Hi Julia,
I think you can be proud you were so frank about your 'detour': had I done the same I could have avoided the horrendous binge I had - and the ensuing guilt trip with it. I still feel fragile which is why I'm not contributing much this week. My default mode has always been to hide away (just because you look like you're coping on the outside doesn't mean you can't hide within yourself) and as soon as I'm physically alone resort to food.
You were under a tremendous lot of stress last night and no wonder you resorted to old habits. You're quickly taking over though and it sounds as though you're sorting through it and trying to devise coping strategies for the next event, and as you say if we can cope 80% of the time we'll be doing well.
When things settle down and your husband's able to help, you should look forward to some you time - maybe a sauna, a facial, a massage. Away from the kids and home stresses where you can be indulgent without resorting to food.
Let's know how things are ......
I think you can be proud you were so frank about your 'detour': had I done the same I could have avoided the horrendous binge I had - and the ensuing guilt trip with it. I still feel fragile which is why I'm not contributing much this week. My default mode has always been to hide away (just because you look like you're coping on the outside doesn't mean you can't hide within yourself) and as soon as I'm physically alone resort to food.
You were under a tremendous lot of stress last night and no wonder you resorted to old habits. You're quickly taking over though and it sounds as though you're sorting through it and trying to devise coping strategies for the next event, and as you say if we can cope 80% of the time we'll be doing well.
When things settle down and your husband's able to help, you should look forward to some you time - maybe a sauna, a facial, a massage. Away from the kids and home stresses where you can be indulgent without resorting to food.
Let's know how things are ......