Terrible eating frenzy

I had a terrible eating frenzy today - WHAT IS GOING ON?????

Day 345 CD 39

I have gone a bit crazy with food again today... I need to take stock of where I am and what I want and what my body needs.

Day 342 CD 36

STill in a bit of a rut... but this is a lapse, not a relapse....

Day 341 CD 35: Awful day

Awful day today. I had a huge binge in the afternoon.... don't know what is going on.

Why can't this be simple.....

Day 340 CD 34: Still off track

Didn't post yesterday since I went off the rails a bit (2 chocolate bars in the space of 20 mins!!). Today hasn't been too much better...

Day 338 CD 32: No junk food

Ooh - was tempted today - to share a crunchie bar with my colleague, but didn't in the end.

Have eaten a bit more than I should have today (past 5), but at least it was junk food free... will keep working on that.

Day 337 CD 31

Ok, it is time for the next step in my change now. I have decided to do the following things to help me in my next stage.

After all that sugar I had yesterday, I really noticed the effect it had on my body... (not good!)

My aim is to listen to hunger, and to eat junk food less than 3 times per week. In order to help with this, I am going to give myself (and my hubby) 50 cents for each day in the next month that I don't have junk food. If I do eat it then I aim to enjoy it and savour it... and move on.

I am still aiming for more than 5 fruit and vege a day, plus getting some exercise most days (and enjoying how it makes me feel).

Today I took my daughter to the movies, and didn't eat great most of the day.

Day 336 CD 30: I ate sugar today!

I ate sugar today!!!

Even though strictly I should have waited until tomorrow, I was going out this evening and decided that I would have some this afternoon. I have gone a little overboard, but hubby helped me call a halt to the munching that I was doing.

So now what? My new focus is on aiming to not eat sugary stuff more than 3 times per week, and to focus on hunger.

I need to re-assess how I can incent myself. I am very pleased that I pretty much managed the 30 days, but I have to be careful not to fall back into old habits. I now know that I CAN do it if I put my mind to it, and my body feels a whole lots better without the sugar. It really enjoys good quality chocolate in amounts that are enough to savour.

Day 335 CD 29

So - tomorrow is the last day of sugar free. I have to make sure that I don't go crazy with it!

I overate all day today. DOn't know why.....

Day 334 CD 28 - Need to wait for hunger

OK - sugar thing is down, but still have to work on the "listening to my body" thing. I overate and ate when I wasn't really hungry today.

Tomorrow, just focus on waiting for hunger to eat.

Day 333 CD 27

Better on the exercise front today, on this gorgeous sunny day.

Stopped myself from eating when not hungry once today, and once tonight.

Day 332 CD 26

My evening eating is still a problem. I prowl around after the kids are in bed, finding whatever I can that "tastes nice" even though I am not really hungry. I am still doing good at avoiding sugar, so those night time prowls are usually for chips or fatty things.

Day 330 CD 24

Got a headache today, and didn't get out for my run... hopefully more progress tomorrow. On the bright side, still sugar free.

Day 330 CD 24

Got a headache today.. that TOTM. Weather held out but was windy, and I had the kids myself all afternoon, so didn't manage to get in a run. Must try and go during lunchtimes this week.

Day 329 CD 23

It was a fantastic sunny winter's day here today - just great for improving my mood. I should have got out for a run, but ended up just doing jobs. It was nice and relaxing though, and late afternoon I got the kids out of the house and took a walk to the park for a kickaround with the ball.

Unfortunately it looks like the weather is packing in tomorrow.... maybe a run in the chilly rain??

Still sugar free - I guess I will make it now as only 7 days to go!! After the 30 days my aims are to:
- track sugar/junk food eating and aim for less than 3x per week
- consider hunger when eating
- keep active
- divert my attenttion to other things when tempted to eat

Day 328 CD 22

Did ok today - still no sugar. Didn't order lunch as I was full from morning tea. Got the munchies a bit this evening, but apart from that it is all ok.

Day 327 CD 21

Wow - three weeks of my change. I feel very proud of myself for avoiding the sugar, although I do need to work on the chips and cheese that I have been eating!

I haven't posted for a while since we were away over the weekend, and then our pc monitor died. Now we have a loaner until we can sort out a new one. Another expense I just don't need right now....

The trip away made the sugar thing sooo hard. There was a party for my daughter with loads of sweets and chocolate, then a dinner out with friends and two desserts... and lots of leftover birthday cake... BUT I RESISTED. I even pulled out the packet of chocolate thinking I might eat some, but just smelled it instead :-)

I haven't run for more than a week now. Must get back on that horse! The weather has been really miserable here lately with storms etc. Still, the forecast is good for the next few days, so no more excuses there.

I'm going to go through my change contract again tonight and plan what to focus on next, and what will happen about sugar at the end of the 30 days...

Day 320 CD 14: 2 weeks down

SO I have made two weeks - still feel like I am munching out in the evenings.... got to work on that

Day 319 CD 13

Well I just seem to want to eat this afternoon/evening. It is a cold, blah day, and I am getting stressed about all I have to do/buy before this weekend (daughter's party and friend's birthday).

I feel full and bloated now. My only victory today is that I avoided sugar, but maybe my extra cravings are BECAUSE of the no sugar?? Could be lack of water though, as I haven't drunk any water since I have been home from work.

Off to have a drink and go to bed feeling ick.

I think I need to remind myself what this change is all about....

Day 318 CD 12: Bike day

I biked to work and home again today, which is something that I hadn't done for a while.

Sugar free again today, despite temptations (brownies at work, icecream at home)....

I need to work on the junk food thing though, as I seem to have substituted cheese/crackers and chips for the sugar in my life.

Day 317 CD 11: Family reunited

I was reunited with my family today. It was nice to see their smiling faces again.

Hubby and I also got a major chore done tonight - tax returns (due on the 7th - talk about last minute!!). Glad that is over.... that took the whole evening so I wasn't distracted by the chips tonight. Hooray!

Exercise tomorrow.....

Day 316 CD 10: Delayed homecoming

I am a bit bummed that my family who were due home this afternoon, have been delayed until tomorrow morning after a bomb scare disrupted flights.

The first night they were away was exciting and peaceful, the second I started to miss them, and now I can't wait to see them!

I did ok today - still no sugar HOORAY! and made it for a run walk despite the constant rain today. I have been snacking more than I should, and it hasn't been for hunger - more like boredom.....

Anyway - tomorrow is a work day, so that will keep me distracted!

Day 315 CD 9: Tidy house

I spent the whole of yesterday cleaning up the house, and sorting out paper work. It was a good distraction, although because I was at home by myself I had a lot of cravings.

I nearly caved in several times including when I did the supermarket shopping (my inner demon saying "oh it doesn't matter if you cave in this once - you have done well most of the time"), but I didn't.

My eating hasn't exactly been healthy and balanced, but I am proud of myself for sticking with the no sugar thing.

Off to do some more cleaning before the messer-uppers get home....