BANDERS UNITE ! Get to know each other chatter !

[Neen]

You are on the brink of a whole new way of life TB, as we all are.
Cut away the deadwood in it, whether it be a situation that drags you down or a habit that keeps you in the fat trap.
It's your year to make things the way you want them to be x

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

You are on the brink of a whole new way of life TB, as we all are.
Cut away the deadwood in it, whether it be a situation that drags you down or a habit that keeps you in the fat trap.
It's your year to make things the way you want them to be x

Couldn't agree more!

tranquil x

 

[Neen]

Grrr!!!! That's right.....god I hope I lose some this week...:wave_cry:

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

Grrr!!!! That's right.....god I hope I lose some this week...:wave_cry:

Now this has made me ponder...I am in one of those moods tonight. It has been a hard week for you - harder than usual - lots of upset with the kids and other distractions - totm too. Are you putting unecessary pressure on yourself? Your body may decide no loss this week despite all your hard efforts. If not this week - then it will come next. You are making good food choices and exercising - the body has got to let go of the excess eventually. Do not be too hard on yourself.

tranquil x

 

[Neen]

Thanks hun...I am in shutdown mode I think. It feels like it

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

Thanks hun...I am in shutdown mode I think. It feels like it

Don't go there or I will be round to:whoopass:.

Seriously, we all get times like this - whatever the surgery and it is about how you learn to cope when the brown stuff hits the fan when your usual reaction to emotional times is to eat. I do not have an answer. Post on here, sharing can sometimes help.

tranquil x

 

[Neen]

Yeah I know xxxx I need sleep x I'll be back in the morning to nag you all xxx

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

Sleep well honey - tomorrow is a fresh, new day.

tranquil x

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

Good morning all.

Well I had a sleepless night worrying about work. It really is silly. So I have decided for the sake of my health I need to take a stand on this.

I am going to work from home today. I will take a few breaks through the day to make sure I stay hydrated - and help me spread my fluid intake as it is a pain to do when I have to go into the office. I will switch off my laptop at 5.15 pm which is official finish time and try and have a relaxing evening including doing a bit of exercise. May give the cross trainer another go at the risk of breaking it.

Hope everyone has a blessed day. Will check in at my mid morning break with my protein shake.

tranquil x

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

Hello all. Just had my protein shake. So much better being able to spread liquids through the day.

My electricity bill has just turned up - they are having a laugh. Going to pay it online and then back to work.

Hope everyone is enjoying the day - it is quiet on this thread - I feel like billy no mates.

tranquil x

 

[Neen]

I am around hun xxx Hoping for a nicer day x

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

Hi Neen. I have been hard at it working from home but it is so much easier for me and I get far more done.

Just going to pay my outrageous electricity bill and then off to do more work. Will pop back later when I am having my soup.

tranquil x

 

[Neen]

K cool. Dean works from home too, it is a lot easier because you don't get sidetracked too much x

 

[Sarah Metcalf]

Hi all, I haven't been around much today as I've had a really bad eating day. It wasn't just a case of overeating, I actually binged to the point where I was sick. I'm feeling completely ashamed of myself now and wondering why I did this.

Last night it was my book club and I offered to host it, so I put out lots of nibbles and when everyone arrived they brought food as well. So I have basically been eating the left overs all day, starting with 2 cheese scones for breakfast. I then made it 10 times worse by deciding to take Charlie out for lunch and having chicken and leek pie, then coming home and heading straight for the snack tin.

I know I have a problem with compulsive eating (we never have any snacks in the house as I will eat them, Richard sometimes buys them for him and Charlie and he has to hide them) but I don't think I have ever experienced anything like today. I feel like a complete disgrace and ashamed of myself.

This has made me wonder why I compulsive eat, yes I was abused, and yes my dad wasn't the greatest but I thought I'd moved on from that. Oh I just don't know what's going on!!! Sorry for such a negative post, but I am going to do 1 positive thing tonight and thats to bin everything!!

 

[Sarah Metcalf]

Binned everything cept Charlies chocolate buttons xx

 

[Katkit1]

Sarah - You have done something that we are all guilty of at one time or other.
Stop beating yourself up, as you say bin the rest and draw a line under it (hugs) xx

Tomorrow is a new day - start again from there. You won`t be the only one who has a little hiccup; and you won`t be the last.
I know that even if, and when I get to goal that I will be susceptible to a relapse, and if it happens, I know not to let it prolong but to get straight back on the wagon. The last thing I will want after all this hard work is to go back to the way I was pre-op.
There will be times when you are tempted.......we are only human and may slip up, but its not the end of the world.

Pick yourself up, dust yourself off - and start all over again!







Love and hugs Kat xxx

 

[Mazza]

Hi everyone I'm here too x

Sending you a hug Sarah - sounds like you need one x

 

[Mazza]

Spot on Kat even skinny people over eat on occasion the trick is to not let it become a habbit x

 

[Neen]

Sarah, I still battle with compulsive eating, specially when I am stressed or down.
You have done far better than I would have already by binning it.
Now you must congratulate yourself on nipping it in the bud and forgive yourself the wibbly moment.
Our journey is hard enough as it is so we shouldn't waste too much time beating ourselves over mistakes.

What you have been doing so far has been brilliant and tomorrow you will be just as good ..today was nothing but a blip and a quick shake up for your metabolism that's all.

Being uncomfortable in whatever way for whatever reason makes that old distracting complusive eating come back but you turned it around and you haven't let it beat you.

Don't you worry xxxxxxx

 

[Neen]

Welcome back Mazza x Hope all went well on your mini trip x