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Hey Katy, glad you doing well hunny, interesting about the stress n fatty food thing, def been more stressed lately so could explain something!

Hope you having a good day

xx

OK... today was not so good, but then again not so bad. (It is still not over, but I am hopeful!)

On Friday heard something worrying to do with work and it was on my mind all weekend. This morning an email came in that worried me even more, & colleague arranged to phone me at 2 to discuss further. I knew there would be a conflict and that I would have to be assertive and I was a bit upset and paranoid about it all. So, after my lovely lo-cal porridge brekky I ate not one but two almond slices. They were for comfort, for stress (what did I post earlier about eating & stress? Argghhhh). I could have justified one, but two... nope. There was no need though for three, which was a breakthrough of sorts as I have polished off whole box in the past. Two was enough, and Diet tracker was a deterrent there (I had wasted 406 cals. Eek), but also, didn't want any more of that sweet taste, or to come unravelled because of something so clearly NOT to do with food. Had lunch as planned and then a CD hot choc and then the phone call... it all turned out OK, with them listening to my viewpoint and changing their plans, so all was well.

At four I went for a walk to the next village to see my mum, dragging dog along. Walked briskly for an hour & it is 4 and a bit miles, Diet Tracker says it was worth 300ish cals, so i do get to have some tea after all... also feel loads better for it. The first half hour was on the lane, the second over fields and alongside a river, as the light was falling. Dog was in heaven. When I got to the village it was dark and pretty & smelled of woodsmoke & parrafin, so lovely. That village always reminds me of 'The Shire' in Lord of The Rings!

So, a bad day turned good. Off to make myself some tea.

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Originally Posted by Katycakes

OK... today was not so good, but then again not so bad.

I think you did pretty well considering - stopping at 2 almond slices and later going for the long walk. (Btw, assume you got a lift home).

I remember KD saying this:
The key to maintenance isn't perfection it's finding a balance you can live with (one of many useful things she's said).

I think you are doing really well at finding that balance. I'm glad too that you sound upbeat.

The walk sounds wonderful, i keep meaning to do such things but never do... must make more effort. Our minds have a lot to answer for, when it comes to our eating choices. Like how you presume the worst outcome with the issues at work, yet the reality wasn't as bad as expected. Still impressed you stopped at the two almond slices, and were able to break the binge cycle. Deserve to feel pretty chuffed with yourself i reckon! xx

Thanks Dis & Butterfly... it felt like I finally learned some stuff yesterday. That almond slices were yummy but had no power to solve my problems, and that it was my choice to steer the day in a good direction or a bad. Chose good! Yay!

Yep, Dis, got lift home from OH! Always see my mum at that time on weekdays as also have to give son a lift home from his p/t job in village, but usually drive - pity the light won't be on my side for much longer, or I could do it a couple of times a week... maybe schedule that walk in for the weekends?

Hope today is a good day, workwise as well as foodwise. Just off to make my porridge.

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hi Katy, I think it is a good sign when we can stop ourselves before a binge....and realise it wont help what we are worried about or thinking of....I think that is one thing I am beginning to realise, though it does not always stop me:P

That walk sounds amazing!! That's one of the best things about diet tracker or WLR - seeing the calorie allowance increase as you add exercise!

Well done on just having 2 slices - definitely progress!

Have a great day, hun!

Thanks Raquel & Alli. Slow progress is better than no progress at all, and do feel more 'level' today. Was up at stupid-o-clock again, though, so may have a CD hot choc/homemade cocoa mid morning...

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Hey Katy, you did well to stop when you did with the cakes. It shows you knew what you were doing and stopped before it turned into a full blown binge. Then for you turn it round with your walk is great.

almond slices were yummy but had no power to solve my problems

How true is this. Cakes may make us feel better for a few seconds but cant solve life long problems. Thanks for that Katy, I will remember that when I open the fridge x

Katy,
Wow hon your doing great........ Im pleased you had the almond slices and you knew when to stop........ and that walk sounded amazing........ I wish I had a lovely walk to go on like that where I lived...... sounds so nice.
Hope your having a good day today hon x

Glad the work thing was sorted Katy and well done you for getting more controlled with treats! I'm still trying!

My cousin is a very very keen rower, when she's competing, she eats between 4,000 and 5,000 cals a day! Truly!
and is wonderfully slim and muscled!! Just shows what excercise can do!!

Thanks for dropping by MsJT, Curly & Bess... Tuesday hugs to all of you. I guess it IS a nice walk, take it for granted I suppose, but one of the reasons I am glad not to live in the city. Gonna resolve to do that walk every weekend. (Would do it in week too but bad weather and soon be dark at 4-ish here, and need the daytime to work.)

Bess, the 5,000 cals made my eyes pop open. I probably used to eat that myself when in binge mode, in the past... but without the exercise! EEEEK!!!! Have lit a wood fire in the stove and trying to get warm...

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Originally Posted by Katycakes

Have lit a wood fire in the stove and trying to get warm...

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See Alli?! More than one of us!!

My fires are lit with a button...

In our last house we had a "proper" open fire, but I got so fed up with DH spending every evening messing about with the wood - he normally couldn't be bothered to chop it down enough and stuck huge logs on the fire which then hung out of the grate and he would be there poking at it constantly - used to drive me mad!

Sigh........... a button? Lucky you.