Day 3 – Eating slowly and bits of stress
Another script for today.
Up early. More washing (where does it all come from). And putting out the rubbish.
5 mins of stretching and weights (arms) and then 12 mins on bike. Put a comedy dvd on to keep me concentrating and keep going. Does give me a sore butt, even with a towel on the seat :) It definitely is better to do my exercise before the day gets going. Otherwise, it will weigh on my mind all day that I haven't done any and will stress me out. Even now, I could say well it's only 20 mins etc. But its 20 minutes more than normal and I tell the duck to shut up when he mentions it !
More bags of clothes to go through – 10 today ! They are all in the hall to take to my friend to try and sell on ebay.
Richard Callendar had a great quote the other day “It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives...”
Not sure if we don't know what we've got til its gone – more like don't appreciate it !
And yes, I guess we don't always know what we're missing until it arrives……..and then there is so little time left to enjoy it. As the song says “there never seems to be the time to do the things you want to do once you've found them”.
Then work……stacks of it and so many deadlines to complete and people to chase up.
Then chasing up solicitor for my new house purchase. Stress – turns out I don't earn enough for the mortgage I need !!!!! Could have turned to food, but had some water and talked it through with accountant to try and work out ways to cover it.
Put a sainsburys order in for Sunday – so that I start the week with lots of healthy food in the house. At the moment, I am eating what I have. Normally I would want crisps or choc and would go out especially to buy them. But now I am concentrating on the house and work and eating what I already have.
Breakfast – innocent smoothie.
Lunch – quorn goujons and salad.
Supper – stir fry veggies and chilli tofu
Tools today – water, eating only when hungry, eating slowly, R&R CD, being more active, reducing stimulants. Added in eating natural foods.
Listened to Day 3 – eating slowly. I am making a very conscious effort to eat as slowly as possible – even with my smoothie. And to really chew my food.
Using 6 tools now – water, eating slowly, eating only when hungry, R&R CD, reducing stimulants, being more active.
Water still a problem in the night. R&R CD was a bit clearer last night.
The exercise is not fun – it hurts. So just doing what I can do and persevering.
Cutting down portion sizes is a big issue for me. The more I eat, the hungrier I get – even if I take a 20 minute break. So cutting food back by a quarter at the moment (do not put it on the plate and then don't want it when it's cold) and reducing carbs as much as I can.
Love the plant analogy today. Yes, we know that plants need patience and air, sunlight, food and water to grow – and to be tended little and often. Always makes me laugh when Pete shouts at the plant to “come on, grow, hurry up!” Yes, I need more patience with myself.
You are really using the tools and the programme brilliantly, and i am really enjoying getting all the positivity from your words, and I cannot wait to see you in person in London and giving you a huge hug for being such a great friend to me, not just online but in the real world too
You are doing fantastic Ash
love Sue xxx
20 minutes exercise is way better than 0 minutes so keep it up.
Gosh...you sure you're eating enough? Doesn't sound like a whole lot to me (I would definitely eat more than that in a day).
Keep going Ash, you're a star. Oh, and do try to make a wee bit of time for some fun stuff too....remember the 'be nice to yourself' tool!
Bx
Taks care
Love
Shoana xx
It's great to read how well you are doing. Your blogs sound so positive. You're helping to motivate me.
Love
Janet