On vacation.
A combination of a long hike, later then usual dinner, being very hungry, getting distracted by all kinds of stuff during dinner and a general sense of stress led to me not recognizing my satiety signals on time and stuffing myself. Reset and repeat.
@Misokatsu itās so true, with each completed task comes more motivation. I just really struggle with the initial spark to make a start. @acromouse congrats on 30 days no dairy itās very hard to stay on track when out of your usual routine
29 days no takeaways.
25 days no sugar.
11 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
Well, after I checked-in on this thread, I caught-up and checked-in on the main daily check-in thread, and I was here for a total of 3hrs! I was eventually able to start my cleaning jobs at 15:15hrs. I did get quite a lot done in the space of 2hrs, but I hit a wall and still had so much to do. I tried to go to bed early, but I was so anxious about today that I couldnāt sleep. I only managed to sleep from 12am-2am, then 4am-5am, and I still had a long list of jobs to do, so Iāve been at it since 5am until an hour ago. So almost 4hrs, with short rest breaks in-between jobs, for my back. I pushed myself to my absolute limit with my back, and almost didnāt make it to my bed from the kitchen (only a few meters). But everything I usually do for inspections is done! If I had the energy and my back wasnāt so bad, I would also go around and polish all the surfaces, remove all the cobwebs, and clean all the windows, but I simply canāt. The time-frame they gave was 9:00-15:45, so they could arrive at any time now. My mind and body are so relieved, and I will feel even better after theyāve been.
Good luck w the inspection, Cam. Procrastination and growing doom and depression are huge symptoms for me too, I struggle w all these a lot. I know for me they have to do w toxic expectations and perfectionism. So eventually w image of self and image of how the world is.
It helps to have routines in place. It helps to have techniques that can break through the stone of dread. But none of these are fail-proof for me either. Itās gotten a lot a lot better over the years for me. But itās still a battle, a hard one these days again for sure.
Much love! Good on you that you managed today. And may it get easier for you also.
30 days no takeaways.
26 days no sugar.
12 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
Yesterday I had no cravings, the inspection person came at 11am and was gone by 11:22. After that, I was at peace, and my body appreciated the rest. I currrently have the usual feeling that it has been so much longer since I last binged.
I finally looked through 1 of the 3 big boxes of old photos my dad found when hs cleared out their garage. A f**k load of awful emotions. I always looked so happy before the abuse , especially when in photos with my mum, who passed away when I was 8. I now feel like crying, screaming, punching, kicking, smashing, I have murderous rage and ultimately, I feel like binge-eating! I really donāt want to though, so I thought I should do an extra check-in here. Argh!
Go and do some of it. Punch and throw a few pillows, cry, yell. Vent on one of the threads here. Do something nice and kind for yourself. You are NOT alone
I am still on day zeroā¦ so annoying, I feel currently powerless to resist my urges and temptations
However, I am honestly pleased to see that you other guys are doing well, especially @CATMANCAM 's numbers are nicely rising after quite a long time of desperation. Well done! Keep it up Youāre awesome.
@Jana1988 Sorry you are having such a hard time. What used to work in the past for you? Are you working your program?
262 sugar
126 UPF
0 gluten
0 dairy
2 overeating
On vacation.
Yesterday I decided to eat a meal my aunt prepared which contained a small amount of gluten and dairy. It was a conscious decision to partake in a family meal on the last day of my stay here. It had nothing to do with triggers or cravings.
This might give me some cravings in the day to come but I am not concerned.
31 days no takeaways.
27 days no sugar.
13 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
Somehow, I made it another day. I really thought I was going to have to reset for sugar and binge-eating last night, but thankfully I fell asleep shortly after my last post. I did dream that I binged, and when I woke up I had the guilt, but itās always nice when the realisation hits that it wasnāt real.
32 days no takeaways.
28 days no sugar.
14 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
I was craving crisps all day yesterday, as soon as I woke up, until I eventually fell asleep around 7pm. I slept probably too well last night, and have not long been conscious. Today so far, no cravings. Feels good to have 2 weeks free from binge-eating. Against all odds!
@CATMANCAM I was doing no eating after 8pm for very long time. As long as I was doing that, I did not binge, āonlyā overate time to timeā¦
But then I donāt know what happened and my 8pm rule went to the bin and I started binging too
Yesterday, you asking me about this, made me somehow not to eat after 8pm again. So here I am with a day without binging. Itās an easy explanation - I donāt have time to binge through the day (nor desire really). Itās only evening/night issueā¦
Another issue for me is my active life. I am really crazy in comparison with a normal person and I do activities in high level. I love it and I canāt do otherwise. Whatever sport I touched so far - I turn to be really good at it. And because I am in sports clubs, I get pushed to improve my performance. With my competitive personality, I get highly motivated to achieve things in short time for which others for quite a long time. God knows why, but I can do this. Although it often turns to injuries at some point, because I donāt build up.
I am trying to say, that I can burn insane amounts of calories on week basis. Weekends are always extremes, because thatās when I do the highest volumes. I tried to learn how to eat and fuel myself properly, but turns put that no matter what I do, I always crave sweet stuff a lot. I would perhaps need a help of nutritionist, but donāt want to spend my money now, as I am at a process of buying a house
Blah blah, I need to work things out. How to eat, how to be good at sport but not over stretch myself (I got a swollen knee now lol)
But in my mind I am good lately. Even with the binging, I feel happy overalls