, and want to eat crappy food. During the week I can get on the treadmill and walk/run but on the weekends my husband is asleep and I don't want to wake him up. By the time he's up, I'm asleep and I never feel like working out when I wake up. I keep myself in check at work by not bringing a meal with me, just a snack and a lot of water. It's starting to get cooler now, so I can go walk outside on the weekends and not worry about waking him up, I just gotta get motivated!0
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I'm having a hard time with the weekends. I just want to eat pizza, drink wine, and play video games. Hahaha like a 12 year old boy with a 40 year old woman's drinking habits. I don't want to move a single ding dang muscle if I don't have to and I definitely don't want to track my calories. I need to get a grip!0
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Hahaha like a 12 year old boy with a 40 year old woman's drinking habits.
YEP. This is me too.0 -
I am the same way, weekends are the worst for me!0
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Right now my stumbling block is my mother, because she (still) kind of terrifies me so I'm hiding out in my room all the time, which gets boring and stressful and makes me want to eat all the things. On top of that, she starved me for days as a kid -- then took great delight in eating massive quantities of food in front of me and telling me that was the last of it and I'd have to keep going without -- so I'm struggling with my instinctual response (sneak out, forage/steal as much food as I can, cram it down my face before she finds out). It's hard to make myself go grocery shopping for healthful foods, because I'm so worried she's going to eat them all in a day or two and then I won't have anything the rest of the month. I'm a big whiny food-mess right now, basically.0
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omg I am so sorry you have to deal with all of that. How stressful. How long is your mom staying with you?0
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WOW - I am so sorry to hear that, that's pretty awful!0
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Thanks, guys. She's living with me long-term or even permanently due to a combination of mental illness and inherent laziness that led to her becoming homeless. I'm gonna have to figure out how to deal with my own food ****, then put my foot down about hers (because she really does plow through food that would last me two or three weeks in just a few days). I'm just a chicken**** right now.0
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Thanks, guys. She's living with me long-term or even permanently due to a combination of mental illness and inherent laziness that led to her becoming homeless. I'm gonna have to figure out how to deal with my own food ****, then put my foot down about hers (because she really does plow through food that would last me two or three weeks in just a few days). I'm just a chicken**** right now.
Woooof, big hamhugs avskk... I read what you wrote as well in the "check in here" thread and man you did have a sucky month
Maybe buy a mini fridge for her stuff, then put a lock on yours? Drastic times call for drastic measures...
And maybe I'm beating a dead horse here and I don't want to meddle, but have you seen a therapist for tips on how to deal with your mom, especially now?0 -
The mini fridge is a good idea, or maybe just put labels on your food? I dunno, that's a really hard one and it really sucks.0
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That's a tough one. I like the mini fridge idea if you could find one for a decent price. Hugs to you, and hope things start looking up!0
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Avskk, that sounds like *such* a hard situation. I'm sorry!0
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So I've been working extra hard the last few weeks and tonight my knee is killing me and I can't sleep. So I self medicated with 2 hostess cupcakes and now I'm mad at myself. I'm not a night eater but I had tons of extra calories today and went to bed hungry and between that and my stupid knee I've ended up awake at midnight stuffing my face. I guess the bright side is I'm still not over my calories for the day but still, now I feel crappy. I wish I knew something besides food to turn to for comfort.0
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So i'm sitting here at work, and our boss brought in cupcakes from someone's retirement party. They seem to be taunting me. ARGGHH!0
