Feeling fed up

Jackie_W
Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Been out at work all day 7:30am until 4pm, came home, nothing been done - despite my DH and one of my son's being home all day.
I've had to do the dinner, washing, hoovering etc and I'm just about done in.
I've gone and eaten 6 mini chocolates, and feel sick (now I wish I hadn't touched them.
Can't seem to shift this mood right now, think I may just read a book and have an early night - and forget today ever happened.

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  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    Been out at work all day 7:30am until 4pm, came home, nothing been done - despite my DH and one of my son's being home all day.
    I've had to do the dinner, washing, hoovering etc and I'm just about done in.
    I've gone and eaten 6 mini chocolates, and feel sick (now I wish I hadn't touched them.
    Can't seem to shift this mood right now, think I may just read a book and have an early night - and forget today ever happened.
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    Been out at work all day 7:30am until 4pm, came home, nothing been done - despite my DH and one of my son's being home all day.
    I've had to do the dinner, washing, hoovering etc and I'm just about done in.
    I've gone and eaten 6 mini chocolates, and feel sick (now I wish I hadn't touched them.
    Can't seem to shift this mood right now, think I may just read a book and have an early night - and forget today ever happened.

    One good thing though, I only went over my calories by 19 today - just have to steer clear of food for the rest of the evening and I'll be fine :blushing:
  • Ravenmyst33
    Ravenmyst33 Posts: 3
    Don't be too discouraged. After all, you DID all of the housework. You ate the chocolates, and it's time to forgive yourself for doing it. If the weather is nice out, slip on the headphones & go out for a walk. Enjoy your "me" time, and walk off the chocolate! if not, a nice hot bath and a good book sounds just as enjoyable to me!
    I've not been able to overcome the chocolate demon myself, so, I eat my chocolate, and do something constructive to counterbalance it.
    Deep breath my friend. You'll make it! :flowerforyou:
  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
    Been out at work all day 7:30am until 4pm, came home, nothing been done - despite my DH and one of my son's being home all day.
    I've had to do the dinner, washing, hoovering etc and I'm just about done in.
    I've gone and eaten 6 mini chocolates, and feel sick (now I wish I hadn't touched them.
    Can't seem to shift this mood right now, think I may just read a book and have an early night - and forget today ever happened.

    One good thing though, I only went over my calories by 19 today - just have to steer clear of food for the rest of the evening and I'll be fine :blushing:

    If you're only over by 19, do a few jumping jacks..or walk up and down the stairs....exercise a little bit and earn a few back. Forgive yourself for the chocolates and vow to do better tomorrow. :flowerforyou:
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    Don't be too discouraged. After all, you DID all of the housework. You ate the chocolates, and it's time to forgive yourself for doing it. If the weather is nice out, slip on the headphones & go out for a walk. Enjoy your "me" time, and walk off the chocolate! if not, a nice hot bath and a good book sounds just as enjoyable to me!
    I've not been able to overcome the chocolate demon myself, so, I eat my chocolate, and do something constructive to counterbalance it.
    Deep breath my friend. You'll make it! :flowerforyou:


    I did - I took the dogs for a walk - separately - 1 to give me some space and 2 cos it'll burn more calories!!! :bigsmile:
    I took the puppy round the block for a 10 minute walk and then my 'big baby girl' for a 30 min walk, burning 228 calories.
    I did plan on walking alone, but hubby decided to tag along - although, I did leave him standing :blushing:
    Still feeling cruddy, but at least my calories don't show it :happy:
  • DjBliss05
    DjBliss05 Posts: 682
    Seems like you are having a rough week!

    Congrats on only being over by nineteen calories! That is a great accomplishment considering you aren't have a good day. Those are the days that do us all in.

    So kick back with a book and relax. You are doing a great job! Feel good about that. :flowerforyou:
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    Been out at work all day 7:30am until 4pm, came home, nothing been done - despite my DH and one of my son's being home all day.
    I've had to do the dinner, washing, hoovering etc and I'm just about done in.
    I've gone and eaten 6 mini chocolates, and feel sick (now I wish I hadn't touched them.
    Can't seem to shift this mood right now, think I may just read a book and have an early night - and forget today ever happened.

    One good thing though, I only went over my calories by 19 today - just have to steer clear of food for the rest of the evening and I'll be fine :blushing:

    If you're only over by 19, do a few jumping jacks..or walk up and down the stairs....exercise a little bit and earn a few back. Forgive yourself for the chocolates and vow to do better tomorrow. :flowerforyou:

    Thanks losing_it, I did take the dogs for a walk to make up for it, and a bit of me time - didn't quite pan out that way, but never mind, I'll be ok once I've had a good night's sleep :bigsmile:
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    Seems like you are having a rough week!

    Congrats on only being over by nineteen calories! That is a great accomplishment considering you aren't have a good day. Those are the days that do us all in.

    So kick back with a book and relax. You are doing a great job! Feel good about that. :flowerforyou:

    Yeah I intend to, abotu time I did something for me - I think I've earned it today :wink:
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    I decided I'd do something more constructive instead of feelnig sorry for myself...so....my eldest son & I took a walk to our local gym, which is 10 minutes away from our home.
    When we got there, they were just turning out the last light in the offices :noway: I suddenly realised it's SUNDAY - they close at 5pm & it was 8:30pm by the time we got there !!!

    So we've decided we'll go tomorrow - now that we have taken note of the times they are open ! :blushing:

    I know I've got a lot to be thankful for, just sometimes, I really feel like I'm the only one that cares whether my home is tidy or not. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, I'm gonna have to accept that my home will not always be as tidy as I want it to be :grumble:

    Anyway, just want to thank you guys for reading and offering encouragement - means a lot, and it reminds me I'm NOT alone :flowerforyou: :drinker:
  • Ravenmyst33
    Ravenmyst33 Posts: 3
    Way to go!! you made excellent choices to counterbalance that nasty (tasty, delicious, melty...oh hey, I'm really NOT helping here...) ol' chocolate demon! in other words, YA DID GREAT, KIDDO!!!
    as for your house...you gave it some thought and decided that it wasn't going to be as clean as you'd like it to be. Just think, when your kids are out of the house, you can do that big clean, and you'll have it as you like it. The other thing you might try is to come up with a chore list for every member in the house. It isn't fair that you have work, then come home and do yet more work. By setting your standards on what each person does to chip in, after all they live there too, set standards on what they won't accomplish if they do not do what's been asked of them (meaning if they want something, instead of just getting it, make them earn it). Either way, good luck to you, and keep your chin up!!!
    :wink: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:
  • Jackie_W
    Jackie_W Posts: 1,676 Member
    Way to go!! you made excellent choices to counterbalance that nasty (tasty, delicious, melty...oh hey, I'm really NOT helping here...) ol' chocolate demon! in other words, YA DID GREAT, KIDDO!!!
    as for your house...you gave it some thought and decided that it wasn't going to be as clean as you'd like it to be. Just think, when your kids are out of the house, you can do that big clean, and you'll have it as you like it. The other thing you might try is to come up with a chore list for every member in the house. It isn't fair that you have work, then come home and do yet more work. By setting your standards on what each person does to chip in, after all they live there too, set standards on what they won't accomplish if they do not do what's been asked of them (meaning if they want something, instead of just getting it, make them earn it). Either way, good luck to you, and keep your chin up!!!
    :wink: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

    LOL I've been there done that - I had a chore rota on the fridge door, the boys would tick off the items and not do them, then claim they thought they'd done them!
    I even tried saying ok, you stack the dishwasher, you earn this amount - still no joy! :grumble:
    I've come to the conclusion that my boys are just lazy so and so's and they don't get it from me ! :laugh: :bigsmile:
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Don't be too discouraged. After all, you DID all of the housework. You ate the chocolates, and it's time to forgive yourself for doing it. If the weather is nice out, slip on the headphones & go out for a walk. Enjoy your "me" time, and walk off the chocolate! if not, a nice hot bath and a good book sounds just as enjoyable to me!
    I've not been able to overcome the chocolate demon myself, so, I eat my chocolate, and do something constructive to counterbalance it.
    Deep breath my friend. You'll make it! :flowerforyou:


    Spectacular advice!!! Yay Raven!


    I resigned myself to knowing that as long as I have a child, I will never have a clean home. I'm okay with it now. It's picked up and kept tidy enough, but the floors get vacuumed once a month, the dusting gets done once a month, the floors get mopped once or twice a year... :laugh:

    In the end, no one cares how clean your house was (when it comes to the floors and dusting type stuff, I mean), but they care how good a person and how good a friend you were. So when I have the chance to spend time with friends, all ideas of housework go out the window!

    It is super irritating when DH (and DS, in your case) take no notice of the cleaning needing to be done. I often have to leave my husband a list of chores for his day off. It's annoying to be the only one with any responsibility for ensure a clean toilet!! :grumble:

    I hope you are having a much less stressful day today!:flowerforyou:
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