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Did one of those “Blind Date with a Book” things.

Why am I having a full-on, crying my eyes out meltdown over stupid *kitten* that shouldn’t even matter? I feel so pathetic that I’m even letting it get to me this much.

Literally nothing has gone right today. Stomach is in huge amounts of pain, work computer doesn’t work so I can’t get anything done, made lunch and then dropped it so had to make another one… and I had yet another night of crappy sleep last night. I’m so done with today. Only I can’t be, because my work deadlines aren’t…

It’s only 9am and I’m already having a terrible day. Yet another night of insomnia, excruciating period cramps that heat/extra strength Tylenol are barely even touching, and now my work computer refuses to save any of my work so it looks like I have to go into the office between the multiple medical appointments I have…

Today got the better of me mentally, physically, and emotionally. Even the smallest tasks on my to-do list seem like too much and I can’t figure out how to prioritize any of it because my anxiety is high and my mood is low. I’ve never thought of myself as an emotional eater, but I definitely was today - which only made me…

Insomnia and IBS are both making me feel so horrible right now. Tired all day, can’t stay asleep at night. Case in point, it’s 2:30 am when I’m typing this. Don’t know what’s triggered the IBS flare but it just makes things worse because I’m miserable when I’m awake, and then the insomnia kicks in and I only get a few…

Healthy eating basically went out the window today. Huge amounts of stress following a work meeting about benefits changing next year. Looks like I’ll be paying more money for significantly less coverage so that’s cool. Cue the emotional junk food eating because i have no idea how im going to manage my healthcare/pharmacy…

Insomnia and nightmares last night making it impossible to focus today. Which is a problem with all the $*** I have to do before the holiday.

You could look into the low FODMAP diet. It’s designed to help you figure out exactly what your triggers are, and then SLOWLY work foods back in. It’s been a tremendous help for me in dealing with IBS issues

Goals for 11/15: - go to bank/pharmacy - Drink lots of water - Don’t skip meals Got my goals done for the day. Trying for a reset tomorrow

Goals for 11/15: - go to bank/pharmacy - Drink lots of water - Don’t skip meals Today my mind is racing non-stop, work is crazy hectic with the sheer volume of emails coming at me, the guy who joined our team to help us out just quit, and I’m definitely feeling under the weather. Not going to log my food because I don’t…

Did well with eating today… until early afternoon when my IBS flared up. Now my appetite for dinner is nonexistent. Still going to force myself to eat but I hate the nights when I have to do that.

Adventures with IBS: I took a risk and tried a new brand of ginger snaps, because the grocery store didn’t have the brand I’ve bought in the past. The risk did not work out in my favor 😞 Hopefully the bloating and nausea don’t last too long.

Didn’t log my food very much while I was in Vegas, but i did walk over 13 miles during the week according to my smart watch 😳 My legs are a bit tired, LOL. I think some yoga is in the cards for today. Goals for 11/11 - log food - Yoga - 40 oz of water

Goals for 11/5: - log food - Drink enough water Been a while since I’ve posted. The past few months have been a bit of a roller coaster, but I’m finally making some progress in gaining weight and controlling my IBS symptoms. I’m leaving for a week-long trip today, and the last time I went on a trip I didn’t eat anything…

I opened up to my boss about feeling a little overwhelmed. Now every time she talks to me she asks me how my stress levels are, and keeps turning over portions of my admin work to other people. And her manager is using it as an excuse to not give me writing assignments. So now I’m sitting here bored, still not having an…

I hate my scatter-brained self today. Forgot AGAIN to thaw out the meat I was going to cook for dinner, so I’m stuck with yet another turkey sandwich. Then I completely f***ed up a project at work that is probably going to take at least an hour and a half to fix, and I can’t start correcting it until after my next meeting.…

Mondays. Work issues, bad hair day, raging PMS, stomach problems, and yet another rejection for a job application I put in… all within an hour of getting out of bed. So hard to stay positive when the day is off to this rough of a start.

JFT 8/14 - nutritionist appointment - Therapist appointment - Grocery store - Write - Apply for new jobs Nothing has gone to plan this week, in terms of healthy eating or really anything else. Trying to turn that around today, but I just feel completely overwhelmed and like I have no control over anything.

Once again it’s 4 am and once again I can’t get back to sleep. Don’t know if it’s caused by anxiety or recently switching the medication I take to control the anxiety. Either way this is making me miserable and grumpy.

Logged my food and water. Survived the work day. Did one load of laundry. That’s all I’ve accomplished today. Going to a writers networking event tomorrow morning then back to cleaning my apartment and trying to work on my own writing.

Feeling overwhelmed today. My only health-related goals are to log my food and water. Other than that, I have so much housework to do; I can’t believe I’ve let things get this bad. Also went to a career counselor and he completely ripped apart my resume so now I have to revamp that. And I’ve barely written all week because…

JFT 8/31 - nutritionist appointment - Follow up with dermatologist - Follow up on pharmacy claim - Pay GI doctor bill - Pay dentist bill - Yoga Rainy, windy day thanks to the remnants of the hurricane, so I’ll have to stick with indoor exercises today. So many medical expenses and insurance headaches this month. Hopefully…

Insomnia every night for weeks now. Doesn’t matter what time I go to bed or how easily I fall asleep, I wake up at 4am. That’s what time it is now, and I went to bed at 11 last night. Why won’t my brain just let me sleep? I’m so tired

Pouring rain when I have some very time-sensitive errands I need to run - like going to the grocery store so I can actually eat halfway healthy for dinner tonight. Guess my plans are delayed. Why do I even bother making plans when they never work out? Also, hormones are stupid. My stomach hurts and my skin is super broken…

My re-commitment to myself is not off to a great start. IBS is flaring up and kicking my butt physically and mentally. Still pushing myself to eat despite the pain but it’s hard. I know it’s not a healthy relationship to have with food, but I can’t afford to lose any more weight so I have to keep going.

Trying to get back into healthy eating habits this week. I’ve been making bad choices lately and been paying the price for it.

I have IBS, so I know this pain all too well. I’ve been trying the low FODMAP diet (basically an elimination diet like stated above) and it’s helped reduce symptoms / figure out what my specific triggers are.

Tried a new food today (Greek yogurt) and was proud of myself for that. My stomach on the other hand is NOT happy tonight. I’m so tired of the pain. And what’s worse, I still don’t know if it’s from the food or from stress or from the grazing that I did yesterday. Things at work keep getting worse. I told my supervisor I…

JFT 8/14 - log food and water 🤷‍♀️ - Reintroduce Greek yogurt ❌ - Edit ❌ - Write ✅ - Run dishwasher ❌ - Figure out medical bill ❌ Some of my food log is an estimate - did a lot of grazing in the afternoon and didn’t pay attention to exactly how much I was eating. I wasn’t hungry at all, I was just comfort eating. Didn’t…