Guest guest Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 oh my goodness ... we say Uff Da often in our house and none of us are Norwegian! Carlton -- you did good, I hope you know that and see success in not going off the deep end! good on you! ________________________________ To: " insideoutweightloss " <insideoutweightloss > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:11 PM Subject: Uff Da.  Hi. Norwegians will know what the subject means. It has been a horribly hard week. I am very concerned for my son. He is not yet on track with his life and could have landed in a whole world of trouble this week. I am glad things are not worse, but all is not yet well. I am thankful for the good and trying to accept the uncertainty as part of life. I have not stayed totally away from snacking as comfort but have not gone to jumbo chocolate bars and giant bags of twizzlers either. Not a joke, those are preferred food binge items for me. Today at the airport I got a 3 pack of lindt chocolates and gave one to my wife and one to her sister who was there to fly home. I ate mine and enjoyed it and did not go get another package for myself. Later I got a bag of chips and ate half, leaving the other half in the car for later. I did not feel like finishing it off. This is progress.  Carlton Larsen, Ba, Bgp Freelance Musician 426 Pinehouse Drive Saskatoon Sk S7K4X5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Sorry, Carlton. Parental triggers are sooooooooooooooooooo hard, aren't they?? Congratulations on limiting it to what sounds like enough chocolate to take the edge off--not a full-fledged binge. Have you come up with any other ideas for what you can do to get you through this (since it sounds like something ongoing)? What do you do to renew? >________________________________ > >To: " insideoutweightloss " <insideoutweightloss > >Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:11 PM >Subject: Uff Da. > > >Â >Hi. > >Norwegians will know what the subject means. It has been a horribly hard week. I am very concerned for my son. He is not yet on track with his life and could have landed in a whole world of trouble this week. I am glad things are not worse, but all is not yet well. I am thankful for the good and trying to accept the uncertainty as part of life. > >I have not stayed totally away from snacking as comfort but have not gone to jumbo chocolate bars and giant bags of twizzlers either. Not a joke, those are preferred food binge items for me. Today at the airport I got a 3 pack of lindt chocolates and gave one to my wife and one to her sister who was there to fly home. I ate mine and enjoyed it and did not go get another package for myself. Later I got a bag of chips and ate half, leaving the other half in the car for later. I did not feel like finishing it off. This is progress. > >Â >Carlton Larsen, Ba, Bgp >Freelance Musician >426 Pinehouse Drive >Saskatoon Sk >S7K4X5 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Carlton, My heart goes out to you. I think your son is very lucky that you are there for him even if he may not realise it right now. I also think that it's great that you are not stress eating as you would have in the past. One chocolate bar is ok...3 would not have solved the problem and would have left you feeling bad about your food choices and still upset over your son.. We are here for you whenever you need to vent. Hugs.. To: " insideoutweightloss " <insideoutweightloss > Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 5:50 PM Subject: Re: Uff Da.  Sorry, Carlton. Parental triggers are sooooooooooooooooooo hard, aren't they?? Congratulations on limiting it to what sounds like enough chocolate to take the edge off--not a full-fledged binge. Have you come up with any other ideas for what you can do to get you through this (since it sounds like something ongoing)? What do you do to renew? >________________________________ > >To: " insideoutweightloss " <insideoutweightloss > >Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:11 PM >Subject: Uff Da. > > > >Hi. > >Norwegians will know what the subject means. It has been a horribly hard week. I am very concerned for my son. He is not yet on track with his life and could have landed in a whole world of trouble this week. I am glad things are not worse, but all is not yet well. I am thankful for the good and trying to accept the uncertainty as part of life. > >I have not stayed totally away from snacking as comfort but have not gone to jumbo chocolate bars and giant bags of twizzlers either. Not a joke, those are preferred food binge items for me. Today at the airport I got a 3 pack of lindt chocolates and gave one to my wife and one to her sister who was there to fly home. I ate mine and enjoyed it and did not go get another package for myself. Later I got a bag of chips and ate half, leaving the other half in the car for later. I did not feel like finishing it off. This is progress. > > >Carlton Larsen, Ba, Bgp >Freelance Musician >426 Pinehouse Drive >Saskatoon Sk >S7K4X5 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Still uffda. Now look what you made me do: I am weeping. It's Ok. Your kind words, your affirmations are so appreciated. I read these messages and I just sat here and cried for a while. I have been up against this for almost a year. He is struggling and my wife and I keep trying to get him to reach out for help. Last Summer a girl broke his heart. He fell for her but she was just playing with him like a cat with a mouse. He has not yet found his feet. It is a case now of looking for love in the wrong places. But they are currently his places and he is not able to listen to alternatives. Today I will go for a walk. Then I will use my Tibetan Singing Bowls for a while. I will also go up the hill to listen to a speaker at the session my wife is attending. It is a spiritual retreat weekend with the " Alpha " program and I know that is quality spiritual teaching. The bowls help me calm and center and do some relaxation meditation and I am so tense and concerned I need that. The speaker will be a good distraction and the walk is for my physical health. I will get up and walk away from this computer now instead of using up the rest of the afternoon and risking getting into less than helpful things that are horribly easy to find. Thank you again. I am going to go now and to some nice things for myself.  Carlton Larsen, Ba, Bgp Freelance Musician 426 Pinehouse Drive Saskatoon Sk S7K4X5 ________________________________ To: " insideoutweightloss " <insideoutweightloss > Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:38:46 PM Subject: Re: Uff Da.  Carlton, My heart goes out to you. I think your son is very lucky that you are there for him even if he may not realise it right now. I also think that it's great that you are not stress eating as you would have in the past. One chocolate bar is ok...3 would not have solved the problem and would have left you feeling bad about your food choices and still upset over your son.. We are here for you whenever you need to vent. Hugs.. To: " insideoutweightloss " <insideoutweightloss > Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 5:50 PM Subject: Re: Uff Da.  Sorry, Carlton. Parental triggers are sooooooooooooooooooo hard, aren't they?? Congratulations on limiting it to what sounds like enough chocolate to take the edge off--not a full-fledged binge. Have you come up with any other ideas for what you can do to get you through this (since it sounds like something ongoing)? What do you do to renew? >________________________________ > >To: " insideoutweightloss " <insideoutweightloss > >Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:11 PM >Subject: Uff Da. > > > >Hi. > >Norwegians will know what the subject means. It has been a horribly hard week. I am very concerned for my son. He is not yet on track with his life and could have landed in a whole world of trouble this week. I am glad things are not worse, but all is not yet well. I am thankful for the good and trying to accept the uncertainty as part of life. > >I have not stayed totally away from snacking as comfort but have not gone to jumbo chocolate bars and giant bags of twizzlers either. Not a joke, those are preferred food binge items for me. Today at the airport I got a 3 pack of lindt chocolates and gave one to my wife and one to her sister who was there to fly home. I ate mine and enjoyed it and did not go get another package for myself. Later I got a bag of chips and ate half, leaving the other half in the car for later. I did not feel like finishing it off. This is progress. > > >Carlton Larsen, Ba, Bgp >Freelance Musician >426 Pinehouse Drive >Saskatoon Sk >S7K4X5 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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