I can feel my eyeballs pulsing
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Ow. That doesn't sound good. Cold compress maybe for symptomatic relief?
That's the weirdest part. It doesn't feel like a ssinus thing, its just...bulging pressure differential
That actually sounds like it might be worth calling Nurse on Call or similar - just in case there's a blood pressure issue.
How are we doing no snacks after dinner gang?
Remember it doesn't have to go perfectly all the time. If you're hungry eat. If not, leave those snacks for when you are hungry. You've got this!
After dinner no problem. Itβs the mid afternoon snacks that are my downfall.
Are you snacking because you're hungry or because you're bored or out of habit?
All of the above! Plus snacks are tasty, itβs a reason to have a break, and can focus better if not feeling hungry. Might try having a smaller lunch and healthy snacks, which might balance it out rather than trying to eliminate the snacks.
I think you've got the solution there but gee it's the perfect time for a donut and a cuppa.
i've been doing snacks as dinner, but at least it's nut mix with green peas
You are very good at looking after everyone here no matter how weird their meal plans are. You make sure you look after you, ok.
Yes maβam π«‘
I've been doing ok. No bad food snacks. Had a plain bun with coffee for afternoon tea.
You've done good. Let's hope for better weather so we can all get a bit more Vitamin Delirium and exercise.
Look not great, but when I saw your comment I put the block of chocolate away. Small steps.
I don't know what to say to that. A part of me is proud of you. A part of me is apologetic.
Failed. I did it the other way around. Ate snacks then dinner.
Snack was half a block of dark chocolate.
You did not fail because there is no pass or fail here. Get back on the horse because there is always a tomorrow.
I donβt really have a goal but I have noticed I was eating too much after dinner.
Iβll probably have some fruit later for dessert.
That's what I noticed about myself and I wasn't even hungry.
I found I have much more energy the next day when I don't snack before bed. That could just be me though.
mental health stuff - working stuff out by writing....
I had a lovely day out with friends but struggled to get any enjoyment out of it, and to focus on the moment (very brainfoggy). Made me realise I'm further down the depression path then I thought. I've had a few big stressful things going on that have made me anxious and down. But it's gone beyond external - haven't felt this disconnected and ...grey... for a long time.
I came home and went straight to bed - just felt completely overwhelmed. Have managed to make dinner finally by putting on a podcast for company. And that's rice and dal so I'll get lunch out of it too. I need to plan out my work week - it's busy and I like to get ahead of it on sunday but I'm just burned. No I can't realistically take a mental health day or three right now either (for reasons, trust me)
So. this week I will:
- Eat breakfast and lunch and at least a light dinner. I can boil an egg if needed
- Sleep by 10pm and I will be out of bed by 6:30. If I can, go for a walk. If not, just stand outside for a few moments.
- keep cutting back on sugar and lay off the alcohol for the week - neither help
- Take meds and add in a multivitamin (I have a half a container I bought when I was getting over the flu).
god, that sounds exhausting. And I need to realise it is exhausting - so I will use my 'spoons' for food, washing, sleeping, moving. And the work I have to do. That's going to be it this week.
I'm going to post here to try to keep track. Hopefully it's just from stress/burnout and I can get back out of the hole with a couple of weeks of care.
Right there with you. Every small act of self care adds up
I'm joining you with the getting up on time bit. I notice I've been feeling quite empty lately, most probably due to list of life events.
I might join you... I'm pretty good with having breakfast/dinner after 20 years of being inconsistent with either. But I have a habit of coming home from work, eating dinner on the couch and then not moving from there until I go to bed. I have almost no friends in Melbourne so I spend my weekends doing much the same.
You've got this! π
Hopefully you have enough spoons to get back on track. I'm cheering you on!
β€οΈ having little sancuaries of friendliness on the internets makes a big difference. thanks
so many hugs
you can post here anytime, we are all here for you π
Thanks mate.
Back home and defrosted after a lot of cold, cold, cold, and cold. It was good to have a solid weekend away and with different people doing stuff I never would've done myself, partly because it makes me redevelop an appreciation for being at home again. I definitely feel like I got away properly and cleared some of the cobwebs in my head.
It was so cold this weekend. I reckon itβs nice to go away, because then you really appreciate coming home again (particularly if youβve cleaned the house before you left)
Absolutely! We all need a good reset every so often, I forget how to do this. And to your point I am SO glad I cleaned the house before I left, even though it was really tough to squeeze it in... Felt so luxe coming back to a tidy house, sparkling kitchen, clean floors, neat bed...
Oh damn. Just woke up from a nap.
Kofta is a success!
There's my dinner for the next 4 nights. Fuck yeah!
thatβs a proper winter day
Brrrr
fucken freezen mate
Vinyl finds today are a recording of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the guys Bugs Bunny plays with. I have 4 of their records now, it's just like famous tunes and greatest classical hits but nicely done and a box set of Rusalka by Dvorak too. Last week I got a box set of The Merchant of Venice and over the next week I'll be playing all my Shakespeare records. :)
But mainly I took another bag of stuff to the opshop. π
Opened the Sunday Sun quickly and saw a fluff piece on a police horse involved in the recent protests.
It's funny how they can't find a person to build sympathy towards. And what about we stop selling weapons and making animals cops instead?
Accidentally posted this as a reply to the flowers before.
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