The Friday List (nice things you’ve done for yourself this week)
Let’s talk a little detox. Let’s talk about the fact that sugar is my crack, my booze, my nicotine–whatever someone else’s poison is, sweets are for me.
Sure, I love it when I’m shoveling it in. Love the feeling on my tongue, the genuinely happy feeling in my stomach, that wonderful sense that all is right with the world because I’m eating my mother’s cinnamon rolls and my own famous sour cream coffee cake and some of that chocolate people were nice enough to give me for Christmas.
Then the next day I wonder why my head is so foggy and my body feels so slow it’s like I’m moving through pudding, and I generally feel like I’ve had a barrel of wine instead of all those wonderful treats.
So yeah, we’re on a detox here at Robin Central. Substituting real food for sugar for a while. I’m not perfect at it–I can go 36 hours without, then decide I’m being mean to myself and should have one or two or six more cinnamon rolls because when am I ever going to get those again? Not until Thanksgiving!–you know the kinds of excuses we addicts make.
Just wanted to throw that out there and see if anyone else was feeling all food-hungover this week, and if anyone else feels like doing something about it, or if we’re all going to just keep on taking our crack.
That’s my nice thing for this week, a little dose of detox. How about all of you? What nice things are you doing in these waning days of 2007?
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Hey BFF, I’m right here with ya. I can’t think straight anymore, and I get hungry way too fast, so I know my dance with the crack known as carbs has to end. Three days of raw veggies, water and no caffeine is what’s called for. Today I’m eating raw tofu even, which is actually quite good with a little freshly ground ginger and scallions. Tomorrow I add fresh fruits and by Monday, I’d better have pulled it together enough to jump back into revision.
It’s been so great, but the party’s over! Let’s see if I can last all three days while there are still ginger cookies in the house…
I’m recovering from over-gifting and being over-gifted. Too many things to play with. Far too many new things to play with and I think some are being neglected.
I am so hung over from sugar and rich foods. When am I going to remember my body simply can’t handle these goodies anymore? Plus I went crazy making homemade chocolate peppermint bark and chocolate covered pretzels, so I have too much temptation in the house.
TadMack, Your three day eating program sounds like a good one. I may very well have to take your example.
Happy New Year’s everyone!
Well, I’m already ahead this year. I can definitely name “the best thing I did for myself in 2007″: quit drinking. At least I don’t have to worry about what drinking does over the holidays–a 2 handed punch for me: overeating while drinking and/or exhausted from a couple of glasses of wine. (I do think I have “sugar issues,” which is why alcohol is so bad for me.)
I am recovering from too much Sees Candies, which I love and plan to eat more of until I board the plane back to snowy Smalltown on the 2nd. I just can’t get Sees in the Midwest. Yes, I know I can order online. But I like being able to buy Sees in its true home.
Nice thing for the waning days of 2007: I will not snap at my mother in law, I will not snap at my mother in law, I will not snap at my mother in law. I will not win if I do so. I won’t be able to speak as clearly as I want in a 2nd language. It will not change her perception that every single thing she does is right, and all my American ideas are wrong. I will keep my mouth firmly shut and my head nodding
Only 4 more days and it’s good for my kids.
Happy New Year, Robin and crew!
Kelly, you have my IMMENSE sympathies. Boy, if a situation like that doesn’t drive a person to drink, don’t know what will. But then, that’s what Sees is for. Be strong! Don’t snap! You can do it! And congratulations on giving up alcohol this year–that’s a fantastic gift to yourself. Enjoy your chocolate and good luck!
Vivian, you hit it on the head: When am I going to remember my body simply can’t handle these goodies anymore? I swear, sometimes I’m like a 4-year-old who doesn’t have the sense to sleep when I’m tired or stop eating all the stuff that’s going to make me sick. But how could you resist your own chocolate peppermint bark? And chocolate covered pretzels? That’s heavy ammunition!
Patrick, play away. You don’t have to be serious until next week. This is kid time–even when you’re the one being a kid. Maybe especially then.
And TadMack, you’re an inspiration. Raw veggies and fruits and water sounds like exactly what the body needs. But I don’t know how you can do that with ginger cookies still on the premises. Aren’t you like me, and you have to eat all those things first? It’s like Kelly said–when are you going to get this again? But then Vivian’s point still applies: if it’s too much for the body, it’s just no good. I don’t know. I admire your resolve. Keep me posted about how it’s going.
And as for the caffeine thing, although I’ve managed to switch to chicory coffee for my first cup (fake coffee, no caffeine), I still need my Starbucks half-caf later. Because there’s only so much suffering I’m willing to do in the name of strictness.
Good luck with the detox, TadMack! Let us know how it’s going!
My nice thing over the past couple of weeks (which I spent at Mheir’s parents’ house in Boston, seeing about a million friends and relatives) was that every day or so I would let him go off to run some errand or other, while I would spend a couple of hours at the house alone. I was able to keep up on my blog a little, and more importantly, recharge my introvert self.
But yes, I did eat too much while I was there, and I did rely on caffeine a bit more than I should have.
And now I’m home, and anticipating that the new year will bring a return to exercising, and a cutting back of the caffeine. But not today. Today I’m going to rest on the couch, and give my stuffed up nose and sore throat a break. Happy New Year’s weekend to all!
Aw, Jen, I’m so sorry you’re sick! That’s not right. You do whatever you need to to pamper yourself today–have all the caffeine you want.
Good job carving out the alone time for yourself in the midst of all the action. Some of us absolutely need the quiet and solitude if we’re going to be able to be cheerful around people so many days in a row. For introverts (I’m one, too), social functions really are performances, and they take a lot out of us. Definitely need time alone to recharge. Good work!
But still sorry you came back depleted and sick. Take care.
Feel better, Jen!
I took it easy this week. I read a lot. I slept more than 5 hours each night.
Today I played “Install my Car iPod connector”. Very exciting!!!
I am trying to get over a viral infection…lots of water, naps, and the warming of the herbal back pack that DH gave me. Food sounds horrible still.
Happy New Year all.
Jone, you, too? What’s with the sickness here? I’m so sorry! I hope you beat it soon.
Patrick, that is a fun game. Very absorbing.
Little Willow, you normally only get 5 hours of sleep each night? No wonder you read three times as much as any of us. How can you function on so little rest?
yay for sweets!
Lindor truffles rock! XD
The nice thing I did was to ask for (and receive) a yoga video to work with. Have not done yoga in ages, but now plan to get back to it. Did some just awhile ago and I can feel it. Am not happy that the whole thing started out with something I can’t do (sit on my heels) but maybe with practice I’ll be able to do it in a modified version.
The other good things were out of my control…a sizable (unexpected) check from my school district for overpayment on insurance, and the sale of my father’s mobile home, which we have been trying to sell for nine months.
It takes me a long time to fall asleep at night, sometimes as long as two hours, and I wake up a few times before getting up around 5 AM, which means I tend to get less than eight consecutive hours of sleep.
My nice things were seeing Sweeney Todd with my sister today(we both loved it,so gruesomely giddy and great songs! Also,my sister thought the scene where Judge Turpin keeps saying “You GANDERED!” was hilarious)and last night,I watched Waitress on DVD by myself(not my sister’s kind of movie).
Waitress was amazing,and yes,I had a piece of pie with it-Coconut custard,aka,Preferring My Mom’s Christmas Dessert Over My Mushy Apple One Pie:) Saw some of the bonus features,too and the Adrienne Shelly Foundation sounds like a lovely tribute to her memory.(a posthumous Oscar would be nice,too)
Lady T, I like the idea of a posthumous Oscar. That was such a sad story about Adrienne Shelly–what a waste.
Can’t wait to see Sweeney Todd! I’ve always loved that musical, and I’m excited to see the Burton version.
Little Willow, you poor thing. Get some sleep! How can you be so creative without it?
Judy, I just came from a yoga class not five minutes ago. Ahhh. So necessary–especially for people like us who spend so many hours at the computer every day. The body was not meant to be in this position for so long. It’s good to go stretch it out every few days. Good luck with your tape! And congratulations on all that money falling out of the sky!
Yoga sounds like something I could really use right now. Like most of you, I’ve been gorging like the world’s coming to an end. I have absolutely no self-control when it comes to sweets, and this season just happens to be full of them. New Year’s Eve is it, for me, though! After that, healthy again!
Nice things? Letting myself indulge without feeling overly guilty. Enjoyed dessert empanadas made with flattened Grands biscuits sealed around honey-drizzled sliced bananas, raisins, and chopped walnuts, and sprinkled with cinnamon, baked, then topped with cool whip mixed with Kalhua-flavored syrup. DELICIOUS.
My favorite Christmas gift? A bag from Katie Sis that reads, “Please do not annoy the writer. She may put you in a book and kill you.” PRICELESS.
Um, Kelley, can I have both your dessert and your sister? Thanks a bunch.
If you were only here, Robin. There’s one last empanada calling both our names. I’d split it with you, honest.
As for Katie Sis, trust me, she’s one in a million.
I can totally relate to your food issues, Robin. I have overindulged so much, first during the holiday madness and now I am enjoying a Disneyland vacation! Too much sugar, and I couldn’t resist a morning coffee to keep the energy up.
So that’s my nice thing to myself, letting myself indulge a little at Disneyland. It’s unfortunately not so nice for my body. But my tastebuds love it! And when you haven’t had caffeine for months, you really notice the kick!
Speaking of caffeine, I have some advice for Little Willow. I used to have trouble sleeping too, and somebody asked me if I was having any caffeine in the afternoon or evening. I realized that I had been drinking tea, and as soon as I stopped I could sleep. Caffeine had never affected me before, but I guess our bodies can change and I have found that if I have anything caffeinated, even chocolate after noon might keep me up.
Also, a sleep study can find medical issues that could be affecting your sleep. Apnea can interrupt a good night’s sleep and it is treatable. Ask your doctor.
Anyway, sorry for giving unsolicited advice, but if somebody hadn’t given me some advice years ago I might still be an insomniac.
That’s right people. I’m one in a million!
Which means there are only 6800 of you world wide and well over a billion intergalactically.
And the universe is a better place for it.
Michelle, have fun in Disneyland! (As if you need that direction.) Yeah, coffee when you haven’t had it in a while is the BEST. Thanks for your sleep advice. Even if Little Willow doesn’t need it, I’m sure many of the rest of us do.
Kelley, thanks for the offer to split it. Very generous. Next time.
Katie Sis, *snort.*
I’m definitely sporting the Santa bloated belly this month.
I’m detoxing next week. Lots of water, fresh fruit, soups…
The Santa Bloated Belly–so festive. But yeah, it really has no place after the new year, just like all those decorations I hope everyone is taking down and putting away. There’s a time for everything, and Christmas is over. Move on. Santa Belly be gone.
I think I may suffer from “Robin guilt” every post-Christmas for the rest of my life.
I’ll try to get the tree down before my birthday this year (Jan 31). LOL.
Thanks, Michelle. I wish I could fall asleep easily, readily.
I don’t drink anything with caffeine – no coffee, no tea, no sodas, nada – just water, fruit juice, that sort of thing.
Sometimes, I get a solid night’s sleep. Sometimes, I don’t. It doesn’t always matter how my day’s gone or what time I go to bed. No patterns that I can see, in other words. I’ve tried puzzling it out for so long!
I have found that I simply cannot rush sleep, I have to wait for it to come on it’s on. I wake up at night sometimes too and at times it takes up to 2 hours for me to get back to sleep. This is why I keep my computer by my bed. It is the ultimate form of distraction.
Hey BFF! I survived the three days of raw food, and I feel really, REALLY good. I didn’t have to clean all of the ginger cookies out of the house because… well, let’s just say that two dozen I ate by myself? Raised the “disgusted with myself” meter up high enough so I was able to just ignore the rest of them. I enjoyed the indulgence, and am now enjoying the rest.
Man. Yoga sounds like another good idea, but there’s only so much I’m willing to suffer for clarity. I think I’ll box instead. Aggression vs. peace…
I aged myself on the Wii today… not sure that is a good thing or bad since i was 44 T_T i am only 14 in real life so i guess im out of shape. but i ate a can of carmel frosting!! [got introuble for it but it was so good!}
btw when it feels like your traveling through pudding have you ever tried eating yourself out?