Can you believe it! I lost the letter I was writing on this site, too! I guess it is me after all!!!  Anyway i was thinking that our body's still run on the old fight or flight plan and our reaction to the chemicals released when we are stressed and helpless is to eat. It is like we need to store up energy for this emergency... or maybe eat everything we can't carry. Anyway I believe eating is a normal reaction to stress, built into us a very long time ago. But for some of us it is unhealthy. Workign out  helps, but i don't feel like workin out when I am stressed. Too bad or I would all ready be fit.  We have to look forward to our next meal or snack and do what is right for us. Fill up with water (ugh!) and a snack bar. I have to admitt drinking water before you have a snack bar makes me feel much better. I know this is just extra stress that we didn't need. Dieting is hard enough by itself without struggling with this and being afraid we will loose our support. We can do it. Good luck and keep the faith. Suzanne

Ok, I too must confess the ol me came out last night and again today. I need to get back on track. I know that I need to be stronger but this new website is driving me nuts. I finally found my journal but can not find out how to add another announcement. I don't have the site to keep track of everything especially my sodium which is a real problem for me. My feet are so swollen. I just wish slim fast would realize what they have done to us. All three of our problems started on Thursday. Remember what that day was? New slim fast website. I think we are just so frustrated that is has caused us to weaken. Tomorrow is another day. I will be strong. I am praying for all of you even though I don't have my journal to tell you.

Love you buddies,  Kaye

Don't beat yourself up.  We ALL have moments/days when we fall back on old eating habits when there is the least bit of stress in our lives.  Some days we just arent as strong as other days. I've been having trouble since Thursday also.  I'm eating like the old days, but I am fully conscious of it, so not sure what my problem is.  I start out great in the mornings, but by four or five in the afternoon, I just cant satisfy my appetite.  Hopefully tomorrow will better.  

Best of luck to you.... we just have to keep our goal and our health at the forefront of our thoughts.

Take care, Jodie

yesterday i started out good until the night time and I ate 2 candy bars,   today was  another bad day for me nothing on plan but my shack this morning. I have not been sleeping good at night since Thursday night. have some things going on that is bothering me. I new i did wrong and that junk would not hep but i caved in and returned to the old me. This is something that i have not did in almost 2 months but the best of me got out.

Tomorrow is a new day we have church tomorrow and we stay all day. I have my lunch all ready to go. Tomorrow is a new day .

I keep saying one day at a time and that is really what it is.   you might ask why i am telling you all this well the reason is your the closes help i have in this weight lost journey. I feel all alone with out you. even the website i started can't get anyone to join that. you ladies are all I have .

Tomorrow is a new day.

thanks for reading.