Having a hard time!!!

My best friend...and WLS partner...HeatherMac....left for Spain on Monday.  Her and her family moved there as her husband got orders there for 3 years.  She has been my ONLY and BEST friend since we came to Lemoore Naval Air Station 21/2 years ago.  We made this commitment and journey together.  I am so lonely without her to talk to or go see now.  We have helped each other along thru thick and thin.  I am sooo sad!!!  I keep crying...and eating!!!  I hate being a military family because of this type of stuff!  It is so hard to have my husband gone...and then we have to deal with the loss of friends at the same time! I need to get it together!!!

Cheri

I would suggest finding other friends. Gee, seems to me that Vicki lives on base.....bet she would be good support for you.... As ex-military I understand about the friends moving away and going on with their life, nothing anyone can do about what the big boss says, but you can always keep in touch via the web once she gets settled..... There are other people in your area too that you need to reach out too..... Just some tuff love here......or you can be sad and just eat.......be happy for her, I'm sure if it were reversed she would be happy for you. One of the benefits of military is the chance to see other places....I was so lucky that we stayed in San Diego, not my choice...being born and raised there, I wanted to see other places.....didn't happen...... Go take a nice walk......before it gets too hot today....

Oh Cheri, I am so sorry you are feeling down. Please try and keep focused and don't use that nasty old poison (food, snacking) as your comfort. I know it's hard but try and keep focused. I can't even imagine what you are going through. I moved away from my family and they were only 379 miles away and I was so sad. Now I am back of course but it was soooo hard. My heart goes out to all of the Military wives... I can't even imagine. Keep your head up high and try to keep focused. We love you and hope you start feeling better. HUgs, Jaime

That sucks, I know I would feel like crap if my closest friend moved so far away.

I don't know the military life very well, but I would imagine that there are a ton of other women around you who are feeling the same exact loneliness you are.  Instead of thinking about what you don't have (your best friend) I would suggest focusing on finding someone who could use a friend. 

You have been through an amazing journey so far, you could be a tremendous source of encouragement and inspiration to someone.....and when you become a friend to someone else, your own loneliness disappears.

Get busy, get out of the house, meet new people....and stay out of the kitchen!  You are going to sabotage everything that you worked so hard for.  It's time to find a new way to deal with your feelings. It's difficult, believe me I know.....but you can do this!!!!! :)