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[meow]

Hi everyone~
It's Meow.. Hope you all still remember me ;(

After going on a trip w/ hubby a few months ago, I stopped being on Cathe. I guess it was b/c school started and I found a part-time job at Starbucks... the hour there is crazy but let's not go there for now...

Anyways, ever since I started working @ starbucks, I've gained 10lbs.!! I am not sure if it was the coffee, the pastry, or the pressure from school & work, but I am sure I didn't stop working out. And ever since then, it was extremely hard to control my appetite. It's so serious that I think I am sick. I can't stop thinking about what I want to eat sometimes, and I feel extremely comfortable and guilty at the same time after I eat. I feel horrible if I don't work out a day, and I have thought of making myself throw up the food I eat. My hunny even thinks that I work out too much and so my knees and wrists are in pain.
My wedding is next year in July, and I am desperate to go back to my 'normal' weight. I've been trying to control my appetite by "talking to myself" (I know it sounds psychotic ) out of it, but have you ever experienced similar incident? Do you have to control yourself from eating too much or your favorite food, and how do you do it?

I actually still have a lot of questions but I don't want to keep you all on one thread for too long. Guess you can talk to me about my other concern and issue on my other threads hehee.. sorry! Thanks for listening~

 

[Imafitnessfreak]

Welcome back! I hope you had fun on your trip!!!

It sounds like your thinking is a little nuts right now and you need to get *centered*. First, you need to sit down and come up with a more reasonable plan than throwing up after eating the pastries at work. Your much healthier if you do not eat them. easier said than done...I know. It takes 21 days for a habit to become a habit and after that, it's a walk in the park!

So sit down and come up with a 1 month plan (I know I said 21 days but...) The plan needs to include your DAILY workouts, what you plan to eat and what you plan on snacking on while at work.

Change your mind set. It is actually those sugar filled crap cakes at work that are making you feel hungry! It's true!! Come up with another activity to do at work besides eat. Focus on your goals, think of them before you decide what you are going to eat. Try to eat only foods that pack nutritional punch. That alone will pick you out of your slump.

As for the Starbucks coffee...drink enough of it and you'll never want it again!!! Worked for me! LOL!!! (no offense to you) Keep a water bottle handy and sip some green tea instead of the coffee.

Let us know how you are doing!!!

 

[GraceNote]

I'm no expert, but it sounds like maybe stress could be an issue for you. When parts of a person's life are out of their control, sometimes it's easy to get hooked on things that ARE in their control (food, exercise, shopping, etc.) You do sound like there's a lot going on - work, school - heck the upcoming wedding and planning would be enough all by itself to cause stress!!

What do you normally do to relax? Can you try taking some of your workouts down a notch or two, or even add in an extra rest day? If you're having overuse pain/injuries, you're not doing yourself any favors by keeping up a rigorous exercise schedule. Sometimes you need an unbiased opinion - can you get a consult with a personal trainer/nutritionist to take a look at your diet and exercise and give you some tips? It might help bring some balance back into your routine, anyway.

I hope things work out for you - please keep posting when you can. You can keep us up to date with the wedding plans, too I, for one, love hearing all the details - weddings are so much fun!!

Good luck!

KC