tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post2074183810621564233..comments2023-10-17T03:21:37.194-05:00Comments on Life of L: Monday post (177.4) - Hormones a ragin'Laura Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916626845812229646noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-24024255052564830932011-07-20T10:58:53.882-05:002011-07-20T10:58:53.882-05:00I love that you are posting about all this. I unde...I love that you are posting about all this. I understand the afters. I also have resisted the temptation for one food, and then later caved in to others, like the post DQ experience. I liked what Vickie said about always being prepared for the afters. And what you said about one day feeding on the next. Very interesting food for thought. But you keeping paying attention, communicating it and moving forward while experiencing this, and that's going to make a difference.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400492104098347769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-57867159829951636432011-07-19T07:19:18.208-05:002011-07-19T07:19:18.208-05:00if you are consistently doing well during the week...if you are consistently doing well during the week and then having a tough time on the weekends, it is probably the lack of schedule that is the issue. You simple need a weekend schedule for yourself. I realize this involves everyone else too (that is part of the problem, in my opinion). But that is probably what you need. You will have to figure out how to do that without being dependent on the rest of the house to comply. <br /><br />and AFTER of his test will probably be the biggest after you ever have. Because the emotions are going to pour, and because you have going to have one set of expectations and he might not be on the same page.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-4407130410384361192011-07-18T15:20:25.360-05:002011-07-18T15:20:25.360-05:00it is the truth - eat it and you want more, don...it is the truth - eat it and you want more, don't eat it and you pretty much start not even thinking about it. slippery slope if we are on the slope. Not slippery at all on even ground.<br /><br /><br />figure out how to buy ONE serving for each of them, so you have no stash.<br /><br />HONESTLY:<br /><br />I have bought a package of something (that could not be bought individually), pulled one out for each kid and then left the rest on the table in the store's employee break room. I have done this many times. <br /><br />this started because I paid for package, opened it in check out lane, handed one to each kid and then asked the check out clerk to pitch the rest. when clerk had a fit, I started leaving it in breakroom. <br /><br />there are a lot of things which can be bought individually. <br /><br />We also do a lot of splitting (buy one and split it between 2-3 kids) - candy bars for example. Even ONE Peppermint patty gets split around here. <br /><br />I would also imagine that your being home alone feels wonderful on some level, but happens so rarely that you are sort of at loose ends, don't know what to do with yourself. <br /><br />This is going to sound odd, but probably you need to just live as if everything is going to have an AFTER and be prepared for the AFTER all the time (since you said you aren't sure what causes it). <br /><br />The loose ends time is tough, I think, because we go from hurry, hurry, hurry to what do I do with myself now? or we have these little pockets of time where we are waiting for someone to come home or we are waiting to go pick up someone and there isn't enough time to start something, but there is too much time to do nothing. That is prime GRAZING the pantry/freezer time - I think. <br /><br />You need a go to list of things to do - fun things, odd job things, meditation, communication. And you probably need to post the list where you are cruising/grazing.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-25995637221079194132011-07-18T11:18:11.834-05:002011-07-18T11:18:11.834-05:00I had carbs Friday night. I had carbs & salt ...I had carbs Friday night. I had carbs & salt Saturday night. I had carbs Sunday night. Hormones & afters, yes. But one day feeds upon the next. One clean day feeds the next clean day. One carb-filled night feeds the next carb-filled night. <br /><br />I cannot ignore this. It is the truth.Laura Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916626845812229646noreply@blogger.com