Update of Sorts
Well, I have been back home a week and a day and I STILL don’t feel settled in. I am not walking regularly although I am now able to do this {with the aid of a stick.} I am sort-of cleaning up in the house, but there is a big pile of "stuff" on the table and it is all mine. AND, I have been eating chocolate. Too much chocolate. We got the same amount of candy as we did last year for Hallowe’en, but this year we only had two kids come, our neighbor’s kids. So, there is this huge bowl of candy that I have been dipping into regularly. Chocolate {well, candy of any kind} makes me sleepy and lethargic. So a few minutes ago, I emptied the bowl back into the bag it came in, closed it up and put it out of sight.
Last night I woke at 3 am and was up for a couple of hours. I changed my watch to the new time and also the two timekeepers in the kitchen, the clocks on the microwave and the stove. I still have to change the clock in my workroom. I am leaving the birdie clock to Fred. If it is changed the way *I* would change it–which is to just move the hands back to the new hour–all the bird songs are at the wrong hour so I leave Fred to do it properly.
We just got a phone call from Beth, my masseuse. She was calling to very tactfully remind me I have a massage booked for today and to remind me about the time change! I actually did remember both of them but I have been known to forget so I have no problem with her calling to remind me. Fred has just moved his car out from behind mine and at 1 pm I will leave. Hmmm, now I am wondering if my car will start after seven weeks of no one driving it! I am not severely worried about this, you understand because it is not as if we have had really cold weather while I was gone. It is just that I seem to have to invent things to worry about!
I am really annoyed with myself for eating all that candy. I really don’t feel physically well because I have eaten so much. It upsets my digestion and gives me diarrhea and keeps me lethargic. And yet, if it is there, I eat it! Well, it isn’t there any more…
Tomorrow is a new day.
QUOTATIONS:
"Step by step. I can’t think of any other way of accomplishing anything."
Michael Jordan
If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.
— David Viscott
Have a great massage! The candy can be hard to resist, especially out like that. I was doing the same thing, until I made Vince take it to work and give to his coworkers. Putting in a cupboard is a great idea too though. Out of sight, out of mind. Heh, not to regale you with platitudes or anything. But that one has been very true for me.
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I think a massage is just what you need.
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I’ve been doing the same thing with sweets and it starts me on an insidious slide downward in health and eating habits. Time to stop.
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I was up during the night last night also. So now it’s 11 and I just woke up. I took my FOSOMAX so can’t eat for an hour.
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The candy will feel better by tomorrow and you can’t start walking this week, now that you’ve done the laundry and things. You did walk all the way to the library and back remember, which is quite something. My car’s battery had gone flat after only two weeks! I think the alarm had been going off. Hope yours is ok.
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How many of us haven’t suffered candy regret…often?
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Sugar does so many bad things to the body. Here’s a suggestion: Take the bag down to the library and tell them they can put it out for their customers!
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Ahhhh…massage. 🙂
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From now until after Christmas is like my own personal minefield because of extra junk in the house. I don’t buy it, but we bought some for trick-or-treaters, too, so I know it’s around. Self-control is not one of my strong suits…LOL. Enjoy your massage. (((Hugs)))
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We didn’t buy any candy this year as we rarely get trick or treaters. I bought Jessy a little bag and some candy in it for her but none to have laying around the house. Enjoy your massage! Hugs, M
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You will get back into the swing of things at home. There’s bound to be an adjustment period, after being away doing something exciting for six weeks! So don’t be too hard on yourself. And the chocolate DID need to be eaten….and so now it has been! hugs, Weesprite
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putting the candy out of sight should keep it out of mind! And a massage sounds like just the thing you need to get the blood moving again. Don’t be too hard on yourself.
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Put the candy in the freezer and only get out one piece at a time… it cuts down on the rate of consumption anyway! I love the little mini snack-sized packages because it keeps my sugar intake down to a reasonable level without making me feel too deprived. Now if only I could get DH to agree to eat just ONE treat a day… (huggles)
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I tucked the left-over chocolate from Halloween out of sight … but I’m still getting into it.
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Take all that candy and put it in your freezer. Then, if you get the urge to reach for it, you’ll have to wait until it thaws first. Gives you a bit more time to decide if you really want it. Be gentle with yourself, sweetie, it takes a while to readjust back into a routine.
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Yes a massage is mandatory now! And don’t even get my started on the candy regret thing…. *g*
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I have trouble staying away from the candy too. Not large quantities but I can’t say NO.
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hopefully, you’ll settle back into your life soon. i guess it takes time to get back on vermont time after 6 weeks on tuscany time. it’s so hard to stay away from sweets when they are staring you in the face and screaming for you to eat them. take care,
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Halloween candy is always a thorn in my side. I have 2 ways to deal with the leftovers. 1) take them to work immediately and 2)buy the ones I do not care for and I find that I don’t touch a one of them. If I get the chocolate that I like, I find myself eating too much and feeling awful. Chocolate has such a “pull” on me! Good luck to you!
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I didn’t overbuy chocolate this year, though I was tempted. My downfall is ice cream since I did overbuy that. It was on sale. That was my excuse. Now I will have to give some away. Temptation is always lurking, isn’t it?
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your clock sounds unusual!
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good for you for putting the candy away instead of eating it till it was all gone.
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