Staying positive

gracieabem

So... I've had a fairly ordinary week. Easter Sunday was absolutely delicious (family BBQ and chocolate) and I expected to eat a lot. I was fine with this, as long as I logged it. But it's been a bit of a downhill trend ever since. Some days have been better than others and some days I've sacrificed more nutritious food in order to eat more less nutritious food and I don't really like that.

I made a plan for this week's meals so that I felt more organised and in control. I went to the local fresh vege market this morning before work and the supermarket after work. I had already plans for dinner (something homemade from the freezer) but I had this vague idea that I would roast up some veges and cut up some salad veges for a few serves of salad in the coming days.

I ended up making my salads, steaming up five large portions of veges to freeze, making a chicken, tomato, herb, cauliflower bake to freeze (3 serves.)

I also diced up veges for the vege chilli I'm making tomorrow and even diced up the stem of the broccoli for the minestrone soup I'm making on Sunday. There is only me to feed, but I am trying to cook in bulk and freeze a nice variety of meals so that when I am just exhausted I know there is something healthy to choose from.

Basically, I went from feeling quite negative and, truth be told, a little anxious about my food choices to gaining some control back. I cannot erase what I have done and I try hard not to dwell, but doing something practical has helped me get into a better frame of mind for the coming week.

I have learnt that I cannot be trusted to ration chocolate that is already open, yet I am fine with individual portions being in the cupboard. I've had a bag of Whittaker's mini almond bar in my cupboard for about 3 months and I've had 3 or 4 of them. And I love them. But if I have a half eaten easter egg (which I don't even particularly enjoy) than it's as good as gone.

DeeMatton

It is hard around the holidays. What I found to work, is I do not eat it all at once. If a serving since is two reese peanut butter eggs, I will eat one, and go get busy doing something else. I will eat the other half later. It can be hard, but mind over matter is the key. If you tell yourself no, and just walk away and think or do something else, the craving will subside.

I know how you feel though!! I have kids birthdays, march, april, and may, so we have cake about two weeks apart from the last one. and I love to enjoy that with them, but I have learned to eat my portion or not eat any.

You will do fine getting back on track!!

gracieabem

Thanks Dee. Yes, it's all about knowing what you really want to eat and sticking to it. I'm also absolutely fine with having a small piece of dessert if it is made or special occasion cake, but only a small piece. I love enjoying my food, treats and all. It's just the sheer amount over Easter coupled with me trying to shuffle around my food (and mostly failing) in order to make way for my indulgences. I managed to do better over Christmas. I ate a little bit of everything, but open chocolate wasn't around to tempt me. I guess that is just one of my triggers to over-eating right now and I just have to avoid it for now (open chocolate Easter eggs I mean, not chocolate - oh my goodness - that would not do!)

Feeling much better eating my breakfast this morning. Delicious and nutritious.