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Talking myself into/out of stuff!

popsy

popsy

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Location
North Otago, New Zealand
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Dislikes
Crowds of people, my idea of hell would be a huge gathering of any sort!

Heights, scare me to death!
Liars, cheats. poseurs, any kind of violence, thieves and people who take advantage of others.

The way the world is going to hell in a handbasket.

Global warming, the melting ice caps, whaling..I mean what for?!

Cruelty

Having to give up my eat everything philosophy..and I really really dislike consequences.
I need a kick up the keester.

It's Christmas, well almost, and the house suddenly has things in it that aren't usually there! Lovely choclately things that I thought I could easily resist. After all, I had been doing so well, I had found a regime that has worked for me, I was losing weight well and had my BG's pretty well sorted. The tingling in my feet was almost gone and I was feeling pretty **** pleased with life. THEN this. How is it that I have reverted to my old habits? Why on earth would I do this to myself? It's inexplicable really that when push comes to shove, in my head I am just as I always have been. Nothing seems to have changed and it seems I must be totally and completely aware of what I am doing all the time and not only that, but be judge and jury too!

There is no such thing as "Just this once" is there? No such thing as "Oh well, it's only a wee bit" because it's not, it leads on to other evils and it seems the only way I can avoid this is to not have anything in the house that can do me harm but I'm not the only one who lives here and no-one else is in my situation. There is no reason for everyone else to not have stuff just because I can't.

I just realized that I have given myself a good talking to but I would love to know if anyone on here has totally changed the inside of their head. Has anyone become a completely different person by changing habits or does everyone still revert to their old selves now and again?

Ah well, today is a new day, a new beginning. Onward and upward :wink:
 
im with you all the way im afraid :( its hard, important but hard and did i mention hard?
 
your only human i guess and at the end of the day temptation is sadly parr of the course. the times i wanted to lock myself in the wardrobe with a terrys choccy orange is no one business ahah :roll: but like you said onwards and upwards few more days and xmas be done and the world be on a diet
 
It is hard, and sometimes I just wish I hadn't got diabetes, especially when I only used to have the occasional treat, like the odd Chinese and Shepard's pie.
But I know what they taste like, and I'd rather have my feet and eyes.
I think the thing to do is keep in some treats like no sugar jelly and a bag of frozen fruits. Eggs boiled ready in the fridge. Walk away, you've done so well, don't let a slip up or a thought change what you have done so far.
 
popsy said:
I need a kick up the keester.

It's Christmas, well almost, and the house suddenly has things in it that aren't usually there! Lovely choclately things that I thought I could easily resist. After all, I had been doing so well, I had found a regime that has worked for me, I was losing weight well and had my BG's pretty well sorted. The tingling in my feet was almost gone and I was feeling pretty **** pleased with life. THEN this. How is it that I have reverted to my old habits? Why on earth would I do this to myself? It's inexplicable really that when push comes to shove, in my head I am just as I always have been. Nothing seems to have changed and it seems I must be totally and completely aware of what I am doing all the time and not only that, but be judge and jury too!:wink:
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I know how you feel, but wouldn't beat yourself up over it if you've only slipped once or twice. If it's more, and I'm reading your post correctly, you're not the same as you've always been: Your post here suggests that you've recognised the issues and you're looking to put things right.

You can't cut yourself off from mainstream life, and the foods that most people around you are eating, at Xmas, or any other time of the year. I've not ruled out having the odd mince pie, or a couple of spoonsful of Xmas pudding, or a dollop of mashed potato etc., over the Christmas break, and I won't feel too bad about doing that if I do. On the bigger picture of the total change in lifestyle I've recently adopted, I'm tending to take it day-by-day - a bit like I did when I stopped smoking in May (yes, 2013 has been a bit of a mare of a year).

If I can keep on doing that, I reckon I should be OK but you can never be sure. The ones who do have problems (and I'm not being judgemental, here) are those who deliberately binge during December, thinking they'll 'repair any damage' by crash-dieting etc. in January, but then fall straight off that waggon, two weeks or less into the New Year.

Good luck. I think this is one case where we are all in it together.
 
Thanks for your replies guys, much appreciated. It seems that complete vigilance IS the way to go blast it! :arghh: Ah well, there are worse things in life aren't there ;)

I like these new smilies, I could get annoying with them!
 
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