Standing up for myself!
We are having a goodie day today at work (I brought SF cake), and someone had the bright idea to move the goodie table to the empty workstation next to mine. I asked them to move it back to the empty area at the end of the row. I did it with humor by telling them I felt like an alcoholic at a bar, but I backed it up with action by carrying the donuts back to the old goodie table myself. the others then pitched in, and I am a happy camper. It felt so good not to be ashamed of my issues with food! I just told it like it was, and did it with the expectation that they would understand, but with the confidence that I would be okay whether they understood or not.
This is such a big milestone for me in dealing with my food addiction - bringing it out of the closet.
This is such a big milestone for me in dealing with my food addiction - bringing it out of the closet.
Oh, and a review on the Pillsbury SF cake mix (I am only having a small square - 1" by 2" - because it is still a lot of carbs for me, but at least I can eat it without getting sick):
I mixed up the batter (yellow cake), and it had a funny taste, so I added 1/2 cup FF Greek yogurt and some Nellie and Joe's Key Lime Juice - I don't know how much, 2 big squirts. Then I melted about 1/2 the can of the Pillsbury SF Vanilla Frosting, and I mixed in 4 packets of True Lime powder and drizzled it over the warm cake. The frosting has a stronger off-taste than the cake mix, but the cake is very moist, and you could skip the frosting altogether if you can't find a way to mask the weird taste. My lime powder didn't quite do the job on the frosting, but it's still okay. The cake turned out absolutely yummy!
I mixed up the batter (yellow cake), and it had a funny taste, so I added 1/2 cup FF Greek yogurt and some Nellie and Joe's Key Lime Juice - I don't know how much, 2 big squirts. Then I melted about 1/2 the can of the Pillsbury SF Vanilla Frosting, and I mixed in 4 packets of True Lime powder and drizzled it over the warm cake. The frosting has a stronger off-taste than the cake mix, but the cake is very moist, and you could skip the frosting altogether if you can't find a way to mask the weird taste. My lime powder didn't quite do the job on the frosting, but it's still okay. The cake turned out absolutely yummy!
Awesome!
Good for you! Having some issues with food is nothing to be ashamed of and you're certainly not alone. And hey, when we are really overweight, don't you figure people already realize we might have some food issues? I don't think it's a secret!
I think having both the expectation that they will understand and the confidence that you'll be OK whether they do or not is really important. I think many times our attitude has a huge impact on how people respond to us.
I think having both the expectation that they will understand and the confidence that you'll be OK whether they do or not is really important. I think many times our attitude has a huge impact on how people respond to us.
Kelly
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