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We’ve been ‘fighting’ with family lately. That is if you can call passive aggressive going over our heads, calling our kids school for info etc ‘fighting’. It’s going to come to a head soon as they’ve brought our kids into it (3,9&12) and that brings out mama bear faster than anything.
With this added stress on top of depression, healing from surgery and year end stuff at school I’ve been starving. Nothing I eat fills me up except bread. Even the snickers I had didn’t hold me for long. Today I realized that my diet is becoming a lifestyle change. I’ll go back to junk food but in moderation. Today I wanted sweet, salty, carbs and something filling. Instead of heading for a frozen pizza or the like, I had two turkey sandwiches with low cal cheese and low cal wheat bread. I threw in one serving of chips for the salty and coffee with Splenda for sweet. It worked! Where a few months ago I’d have had 1000-1500 calories of junk to be satisfied, tonight it took around 600 calories of sandwiches and chips! Yes I ate two lol. Rarely do but I needed a big meal. And now I want some veggies which is a huge change for me! I ate very few veggies until recently and I’m still picky but I find I crave broccoli of all things.
Diet Calendar Entries for 18 May 2018:
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1060 kcal
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Fat: 47.48g | Prot: 73.74g | Carb: 76.50g.
Lunch: Sonic Ranch Sauce, Sonic Lo-Cal Diet Cherry Limeade (RT 44), Sonic Corn Dog, Sonic Mozzarella Sticks (1 oz). Dinner: Skinless Chicken Breast. Snacks/Other: Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats (22g), Jack Link's Original Beef Jerky (50 Calorie Pack). more...
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188 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
3PLUS M awards, McK park. - 1 hour, Apple Health - 23 hours. more...
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Sounds like good progress! Sorry about the family situation and other challenges, but you are becoming more aware and that is a big deal!
18 May 18 by member: jengetfit123
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Keep it up, things do get easier over time. Try new things as your tastes change, and the eating of a big meal (it happens every so often) but make sure to keep it in check. Think perhaps some of that may have been stress kicking up a notch or two and causing stress eating habit. Exercise caution, as you don't want this to become a habit.
18 May 18 by member: wright2018
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I am sorry you are going thru so much. I hope you have a great day today. Don't let the family drama derail you, even if it is very upsetting. You deserve your own kindness. <3 All changes are a great!
18 May 18 by member: member045
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So sorry for your family woes; praying for resolution and peace for you. Yes, protect those precious babies! So glad you are protecting yourself as well. Great job of mindful eating and staying with your WOE!
18 May 18 by member: Gingerk65
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So sorry for the stress. Hoping and praying things will work out for the better
18 May 18 by member: eatolive4life
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Thank you all! It’s been a trial as this stuff has been going on for about 2 years now and off and on before that. Kids are old enough to say we need a change and just want to be left alone.
My eating habits have suffered this week because of stress but normally I would 1) eat nothing because I’d be too worked up or 2) eat everything in sight so I keep busy and not worry and stress. I’m trying to find a compromise in there using healthier foods rather than snack cakes, pizza, fast food, candy etc. It was so much easier at first when I just limited my food to half what I usually ate. Now I’m trying to be mindful of the foods I eat too. Usually it’s a turkey or tuna sandwich rather than nachos (another go to food for me as I love cheese). I miss the ‘full’ feeling but I have to over eat quite a bit to get that feeling. Sandwich les are as close as I can come to feeling full lol.
18 May 18 by member: peeperjj
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@wright I usually have a ‘big’ meal at dinner but now my big meal is usually something like 2 bowls of soup and 5 crackers rather than a huge loaded baked potato with regular coke followed by candy lol. I almost couldn’t finish the last sandwich. I made myself only because I had 4-5 hours until bed and would give up one of my snacks. I’ve been a snacker all my life and can’t break the habit. Now I earn the snacks and they have to be 100 calories or less unless it’s a handful of nuts.
But yes it was stress eating at its finest lol. Today I was tempted to order a ton at sonic but settled for a corn dog and cheese sticks. Not the best but better than the 6 cheese sticks, small burger, chicken strips and tots I wanted to order! Thanks for helping me keep my goals in sight. I actually read these comments while waiting to order and these changes my mind so I could decide to order a lighter meal if not a healthier one.
18 May 18 by member: peeperjj
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