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The bitter with the sweet

After all that talk about feeling good inside my skin and finally feeling thin, I ended up having an emotional eating weekend.

I know I shouldn't have put off attending WW for another week, because if I had gone I would have been grounded with my new plan. Instead I just threw convention to the wind and ate too much.

I think I must enjoy feeling guilty. There really is something to that.

Sometimes I stop and think to myself, "Why are you doing this?" The fact that I am aware at all is good, but to be so self-depreciating feels awful. Knowing how much I sabotage myself makes me feel like I really am crazy.

The past two days have been good ones, although we are eating out tonight. I plan to order a salad and not touch the bread. The place we are going to is not one for having healthy meals but for some reason all of mr. ralph's co-workers who leave always choose this place. It stinks, but I really don't have a choice. I could not eat, but then I'd be starving and it wouldn't look good.

To make things even worse at the moment I am in a lot of pain with my neck and shoulders. Tuesday morning it was so bad it woke me up and I couldn't go back to sleep. This morning when I woke at 2:30am I took some of the strongest pain medicine they sell without a prescription (500mg of Paracetamol with 10mg Codeine) per tablet and when I finally woke this morning I felt all groggy.

I don't know what is essentially causing it this time. I always look for a reason. I know my special pillow with the 3 chambers is due for a restuffing because we've had it for almost a year (since the surgery anyway), but could that really be the cause? I've been taking less breaks at work, and I know that I could have relaxed too much and let slouching come back. The thing is this, I realize that pain is going to be a part of my life from now on, it is just something I have to live with. I wish this wasn't the case, but it is. It doesn't make me feel any better though.

Last night I had mr. ralph rub deep heat into my whole back and I sat in front of the TV with the wheat bag on my neck and shoulders. I feel like an old, cranky, crabby, bloated person at the moment.

Not such a pretty sight.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I've only just stumbled upon your site just this afternoon, but hello from the US :). I've read several entries back, and I love what you say, and how you say it. I also think your cat's really adorable.

I'm going to add you to my "good reads" list on my site... and I'll be checking in!

I also do WW, the points plan. I love WW. Nothing else worked for me for any real length of time.

Sorry about the neck pain... could it be tension? Stress? I get that, and it leads to headaches.

BTW, we can't buy codeine over the counter here in the US! I was so surprised when I read that, heh. I'd be jealous that it's available without a scrip except I can't take it anyway. It makes me hyper.

Hope you're feeling better!
Argy said…
I'm sorry you feel like this darling. If it's any consolation, you DON"T look like this at all.

I think its all about the winter blues. It's really difficult to feel pink when everything is grey outside, especially when you live in a generally sunny place.

hang on in there and repeat after me: I AM thin, I AM beautiful and Argy loves me!!!!
Shannin said…
Hang in there. Nothing worse than feeling all of that at once, especially the bloated part -- ugh.
The deep heat and wheat bag sound good though...
Wenchy said…
Hope you feel better.

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