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"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

@jpscloud maybe we can support each other in getting back to a stricter form of low carb? I've managed to put on weight and let my hba1c creep up . There, I've said it out loud too. Committed. I'm not having alcohol for at least a month and both hubby and I need to lose a few pounds(aka a whole stone!). Not sure how yet as he's not diabetic.
Been very tired today after 3 nights in a row of bad sleep. 4 lots of washing, shopping and various errands.
2 eggs for breakfast with some cheese. Trying to skip lunch ended up eating a nut bar, a choclate éclair and some strawberries. Dinner was salad followed by a lc choc mug cake shared with hubby.
We are both feeling cold.
@shelley262 thanks for those links, very helpful. Now I just need to read them!
 
MrsA2 said:
@jpscloud maybe we can support each other in getting back to a stricter form of low carb? I've managed to put on weight and let my hba1c creep up . There, I've said it out loud too. Committed. I'm not having alcohol for at least a month and both hubby and I need to lose a few pounds(aka a whole stone!). Not sure how yet as he's not diabetic.
Been very tired today after 3 nights in a row of bad sleep. 4 lots of washing, shopping and various errands.
2 eggs for breakfast with some cheese. Trying to skip lunch ended up eating a nut bar, a choclate éclair and some strawberries. Dinner was salad followed by a lc choc mug cake shared with hubby.
We are both feeling cold.
@shelley262 thanks for those links, very helpful. Now I just need to read them!
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Yes definitely @MrsA2! I can't promise I won't wobble but posting here today has really helped me stay committed to climbing back on the wagon and the support and encouragement is wonderful. It's ok if you wobble too, let's just keep at it through rough and smooth. :)

Having said that... tomorrow I have a lunch date with some friends and I may have carbs but will try to limit them.

Edit: Hugs for those bad nights and feeling cold.
 
jpscloud said:
Having said that... tomorrow I have a lunch date with some friends and I may have carbs but will try to limit them.
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"May have carbs" sounds like you definitely will!
Maybe a look at the menu online, decide what to have and what swaps to ask for eg salad for chips. Then it's easy to place your order without having to think or be distracted by the fun and chat.
Just a supportive suggestion...
 
jpscloud said:
I had a really bad night with anxiety last night, the old familiar feelings of worthlessness and doom-dwelling on life's hardships and mistakes came creeping back in. I think this is very likely closely linked to diet, as I've let myself become a sugar machine again, albeit on a slightly reduced scale. I have also gone back into procrastination/freeze mode and let things slip around the house. I think the lack of sunshine might also be a factor, but I'm going to adjust my diet again and see if that does the trick.

Back to low carb/keto for me! Maybe carnivore some days, I'll see how it goes. Today I'm fasting until 6pm - I wrote that in my little notebook where I track BG, weight, BP, food, activity, health notes and mood daily. It's not a journal, it's just a record but it's been so helpful in letting me see what's going on with my incorrigible self!
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For some diabetics, these feelings seem to be closely linked to diet and general health, as you say @jpscloud. A low carb lifestyle must be worth another try. That alone might do the trick.

We're volunteers at our local nature reserve. I find focusing on nature and wildlife can alleviate tension and anxiety. Exercise can also do this, but it's even more effective when you're outside, particularly in sunshine.

Friends of ours are chaplins at a psychiatric hospital and sometimes bring recovering patients for a walk in our local nature reserve because it's so beneficial. The next best thing is a south-facing garden or window lit by a sun beam.

It's all tied up with neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Exposure to sunlight raises the levels of these mood enhancers and regular access to green spaces, especially when bathed in sunshine, has been linked to lower risks of anxiety, depression and improved concentration.
 
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Breakfast was 2 sausages and 2 fried eggs.

2nd meal will have to be the chicken curry I've done all the prep for already. Should manage to get it done today.

2 appointments today - legs and first appointment with the GP diabetes clinic (no GP in charge, but the diabetes nurse is working for them). May get an idea of my HBa1c, with any luck. Lost a bit more weight this week (1.2 kg). Not much but better than nothing.

Em managed to slip on the wet-room floor yesterday morning, banged her head and knocked herself out. Mum (a qualified nurse) didn't think she needed to go to A&E so just kept her home and kept an eye on her. Haven't heard today yet, how she is. Had it been me, I would have taken her to A&E just to be on the safe side. Everyone thinks Alistair is accident prone. Seems as though Em is a chip off the old block!
 
Just been catching up with all the postings and was so, I don't know if shocked is the word, to read about life regrets. I felt I was the only one who relives all the mistakes I feel I made during my life. I cringe at some of the things I have done and said through ignorance. I worry that I was not a good mum. I wish I could let go but sometimes I torture myself that I wasn't ever as good as I should have been. I have had counselling in the past over the deaths of my 2 daughters and feelings of inferiority and traumatic episodes in my life. I've been told to leave the past where it is but I find it impossible. On the outside I am a happy person but inside it's a different story. The traumatic episodes, the worst was when my dad took me away from my mum aged 7 and I never knew what I'd done wrong. That scarred me for life. In the nicest possible way, seeing these postings has given me a feeling that I'm not alone any more. So thank you. XX
 
RosemaryJackson said:
Just been catching up with all the postings and was so, I don't know if shocked is the word, to read about life regrets. I felt I was the only one who relives all the mistakes I feel I made during my life. I cringe at some of the things I have done and said through ignorance. I worry that I was not a good mum. I wish I could let go but sometimes I torture myself that I wasn't ever as good as I should have been. I have had counselling in the past over the deaths of my 2 daughters and feelings of inferiority and traumatic episodes in my life. I've been told to leave the past where it is but I find it impossible. On the outside I am a happy person but inside it's a different story. The traumatic episodes, the worst was when my dad took me away from my mum aged 7 and I never knew what I'd done wrong. That scarred me for life. In the nicest possible way, seeing these postings has given me a feeling that I'm not alone any more. So thank you. XX
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We all deal with the things we regret in a different way - depending on our individual personalities. Despite being fairly relaxed and of cheerful disposition, I have lots of regrets for mistakes I made, errors of judgement, foolishness, even shyness which made it appear that I was shunning some lovely people. I don't/can't forget. It's embarrassing. When I think about it, I often beat myself up, foolishly. But I don't think there can be an adult in this world who doesn't have something to regret. These things come back to mind and give pause, but these things are done and finished, unless we still allow them to affect our present lives. Hard, I know, to set them aside but to me, there is nothing I can do about them so place them firmly back where they belong - in the past. Don't allow the past to spoil the present or the future. Why did these things happen? No way of knowing now but if they happened in childhood, that child was never responsible for whatever it was, whether they were allowed to believe they were or not. The adult can understand that. Why did I never speak to my mum about my troubles in my early teens? Couldn't then, probably wouldn't now. I found my own solutions rather than involve her in an unpleasant situation. Should a 10 to 14 year old do that. No. But I did. It doesn't hurt any more even although I don't forget. I refuse to let that early trouble spoil my present and future.

This is a recent development in my thought processes. The past is gone. Can't change anything. Learn from it. Move on to the future.
 
RosemaryJackson said:
Just been catching up with all the postings and was so, I don't know if shocked is the word, to read about life regrets. I felt I was the only one who relives all the mistakes I feel I made during my life.
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Perfect proof of why it's so important to talk about mental health.
I'm very happy that this thread has helped you to feel you're not alone anymore with those feelings!
 
Antje77 said:
But, @jpscloud , should you decide on dancing in the rain like no one is watching, please have someone make a picture to share with us!
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And again. :banghead:
At least I caught it myself before @LivingLightly did this time. :angelic:

It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.

Next time I'll do a 100, maybe it will sink in... :hilarious:
 
RosemaryJackson said:
Just been catching up with all the postings and was so, I don't know if shocked is the word, to read about life regrets. I felt I was the only one who relives all the mistakes I feel I made during my life. I cringe at some of the things I have done and said through ignorance. I worry that I was not a good mum. I wish I could let go but sometimes I torture myself that I wasn't ever as good as I should have been. I have had counselling in the past over the deaths of my 2 daughters and feelings of inferiority and traumatic episodes in my life. I've been told to leave the past where it is but I find it impossible. On the outside I am a happy person but inside it's a different story. The traumatic episodes, the worst was when my dad took me away from my mum aged 7 and I never knew what I'd done wrong. That scarred me for life. In the nicest possible way, seeing these postings has given me a feeling that I'm not alone any more. So thank you. XX
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there would be two hug emojis there if they were allowed
 
RosemaryJackson said:
Just been catching up with all the postings and was so, I don't know if shocked is the word, to read about life regrets. I felt I was the only one who relives all the mistakes I feel I made during my life. I cringe at some of the things I have done and said through ignorance. I worry that I was not a good mum. I wish I could let go but sometimes I torture myself that I wasn't ever as good as I should have been. I have had counselling in the past over the deaths of my 2 daughters and feelings of inferiority and traumatic episodes in my life. I've been told to leave the past where it is but I find it impossible. On the outside I am a happy person but inside it's a different story. The traumatic episodes, the worst was when my dad took me away from my mum aged 7 and I never knew what I'd done wrong. That scarred me for life. In the nicest possible way, seeing these postings has given me a feeling that I'm not alone any more. So thank you. XX
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We do all feel like this - well I do. I also feel the older and possibly wiser you become the more your mistakes stand out. A psychologist friend once advised me about a very traumatic experience that happened to me as a child that had re-emergered because of the other traumas I was going through - to put that past experience into a metal box to which I had the key and to lock it up and just put the key away from now. I did that and rarely feel the need to find the key. Time passes and we need to know that it's human to feel this way and to be honest people who don't worry about mistakes and difficult or traumatic things they have experienced are maybe not people who we'd enjoy spending time with ?
 
Antje77 said:
And again. :banghead:
At least I caught it myself before @LivingLightly did this time. :angelic:

It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.

Next time I'll do a 100, maybe it will sink in... :hilarious:
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I quite liked the idea of dancing in the rain while someone immortalises me in an old fashioned portrait!
 
Hello all, anyone struggling with anxiety, depression or negative feelings please consider yourself warmly hugged and appreciated. @RosemaryJackson thank you for sharing too, I think we all tend to just deal with this sort of thing privately, thinking we're the only one, so it is very comforting to know we're not alone. Thank you to everyone from me also for the kindness and compassion here.

I had a much better night, and a lovely day today with some old work friends. I did have a few chips :oops:, but kept my hands off the bread, and swerved dessert (we all did, to be fair, the portions were huge). It was a lovely friendly pub with lovely friendly staff, and lifted me up tremendously.

Tomorrow will be a keto day, I'll be slow cooking another batch of savoury beef mince and I really must get working in the garden - hopefully the weather will cooperate!
 
Managed to delay having breakfast until 11, after a dental appointment. 2 dippy eggs with livlife toast was supposed to see me through to dinner, but dancing gave me mid afternoon munchies so had ff yoghurt and 2, yes 2!, cc little chocolate pots.
Dinner was cold chicken and ham heated in cream with plenty of black pepper served on green beans. Pud was ff yoghurt with rhubarb and strawberry.

My car came back from the garage on Tuesday. They couldn't find the intermittent "engine failure " fault but did mend a couple of other things. It was OK yesterday but today I got the message again. I contacted the garage and they put it straight on scanner and now think it's a fault with the fan regulator so part on order. I'm not convinced, so time will tell.

So potentially sorting the car, and getting my smile back as broken tooth now fixed meant it was a good day
 
Antje77 said:
And again. :banghead:
At least I caught it myself before @LivingLightly did this time. :angelic:

It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.
It's take a picture, not make a picture.

Next time I'll do a 100, maybe it will sink in... :hilarious:
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A step forward @ANTJE. Well done you.
 
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