Hope you got the rest you need, I'm heading off to work just now and it's one of those days when you wish you could just stay at home and catch upon things but the weekend is coming up and I have no major tasks planned so hopefully I'll get all the little chores out of the way then. Not been too bad on the eating except for one humongous scone!! I have the motivation of a gnat at times, as the man ( think it was Oscar Wikde) said .....I can resist everything but temptation.

We are in the middle of a heat wave, its too hot to even go out in the garden for more than a few minutes. Temp is suposed to get back to near normal today, though at this moment in the morning its already 27 C. The heat really zaps your energy and your motivation. The good thing is when its this hot I don't feel like cooking so I have been eating loads of salads.

Looks like I am going to have to be really careful the next little while and make sure I am not stress eating. I just recieved an email from my boss telling me the company is downsizing and a number of people will be layed off, many permanently. More information to follow as the day progresses. Not sure what this means for me, but I think I need to start looking for another job ASAP.

Oh Dee, sorry to hear that about your job. I know all too well what that feels like. I did the job search and found an even better job before my company finished going under. I hope for the best outcome for you. One day at a time is all you can do.

Dear friend, I hope that you aren't one of those poor people who are losing their jobs. My grandmother was a very positive lady who had her share of difficult financial times but she always said that when one door closes another one opens, it just might not be right in front of you. I have come to think of you as a strong person so I'm sure you will deal with whatever happens. Like April said, there could be something even better out there.

So far the job situation is unknown, every person in the company got a layoff notice yesterday except me. I assume this is because I am already off with my foot, they can't very well lay me off when I am off on sick benifits. Might have to milk the foot for a little longer. I did do something proactive yesterday and went to visit 2 old friends who are now managers of retail companies, not that I particularily want to return to retail, but if I have to I will. One of these friends had a health scare about a year ago and has since lost 60 lbs, I didn't see him at his heaviest but he looks amazing now, and has done it all with running, so when my foot is better we are going to start running together.

My daughter is home for the weekend, but of course she has to catch up with all her friends so I probably won't see her other than dinner tonight.

Big news though, I got the first strawberries out of my garden yesterday, so guess whats for breakfast today, and maybe even desert tonight.

Enjoy those strawberries, they must taste amazing coming straight from your own garden. My sister grows all kinds of vegetables, I love when I go to her house for dinner and she goes out and lifts what she needs. Funny how I eat all my veggies then.

Hi there, how's it going? Are you slaving away on your vegetable patch or taking it easy and getting back on your feet? Either way I hope things are good for you.

Not staying away for anything but a good reason. Plan to start a new post about it. Not happy with what I am feeling but I guess now I know what I can and can't do with my body.

Well Dee, guess we are two of a kind at times but you have come such a long way to give up now, we both need to work this out better. I agree with your new post - life would really suck if you couldn't have some of the foods you enjoy now and again. I would also love to eat "normally". I can honestly say, hand on heart, that before I started to try and lose weight, my diet was pretty much the same as my sister or my friends but I was the one piling on the lbs. Most days I didn't overeat, no huge portions, and my skinny best friend couldn't believe that I didn't eat as much as she did, she would actually feel sick from hunger if we missed a meal while it didn't always bother me. So I guess I'm not normal whatever that is and I just have to figure out what will keep me at a healthy weight without taking all the joy out of living.