La baguette

Elo elo. What have we here?

A large, fresh, crusty, white piece of French bread?

With no idea of number of calories?

Yes indeedy! this was my lunch yesterday and it was THE BEST!

Thanks to Ellie, ♥  for her question about favourite carbs. I answered white crusty bread... then slight coincidence, my dear mama comes home from the supermarket with.... French bread! How could I possibly turn it down?

That would be a crime.

It was accompanied by 2 triangles of full fat dairylea, a sice of beef, some lettuce and some mahusive dollops of Branston Pickle.....

.... and this salad.

A lot of bloggers have been mentioning these bars so I thought I'd give em a go!

I really liked the cocoa-y taste whilst I was eating it but afterwards, I found the nuts made my mouth really dry and as I'm not really a nut fan it wasn't the best taste to be left with!

In the afternoon I met up with two of my gorgeous girlies for gossip and a gulp (or lots) of gloriousness galore (aka cappuccino's).

And Lou had got me a surprise! It's a reminder of the awesome Chitty Chitty Bang Bang evening! hehe!

It does have quite alot of words, and not very many pictures so it may take me a while to get through it :p

There is NOTHING better than a good catch up with fabulous, funny friends. Which is quite a weird thing for me to be saying since it was my worst nightmare a few years ago to have to try and chat to people!

In fact, thinking about it, so so many of my personality traits have changed now that I have left my miserable teenage years behind and am living life without a slight cloud of depression over me! These are ones I can think of off the top of my head:

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  I used to be petrified of social situations because I could never think of what to say, and I felt really awkward. Now, as long as they're peeps that I feel comfortable with, I love it!
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  Weetabix and porridge WERE disgusting!
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  I hated walking, but now I love the countryside and looking at the beautiful views.
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  I would refuse to go clothes shopping cos I felt so uncomfortable and ugly. Now, you can't keep me away. Oh and I would feel guilty for spending money on myself - that feeling could really come in useful at times now!
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  I only liked meals that were meat, potatoes and veg. Now my favourites include spag bol, and risotto - they're all mixed up ahhh! And last night I had an awesome Thai green chicken curry out at a restaurant with my family :)
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  Magazines bored me. Now I can't get enough of them! which is kind of annoying cos they can be triggering.
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  I had absolutely no interest in food, cooking, or cookery shows. (Ok this might be a bit e.d related cos I then went through a really obsessive phase, but that's calmed down a lot now). I now enjoy cooking and eating, and finding food combos that work well together.
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  I didn't like anything remotely spicy. Now, well see thai curry above!
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  I used to be a tomboy, didn't wear makeup, didn't care what I wore.... well now I actually make an effort!
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  I would never ever talk about anything important to anyone. Since therapy I am soooo much better at talking about things that are bothering me etc. 

Oh, and one more: I now enjoy writing a journal. This is my current one.

Ok this post is probs getting a bit on the long side so I shall shut up now!

Quick question: what changes have you noticed in yourself since before the onset of your eating disorder and now?

Loves

Amy xxxx