Petals diary

I used to hate dark chocolate but I forced myself to eat a piece daily for a while to replace the milk chocolate bars I enjoyed. Now I love dark chocolate and have even switched to extra dark. And when I've had the occasional milk chocolate bar now they taste too sweet. I think sugar is definitely one thing we can get used to having less of over time and you don't really crave it too much as long as you are eating naturally sweet things like fruit.
 
Petal001 said:
I enjoy healthy choices anyway . There are times though when I will enjoy a piece of cake or a chocolate but just a piece not the whole lot
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Isn't it good to be making these healthy choices? You are eating mindfully & enjoying your food :)
 
Northern_Dreamer said:
I used to hate dark chocolate but I forced myself to eat a piece daily for a while to replace the milk chocolate bars I enjoyed. Now I love dark chocolate and have even switched to extra dark. And when I've had the occasional milk chocolate bar now they taste too sweet. I think sugar is definitely one thing we can get used to having less of over time and you don't really crave it too much as long as you are eating naturally sweet things like fruit.
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I completely agree
 
cate said:
Isn't it good to be making these healthy choices? You are eating mindfully & enjoying your food :)
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Sadly I always enjoyed it at the time and was then wracked with guilt and horrible feelings . I don’t feel guilt any more and know mostly what i eat is what I am allowed . And it’s its all nice food.

Last night I realised I was using way too much olive oil so have Been having too many calories the day I use oil . Will get a spray now for going forward .

This morning I tried on some trousers that wouldn’t meet in the middle a month ago . Today I can button and zip but won’t wear until I can sit comfortably in them .

Will diary more later as on phone and half blind lol
 
That's awesome. The other day i bought medium-sized scrubs for work and the pants were pretty tight. I thought about getting the large size but then I said to myself it's not necessary because the mediums will get looser as I lose weight. A year ago I was in extra larges
 
Thanks all. Yesterday was a hard day. My friend started his treatment and today it's chemo. Spoke to him and I think he is finding it hard to cope. I tried to tell him him he is 3 days in now and soon it will be a week over and it will pass by. Anyway he didn't seem to want my positivity and was a bit short with me so I shut up and switched to weather chat . A couple of us have downloaded a book and got him to on kindle so we can maybe read together . Afraid I picked at some sweet biscuits after that but pulled it back and put them in the bin.

Did a 45 min Leslie sansone workout with resistance bands last night and that really helped . Also filled some bags with old clothes that I have not gone near in year . I'm starting a declutter and it's good for the soul. We are all surrounded by too much crap in our lives ( LaMa you probably not lol as you said you have no room to hoard )

Will try be better today with my food although I wasn't too bad yesterday. In the past upsets caused me to eat tubs of ice cream and bags of jellies
 
Petal, my sister had stage 4 Lung Cancer & I went over to the US to visit her. She told me that if one more person gave her a Dalai Llama book or a card about having positive thoughts she might just kill them. Needless to say, the card I had in my bag, which was a Buddhist-inspired positivity card, came home with me. Don't take it to heart. I made my sister laugh & we had a wonderful time. I came to understand why she felt the way she did. She just wanted to be treated like normal & didn't want sympathy or pep talks. I never did tell her about that card. I think it's harder for friends & family to cope with their loved ones illness than it is for that person. We just can't fix everything. Sending you a great big hug xoxo
 
More hugs from this side. It's hard to watch people suffer and not be able to DO anything but sometimes being there is all that's needed. And sometimes people just need someone to say something to the effect of: "Man that sucks, I don't blame you for feeling down." If you're on the edge already, having to perform positivity in order to make your loved ones feel better can be too much.
 
Tbh we talk about way more than the cancer . I only mention when he brings it up and I’m trying to be just normal with him . We generally do have a laugh and I’m hoping I can continue our normality. I promised I go visit them when he through all the treatment . I’m glad though he can tell me things and be open . Cate thanks for telling me about your sister . It does make sense .
 
Thanks again LaMa and cate for the support yesterday . Phoned friend last night and we had a great chat about non cancer stuff . He was surprisingly upbeat .

Ugggg regarding my healthy eating I had a crap day yesterday and my gut is punishing me today so that is good ! I did do my workout though and my calories fine but my choices really bad . Back to the plan now . Not want a dicky tummy again .

Isn’t it amazing that you get used to eating good healthy food and a little bit of high fat food can upset you so much . It’s good to have a reminder sometimes
 
Never had a minute to myself yesterday . Had a family celebration and a long car journey to boot . I did weigh in yesterday and am now back to the weight on my signature .

Here is hoping a good week ahead and aiming to be 1lb less .

More exercise and better choices .
 
Well today was a good day again . Meals consisted of
Fruit Greek yoghurt low sugar granola
Chia and spelt bread toasted with ham onion tomatoe and low fat cheese slice
Dinner was a jacket potato with beans and a little mozzarella

Snacks fruit yoghurt and some crisps which was bit off plan but all within calories

Worked out 50 mins including HIT and squats . Think I will feel it tomorrow.

Friend not doing so good with treatment so I'm just standing by and writing occasionally.

I am still struggling in the supermarket or at the filling station . All I see are tempting foods at the entrance , strategically placed all around the store . Bags of jelly sweets , chocolates all on offer , 2 for the price of 1 . I stay strong though telling myself if I eat I will feel guilty so not worth it . I said it to my son last night that it's hard not to buy it and he said it would never cross his mind to buy sweet things . Least that's good
 
cate said:
Hi, Petal & welcome to the diary section of the WLF forum. If you just manage to not eat between meals the weight will start to come off. Our bodies should be treated with the respect they deserve. You can do this. Eating healthy makes you feel so much better than eating junk.
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Not eating between meals is the main thing I am trying to do right now, personally. I feel like snack time is the only time I eat a lot of processed food. Goldfish and BBQ potato chips are my weakness, not to mention sweet drinks.
 
I'm sorry that your friend is struggling with the treatment, Petal xo
You'll get to the stage where the sweets at checkout lose their appeal too. That switch will flip :)
 
You seem to be doing something right with your son there :) The checkout sweets don´t tempt me, which is nice - the sad thing is they don´t tempt me because of the tiny package size. You´ll get there, though!
 
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