Greeneyes will PERSEVERE.........

Woohoo...... yessssssssss!!! My Beck book has turned up today just as I was on my way out but I will make sure I read it later when I have a big of time, will read it in bed in the morning before I get up too until half term is over..... Not a subtle colour though is it!!! ha ha

So scales down yet again today and although I felt a bit of a waiver, I am so happy with the scales dropping that it is keeping me on track, hopefully by the time the scales stop dropping I will be well into my beck book and more able to cope with the slower weight loss......

Am running out of CD bars and mix a mousse but am wary of contacting my CD as it seems every time I go to her I seem to fail, maybe it is because I assume she has high expectations of me as I have succeeded before and so I deliberately fail and dont go back. Wondering if she will just let me buy stuff from her without the WI bit.... may have to ask her....... but then I am worried if I buy more supplies I will then fail as I am expecting myself to stick to this for longer....... awwww I am such an undecided mess with dieting!!
 
Linda - I'm sure she wouldn't mind selling you some products without the WI. My CDC used to do that for me. I used to like to convenience of bars and had a few at work for when I didn't have time for lunch. She was more than happy to supply me as that's how she maintains her weight.

I don't use them anymore but have considered getting in touch with my CDC just to pick up a box of the choc mint bars as they sound yummy!!

I'm only reading one day of Beck at a time. That way I have no idea what's coming next and I'm looking forward to finding out. - works well so far!
 
But only if you haven't lost it.....:eek:....
 
Hi Linda --

It sounds like you are doing pretty well.

I agree with Alli -- I am sure your CDC (if she is any kind of a business woman) will let pass on the weigh in for a few weeks, and sell you some products.

@Bess -- LOL. Isn't there something in psychological literature about there "being no accidents". Hummmmm.

Re: I have my book and hope to work through it before I leave for Texas on April 12th.

MM
 
@ Mel... Wow... Texas very soon! Exciting!

xxx
 
So day 4 today on my version of 810......scales down ever so slightly this morning so all good. Have read some of my Beck book, need to do my cards now, but have tons of other work to do first, so will probably do them this evening...... again wondering about doing CD, wondering if another diet would be better, but I need to be consistent with something so will persevere with this until at least WI Tuesday night..... and hopefully Beck will have sunk in a bit more before then and I will be more positive with my plans.....
 
Hi Linda --
I am doing my own version on 810, too.

The Beck book is already working for me: I made a MAM out of a CD Strawberry tetra and took a bite. It was dreadful. Then I took a second bite... then I thought, "The Beck book tells me that I need to get over worrying about 'wasting food'."
So, I threw it out -- and made another out of the vanilla powder shake that I know I like. I realised that if I ate the shake that I hated, I would feel "deprived" and then be either unhappy or compensate myself with something "better". So, I went for the better in the first place -- and avoided a bad meal and extra calories.

@KC -- I am taking DD to visit my sisters and some of our friends that are (thanks to the U.S. Military) all in one city atm. One location and we see several special people. Yeah! Plus, there is Sea World, Six Flags, the Riverfront -- hopefully, warm and sunny weather!

MM

MM
 
@ Mel, yay to the special friends and warm sunshine! Sounds fab.

@ Greeneyes... yes, stay with this till the WI and see how you feel... I can see the attraction of mixing CD with a food-based diet too. Give it a fair chance and see what you think... you have done well hunny, so try and settle into a routine if you can and keep the losses going. Big hugs.

xxx
 
Have spent the afternoon reading my old posts from when I got to goal in 2009...... my food choices were brilliant, my mindset seemed good and from reading I cannot see why my mindset changed and my outlook on food changed. I am so impressed with myself back then I am thinking of following some of my old menu's on 810 once I have finished the WW meals I have here, as in eat half my quorn for dinner and half my cottage cheese for lunch, hence having 2 meals a day.... will definately look into this to follow after WI on Tuesday..... see if I can get back to that same place.....
 
Great idea! I'm sure you can do it. xx
 
I think you are on to something Greeneyes, plan to take a look at my old diary over the weekend and see if I can lassoo some of that focus and enthusiasm. We know... we have just forgotten. And if we did it once, we can do it again.

xxx
 
Great start to weekend..... DH got stopped by boss on way out and he was warning him that he may be made redundant in the next few weeks..... he has only been there 2 years so not likely to get any redundancy.... we are also maxed out on our credit cards but paying them at the moment so things look like they are going to go downhill fast..... I will not let this make me eat, I will stay strong. Wont be able to afford to eat anyway.........
 
Greeneyes11 said:
Great start to weekend..... DH got stopped by boss on way out and he was warning him that he may be made redundant in the next few weeks..... he has only been there 2 years so not likely to get any redundancy.... we are also maxed out on our credit cards but paying them at the moment so things look like they are going to go downhill fast..... I will not let this make me eat, I will stay strong. Wont be able to afford to eat anyway.........
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Hi Linda,

That totally bites... but don't you. I appreciate how you can actually keep your sense of humour in this situation.

However -- it was a "may be", and so DH can start looking "just in case". You can get advice from Citizens Advice and other services on restructuring your debt (if need be). And, although this doesn't really help, there are an awful lot of people going through this at this time. The economy is a wreck and none of us are escaping the shrapnel.

My fingers are crossed for you and your family.

MinnieMel aka Melissa
 
MinnieMel said:
Hi Linda,

That totally bites... but don't you. I appreciate how you can actually keep your sense of humour in this situation.

However -- it was a "may be", and so DH can start looking "just in case". You can get advice from Citizens Advice and other services on restructuring your debt (if need be). And, although this doesn't really help, there are an awful lot of people going through this at this time. The economy is a wreck and none of us are escaping the shrapnel.

My fingers are crossed for you and your family.

MinnieMel aka Melissa
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Thanks Mel, I think the maybe is a definate, just not sure exactly when...... we also have a mortgage over £100,000 which I dont think the government will help much with, at least not for quite some time...... We had this problem when DH and I first got together, has taken us forever to rebuild our credit history, now it looks like it will take a nosedive again...... The citizens advice were really helpful to us before, but since then people who have been to them say they aren't very helpful, think they are just inundated with these sorts of problems nowadays... and DH has been looking for a job for about a year now but there is just nothing around, he has applied for loads but so have tons of other people.....
 
Oh Greeneyes... so sorry. DON'T let this derail you, that won't help, please, please, keep that one area of your life under control and it may help you find strength for the rest of it.

Sending a big hug.

xxx
 
Oh no that sucks!! We were in a similar situation a couple of years back and had just cancelled the insurance policy we had in case of redundancy because we couldn't afford the payments - big mistake! We lived on credit cards for a while until DH found another job and are still working on paying these off now.

It will work itself out - it always does. Just keep that in mind and don't let this derail your diet as if you do, it'll be another thing to stress over.

Spend the next few weeks checking out what kind of benefits you are entitled to. You may be entitled to some you weren't even aware of...

Big hugs from me - keep breathing and try and enjoy your weekend. On Monday you can start figuring out what you need to do / look into etc. xxx
 
Hi Linda,

Thinking of you and wishing you well. My friends got mortgage relief, but it did take several months to kick in... they were lucky to family was (and still is) helping. But, it has not been easy. Interestingly, it strengthened their marriage.

MM
 
Oh Linda, I am so sorry about this. You must be feeling so stressed and worried. These are really sh*tty times and just when you think things are going well, it comes back to bite you on the behind. I do hope that DH doesn't get made redundant, they did say there was a chance, not that it was a definite.

Like others have said, at least you can keep control of one area of your life at the moment, and you can come on here and get rid of all your frustrations and worries, rather than being derailed. We're all here for you, and dont ever forget that xxxx
 
Yep, and for the record, we support each other through all kinds, Greeneyes, not just the diet stuff. So if you ever need to vent/share, you know we will listen... as someone said, keep breathing, keep the panic at arms length. You have Johnny D, you have your gorgeous kids, you have love. That's worth a lot.

xxx
 
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