Jen's here, can you believe it?
Hi my friends. I am so sorry for having fallen off the radar.
I am okay. I am happy to report that I am FINALLY one of those lucky people who LOSES their appetite from relationship problems. I lost three pounds after a particularly bad two weeks with my boyfriend, and then I thought to myself, wow, I wonder what would happen if I went back on protein shakes for breakfast, if I could make use of this momentum, and it worked! I lost about five pounds, I am down to 145 now.
I changed jobs in January and am completely overwhelmed. That and the relationship problems are the biggest things. OH, one positive thing, I finished RCIA last month so I am a confirmed Catholic now. Yeah yeah everyone teases me and asks what's wrong with me, did I really need MORE guilt? But honestly I really enjoyed the process, I love my new church, and I have made several friends from the classes and from singing with the choir.
So that's it for me.
Pluses: recent weight loss, Catholicism. Minuses: the boyfriend, the job.
Oh one more Plus: coming back to the board! I have REALLY REALLY missed you guys.
Love,
Jen
JENNIFER!!! I have felt totally lost without you! Okay, I'm being a bit of a drama queen but I didn't realize how much I have missed you until I read your post! You are so needed here! Tell us more about the job - and sorry you're hurting about the boyfriend...I'd love to tell you to cut your losses but we all have to do that in our own time. Please don't stay away. And about that 5 pound weight loss, give us an idea of one day's worth of eating...I'd sure love to jumpstart things right now. So glad you found your way home!!! Love, Reeine
Thank you sweetheart.
As far as what I did... I switched back to protein shakes for breakfast. At lunch I buy whatever the cafeteria at work is selling that has protein - either fish or chicken, I don't trust their beef, it looks like shoe leather. I eat the protein first and then have some vegetables and the starch. I don't cook, so I go out to dinner a lot and I do the same thing - fish even more so - I've really gotten into salmon lately, which apparently is a good thing b/c my shrink mentioned this week that he had a bipolar vegetarian patient who improved dramatically after starting Omega-3 supplements. Apparently she found an analogous source that was made from plants. I'd do the straight up O-3 though. The overwhelming majority of vegetarians I have met are sick a lot and I think they're malnutritioned. I just think eating vegetarian and doing it right is too complex and a hassle. And for us, I can't even imagine.
Still not drinking with my meals, 30 mins before & 30 mins after, and I don't do soup before because that's the same thing as drinking, in my mind. Although I have occassionaly done Maryland Crab AS my lunch because there's good protein and vegetables in that w/out the fat of cream. I don't do ANYTHING that is low-fat, they usually compensate with sugar, so I will use the real thing but sparingly, and I do use Splenda consistently.
Love you
Jen
Yup, We did miss you very much. I too have lost weight
since I lost the idiot boyfriend. So, I do now how that stress
can lead to eating uncontrollably. Faith will get you through
so much, that is probably the best dicision you have made
in all of this. Glad things are looking up for you & stay positive & don't be so quiet. We need all the Marcher's on
this board. We have been through lots together & will
most likely be more to come, just need the support once in
awhile over everything else. Thanks again for the post.
Marilyn, the Bearlady 
Girl! I've been really worried about you. I sent you an e-mail a month or so ago and when I didn't hear back, I told Reenie I was worried about you. Welcome back to the fold Prodigal Loser.
I'm glad that you are happy in the church and choir and sorry about the boyfriend. One of my favorite quotes is "If it's got tires or testicles, it's trouble."
Hugs,
Connie
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