Hi everyone! I am so sorry that I have been absent, I had a really bad time dealing with the loss of my cat and I sort of shut myself down for a while, it sounds awful but I felt worse than I did when I lost my Mum! I guess it's because I was responsible for her and she was with me for 17 years (and I don't have kids).... I still expect to see her on my bed when I go upstairs. I still cry when I think about her (like right now 'cos I am writing about her) but don't feel as awful now. I knew it would have to happen one day but I miss talking to her when I am at home on my own...
Anyway! Lots of other things have happened since I disappeared for a while, I went off to Corfu for a week and had a nice restful holiday with hubby, the weather was a bit cold as it was out of season but we love it there so much we have booked another holiday for the end of September.
My sister got a puppy labrador but she has to pay people to look after her while she is at work so I stepped in and said I would have her for one day a week, This works well for me as I get to have a pet but only the good bits, I don't want a pet of my own for a while as I am going to make the most of not being responsible for anything and worrying about who's looking after it if we go away. I love dogs and will probably offer to take her more often when she is a bit bigger as I won't have to have eyes in the back of my head then!
I left the Slimming World Group, it really wasn't for me, Hearing the phrase "you are amazing" over and over again kind of loses all meaning so I didn't find it genuine, and I kept losing out when I had to work and miss a group, at least when you do it online you can still do it on work days. I have more or less maintained my weight since my holiday, I wanted to get used to this weight, I still want to lose a little more and tone up and I reckon another half a stone would be good. Being short and in my 50's I don't want to go silly with my weight loss as I think it will age me too much so I am going to stay at the upper recommended weight for my height. I have rejoined online even though it's expensive but I still need to report my weight to someone so I think it's worth it. I use it for recipes a lot too.
I probably won't keep posting my food diary on here anymore, I more or less eat the same sort of thing every day!
I will have the odd night off, although I find that I eat differently now anyway.
I will keep popping in though to keep in touch and let you know about any new low syn meals or treats that I find or if I have anything interesting in general to share
I know I can do it!!
(And I have given away all my old clothes so I can't afford not to keep this up!)
