@Aleyadaisey I’m glad you are safe 🩵 @acromouse my plan is always just to keep trying, and keep meditating, though I am behind on some meditations so I will try to catch-up today. I also have the Ultra Processed People Audiobook I would like to start listening to.
1.5 days no takeaways.
1 day no sugar.
13 hours no crisps, no binge-eating.
I binged on crisps again last night, but I am pleased I was able to resist buying anything sugary. Tonight I hope I won’t go to the shops at all, which should be possible as I ideally need to have an early night as I have an early train to catch to visit my WhatsApp friend.
1 12oz sugar free red bull
1 cake pop
3 shots of espresso
Tripocal citrus drink
Slice of white cheddar from eggs n cheddar box
Making the most unhealthy dinner but it’s a kids favorite
Ground beef, salsa, sour cream, Velveeta, and shredded cheese as a dip, and tortilla chips on the side.
10000 calories
I didn’t eat much today though so I will have some
Started eating and got nauseous . So i gave it to my daughter. I know nothing is wrong with the food. I guess it was just too heavy… I’ll try to have something lighter in a while
2 days no takeaways, no sugar.
1 day no crisps, no binge-eating.
Very happy to have made it past that elusive day 1. I feel focused again. I am visiting a friend today, a 2.5hr train journey both ways. Travelling used to be a trigger but I will be prepared.
@CATMANCAM Glad to hear you made it through day 1. Always a hard one. If you happen to listen to this UltraProcessedPeople Audiobook, I’d like to hear what you think about it, if you’d like to share. Happy travels
My mood - especially in the afternoon and evening - has been so bad the last few days. Overeating is not making any of this better but it is an old pattern and yesterday I felt so desperate I kept stuffing myself. Today I’ll try to be more mindful with my feelings and thoughts and not increase my discomfort by stuffing myself.
Still doing well with having one sweet treat a day. I think it needs to be scaled back now, maybe just sweet treats at weekends or if we get something as a gift.
I am always getting my 5 a day at least, and lots of liquid in this hot weather.
3 days no takeaways, no sugar.
2 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
It was a nice visit with my friend. We had a salad. My back was absolutely f**ked even before I left home in the morning, and even more so after the 2.5 hour train journey, so I could only manage about 20mins walking before we had to head back. They had already had their proper morning walk so it was okay, I just felt like I’d let them down as they are used to walking miles on their walks.
I did experience strong cravings for crisps last night, but I didn’t act on them, so I’m pleased about that.
Happy Birthday, Jana! Congrats on your birthday dinner and your month plus no bingeing. I’m happy for you. Proud of you. Learn a lot from you and your thoughts and ideas. Have a wonderful year ahead!
@Jana1988 Congrats on your huge streak! Thanks for sharing your progress with us. And if this was your birthday that was celebrated yesterday: Happy birthday friend, and many happy returns @CATMANCAM Glad to hear your visit with your friend went well despite all the troubles around it.
235 sugar
99 UPF
106 gluten
5 dairy
1 overeating
I’m back to mindful eating. This together with the hunger/satiety scale has been the most effective tool for me in the past. Portion sizes were helpful at the time where I could not discern hunger and satiety signals. But thankfully this is much better now.
I’ve been practicing mindfulness meditations for decades now, but found it extremely difficult to be mindful around food and eating. Usually in meditation I would use the breath as an anker. This does not work for me while eating. I started experimenting with sounds as an anker around food and eating and it seems to be working much better. I’m curious how this will develop over time.
5 days no takeaways.
4 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
1 day no sugar.
I’ve been very fatigued from my day of travelling to visit my friend, it was hard to stay awake yesterday, I mostly kept falling asleep. So I wasn’t too bothered by my cravings which was a relief. I could easily fall asleep again now but I want to catch-up here, then go to collect some medications.
I feel like I can’t do this I feel so depressed, and all I want to do is binge crisps and watch a TV show I like, and I know it would make me stop feeling how I feel. It’s so hard trying to resist when I feel like this because it does “work”, it’s not like with alcohol and cocaine, as they stopped “working”, but crisps always work. I thought I would post here before I do anything, just to see if it helps. I usually would have had therapy today but she’s off this week, maybe I’d feel okay if I had had it, who knows. Ugh. I also have an online meeting with the psychiatrist at 9am tomorrow for the psychodynamic psychotherapy, so I’m probably subconsciously anxious about that too.
but it’s a kids favorite
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