Hello AJ et al! WOW! That cruise is coming up fast isnt it? I am sure you will cope well, as you seem to have the right mindset to deal with those issues which may well arise, over food etc. However, if you do lapse a little, it is very important that you threat it a learned experience and not "beat yourself up" over it. After all, if you do come back a few pounds heavier, you know you have access to the facility to lose those again , very fast and also to be able to address the reasons behind the gain. Your attitude to being slim, and thinking & behaving as a slim person is so positive that I feel certain you will have a great trip, with no real worries!
I am soldiering on from day to day, battling those post-100 day demons! There a good days, and thereare some bloomin awful days, but the overall outlook is bright, as the feeling I get from "normal clothes" and positive strokes is so good that I can (just about) keep going! I am very hormonal tho, and totm does seem to cause me a few problems now. I was always prone to pms, but now it appears somehow magnified?
I am visiting my GP on Monday, to ask for advice re contraception. (feels odd at 43, but have never taken anything, since my teens as far too fat). I also want to stop my period on our holiday if I can, as they are still regular, (as in every 28 days) but erratic. Start, stop, start again, then OMG!! How heavy!!!!!! I really dont want that whilst we are away, but I am not sure if I am still too big for the pill or whatever!!
I will post again soon, but today I am off to school shortly, to decorate our Carnival float, then take part in the procession! Our theme is The Four Seasons, I have the "Summer" outfit for myself! It was to be a very pink Hawaiian Shirt, a lei and white trousers. But... my shirt was so huge that it cannot be worn,, even as fancy dress, so I pinched my hubby's, which is much smaller & not so loud!! (You can guess we did a Caribbean cruise a few years ago cant you LOL!)
Take care, and hope your daughter is ok now. Mine is only 8, so we have a few years before that stage, although she does fuss over her body image even now. I just try to reinforce the fact that she is beautiful & we are all different etc. It works at the mo, but will it with hormones involved too, I wonder??