PeelerSheila comments on Discussion Thread 🛵 Sunday 12 October 2025

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Today I only did 4,594 steps, which is odd as I went grocery shopping and did laundry 🤔 It was a day where I mostly hung out with the kids cooking and eating though. It is the beginning of my irl birthday week, so given the volume of cakes and treats that will be consumed I don't hold out much hope of keeping the weight down 😆 It is but one week of the year and I intend to enjoy it without guilt, so I will keep tracking my steps and weight and likely do little else. It'll be interesting: exactly what is the effect of a week of dietary abandon on my weight? And how long will it take to undo the "damage?" Will I succumb to guilt and exercise to counter the indulgence?

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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Speaking from a degree of experience 1 week physically isn’t a huge deal. It’s more about being able to come back to the discipline you’ve already created.

I’ve done the whole “I’m doing double gym to make up for the food I shouldn’t have eaten” and I’ll be honest, it’s not a great way to relate to food.

Enjoy your birthday week, have fun and when it’s over just jump back in where you left off :)

Happy birthday week!!!!

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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You're right. I get into this cycle where I'm really good for a while, exercising and avoiding the treat foods, and then I eventually crack and eat a few things I shouldn't. Then it's like I'm all, "well I've ruined it all now!" instead of just maintaining consistency. I can't remember who said it, but they allowed themselves a small amount of treat food regularly because if they didn't, they'd eventually and inevitably fail their diet in a spectacular way and go on a ravenous treat bingeing rampage. This is an idea I need to adopt I think!

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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I think that's the way to go.

Consistency really is key because eventually you start only wanting the good food. Because it makes you feel good. It takes a little time to get there but when you do you'll know it.

You get to a point where eating not healthy affects you because you've built up a stronger foundation of health.

I'm what we'll call "gym culture" there is absolutely the cheat day because it's human nature to want something a little sugary or whatever.

It's OK to slip up. But getting back into it as soon as you can I reckon is a good way to go about things.

Enjoy your birthday week without guilt. And when you're ready, you can get back to working towards your goal :)

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[–] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Might be interesting to check your step counter/watch/whatever in case it reset itself to zero at midday. My boss has a watch thingy that counts his steps and one day he was morally certain he'd done 'enough' only to find that only the steps from midday onward had been counted. Something to do with a 12 hour clock not a 24 hour one. The watch turned out not to be faulty, he'd just set it up on the wrong timing. Worth checking imo. And happy birfday!

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