Nothing, Yet EVERYTHING To Do With My Weight Loss
Life…Boring or Crazy…Happy or Sad…Up or Down…For me, LIFE has everything to do with this weight struggle. Being an emotional eater, not to mention the fact that I just freakin love to eat, is affected by daily life. Its not an excuse but an admission…a fact I must face and deal with head on. I SOOOOO like to “avoid” problems…especially when they are painful. I don’t like conflicts…ya know…”cant we all just get along?”. I think when I cant avoid it or change it I stuff it…with food.
I know there have been people in the past…maybe even now… that were frustrated with the “personal” stuff people talk about…day to day life…our families…our pets…our life yet not specifically discussing our eating or exercise in the same way. Well for me, its intertwined and one cannot be separated from the other.
Tomorrow marks a sad day for the United States…it also has marked a sad day for me personally. I wont go far into this again but yesterday marks 3 years since J bailed on our marriage…I want to reclaim that day and start my new life…a new leaf…heck a friggin whole new tree. Im going to work on a list of things I want to begin to accomplish and ACTUALLY do them! I will still struggle but I can feel I can almost touch where Im trying to stand again…its just out of reach of my fingertips. Im going to do it…Im going to begin my life…for God…for me…for my kids…for my future. Thanks so very much for the support and the love…this place has become so much more than what I ever thought it would be. BuddySlim …ALL of you are playing a very big role in my healing. I love you and thank you more than words can express!
Ive still got a HUGE lump in my throat…still very sad…part of me just wants to sit and cry…not gonna. Im off to do my daily job searches and then will be back to read up on what Ive been missing…HUGS!
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sounds like it is a rough time of the year for you. Hang in there be true to yourself and remember our strength comes from us not others. I read you say you would like to reclaim that day. I will say to you to make this a year of positives and victories and reclaim them all for you and your children. I am not saying forget that is not only hard, but everything in our lives contributes to who we are. I am saying build on those memories, realize the obstacles you have overcome, add that to your strength bank, and start to declare victories for you. I wish you a positive season.
My heart goes out to you - life will turn around - believe in it , work 2wards it.! Food, weight loss - what a headache - but bit by bit u can get rid of it - work at it, goal a few pounds at a time.x
Love u, Debbi
U have come so far already. I see big changes eventho u may not—I see HOPE 
And THAT, my friend, MEANs something ~~~
Working on that list is a great idea. I know I say this a lot but that fact that we don’t quit means so much. Good luck and I’m sending more big hugs.
I think it ate my comment. I should take this as a hint, it has happened several times today.
What is going on in our personal lives can’t help but strongly affect our weight loss efforts. It’s all intertwined. There’s no way to not talk about it through this journey. I am an emotional eater as well, and I’ve joked that you can tell how happy or stressed I am by how overweight I am!
Debbi,
good luck with turning over a new leaf and getting a fresh start. I think you and those beautiful kids deserve that much.
Good luck with the job search.
Sending hugs and love your way.
I didn’t know there were people that got frustrated by the personal stuff, I personally love that stuff, I have a hard time getting involved in someone’s weight loss journey if I don’t feel like I know them a little. Good luck on your job search!
WHAT A ROUGH TIME FOR YOU RIGHT NOW BUT YOU DEALING WITH IT IS A HUGE STEP TO CHANGE AND MOVING ON. HANG IN THERE MY FRIEND.. THINGS GET BETTER ALWAYS DO WE JUST DO NOT SEE THE LITTLE CHANGES AND YOU LIKE BECKY SAID HAVE MADE SOME BIG CHANGES ALREADY
I think you being aware of how you feel is a big deal. You got to keep knowing you are worth fighting for and your health and happiness is important…we are here for you.
Hugs, Debbi. Let this be a new beginning for you…
Well you know nobody forces any of us to read these blogs, so if they don’t want to read the personal stuff, don’t. I for one find it very helpful to know that other people have the same struggles that I do with food. I can get the don’t eat to much and exercise advice from a magazine. I’m glad to know that you are advancing down the road to success, bumps and all. I’m waiting for that butterfly!