To sum up my absence:
It was an amazing trip home to Australia and we had a great time. But a lot of bad habits came back that I believe are systemic of my family and environment there. It was a time to celebrate and it's typical to eat to celebrate. But it seemed like every meal was to be a celebration. And then snacks between meals were treats. And I didn't want to rock my relationships further by being difficult with my meals so I eventually succumbed to more indulgences than I planned for. I tried hard at first not to offend people and stay good to myself but eventually I buckled.
So bad habits were back. And when I came home I had put on about 7 pounds. It was the next 8 that I'm ashamed of.
I was of course unemployed when i returned. I have been very stressed while trying to job hunt too. With our household budget being solely provided by my boyfriend, I haven't been able to afford to eat with the same level of commitment as pre holiday. Add in some depression and I'm not really surprised that all that hard work I put in to lose 15lbs is now needing to be done again.
But I have a good job now and with regular hours. I have plans to regularly exercise and plan good meals - not so on the run - and this time I know I can do it because I've already done it once before.
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