http://www.squalorsurvivors.com/resources/index.shtml

It's been awhile since I've posted another entry. It's not because I haven't been earnestly trying to better my life during this time but because I basically haven't had anything to report.

I'm being kind to myself when I say that I'm still progressing. The truth is I'm not so vigilant anymore about my eating and I stopped recording everything I eat. But it's also true that I have not had a wild pigout since I've started this calorie reduction and overall I am eating better and with less calories. In fact, where I was eating so I was gaining visibly every week, I've now reversed it so that I am at least not gaining weight week after week.

The scale DH fixed says 171.x now. At one point it said 169 I think. And at one point in my sister's place 175. So I'm going by this scale now and will continue.

I've learned a little about me and vegetables. I like them so much I will eat them just boiled most of the time. So when odd vegies come around through the CSA I find I don't need to roast them or anything. Just boiling or stir-frying with garlic will do. Of course the rest of the family won't eat it that way but DH will try a bit that way and that's good enough. So I won't let those vegetables stay in the fridge too long now.

I found a website: http://www.squalorsurvivors.com/resources/index.shtml

It's possibly life changing. I laugh when I read the stories posted on there and I'm just now reading the Kimmy thread. That girl lived in 3rd degree squalor but managed to pull herself out of it thanks to online support. I find the site stress-relieving, humorous, and motivating. So cathartic.

I recommended it to Catherine who is going through the same thing and she's read one success story so far.

Tonight my brother James came to visit on the spur of the moment and he laughed and said OMG when he saw our place. But he stayed and visited for a long while which was nice. The kids were thrilled to see him. They were kind of hyper.

Afterwards I read the Kimmy thread (for the first time) and after the first page of that (there are 17) I got working on the kitchen table. I see the table now under the laptop. It was sitting on a pile of paper before then. I've given myself permission not to recycle but just to toss. Part of it is because our bin is totally full. But part is that the advice on the thread says to give yourself a break on that because it's too hard to have to sort to that degree when you're getting out of squalor.

So while no great shakes at the calorie reduction thing, I didn't blow it with a big huge meal at any time and I am also starting to attack the mess around here which was my intent with this blog when I first started.