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Struggling at night

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

I still feel like I am struggling big time at night. Probably because we are finally settled in our house and I am back to doing nothing in the evening. Ended up making a roll of cinnamon rolls last night when I wasn't even hungry. I ate my half and saw Scott threw some of his half in the garbage. UGHH I want his food common sense. When I have a plate of food. I don't think, "am I disgustingly full now?" no I think, I will finish this. This morning I am going for another run. Our new house is located on a very hilly part of town. I guess hills wont bother me....soon.... I hope lol

I have this friend from college we went to school together, started the same photo job together. She is still there almost 3 yrs later making a lot more than me now. I hated the job. She just got a new camera, 5k just for the body. So I guess she is ready to start her own business. I was wanting to get a new camera and talk to her about what to get. Since I am more in the healthy living realm than camera realm at this point. Now it just seems stupid even asking. It's funny how our lives go in different directions. I am sure she wont want my life and visa versa.

My husband talked to his mom the other day and she told him, your first yr of owning a house, expect to be poor. She also told him we could drag our lawn furniture into the dining room and use it LOL This coming from the woman who was gonna give us 3k toward house renovations of HER choice. But since we didn't want them, well enjoy your lawn furniture in the dining room! We will have to invite her over to see her ex husbands gift to us.....oh ya it's a dining room set.
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LASKIE2 7/27/2012 7:10AM

    This works for me, when the urge to muclh in late evenings I get up and go outside to walk around the yard and when I return to the house the urge to eat something has past emoticon

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PSFITMOMMY413 7/26/2012 6:54AM

    There are definitely times when I have the finish it all mentality...definitely doesn't jive with weight loss, does it? I can say all the things we know- slow down, only serve yourself part of it, yada yada yada, but you know it all. If it was only as easy done as it is said, right?

Glad you're settling in more- that's great about the dining set. I remember our first few weeks in our house- sleeping on an air mattress in an otherwise empty room...kinda creepy actually!

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PHEBESS 7/25/2012 10:17PM

    Sometimes when I feel full I set the food aside, or put it in a container and stick it in the fridge for another time. I feel better knowing I didn't stuff myself, and the food is there later for another time. So I don't have to eat it NOW.

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EDDYMEESE 7/25/2012 12:18PM

    I definitely have a "finish it all" mentality AND I come from a military family that is also Italian on mom's side...triple whammy! I literally can't cook for 2. I make so much food, it isn't even funny. I wish I wouldn't, but I have this mentality that it's better to make more and have enough for everyone than not make enough and have someone still hungry. But of course, that NEVER translates into leftovers. I mean, we'll each eat a 16 oz steak without blinking...that isn't healthy. A 6 - 8 oz serving would be better with a side of roasted veggies and a salad. But no, we'll each eat the entire steak.

Yeah, I feel the same when I see other people and where they are in life! For example, I went into the army after HS so I didn't even start college until I was 25 - 26. A lot of my HS friends already have somewhat grown kids or young-ish kids, careers that they have developed for the last 14 years, savings plans, 401-K, nice house, vacation homes, etc. Here I am, 32, JUST finished school, still working on the babies, I have a house but it's not our "forever" house (it's a tiny, broken down house that we love, but not something we want to stay in) and we don't even have a savings or 401-K! Sure, we came from Israel with nothing and just started building our lives 7 years ago...I'm proud that we have a home and that I'm finally done with school. Sometimes I wish that I had what others have (particularly the really nice house and 401-k!)...but then I realize that just because they seem to have their act together, doesn't mean a thing. Even your friend...I'm not saying she isn't genuinely happy, but who knows, right? Who knows what the other parts of her life are like? She could be looking at you and feeling a twinge of jealousy!

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MORTICIAADDAMS 7/25/2012 8:57AM

    I have the "finish it all" mentality as well. I'm trying to find ways out of it. Of course I haven't done worth a crap for quite a while so this is not a new problem nor new attempts to solve it. I'm always amazed by people like Scott who stop when they have had enough. Obviously they haven't stretched their stomachs to the point of no return.

People have to choose what direction they take in life - you made the best choice for you and you are happy. I hope she is too.

That is great about the dining room set. It sounds like you have almost everything you need.


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