Wow. That is one stressful work environment, IMO. Stress changes your
appetite. And you
are saying that ALL you have access to is what they provide? I mean,
it would make
sense from a security point of view, but what about people who do need
medication?
Or want to bring lunch?
I used to work in an environment where the only really available food
or drink was
coffee and donuts. I used to drink a LOT of coffee. It was really
horrid coffee. One
day I thought: You know, I really don't like this coffee. Why am I
drinking it? I figured
out: I was *thirsty*. So I started bringing a huge sip-bottle to work.
No one had
ever seen such a thing: but they caught on quickly and a year later everyone had
them. Craving for soda may well be just a craving for water, or water with
a little acid or salt in it (plain water upsets the tummy for many people).
Anyway, hunger is often masked thirst and stress. I have zero idea how to
handle this in the prison system, where I suspect you also get lack of
natural light (which helps regulate appetite). Maybe if you tell us what you
CAN do, people might have some ideas.
My first inclination is to say: no matter what the hassles are, taking
a break and going out to your car and having some time to just
be quiet and look at the sky and drink some water, sip on some
lemon-juice-
your stomach, which is another thing I've learned lately), or drink GOOD
tea or coffee from a thermos ... read some from a good novel ...
might do a lot of good beyond dieting even. Feeling like you "can't
help but fail" is not great. You CAN succeed, sure. To do that you
need to feel supported: at the very least you need to be supported by
yourself, by taking care of yourself in whatever ways you need.
Writing stuff here is a good beginning. Figuring out what you
really want and need ... that is a good next step.
And yeah, not doing the same routine every day is really a problem.
When I go off my routine for whatever reason, the next day I
get really hungry.
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 3:33 PM, xenia.rose<rosecounseling@
> The longer window idea might work for the weekends perhaps but not during the week.
>
> I was doing OK with doing the Fast-5 Monday through Friday (work days) except that Monday was usually harder then the rest of the week. Then my job became more stressful and so did my personal life and now it is harder more often then just on Mondays.
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> I sometimes think that going off on Saturday and Sunday and back on Monday might be part of the problem.
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> The lemon or vinegar might help on the weekends but it wouldn't work during the week. I work in a prison and can't have access to just anything. I can't even fix myself a cup of tea. All that is around is coffee and I HATE coffee. I skip lunch (because I am on the Fast-5) and work through it. When I get really craving some soda, it is a bother to go get it. I have to go outside to another building, pass through 4 locked gates and in the process turn in my keys at least if not my radio and personal alarm, then go out to my car for change (or maybe I predicted I would drink soda and carried 5 quarters in my pocket). Buy the soda then go through the 4 gates, get back what ever I turned in, go outside and back to my building.
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> Invariably by the time I get back to my office there isn't enough time to drink much of the soda while it is cold because I have to go back outside and to some other buildings to do things for my job. But I still buy the soda and pathetically drink it room temperature!
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> I have seriously considered removing all change and money from my car so that even if I did crave a soda I would have to literally drive all the way home for money.
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> Today I was SO hungry. I woke up hungry. I was very busy and tried to distract myself but my thoughts returned again and again to wanting a soda and maybe going out to lunch. I did over eat over the weekend so I am sure that is part of it. I woke up the limbic appetite.
>
> Someone suggested a supplement. I am on a spending fast right now. I can buy food related items, hygiene items and things for my cat only until I can get my finances in order to prepare to move out of this apartment into a nicer rented house. (Which hopefully will happen the end of August.)
>
> I do like the idea of having a longer window to eat on the weekend rather then saying I can have breakfast, lunch, snack and supper anytime I am hungry. I usually only have two meals and a snack. Maybe I could try for two snacks and one meal but start later in the afternoon.
>
> I am also not feeling very motivated to work out. I think I am just feeling generally defeated with the whole body transformation process in general. I have lost weight... from 265 to 220 (I am 5"1") but I am still very very overweight and sometimes I just feel as if I am chasing windmills when it comes to having a normal sized body.
>
> I "know" in my head that the secret to success on any goal is self efficacy. But I am really struggling with believing in myself. I believe in my workouts and in the fast-5 program. I believe that they are good programs. I just feel as if I can't help but fail.
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