Missy, snap out of it!
Holidays are over. I said goodbye to my boyfriend, my parents, my doggie and jumped on an airplane back to where my work is. Apart from some great memories, I have brought back with me one huge success and one small defeat. The huge success is that I’m now 42 days a non smoker, but still having to fight hard at it sometimes on the emotional level. A majority of people in this situation experience a spell of depression and since I’m that way inclined in general, it really came hard. I’m staying away from any medication and channelling it into exercise. It really helps. Or into sleep. Or food. That helps, too, unfortunately… so I’m thinking that it would also help my mood if I now did something to shake off those 9 pounds that I gained last month.
After only 2 days back here, I already miss my family. My b/f officially proposed while we were on holiday in
Paris. Even though it wasn’t a shocker that we intended to get married as we do talk about it all the time, it has still done something, I find. The strangest thing. It has made it harder for him when I left. It seems, however, that I will be moving back home permanently at the end of this year. That will be wonderful.
My challenges for the week to come are to start coping with work related stress under these new conditions and to change the direction in which the weight ticker moves. It will be much more difficult now that I have to keep food and nerves under control and at the same time work hard again and produce results - rather than just deal with myself. I’m really concerned about that as major deadlines are breathing down my neck (well, I missed them already, in all honesty, now I just have to minimise the damage) and I really have to work hard and perform well now. I have no idea how I’ll manage that… best not to worry too much, right? It’s unproductive… I’ll be sure to come on Buddy Slim a lot, be certain of that 
Let’s get it on, right? I’ll use this weekend to recompose myself and collect my senses. Sometimes we have to be gentle to ourselves, but at other times, we have to be tough and demanding.
At this time, I think it’s time for me to wiggle the forefinger at myself, then cross my arms in a reprimanding manner and tell myself: ‘Missy, get your act together. There’s no time like today to do it! Do what you need to do today, you can whine are complain about it tomorrow.’
Anyone else needing to do the same?
Have a great remainder of the weekend.
You know it Babe. So happy you are engaged. Paris, huh? You lucky dog. Love your doggie, hate to meet him in a dark alley, though. Love, Marge
Congrats on your engagement! That is so awesome. You were in Paris, how I wish I could go there. I no that you miss your family and especially your B/F. Just think, you will be a married lady and be with him always and that will be a blessing worth waiting for. Just pull yourself together and be strong and you will succeed. You right sometimes you have to kick yourself in the butt and say ok lets get it together and be demanding that YOU WILL and CAN DO IT. Just hang in there girl and it will work out just fine. Huggs Babe
I am glad to see you back on here! We have missed you. Congratulations on the engagement! That is very exciting!!! I am also proud of you for sticking with the non smoking!! I know that is difficult and you want to turn to food. I know you will get back on track! You can do it girl!!! Come on here and vent and blog to get it off your mind! We are here for ya babe!!!
CONGRATS TO YOU ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT! NOW THAT IT IS OFFICIAL AND YOU KNOW FOR SURE YOUR DIRECTION, USE IT TO DO ALL THE “RIGHT” THINGS FOR YOURSELF! I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. DIVE RIGHT INTO WORK AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. EAT THE RIGHT THINGS ETC. I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST! YOU SOUND LIKE A VERY LEVEL HEADED LADY. I HAVE NOT READ YOUR PROFILE, BUT I WILL. MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE! HUGS, SAND
OMG Lidecka, CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement!!! As to everything else you said, yes I need to do the same. I gained almost 15 pounds after I quit smoking and I’m still trying to figure out how to rechannel my emotions away from food and dealing with them in a better way. It’s challenging as heck but I’m right there with you.
Congrats on your engagement! How wonderful! I love hearing good news!
That is so awesome that you had such a great getaway. I am so happy that you are happy. I am pleased with all your smoke free days. Truly that is so wonderful. As for the extra pounds, let’s get moving and dump the excess. We can do it! I missed ya, but let’s get down to business. We know what to do. *hugs*