Feels like it's been years!

Well I'm back here again and as much as I hate to log an increase in my weight - well there it is.  Up almost 5kgs again!  Boy does it feel bad!  Anyway not going to wallow in self pity, need to get back on band wagon again.

To cut short a long story I'm now back in South Africa living with my parents and hubby is still in Saudi seeing out the end of his contract.  I just couldn't do Saudi anymore!  I've now got the kids back in school and they are happy and I"m plucking up the courage to start painting and creating again.  I want to see if I can put enough artwork together over the next 6 months to have an exhibit.

Over the past few weeks I think that I have been eating as a way to avoid starting with my art!  This last week I finally started drawing again and went and bought myself some art supplies.  I also went to gym this week.  It's quite unique in that the woman takes small groups of 4/5 people at a time for an hour and supervises you through a course of exercises. 

Now I've got to clean up the eating again and cut out all the processed foods that have crept back onto my menu!  I also want to look around and see if I can find a dojo where I can continue my taekwondo.  Of all the things in Saudi this is what I miss most!  I think that  it's important that exercise be fun and since I really enjoyed that, I'm likely to stick with it.  I think that the taekwondo was really a large part of the key that kept me loosing weight and motivated.

To everyone out there that I've neglected over the past few months - I'm sorry, but I'm still  here and will check in with everyone over the next week.  And if you are still hanging around here, then well done and keep it up!

welcome back :)

it's good to see you back

get back up on that wagon and do yourself proud  :)

HELLO!!!!!!

Thank you sooooo much for your message. It has helped me to refocus this weight loss thing.I have gone up too but I hadn't made as much headway with my losing as you, you champion! I am back doing sureslim so I need you to help me along as you are one of the only other ones out there that understands how it works. I think I had to get to that point again where I had just had enough with being this size to really get me going. My drive wasn't quite as strong last year. I can't wait to be where you are! To be honest, I was quite jealous of how easy it seemed for you - but I am sure that it was just as challenging for you as everyone else. I must get on and message Joy as well. So here I am with my bottle of water by my side determined to make it this time. Lots of love.

thank you

I want to thank you so much for your message to me. It helped me to get through those tough times. I know I am a little late in responding but things have been so busy and I had been so depressed that I haven't done much of talking with others although that I what I should do more. I really7 need to blog more to get my emotions sorted out somewhat. Just hearing from you and knowing you are doing alright though your decisions, makes it a little easier for me to bear things.  How are things going for you? As for me, I had my little girl, Rebecca Catlyn Gu, Sept 24th. It was a really rough birth and a rough time of it becuase my brother in law died tragically at the same time. But she is here and now trying to get through those early years of a new born. Things with me and my husband have not gotten better as I was hoping they would have. We are still fighting all the time. I am now wondering when I go on vacation back home, whether I should stay there as you have. I think the biggest issue I face is the kids. I worry how they will deal with things and evverythng. How are your kids dealing with things? 

Rachel