A pledge to myself (but pasted here to make me accountable!)

#21

Keep up the good work! :smile:

(Catherine Aldous) #22

I’ve learnt something valuable today. This morning I had something unexpectedly stressful happen at work. I’m a high school music teacher and 3 of 6 vocalists got sick right before the performance. I dealt with it calmly and professionally as I always do (The performance was great and the audience loved it). Afterwards, however, someone (who was involved in the performance) asked what went wrong and couldn’t help but cry. I’m sure crying is a release tool for me and after I checked that the students were ok and debriefed with my boss I felt much better. Normally I would just get on with things but I have noticed that the increase in stress has made me ravenous! Fortunately I have only Keto food with me and no time to get anything else to eat. Part of me is screaming for chocolate but I don’t want it (there is none around which helps). I’m proud of myself for recognising what is going on here. For the 1st time, possibly ever, I’ve been able to reconise an urge to comfort eat and chose to ignore it. Keto is really awesome as are the forums. It really helps to have somewhere to write this!!!

(Catherine Aldous) #23

Feeling SUPER grumpy today!! It has been a super busy and very stressful week and I am feeling tired so that probably accounts for it. It’s cold and wet too. Determined not to turn to sugar and carbs!! Any advice for feeling better?