Current weight 12 stone 7.5 lbs…which is roughly 79.61 kg or 175.5 lbs
As you can see I have gained 1/2 lb in the past week. The past week was interesting in that I had my first ‘attack’ for want of a better word of emotional eating for a very long time. Or what I suppose would be called emotional eating. I am not proud of this but last Thursday I ate 5 bars of chocolate. Yes that does say 5 about 1000 calories worth to be exact! There is no point in going on to the why, these things happen. I think the main thing is to not get too engrossed in it, the chocolate was very tasty I should add and I slept well that night, with the knowledge that something had made me blind to common sense really. But, time to see what strategies can be helpful not for if it happens again but for when, as life can be stressful at times and sometimes we find it easier than others to not react.
I did a quick search and found this which I find interesting as it clearly mentions an increase in cortisol causes you to crave salty, sweet, and fried foods, so now I know why sometimes I really want a cooked breakfast ha ha! But seriously, I was somewhat stressed that day and did reach for chocolate, am not totally convinced the advice it gives will solve things as actually no stress would be better, but I wonder what tricks we could use to help here? Something really sweet perhaps but not 1000 calories worth? I should add my stress over the last 8 or 9 months has reduced significantly, I swim a few times a week and now the sun is out I have started cycling, I do still truly miss my running, but will be having surgery in the coming months and will be able to return to that. I think being active is key to keeping stress down, and for a certain extent that treat doesn’t need to be there as I eat treats anyway during the week. We just need to be mindful of high levels and stress and how to manage them or accept the things we can’t control! (Yes, easier said than done, and this blog was actually partly started to help with switch off from work and the stresses of life and to a certain extent works.)
In other areas, although I have not added them yet to the recipes I tried 3 new recipes over the weekend, buttered chicken, chicken and broccoli bake and no bake peanut butter and chia granola bars. I was quite happy with all 3 recipes to be honest, the latter was too tasty and had to get it away from me into the freezer quickly before I ate it all! But am aiming over this month to add them all. I am working next weekend though so it may just not happen then.
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