Good morning, Debbie. Nice to meet you. *kitten* to all of that. Glad you've got such a good dog there! (and hubbie and bestie) to compensate for the rest of it.

the guardians (the 2 pyrs) are working dogs, they are outside ... working at night (we live on a farm). they come in during the day (especially in the summer). cant blame them. lol during the cooler months they usually only come in to eat, maybe get some love, then go back out.

hagrid is just kind of a jerk sometimes. and a mamas boy. and if somethings not right with mama then hes more of a jerk. he wont hurt anyone, but hes still a jerk to them. hagrid always stays on the farm but holly, his older sister, travels with us. she loves people and attention (but when shes at work, shes at work! shes a good guardian and definitely the alpha). holly is the one in my profile pic. shes my baby.

i got an allergy test scheduled for tomorrow morning. bestie is taking me, we have to leave at 6 am (appt is 2 hours away). god love her. radiology wont reschedule my CT at all until i have the results (i tried ...). so either way, my doc will have to do it since he will either (a) have to send the insurance company PROOF i am still allergic to iodine and therefore they HAVE to approve the claim or (b) change the order in the system to the CT with the trace (right now it is without and radiology cant override that).

But I put up my halloween tree today (its only like, 12 inches tall LOL), so that was fun lol Last year I was in the middle of a REALLY deep depression and didnt do halloween at all. Its my favorite holiday. My husband knew I wasn't doing well, but when I didnt put ANYTHING out for halloween, he knew it was BAD. The only reason i did xmas was for my son and even then my (grown) daughter came over and put up my tree FOR me. otherwise, i dont know if I would have had the energy to do it. But, that was last year and I am doing much better this year. well, current health issues aside, but those are physical and not mental

@rieraclaelin Glad you are back - I hope that means that you are feeling better?
Looking forward to seeing you in the forums. You can do this. Take is slow and easy - no need to add any extra stress to life.

Happy to see you back….I wondered where you had gone….looking forward to your progress!

Athijade wrote: »

rieraclaelin wrote: »

Thanks!

Yes and no. Still have anxiety, but, it's getting a little easier to manage with meds at least! Will probably need help getting back into the swing of things on her

I have food/health based anxiety too. Currently not allowed to log on the therapists orders.

Welcome back!

my therapist tried to tell me not to log.

pretty sure i spent the rest of the session laughing at her.

I never said I was a good patient.

So got a question that I only really feel safe asking in this group since you all know more about my food struggles.

My therapist wants me to log my food, but not log calories/macros. It's sort of a step towards maybe calorie counting again in the future. She wants me to be able to see what I am eating and make note of things like why I ate it, my emotions while eating, and how I felt after I finished.

The problem is finding an app I actually like for this. So I was wondering, does anyone here know of any apps or sites that could help me keep track of that stuff that also doesn't focus on calories/macros?

I know it is a long shot, but thought I would try!

Athijade wrote: »

So got a question that I only really feel safe asking in this group since you all know more about my food struggles.

My therapist wants me to log my food, but not log calories/macros. It's sort of a step towards maybe calorie counting again in the future. She wants me to be able to see what I am eating and make note of things like why I ate it, my emotions while eating, and how I felt after I finished.

The problem is finding an app I actually like for this. So I was wondering, does anyone here know of any apps or sites that could help me keep track of that stuff that also doesn't focus on calories/macros?

I know it is a long shot, but thought I would try!

I did this when I visited a nutritionist, recorded what I ate without the calorie amount….I think it’s probably good therapy to actually write it by hand in a notebook…you can also record how you are feeling when you eat…good luck

Thank you for the suggestions.

I am looking for something on the computer or phone because I have issues with one of my wrists/hands that make writing by hand difficult and painful at times. Typing is a lot easier.

I started using the Ate app, but I keep forgetting to take pictures of my food which sort of defeats the purpose of it.

I think I am about to break... Like, I am pretty sure I am having a panic attack at the moment.

Took my car in for an oil change and to have them check on another issue. Both rear struts are snapped. Which means they have to be replaced right away as it is not safe to drive. $1500... which I have but it will need to come out of savings which just kills me to do. Just as I think life is getting easier, something like this happens.

I'm new to groups. Looking through them to see where I might fit. This is day 3 for me and I need to lose 200+ pounds. I'm also 60+ years old. I cooked a lot of protein and veggies last night so that I would not have any excuses to go get take-out or fast-food. Had one meal today. Mostly veggies and about a 40 oz. baked pork chop. Today, I am craving something sweet. What do you do to get rid of your sweet tooth?

mytempleisloved wrote: »

I'm new to groups. Looking through them to see where I might fit. This is day 3 for me and I need to lose 200+ pounds. I'm also 60+ years old. I cooked a lot of protein and veggies last night so that I would not have any excuses to go get take-out or fast-food. Had one meal today. Mostly veggies and about a 40 oz. baked pork chop. Today, I am craving something sweet. What do you do to get rid of your sweet tooth?

Welcome! I was never a huge sweets person, but I have found that certain fruits are satisfying when I have one. I also will do things like, apples/bananas with some nut butter, sprinkle some low cal chocolate chips on top and top with a little honey.

I also use this cake in a cup recipe: https://jenniferbanz.com/keto-mug-cake
And spruce it up with fresh fruit or chocolate.

Nerdy, thanks for the advice. See my post to Callsitlikeiseeit. I appreciate the feedback.

I’m feeling this today —



I’m hungry and would eat anything - the dangerous, eat drywall kinda hungry 😂 …tired too. Not sure why. I don’t normally eat this time of day but already had a protein bar and pistachios.