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What has happened?! The week has swept by so quickly. Not disappointed - just shocked!......I'm working on a big national project on top of my teaching load and a million other things so I've been going to bed SO late and not sleeping well at all.
Something happened. I have been doing really well with eating and exercise and I've lost all of my vacation weight for sure. On Wednesday, I called my husband on the way out of work and told him I was going to PF Chang's for dinner for wine and food if he wanted to join me. Of course he did! So, I had 3 glasses of wine and not a lot of food but overall it was a bucket of calories. Then i felt that I had 'it' out of my system - whatever 'it' is. Then yesterday I was working on a few hours of sleep and we had to go and meet some old friends who flew in from the US for the long weekend. I just knew I was going to drink . I really wanted to just blow all out. Like I said - something happened. I just have no idea what it was. We did at least hit the gym before going out! Then I had 2 drinks before we left the house and another 3 margaritas at the restaurant. Lean beef and some plain avocado - not too bad of a choice. Today I brought my food and ate it all by 12 noon. Instead of the hunka chocolate brownie I was craving from Starbux I opted for 3 of those miniature biscottis - 150 cals for all three. I also had 1 little cheese bread thing. It was OK.
The strange thing is that I felt none of this coming on. No TOM. Normal high stress levels. Not pissed off at anyone. Just normal days of eating well and then wanting to inhale the planet in the way of drinks and food when I leave work. Oh, and a major desire to skip the gym. Like major as in I had to force myself to go last night and will go tonight also but I just don't want to. The only thing I can sort of pin this on is that I am seriously getting tired of eating the same shit day in and day out. I mean I don't hate it and it doesn't taste bad. I'm grateful to have food but when I think of eating yogurt, granola, Fiber One, fruit, salads, lite dressing, lean chicken, salmon, eggs.......welll, you get the point, I'm sure. So, this weekend will be dedicated to trying to get out of this food funk and find some new and healthy recipes, etc.
Slowly catching up on blogs. BTL has been busy lately!
Super happy Friday!!!
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Comment by Dee on August 31, 2012 at 7:03pm -
That's a cool way to think about it- getting out of a food funk. I've been inside many of those. Being able to recognize it is helpful- half the battle! I would also point out that you have been very busy and not getting much sleep. Sheer fatigue might be causing you not to be up to the monitoring and planning that goes with eating your best, and ESPECIALLY would affect your desire to workout. You are probably burnt out! I hope when the national project is completed you will have more time for self-care!
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Comment by Lynette S on August 31, 2012 at 7:32pm -
I think we have all been in a food funk, you will get out of it!
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Comment by fit4life on August 31, 2012 at 8:20pm -
Yes, I get in food funks at least once a month, (and due to surgery, have no TOM to blame it on either) Makes me feel lowsy about myself till I shake it off and pull myself up.
You can do it. Sometimes you just gotta find some new foods that you love
Have a great weekend.
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Comment by Paula on August 31, 2012 at 8:45pm -
One thing I noticed in this post was "lack of sleep". I don't know about you, but if I do not get enough on a regular basis it is not good. It usually leads me to over eat or eat more often. I think it is a way to try to get energy to keep moving. Try to get into a more regular sleeping pattern to see if that changes things.
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Comment by Lynette S on August 31, 2012 at 9:32pm
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I bet if you documented it, you would find your food funks fall at the same time as your old TOM. I have an IUD (love it!) and I have lost my monthlies, however, when I notice weird moods, cravings, etc. it almost always falls during my old cycle...
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Comment by Brandy on September 1, 2012 at 9:25am -
The stress of coming back to school can be enough of a jolt that it can take a little while to get used to it all. The new routine, the grading, the worrying, the deadlines....it can all add up whether or not we realize it. You caught yourself now and you can "fake it til you make it." :)
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Comment by Cindy on September 1, 2012 at 11:02am -
@Dee - thank you. I think you hit it spot on with the burn out. Damn, and it's only the first day of September. lol
@fit4life - I'm definitely going to do some serious recipe searching this weekend!
@Paula - yes, the lack of sleep is killing me!
@Lynette - I had not thought about this at all but my TOMs used to be the last week of the month! I can see how this would impact my eating, sleeping and exercise.
@Brandy - you are right. When I got back from the US I got right back on track and was doing great. Then school started and I was still doing really well. But we are going on our 3rd full week back with the kids and everything has seemed to come crashing down......at once. First progress reports on Tuesday. wtf
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