I eat loads of crap food when I'm tired and stressed, worse when I'm working from home...argh! Any takers?!

[YourDhHobbyIsNotNiche]

I've had a shit weekend. Dp's dcs were murderous, they tormented the poor dog so I had to take him out for half the day. Work is horrendous and we are really suffering under Covid and I had to have a load of calls over the weekend to try and figure out some of the financial issues. My dad is being scammed by some Nigerians who are pretending to be in the FBI and he won't listen to me.

I spent a year losing all my excess weight and the lack of commuting (where I used to walk 5km a day) plus access to food all day has meant I'm putting it back on and even the thought of that makes me miserable as I worked so hard losing it all.

I'm exhausted as one of dp's dcs has been coughing all night (not Covid) and of course dp doesn't bloody wake up and even when I make him get up, I'm disturbed already!

I cannot stop just dipping into the cupboards for treats and I'm doing even less exercise than before and I can't figure out how to get out of this rut. It's the exhaustion that's really getting to me as I can't exercise because I'm so sleep deprived!

Hi I feel your pain and frustration I am feeling seriously down, we are in tier 2 but I’ve been having to do the pick ups and drop offs for school for my youngest all half term as school can’t/won’t provide any wraparound was supposed to only be until half term but now looks like will extend for the term at least. This means I have to work at home in the evenings to make up hours and I am getting no downtime. I feel run into the ground and with no holiday clubs either same thing is applying in half term. I also have a dd who is autistic and has been trying to settle into new school with no transition. I feel peed off, angry, sad and tired all the time and haven’t been able to see family who live hundreds of miles away for months. I feel sick at the thought of this being life until Christmas at least. Not having a great week food wise myself and feel really annoyed that everything is about being ‘back to normal’ work wise but that is totally not the case for childcare and activities for kids etc.

oh that must be very hard for your autistic child, I'm sorry to hear that and obviously for you too

I don't know how you're managing without before school and after school care!

It is difficult to manage I don’t think I am really - was mentally exhausted by half term and physically energy drained from shorter sleeping to try and fit in my running which is the only escape from the house I get Under the the current situation but I have to sacrifice an hours sleep to do it. Hope you’re having a better end of the week @YourDhHobbyIsNotNiche and your work is going ok. This has been my week off but trying to look after both kids and the bad weather not been much of one. It’s telling to me though that only now nearly at the end of the time off, am I feeling even slightly rested . It’s been an incredibly tough start to new school for both my children (bad timing that was with having them!) and my dd who is autistic is a constant worry for me. I’m debating asking my work for counselling when I go back next week; I’ve had it once before after a traumatic experience and feeling I need to have someone to talk things through with again

That sounds really tough OP.
I ate 8 Twirl bars in 2 days, and I am fed up with myself.
First thing is I cannot be sensible around chocolate so it's off the shopping list. OP can you put some lovely low fat healthy things in your cupboards to eat. If you need to buy treats for the children, make sure it is things that you dont like/wont touch etc.

Good luck OP

I am the same at the moment and feel stuck in a rut with it all. I think the tiredness doesn’t help. Need to turn over a new leaf!