Confusion
Posted:
01/05/2012 22:38
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So, here's the thing.......
I've never been overweight before. I wasn't a tubby child or a podgy adolescent or a fat young adult . I went to the gym 6 days a week.After having my 2 boys (9 lbs 13oz and 10lbs 3oz) I carried an extra 2 stone in weight that I never shifted (nothing too drastic there). I don't eat take-sways, I don't eat fried foods. I eat all organic. I love salad, veg and fruit. I gained weight over the last 6 years - Nursing my dad who had lung cancer and died 4 years ago in June. Prior to that, had 2 years of taking him to chemotherapy and radiotherapy whilst holding down a full-time "high power" job; raising a family and playing "corporate wife" for my OH. I missed meals; ate on the run and generally survived on adrenaline, caffeine, sugar, wine and carbs. I missed nights of sleep - too wired which made the levels of Cortisol rise in my body. I drank wine every night to try and relax. This is what caused me to gain weight. When my LLC asks me what messages I got about food as a child and what I still carry with me that makes my relationship with food dysfunctional, I don't have anything to say. The messages I got about food were all positive. I don't consider myself to have a dysfunctional relationship with food. Am I the only person following LLT that feels this way? Am I in denial? ..........