It has been a busy week getting ready for the last week of Pre-K classes and parties for the holidays, getting ready for Christmas myself, as well as having a new addition to the family :) I admit I have been a little more stressed with dog training but on the bright side we have a lovely new family member and I am getting out and walking most days now :)
After walking the dog on this chilly day, in the snow, it was nice to have a huge pot of Beef Stew simmering away for supper tonight. Used the recipe from my Chef Michael Smith cookbook; very yummy! I have been doing a little better lately with my eating habits but haven't really gotten back to my AIEP full-time. I am still trying to note what I eat and how I feel as well as trying to avoid foods I suspect of being problematic.
It has been a busy week getting ready for the last week of Pre-K classes and parties for the holidays, getting ready for Christmas myself, as well as having a new addition to the family :) I admit I have been a little more stressed with dog training but on the bright side we have a lovely new family member and I am getting out and walking most days now :)
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Not sure why but I keep doing this. I find a plan to follow, do pretty good with it, feel better, and then self-sabotage. By self-sabotage I mean I start slowly sneaking things back in until it starts to get out of control. I was doing very well following AIEP. Yes, it was difficult giving up some loved foods at times but I was feeling so much better. Than I had a few slips, eating things I shouldn't eat yet, a little on the weekend. Than a little more the following weekend. Now I'm back to eating something practically everyday, foods that I haven't reintroduced properly yet. Even foods I suspect are problematic for me. Don't know why I do this but I always do. I've had coffee drinks out, bread/toast, chocolate, cheezies, party mix, battered chicken, Piatto pizza, corn chips, breakfast sandwiches out. That's what I can think of off the top; and I am feeling it :( My feet and knees are paining and stiff a lot lately, pretty much every morning again now. My stomach is still having really bad episodes. I am getting tired again throughout the day. My skin is getting irritated, very itchy, and sore :(
I feel like the old, negative dieting mentality creeps back in and takes over. I start having thoughts like: -Just one is fine. -A little won't hurt me. -Maybe this won't bother me now. -I deserve a treat, I've been doing so well. -I just want it so I'm going to eat it. -Screw it. And the most popular thought for me: -I've already eaten something I shouldn't have, so just as well to eat everything now before I have to get back on track. Sigh. Why is eating well/better so difficult for me? I know I can't be the only one dealing with this, so hoping my problems can help others see it's not easy and we are all trying. No one is perfect. Oh well, new day tomorrow I guess. I still have a meal plan done for this week and did the grocery shopping already. Sorry all for not posting this past week but I've been a little busy with our new addition among a few other things :) Meeka joined our family last Sunday, she is a rescue and we have fallen in love :) I have been still following AIEP although not 100% on the weekends. I am still trying though as I am feeling better and don't want to slip back into eating everything and feeling horrible again. I did cook some good meals this past week. We had Paella Primavera (vegan), Orange Chicken with rice noodles, and Chicken Soup with Wild Rice. I also had a sandwich from Rupert's, Indian food from the Farmer's Market, and a feed of McDonald's. Not all were the best choices but I was still having cravings and was short on time and not in the mood to cook. I need to be careful of that slippery slope though, and I am aware of it :) Tonight I made Stuffed Peppers, sorry seems the recipe link for this one has disappeared. I will try to type it up soon and share it.
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