Why ?

[TEMPIE1975]

HELLO EVERYONE!I JUST WANT TO SAY I LOVE THIS BOARD!I AM REALLY HAVING TROUBLE GETTING BACK ON TRACK.I WAS DOING SO WELL I HAD LOST 45LBS AND LOTS OF INCHES.I WAS DRINKING TONS OF WATER AND HAD GOTTEN OFF THE CAFFINE.THEN I HAD TO GET A SECOUND JOB WORKING IN A NURSING HOME ON 11PM-7AM SHIFT.AFTER THAT IT ALL WENT DOWN HILL AND I STARTED DRINKING DIET DR. PEPPER TO STAY AWAKE.THEN SOME MORNINGS WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO BE AT MY OTHER JOB AT 8AM-5PM I WOULD GO AND GET WHAT EVER I WANTED TO EAT.I HAVE GAINED BACK ABOUT 10LBS AND I REALY WANT TO START AGIAN BUT IT IS SO HARD FOR SOME REASON!! I FEEL REALLY BAD ABOUT EATING ALL THIS CRAP I HAVE BEEN EATING.I KNOW BETTER BUT I DO IT ANYWAY.I FEEL SO TIRED AND HAVE STOMACH ISSUES YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET ME GOING.I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!I AM VERY BUSY AND STAY ON THE GO WORKING TWO JOBS AND TWO TEENAGE BOYS WHO DO ALOT THINGS.THEN WHEN I GET HOME I DONT WANT TO DO ANYTHING BUT SLEEP OR EAT AND MY POOR HOUSE IS SUFFERING!I JUST REALLY NEED SOME SUPPORT AND TO KNOW SOMEONE ELSE HAS WENT THUR THIS!

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!

[flpooh19701]

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The best suggestion I can make is to plan yor meals and get a cooler to carry your food with you. Prepare your food in batches so that you only have to cook every few days.. HTH

[AlaskaGirl]

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The best suggestion I can make is to plan yor meals and get a cooler to carry your food with you. Prepare your food in batches so that you only have to cook every few days.. HTH

Yep- I completely agree. First off get your boys involved in the house work. If you have to work 2 jobs you are completely overwhelmed and exhausted. Take the house off your plate and divide it for your sons. Once can vaccum & dust the entire house and one is in charge of the kitchen & bathroom. Have them switch every week so they don't think the other is getting off easy. Something liek that. Show them what you expect. These are small men and have to be shown in detail (just like adult men)...hehe

Then once a month when you get a day off have a deep cleaning day again with your sons. Pick what ever section you want to do like the bathroom etc. I had to do this with my back surgery recovery. Except my house wasn't deep cleaned for 10 weeks and then I had to pitch a huge fit to get my husband and daughter to help me.

If you can pick a day for grocery shopping and cooking once a week this will help. Try to make enough in advance for the family and yourself for at least a 3-4 days. My daughter doesn't cook well but she can make a few things like soup and sandwiches. I am guessing your boys can as well. Have some of this on hand and plan your menus in advance so they and you don't have to think about it.

I can make up a big bowl of tuna salad or chicken salad for sandwiches for them and salad for myself. Or a big pot of low carb soup that they will eat with a big hunk of bread or some tortillas.

You can make this work- but you need to unload some of your responsibility so you can focus on the important stuff.

Hang in there.

Julie

[keystone jae]

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I also make 2-3 pounds of taco meat and bag it in portion servings in sandwich bags and then put all the sandwich bags in a freezer bag and then put into freezer. I get a bag out for my tacos salads and the kids take it out for salads or nachos or whatever..........

I also grill 12 chick breasts at a time pull them off the grill, cut into bite size pieces bag them in sandwich bags and then one big freezer bag and put into freezer. Again can pull out a bag for a lettuce salad, chick salad, soup etc.....and kids can use the meat however they want to.........

good luck to you. sounds like you need SLEEP! It is hard to stay on any kind of plan when you are sleep deprived........

best wishes!

[Outback Jess]

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Hang in there girl, based on your previous success you are well aware what has to happen, just keep at it!