Sunshine after the rain

[Strugglingmum]

Have spent the weekend staying busy and distracting. Lots of cooking and baking. Fitted in a swim yesterday and a long beach walk this morning with Io and Katie. It was bright but very blowy, my favourite beach weather. Got a good bit of crochet done too.
I've also been concentrating on eating regularly. My CPN weighed me on Friday and I'm below my agreed lowest weight boundary so I need to eat a bit better although I honestly think it's just the swimming burning it off. I swam 5 days this week to help my head, that's bound to be affecting my weight because I do at least 50 lengths every time I go.
Tonight I am going to have a slice of the cherry pie I made and maybe some icecream with it........ that should be all the pounds gained that I need!!!

[Paula]

Exercise does burn calories, but not as much as you’d think. Has your CPN talked to you about what you should be eating? I know from other work I do proof reading hospital leaflets that there are surprising ways to increase your calorie intake

[Strugglingmum]

Yeah I know how to fortify my diet. I guess sometimes I just forget to eat so I need to focus more on eating regularly. When I do eat I eat fairly well.

[Suzi]

Could you try keeping an accurate food diary?

[Mira]

I just deleted a whole post since I thought at the end of writing it SM is a really smart woman. She knows everything you wrote down.

Maybe for a time being it should have a bit more focus for you. Maybe the diary?

[Strugglingmum]

Thanks. I'm setting alarms on my phone for meal reminders.

[Suzi]

Good! You could keep that food diary in the healthy eating section if you wanted to?

[Strugglingmum]

Thanks. I do a photo log.
I snap everything I eat, and what's left if I dont finish it. Its easier than having to write everything down. That way my CPN actually gets to see exactly what I'm eating.
It's not what I eat.....I'm actually really healthy with food apart from the odd blow out. Its skipping meals and maybe not finishing them is the biggest issue. I also have to be careful I dont get obsessive about it as I have had food issues in the past and worrying about food cannot become my soul focus or its really unhealthy for me.

[Suzi]

That's why I was suggesting the meal diary as you can then see whether you have or haven't eaten meals, but your way works too I have also had issues with food, so I do understand not making it your focal point...

How are you doing today?

[Strugglingmum]

Went to knit and natter group today.
Before I took ill I was knitting myself an Aran jumper. For 4.5yrs it has languished in a bag deemed impossible to continue as it's a really intricate pattern and needs lots of concentration. I had completed the back and halfway up the front.
Today with a lot of encouragement from my lovely group I lifted it out of the bag, picked it up and worked on it for the duration of the class. I think it tired me out more than my swim earlier!!
But I am so proud of myself pushing through my fear and anxiety over working on it again. I was so scared of ruining it.
I did 8 whole rows of it today. Doesn't sound alot but after 4 years it's enough to get me started again on it.