Fear not, I've not fallen off the wagon or anything, but I do feel quite tired - physically and emotionally - which is making dieting a little harder.
I'm quite stressed about work this week as I have to give some presentations at a big meeting, and I'm worried about both having a good enough grasp on the concepts and also the presentation itself, as I detest public speaking.
My in-laws came to stay with us on the weekend, and although they are (mostly) well-meaning, good god they are hard going company. Their main takeaways from a 6 week European trip were about all the little mishaps that they encountered, and boring minutiae from the lives of other people they met on their cruise. Add to that the fact that my mother in law just never, ever, ever, stops talking, and this mild-mannered introvert was at the end of her tether by Sunday night. Luckily H also finds them a bit trying and doesn't mind if I vent a little, and encouraged me to go and seek quiet when I could.
Anyway, they've gone now, but I've woken up with a terrible cold, and dieting, while it doesn't seem impossible, just seems like a giant pain. I'm staying on track (and actually did quite well over the weekend) but for now I've ditched my 2 fast days. I think I'll probably reintroduce them as they do speed up weight loss and I think I need them to compensate for meals out, but this week and probably next week I'm giving myself a break.
I don't know how the low carb thing will go with work travel - most food is provided, and there'll be limited options elsewhere, so I think I just have to do my best but not beat myself up if I eat some noodles some days. I'll try to just focus on keeping calories down.
I'm quite stressed about work this week as I have to give some presentations at a big meeting, and I'm worried about both having a good enough grasp on the concepts and also the presentation itself, as I detest public speaking.
My in-laws came to stay with us on the weekend, and although they are (mostly) well-meaning, good god they are hard going company. Their main takeaways from a 6 week European trip were about all the little mishaps that they encountered, and boring minutiae from the lives of other people they met on their cruise. Add to that the fact that my mother in law just never, ever, ever, stops talking, and this mild-mannered introvert was at the end of her tether by Sunday night. Luckily H also finds them a bit trying and doesn't mind if I vent a little, and encouraged me to go and seek quiet when I could.
Anyway, they've gone now, but I've woken up with a terrible cold, and dieting, while it doesn't seem impossible, just seems like a giant pain. I'm staying on track (and actually did quite well over the weekend) but for now I've ditched my 2 fast days. I think I'll probably reintroduce them as they do speed up weight loss and I think I need them to compensate for meals out, but this week and probably next week I'm giving myself a break.
I don't know how the low carb thing will go with work travel - most food is provided, and there'll be limited options elsewhere, so I think I just have to do my best but not beat myself up if I eat some noodles some days. I'll try to just focus on keeping calories down.
Fingers crossed that all the work related stuff goes well and I think dropping the fast days while you're a bit frantic is probably the sensible thing to do. Feel better soon!
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HOW did I not know you had a blog??? Have now read through it - albeit speedily & surreptitiously - & found myself nodding furiously. I look forward to being a regular reader!
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Hope all went well and that you're feeling better soon. Dieting is a lot easier when you feel healthy and happy so make it through the tough time and get going when you feel better. Lxx
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