Hi Dawn
I'm sorry that I havent been by in ages. I really have hardly popped by anyone's diary recently - life just seems to have been getting in the way.
I'm sorry that you had all those problems with your shoulder - but it is great that you finally got to the doctor and got pretty much sorted out. A lesson to us all about going to the quack! It really would be great if you could change your job - as it definitely looks like your work exaccerbates stuff like that. Change is never easy - and I know how you always put your family first before everything - but try and find enough "me-time" to look into how you could make changes to get a job that wouldnt give you such problems (and possibly fulfil you more). I think that you once mentioned a fancy for nursing. You are still a young woman. Look into how you could pursue your dreams.
I am not surprised that you have been giving your
Fit For Life classes a miss while you had those problems. In all honesty - I have always thought "those classes sound really tough". The problem with aiming for the stars is that it is easy to feel a bit of a failure if you do not quite get there (and so few of us ever can). I would keep giving them a miss until you are really fully recovered. I havent done any
aerobics since before Easter. We can only do what we can physically do.
You can still lose weight with the less strenuous exercise - like the walking that I do. Some form of exercise always helps - but you do not have to risk injury. Working in the female
fitness room sounds a great opportunity for getting some exercise in.
It is very hard to maintain focus throughout a long term
weight loss project. People that only have a little bit to lose can go from start to finish in a single timeframe and not have time to tire of the process or get diverted from the process - but that is not possible if the project is a bit bigger. I can fully understand your need to sort out the house - I would be the same if I had kids like you have. Frankly - my house is the biggest mess on earth. I have spent the past 16 months basically leaving the house for another time. Rod deserves a medal for putting up with it. There is no way that I could sort out the house and stay on track at the same time - so do not be surprised that you are looking at a gain.
I am pleased to hear that you are getting back on track though. You deserve the joy of seeing the resumption of your weightloss. You are right to remember people like the Krinse last Christmas. Tammy and Tyly also gained and lost that gain so quickly it is silly. Your slight gain will be gone before you know it.
Thank you for the lovely bag that you and Kimberly got for me. It is so nice - and the fact that it is reversible allows you to ring the changes. I have just munched my way through the dry kiwi fruit while catching up on your diary. They were yummy (and didnt last long despite my best intentions as I started of having just one or two slices a day). I am really not good at portion control.
It was really sweet of you and Kimberly to think of me when you had your day out together. It would be great if we all lived closer together and could all arrange to meet up regularly - we really are such great forum chums.
I had a day up in central London on Thursday with Kimberly and her husband. Yesterday we were joined by Rod and went to an old house. We ended up going to a pub and were so busy gossiping that we didnt notice the time. By the time we realised the time - the kitchen had closed and we hadnt eaten - and there was a mad dash to get them to the railway station before the last train left. They must have been starving as we certainly were. Rod got a take-away and I made something easy and healthy as soon as we got in. Poor Kimberly must think that I had decided to starve us all into weightloss!!!!
Take care
Love
Margaret
