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Work is pretty full on...It work involves a lot of travelling...driving mainly but sometimes public transport. Early mornings, late finishes, and working often through meal times because that is what the customer wants. My issue is how do I eat when I get the chance???? It is so easy for me to think I need food and then not get anything because the ED kicks in.
As a result my meal times are a bit all over the place and sometimes leads to binges as one meal often merges into another. It is all spirodic and confusing and I am struggling to fight the ED thoughts when I am not in the office.
Anyone got any ideas?
CS
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Posted on April 26, 2012 at 2:49 PM
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This is a difficult one but....perhaps you could take snacky foods with you so that if you don't have time for a proper sit down meal then you'll at least have something to keep you going till you can get a proper meal. If driving, take something that is manageable and safe to eat whilst driving. If you're unsure whether you'll have time for proper meal or not, what about a packed lunch??
I struggle with what to eat before & after my exercise class cos it starts at 7pm but i'm still in work till after 5pm and can't eat when i get home after work cos for me, it's too soon to exercising, but everyone's different.
Have you seen a dietician? If not, could you contact one?
Take care.
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Posted on April 30, 2012 at 1:17 PM
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thank you for replying.
i also have a similar problem to you too interms of exercise. The next week I took one food item with me that apparently is good for exercise and inbetween workout songs i took a bite of it along with the drink i had taken. When i got home I had something fairly light so it didnt disrupt my sleep. It did help.
hope this helps.
How are you?
CS
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Posted on April 30, 2012 at 1:46 PM
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Hi CS
I'm doing a bit better thanks. Head still fighting a battle but I completed a Swimathon I'm determined not to let all my hard work & effort go to waste if that makes sense. It was a massive personal challenge for me so I'm trying to hang onto that positivity.
Plus, I have actually just emailed an alcohol support group for advice, cos I'm struggling to cut down on my own.
Thansk for your advice re: eating & exercise.
How are things with you, your post aside?
Lee
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Posted on April 30, 2012 at 3:31 PM
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Hey Lee,
Weldone for emailing an alcoholic group that is a good step in the right direction . Do you think you are an alcoholic and if so do you know why you turn to alcohol???? more often than not this may be the same reason you struggle to shift your ED.
Extremely welldone for the swimathon. I understand what you mean by not letting all the hard work go to waste but you worked hard with a goal in mind (the swimathon) and you completed it and so none of your hard work has gone to waste. The positivity is great from that but as long as you are not over doing it you are doing really well.
You do need to look after yourself as well and I do not know about you I find looking after myself and exercising is something that is hard to do. ''Normal'' (non ed)people can do it though so I dont see why we cannot.
My post aside...urm stressful but that should minimise fairly soon lets say in a couple of weeks time. Work is good although when I am in the office I am completely bored. I am on AD's which in a few weeks time I am coming off them (intending to come off them) and I am on sleeping tablets which again are short time only I hate being on them but I need some sleep as I can't keep functioning how I am.
Hows u?
CS
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Posted on May 01, 2012 at 9:39 AM
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Hey CS
No, I don't think i'm an alcoholic at all, I'm not dependant by any means but i do know that i drink far too much in the evenings/weekends, and I don't want to any more, mainly cos it's hindering my recovery from ED. I don't fit into the 'norm' for someone with a drink problem. Will see what reply i get from the alcohol support group, altho not sure i'm brave enough to attend any meetings about it. It's a bit different hiding behind my computer, if that makes sense.
Re: swimathon, I swam * in * so I'm well chuffed. What I meant re: not letting my hard work go to waste was that I managed to stay focussed and finish the swim, I did it, aso I'm going to try & stay focussed & positive and beat this ED too. I'm having a rest from exercise this week i think as my body is still aching from swimming on saturday.
Can I ask why you're stressed just now and how it will be different in a few weeks? Re: your ADs & sleeping tablets, there's no shame in being on meds, if you need them then so be it. Do you think you're ready to come off them both? I'm on middle dose of ADs which i take at nite as they're to help me sleep also.
How you managing the meal side of things atm? Can i ask roughly what kind of job you do? I'm in Admin, but offline atm working on special Project for few months, so more stressed than normal.
Take care.
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Posted on May 01, 2012 at 12:18 PM
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Well done for every thing that is going on and your courage to fight it all.
oh loads of things are happening both at work and personally. I am on the highest dose of my AD's. Therefore the sleeping tablets but they can interact with the AD's so I am on a low dose of Sleeping tablets and not to take them everyday. I am soo tired though and exhausted with it all. Work I am booked up until July and I am on annual leave next week that I dont really want to be taking but I have to and I can be prosecuted if I dont so I am taking it. Well not prosecuted as such but it is given by court order so I have to take it and attend court instead.
I train people and my work load is huge but I am not complaining it keeps me busy and in a way that is a good thing.
How are you?
CS
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Posted on May 01, 2012 at 4:36 PM
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Hey
I'm having a good week for a change. Still no blips so although it's only been a few days, it's the longest i've gone in weeks. The thoughts are still there tho, swimming about in my head, the constant "will I or won't I", i'm sure you know what i mean.
I have a couple of long weekends between now & summer then a fortnight off in July. We're off caravanning for a week.
You got any plans for when you're off?
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Posted on May 03, 2012 at 12:32 PM
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My plans for being off this time is not great... I am trying to put exciting things around it all...i.e. seeing a friend I haven't seen for nearly a year etc...
Always note the positives how ever hard...they are great to look back on and feel great about.
How are you?
CS
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Posted on May 03, 2012 at 1:41 PM
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Sorry you don't feel your time off will be great. how come?
It's hard to be positive when you're feeling low, and i guess i'm probably a bit of a negative person.
I'm OK. Spoke to lady from alcohol counselling today and she's gonna set up a one-to-one meeting with a counsellor for me & I can take it from there. I haven't told hubby yet, am gonna wait and see how first meeting goes.
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Posted on May 03, 2012 at 8:01 PM
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Hey,
When you are low it is hard to be positive...its hard for everyone and I guess thats what is so great about these boards. People can be positive for you.
I hope that the counselling for alcohol is how you expect it to be and I wish you a lot of luck.
I am just lucky that work are understanding as this is my buisiest of times and I cant really afford to have the time off. Work unfortunately cannot stop me so just have to grin and bear it...although I do have positive things working around the negative thing.
How are you?
CS
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Posted on May 04, 2012 at 9:07 AM
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I hope the alcohol counselling helps too. I know i drink way way too much and i'm struggling to cut down myself so i'm hopeful, if only to gain more knowledge.
I ended up purging last nite so feeling a bit "bleurgh" today, and annoyed with myself for giving in.
I'm off after today till Tues so looking forward to spending few days with hubby & kids. Meeting an ex-colleague & her kids on Sunday for cuppy so looking forward to that too.
Car is in garage atm getting MOT so kinda dreading the bill, as pretty sure we need 2 new tyres. Yikes!!
How are you? Any plans for weekend?
xx
Posted on May 04, 2012 at 10:23 AM
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Dont be annoyed with yourself. If it was easy to avoid and not do then you wouldnt have an ED and you wouldn't be struggling with food.
The main thing is you put that aside and say that was yesterday...today is now and a new day and a day to start again. Its ok to lapse...its what you do with it and afterwards that counts. Remember no one said it would be easy.
My car had MOT last month and failed on lights. I didnt realise until I saw the difference in night driving. the MOT will be ok..if it needs new tyres or work done to it at least you know that when it is fixed it will be safe to drive.
Hope you are ok. Have an amazing weekend.
Plans for weekend...a course and then relax as much as possible.
Hope your ok.
CS
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Posted on May 04, 2012 at 11:14 AM
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Yeah I'm trying not to beat myself up about purging the other day.
I actually had to finish work early yesterday, felt so so nauseous. I came home and pretty much lay on sofa all nite feeling sorry for myself. There's not a lot of sympathy in my house.
Car passed it's MOT too so that was a bonus. Only needed 3 new bulbs but we got an advisory note for one of the tyres so will get that fixed in next month or so. Tax due at end of month. There's always something.
Thinking i may cancel catching up with pal tomorrow, don;t want to pass my bug on to her or her kids. Plus i feel completely lethargic thru lack of food.
Hubby working this morning & kids watching tv so i'm off for a hot bath.
How you feeling this weekend?
Take care.
xx
Posted on May 05, 2012 at 10:55 AM
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hey,
Hope ur feeling better. ther is a load of bugs flying around.
hope ur ok.
CS
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Posted on May 08, 2012 at 12:33 PM
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Hey how are you? Soz not been about this month. Kept forgetting to log on at nites and for some reason my work PC has banned our post now. lol. There must be a suspect word!!
My month has got better - no sh since my last post and no purging for past couple of weeks. Woo-hoo. I've now been to 2 alcohol counselling sessions as well and have actually managed to reduce my intake, not as greatly as i'd hoped, but it's a start. However, have only just managed to tell my hubby today, like literally 10mins ago. I just said that I was going to extra counselling for alcohol and his response, 'oh, ok, what for?'. I just said I wanted to reduce and then he went off to do the gardening!!!
Work is still as busy, busier than ever actually. How is your work going? Have you had your holidays yet?
I'm off now till Wed, can't wait. Nothing planned other than kids having various activities to go to. Hoping for some quality time with my hubby on when kids at school.
Hope you're well.
xx
Posted on June 01, 2012 at 8:14 PM
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Hey,
CS **does a little dance** well done for not purging for two weeks. That is brill!!!!! Keep with the counselling. your doing brill.
How was your weekend off??????
Work is manic and I am having to push myself...my boss is not allowing overnight stays which is really hard as I have to travel miles there and back in a day and work when i am at my destination. Am exhausted thinking about it and arghhhhhhhh. If I did do an over night stay that was not accepted it will have to come out of my own pocket. I'm not liking my work because of this and it is hard to deal with.
How are you?
CS
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Posted on June 06, 2012 at 11:25 AM
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Hey, all still good with me. How are you?
Major arguments with hubby tho, he was * like 3 nites in a row at the weekend and every time he told me exactly what he thought about my ED, depression and 'now my apparent alcohol problem'!!! It's blown over but his words still hurt, but.......I didn;t give in to ED behaviours nor self harm, which is ma ssive for me. Plus i had a difficult meal out at my mums last nite, and considering i find visiting her stressful anyway, i did pretty well coping with it.
Weekend off (arguments aside) was good. Nice to have time with the kids, and hubby I guess. LOL. Were you off as well?
That's not good about no overnight stays. My work sometimes does that as well. It's cheaper to put us up in a hotel but they insist on us travelling back & forward for days!! madness. I can't do overnight stays for courses cos of kids. I have a staff day in a few weeks which is a 7.30am train and prob won;t get home till about 7pm!! That's gonna be a mega long day for me. I'm just lucky it's fallen on my husbands day off so he's there for kids, but it does mean i'm gonna miss their school sports days!! But, I've managed 6yrs on the trot so i've been pretty lucky, altho it's my daughter's last year at primary school and i know she wants me there, as much as i want to be there, but i guess work has to come first sometimes.
Do you have any plans for the weekend? I have a friend coming on Sat nite to stay. Altho we lead pretty different lives and she's like more than 10yrs younger than me, we get on well.
Take care.
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Posted on June 06, 2012 at 11:47 PM
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Hey lovely,
I had the security settings on my laptop too high and it took me forever to realise this hence why I have not been on for a while.
How are things with your hubby? How was your friend?
CS
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Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:12 PM
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Hey CS
My work's computer security has gone mad - i can't reply to our post any more for some reason. And at home our security settings on laptop seem to have been upped also, maybe it's a Windows thing.
How are things for you just now? Is work situation any better?
Situation with hubby is better but i am beginning to resent him for drinking so much each nite when i am trying to cut down. I don;t want to nag him cos it'll cause another argument but at same time, i just feel he's not supporting me. He knows the alcohol makes ED/sh worse and despite him saying he's there for me, he's not really!!
Night with my pals was good. 2 came, one was driving & 1 had 2 drinks of very low alcohol drink, so i was trying to be good but once they were gone/bedded (cos one stayed over) i drank more & ended up sh. The pressure was just too much. Same happened weekend past too.
That aside, things are def better than they have been in a long time.
xx
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