Catching up-Kinda long

Hello all, It's been a while since I last posted something and to be honest a while since I dropped in to even lurk. Life has been more than interesting and almost more than I can handle for the last few months. I think the last thing I posted was that I trained very hard to participate in my first 10K race the Boulder Boulder only to find ou that I was unable to run in it because I had to have my gall bladder out. Since that time it has been a roller coaster. A month or so later my DH's grandmother died a horrible death from cancer and we all took turns going out to Kansas to watch over her untill the end. Then a month or so later my DH lost his job. Actually was firerd and eveyone that knows him and the situation told us to get a lawyer and sue. Unfortuantely we live in a right to hire right to fire state so there was nothing we could do. So I worked over time and worked a second job to help get us by for the next two months untill he got another job. This one pays a little less but he really seems to like it there. Then 2 weeks after he started (2-weeks ago) I was laid off. Sometimes I feel like we just can't catch a break. I understand that this could have been worse we both could have lost our jobs a the same time and that would have been horrible. So I do try to look at the bright side of this as well. In between all this there have been little things that were good. I was able to go to Florida to my cousins wedding and while there we found out that Steve got the job so we were able to do some fun things and not completely worry about money. So it has not all been bad. Now I am trying to make a go of working from home as a travel agent instead of going to work for an agency. I have been in the Travel biz for about 8 years or so and have been working as an at home agent for the last 9 months just booking a few friends and family. I hope that this really works out because with my DH new schedule if I have to go to work at an agency we will never see each other, that would be bad. So now I am working on getting my website up and running and teaching myself about marketing ( I have no clue, but had better learn fast). So life is interesting. To top it all off I am begining to gain a little weight back not good. I do know that I should not freak out over 8 lbs and with all the stress and worry in my life for the last 5 months or so that is pretty damn good. But that is also just an excuse and I need to stop thinking that way and get my butt in gear and get it back under control. Anyway I will try to be more diligent in reading the board and keeping up with everyone, I have missed you all and have enjoyed catching up with everyone's posts. Leslie P

It's good to hear from you again !! Sorry about all the problems.. I've had some stress and I've gained too. Like you said I need to get myself back in gear. You know this is a life time thing and we're going have problems, we have to learn to deal with them in some other way than food !! But LORD , don't it make you feel better at the time you're eating it !! I'm going to try to do better. Good luck. Judy

Leslie - What a horrible turn of events, but it's nice that you can look at that silver lining about getting laid off at different times. I hope you do very well working out of your home. I would love to be able to do that, but I'm just not self-disciplined enough. Good to hear from you - I hope things start looking up soon for you and your husband. Dina

So good to hear from you, Leslie, and I am thinking good thoughts that the troubles are behind you and your husband. You sound very supportive of one another and that's a huge plus...take good care and stay in touch! Maureen

That saying that the Lord works in mysterious ways is so true... How many people do we all know who got fired or laid off and thought it was the end of the world, only to look back on it a year or two later and say it was the best thing that ever happened to them because they ended up in a situation that was better for them... It is hard to trust when we don't understand what might be going on upstairs behind the scenes but I know that things will work out for you and for your DH. As long as you have eachother and your health, those really truly are the most important things. Don't let the small regain stress you, that would only put you into the vicious cycle.. be confident that you understand what is going on and that you are capable of taking care of yourself and handling life's challenges and the weight will come right off again naturally as you relax... Stay positive, it sounds like you are doing all you can do - it will be enough. Love, Jen

Hi Leslie, I'm sorry to read about all of your recent troubles. I must say, however that I'm glad to see you back with us. You too are having a rough time, but it sounds like you have a strong relationship to fall back on. Hopefully, the worst is behind you and things will improve from here. I know that weight-gain of any kind is very scary, but you also need to look at how far you have come. A small weight gain can be dealt with as long as you don't give up and fall back into the old ways. This is a good place to help keep things in focus. Welcome back and please stay in touch. Mike

Hi Leslie, I'm so glad to see you here again. I wish I had remembered that you're a travel agent when I was booking my trip to Spain. Remember when we all thought about meeting in Vegas or somewhere? I seem to remember you offering us some advice then. So glad you're back. Hugs, Connie