Xmas worries!

mamalula
mamalula Posts: 42
edited October 6 in Motivation and Support
Hi I am here to share my worries with you all, sorry for whinging! It's just I am so excited to be going to the UK (I am English but live in France with my French husband and 2 little boys) to my parents for Christmas! I have missed my family so much and can't wait to be with them. My father is battling cancer and my sister is 6 months pregnant so there are lots of reasons why I want to be there But I am afraid of slipping back into a really destructive way of eating which happens when I go home.
Since I joined MFP I have lost about 1 stone which I am so happy about, I still have far to go but I am now in a routine with my exercise and I feel I have my eating sort of under control. I am so worried the whole thing will crumble, I feel like I am going to binge and then I will just give up.
There are a number of reasons for this, firstly there is my sis who I love to bits but we do have this weird kind of competitiveness which I hate. When I told her I was losing weight she said "oh great now I am going to be the fat one" (coz she is pregnant) I know it sounds awful but it is just the way we are, I have always been fat and she has nearly always been thin. Then there is obviously all the food, it is Xmas there is fattening food EVERYWHERE! and lots of it. My mum hates cooking so it is usually up to my sister and I to prepare all the meals and I know I will find it so hard not to pick. And because I am a professional chef it is usually up to me. The other thing that is freaking me out is that I will have no access to a computer so I will not be able to come on here and get some support.
So there you have it that is what is keeping me awake at night. Be great to get some advice, thanks for reading.

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  • MamaBear57
    MamaBear57 Posts: 336 Member
    We are with you requardless of whether you have access to a computer or not!!!! Support is what we give each other. Keep your logs up with pen and paper. This way when you go home you can input it. If it is something you would not want to type out then try not to eat. Yet it is the holidays so do not give up your favorites things because that will only make you feel bad. Eat small portions of the foods you like. Forcefully tell yourself when to stop and keep taking your walks. Ask your sister to come. Unless she has limitations.

    DO not feel or be to hard on yourself. You have come so far and we are so proud of you!!!! You WILL get through this!!!
  • lynntfuzz
    lynntfuzz Posts: 21 Member
    Yeah, I'm worried about Xmas too. But it is good to try to predict challenges and come up with ways to deal with it in a healthy way. Can you go to a public library to use the computer? I like the idea of taking walks with your sister. Maybe you can use your cooking skills towards a healthier Christmas meal. With your Dad sick, maybe they'll be receptive to something new and healthier. You can be the inspiration for everyone. And your sister could eat healthy food for her pregnancy! So, you could be the healthy food evangelist. There's got to be a way to find a computer. Anyway, just think through what kinds of stressful situations might arise, and try to think of alternative reactions (rather than eating). Taking a bath is my favorite. You could bring some health magazines and books to read to help motivate you. Good luck to you! It will be difficult, and it is good to know that in advance.
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