Hi wemitts
Roch - It's tough when you have to face the fact your kids are growing up and beginning to take those first tentative steps into independance. But the fact your son is raring to go and happy to face the challenge in Kenya shows you've made a great job of bringing him up to be a responsible, keen young man with enthusiasm for life.
As for the sandwich and crisps ... you'll have to let it go because they're eaten but this is where you have to try and think of a new coping mechanism for when the stress gets to you.
How about starting a hand-written journal or 'book of thoughts' and keep it handy. When you feel you want to eat, just sit quietly with a drink of water and write thoughts .... random thoughts - anything that comes to your head. Memories, funny moments, sad moments, triumphs etc etc.
Or take up a hobby like knitting, read a book, keep a puzzle book handy - whatever. But try very hard to avoid food - even 'good' food if it's just to address an emotional need.
Have you considered taking on a whole new challenge for yourself? What about enrolling on a part-time course at college? Something you would never have thought of before .... Philosophy, flower arranging, biology (I learned loads about how my body works when I did that course).
I believe that a lot of my success in losing weight so far is down to the fact I began to take on new challenges and started to discover my true potential - I'm beginning to find the 'real me'!
Not just 'someone's mum' or 'someone's wife' .... I always seemed to be defined according to someone else before - now I'm ME: Deborah, successful college student and English Undergraduate. You should really consider it Roch!
Anja - Hats off to you for never giving up. I know you struggle from time to time but you're like a little terrier with a bone - you never let go!!
I know you'll get to where you want to be: I have no doubts you'll be at your goal by the time you go to Spain.
This week is going to be a bit odd weigh-in wise. I missed my weigh-in on my usual day (last Thurs) because I went to the Isle of Wight for the day with Steve & Sophie (youngest daughter). So my CDC booked me in for tomorrow but then she can't see me until a week Thurs so I'll have to divide my loss up into three for the chart I've made at home.
The Thurs before last I was 14st 2lb so I'm hoping to have cracked the 13st bracket by tomorrow (SHOULD have made it but there's always that little niggling doubt ....)
That will be another major milestone as I haven't weighed 13st ANYTHING since 1985. Fingers crossed!
Anyway, hope you're all 'strong like Bull'
Catch you later
Debbie x
