06/04/2023
CALORIES IN YOUR EASTER EGG 🐣👉🏼 read caption 👇
Easter used to be a really triggering time for me, I love spring, I love chocolate, I love the 4 days off work… but it was always looming with the dread of being surrounded by food!!
Easter meant that there would be so much chocolate in the house, plus the big Easter meal with family and whatever else ended up being planned over the 4 day weekend.
I felt as though most ‘normal ‘ people would look forward to all of these things but for me the anxiety of being surrounded by so much food and foods that I had forbidden myself was too much. I hated it! I’d tell EVERYONE not to buy me an Easter egg, then be annoyed at people if they did… (not normal 👀)
I’d try to refrain from eating any of the chocolate or Easter goodness but it would just lead to a HUGE BINGE! I’d eat so much chocolate in the space of 2-3 hours, along with whatever else I could find, hot cross buns, left overs from the meal, I’d eat so much it would make me sick, I’d then just lie in pain with a swollen bloated stomach and promise myself that would be the LAST TIME!
Ffw a few years, I am so past that awful stage in life, I’m very aware of what I’m consuming, and really comfortable around all foods (which is a place I honestly never thought I’d get too!). It’s important for me now to face up to how many calories are in the foods I’m eating, it’s not something I run from or can’t bear to look at anymore!
I’ve been snacking on bits of Easter egg all week, but I keep it to small portions because, this allows me to not feel deprived which then lead me to bingeing!
So whilst you may not be on a diet this Easter, it’s still good to be aware of what you’re consuming, have some Easter egg, have a hot cross bun, or work it into your calories if you’re on a diet!
But most of all, enjoy yourself, enjoy the rest, and time with family/friends 💛