When anyone gives me gifts of food that I don't choose to eat, I make sure I get it out of the house quickly by regifting it. If I think the gift giver won't be offended I let them know I am not able to eat what they brought. No use having temptation in the fridge for a moment of weakness, which could trigger a craving for damaging foodstuff.I'm checking in daily, hope nobody minds. Helps me to keep focused for the time being. Well, Easter Sunday. After low carbing all week, I had my plan for today, a full roast dinner (I do only eat from a side plate though), I would eat some pudding today, and a mini hot cross bun. That would not provoke the cravings from hell, this was my plan. My neighbours came round three hours ago with two chocolate Easter eggs! But..
It's been ok. No brekkie, I do find that coffee with cream keeps pangs at bay, lunch was some fried peppers in tomato sauce (doesn't spike me), halloumi cheese, 2 small crackers with pate. Dinner, half a roastie, savoy cabbage, squash, few carrot slices, some parsnips and stuffing - rhubarb crumble after. I should point out that gravies, carrots, tomatoes etc don't spike me so I know I'm ok with any veg, same with stuffing. Pud was nice and I didn't feel guilty at all (I'm not a pud person anyway). I had an apple this morning (fine again) but that's it, no desire to eat more, no "triggering" of that feeling that now I'd started, I may as well really let loose for one day..none of it. And no desire to attack the eggs, or choc in the fridge.Plus, I haven't had the bun! Too full and listening to my tum instead of my mind! I will allow myself the bun tomorrow, but I'm fairly confident that I will be ok - which feels good
PS. Bg's was 7.3.
. There are also mental health issues with another member..
That sounds like a fabulous update, and great progress. Until I read about the funding aspect, I as thinking the weight measure was probably just some form of benchmarking exercise.
Curiously enough I was considering all this weight loss stuff just this morning, as I had read elsewhere of folks feeling almost exactly are you did. I suffered from an eating disorder many moons (read 3 decades) ago, and it still held some fears (of regression) for me, until relatively recently.
When diagnosed I concentrated on my blood scores as shunned the scales completely. I didn't carry much weight, but I had some luuuurve handles and a bit of a muffin top waistline in close fitting clothes (a lovely image, eh?). Once I had lost weight, then started wanting to stop that loss (for fear of becoming unhealthily thin again), I needed to weigh myself or I would have no self-help tools. Only this morning did I really realise/admit that I am in a better place, in terms of my relationship with the weighing scales than I have been for probably 40 years. Now I just see it as one of those things I do. Hopefully, you can, over time, get to a similar place.
On a really positive note; when I was being discharged from care (all that time ago), I raised worries of regression and using the revolving door into and out of health. I was told then once I had a decent footing in a good place, I was much more likely to get hooked on something different, rather than weight or eating - or not eating in my case. Obviously, I'm trying hard not to let that happen, but if it has to, hopefully I'll enjoy whatever I get overly keen on.
Go for it. I bet you'll soon feel miles better just having taken the steps you have and knowing you're going to have some decent support. I know I did.
Very, very well done on doing the scary thing. Give yourself a big pat on the back.
