tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post4460937217975007706..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Full to burstingKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-34626628706719330012011-01-01T23:38:04.430+00:002011-01-01T23:38:04.430+00:00We will eat sensibly through 2011. I mean, what el...We will eat sensibly through 2011. I mean, what else where we going to do?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-50768410317925556242011-01-01T22:38:05.186+00:002011-01-01T22:38:05.186+00:00I too have overindulged and am now feeling guilty....I too have overindulged and am now feeling guilty. I put on a lot of weight in the second half of last year, was winning the battle to lose and and along came Christmas and moderation went out the window. While I thoroughly enjoyed indulging myself I now have to get back on track, sigh....Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636391376867869652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-87029209747695490262010-12-28T21:34:26.647+00:002010-12-28T21:34:26.647+00:00Space Lady - unfortunately, in my experience, adde...Space Lady - unfortunately, in my experience, added guilt only makes us reach for the cookie jar...<br /><br />Falak - thanks. There are other things contributing to the mood swings too, but I'll write about that another time.<br /><br />Ron - you do not need to lose 10lbs. Did you know being underweight is worse for your health than being overweight?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-9974355259263273042010-12-28T15:42:41.623+00:002010-12-28T15:42:41.623+00:00Our relationship with food is a most interesting s...Our relationship with food is a most interesting subject. I will admit that I am obsessed with food. However, it is in the opposite direction. While I love food, I am so fearful of becoming big like my two brothers (both at 300 lbs) that I have sometimes went too far in the other direction with my weight falling as low as 145 lbs (I'm 6'3".) While I am tall and can carry the weights (both my brothers are taller than me), I don't want to live with the guilt and the health consequences. But having said all of that, I am addicted to glazed walnuts and Doritos chips....and French Fries....and bacon cheeseburgers.....and.......well, you get the pictures. I'm am a fat 165 lbs. now. I have to lose 10 pounds.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-2858387709816710782010-12-28T14:42:30.412+00:002010-12-28T14:42:30.412+00:00Looks like you're caught between the devil and...Looks like you're caught between the devil and the deep sea.:)<br />Hope the mood swings don't last for long.Falakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321524864693512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-40261440174203106772010-12-28T13:07:35.705+00:002010-12-28T13:07:35.705+00:00All I can say is that I relate 100%. That and I a...All I can say is that I relate 100%. That and I am having to resist the urge to beat myself up for gaining some weight back.Space Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999151060350221353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-83604370937393027752010-12-27T21:36:23.767+00:002010-12-27T21:36:23.767+00:00Litzi - yes, quite recently, and it came back nega...Litzi - yes, quite recently, and it came back negativeKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-32830480172503796532010-12-27T21:21:07.398+00:002010-12-27T21:21:07.398+00:00Amidst your battery of tests, were you checked for...Amidst your battery of tests, were you checked for <i>celiac disease</i>…gluten intolerance?litzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716809746521516595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-33726658442460163552010-12-27T20:40:43.738+00:002010-12-27T20:40:43.738+00:00Jayne - Unfortunately, moderation isn't really...Jayne - Unfortunately, moderation isn't really an option. It's a bit like saying to an alcoholic, well just restrict your drinking to one or 2. Once they have one, the trigger has been pulled and they cannot stop. Very similar thing going on with me and certain food types.<br /><br />Ponita - well according to Chinese Astrology, I was born in the year of the horse. Although I have to say that hay just doesn't do it for me in the way a chololate bar does...<br /><br />Parsnip - it's a bugger, isn't it?<br /><br />Eric - always good to know there are other men in the world called Kim - we're a real minority :) If I don't drink enough water, I don't get angry directly, but I do get dehydrated quite quickly and end up with a really bad headache. This does make me irritable... Tell me, do you have a named condition?<br /><br />Pat - well, we can't leave chocolate trifle just lying around can we?<br /><br />Hope - aye, moderation doesn't really work - see my reply to Jayne.<br /><br />Lynne - sounds like you know exactly how it feels - and for that you have my sympathy.<br /><br />Hindsfeet - my thyroid has been checked several times, but nothing has ever shown up as being even slightly out of place. Thanks for your thoughts<br /><br />Fay - I do drink plenty of water (see my reply to Eric), and fortunately this corner of Scotland is one of the less poluted areas of the UK :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-908048465083355932010-12-27T19:44:36.860+00:002010-12-27T19:44:36.860+00:00Oh, do I hear you, Brother! Food is just wicked ...Oh, do I hear you, Brother! Food is just wicked good. I have a lot of trouble with the M word (moderation) I've been reading a lot lately about water (see my holy water blog) and have decided to do some different things for my fatigue. I'll be happy to share if you like.<br />Happy year!Fay Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123764854210271111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-8395676254451085592010-12-27T17:56:52.445+00:002010-12-27T17:56:52.445+00:00hey hon.....about the "chilly" thing.......hey hon.....about the "chilly" thing.....can I just help out a little with this one? That's usually indicative of low thyroid production......this issue can profoundly affect energy levels as well......<br /><br />...most docs fix this synthetically...*NOT* a good route to go.....but there are holistic alternatives, i.e. bovine thyroid boosters that you can take......<br /><br />....and yeah, as you know, everything is connected, body, mind, emotions, etc.....when our bods get out of whack it takes our minds and emotions along for the "roller coaster ride" too.....and vice versa.....again, as you know.........<br /><br />....I know you're not a fan of "unsolicited advice"....hope you can hear my heart in this little comment.....that I'm not being pushy and presumtuous...just carin' about cha......that's all...<br /><br />all the best to you and your beautiful family in 2011, Kim.....Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-77234098222810825312010-12-27T17:54:43.568+00:002010-12-27T17:54:43.568+00:00I get that way at Halloween. mmmmmm chocolate and...I get that way at Halloween. mmmmmm chocolate and sweet fatty desserts...heaven! For me I hate the roll-coaster of feeling euphoric happiness to feeling like crying & hiding in the closet. <br />AND I know all about feeling cold all the time, always been a "skinny minnie" (5'8" and 125-130lb) We would be fighting for the same seats! LOL <br />Good luck in getting back into balance with your moods and fighting the power/call of sweets, *that's* the hardest thing, sweets have such a seductive calling, it's hard to resist like the Sirens in Greek Mythology.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716122749792379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-17474267141448471892010-12-27T13:30:39.090+00:002010-12-27T13:30:39.090+00:00I'm sorry you're in the position to have t...I'm sorry you're in the position to have to make such a choice. I'm guessing that even sweets "in moderation" still mess with your system?<br /><br />Just vent with us until the roller coaster hits a smooth patch. We understand. And I promise to eat chocolate for you. ;)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-72530136705373788812010-12-27T09:53:16.598+00:002010-12-27T09:53:16.598+00:00I'm glad - like me - you have had a day or two...I'm glad - like me - you have had a day or two of indulgence because I know(less like me) you have the strength of will to redress it.<br />As soon as I have finished the chocolate trifle I'll start to cut back.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-23730194199275797632010-12-27T07:25:45.716+00:002010-12-27T07:25:45.716+00:00Kim, not only do you share your name with my fathe...Kim, not only do you share your name with my father but you describe the symptoms I suffer to a 't'. With a body temperature normally at 35.5 I love the long hot summers here (Israel) but the winters are brooding and slow while I need to consume a meal every four hours. Do you also have that not drinking enough (water my man, water) makes you angry?Eric Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471331868560587898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-71453473088515023072010-12-27T04:22:26.917+00:002010-12-27T04:22:26.917+00:00I well understand your dilemma.
I have been less a...I well understand your dilemma.<br />I have been less active for the past two months with the Fibromyalgia and even with not indulging until a few days ago, I have put on too much weight. So I too will be in a fight.<br /><br />I hope your back on track soon. To eat or not to eat that is the real question.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-55160234612452954262010-12-27T02:20:30.354+00:002010-12-27T02:20:30.354+00:00Hmmm, it would seem you are rather like a horse an...Hmmm, it would seem you are rather like a horse and generate more body heat while digesting all that food. That's how they stay warm in winter. Lots of hay = lots of body heat.<br /><br />Not that I am calling you a horse, though... ;-)<br /><br />Glad you've chosen the more sensible option. I've just completed the second full turkey dinner in two days, complete with lots of sweets, but somehow I don't feel any warmer. Of course, it IS -25c outside (with the wind) so that might have something to do with it.Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-19885334293722434322010-12-27T01:44:13.808+00:002010-12-27T01:44:13.808+00:00Well, that sucks. Not really a decent option amon...Well, that sucks. Not really a decent option among them, is there? I guess you ease off the sugar gradually until you reach that level known as "All things in moderation." <br /><br />We all have to pay the proverbial piper in some way after Christmas indulgences. But what the hell. It's only once a year.Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-59509143733805166772010-12-27T01:23:49.094+00:002010-12-27T01:23:49.094+00:00It doesn't seem to have affected the CFS, Eryl...It doesn't seem to have affected the CFS, Eryl. And yes, I have to chose the more emotionally stable option. The bugger of it is now is that it can take up to 3 weeks of being completely on track before the cravings and emotional instability subside to managable levels.<br /><br />I'm far better off not allowing myself the indulgence in the first place - I know this - but my brain lies to me, and Christmas, with all the amazing goodies on offer, is a temptation too far.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-2037037650270963352010-12-27T01:14:30.869+00:002010-12-27T01:14:30.869+00:00This is very interesting, has your fatigue abated ...This is very interesting, has your fatigue abated at all, or is it still the same? Whichever it is I think I'd have to choose the emotionally stable option myself, at least you have <i>some,</i> control.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.com