Deployment Overeater Support Team

Hopey, welcome to the group! I think you hit the nail on the head with etating til your heart doesn't hurt. I think that is what I've been doing a lot. Today marks 6 months since my husband deployed. :sad:

6 months must be a hard milestone. But we're here for you :flowerforyou: and crying with you

Good Morning Ladies,

Overit-Timmijop is right today is a new day....New Start!!! Get back on track, you can do it.

Hi Hope, welcome. My boyfriend has been gone 4 months in Iraq. I am counting down the days until he comes home. You are right the best thing to do is to keep busy

Well I just braved 3 miles in 18 degree weather. It really wasnt that bad. I really needed to get some stress off of me and it worked. Going to do the wii fit tonight. I am feeling really good about the choices I have made. This isnt a diet but a lifestyle change for us :flowerforyou:

Hope- Its what I will do to fit into my size 10 wedding dress LOL. I was in a 24 the first time I got married. Not going back down that road. Luckily the high is in the low 30's for the day.

I am sad now...my boyfriend tried to call not once not twice but three times and we couldn't connect.:grumble: After the third time he just gave up. I know I shouldn't complain but I sure could have used hearing his voice today. :indifferent: . Oh well maybe he will try later or maybe tomorrow. I just dont want to leave the house because I dont want to miss his call.

Hi Hopey I am glad you joined!!! you are so right about the eating but you are doing a great great job!!!! Your a SAHM too right? My hubby has been gone for almost 9 months but we are all strong women!!!!!!!!!

Keep on keeping on Ladies!!! I will check in later!!

hi Timmi, thanks for the welcome and encouragement. I'm a SAHM to our 2 yr old blessing. I don't know how I could handle him being gone and working full time. I did it the first 2months of his stint, and went crazy from all the stuff to do and the missed bonding time with her. We decided that I would stay home with her.
9 months is such a long time. How much time does your hubby have before he's home for good? Does he/did he get any leaves?

hi everyone! So not glad it is Monday.. back to the grind. UGH!! Hopey- welcome to the group.. I am in the same boat as you- BF is on contract too.. not officially deployed. He has had this job for 3 years. He is ready to call it quits so he is coming back to the States this year.

overit- I am sorry to hear bout your binge.. I have trouble with that too.. so far I haven't this time around but I am afraid I will sooner or later. I am trying really hard but sometimes something just sends me over the edge and I lose control. Just get back on track and let it go.. We all have bad days. Hang in there

timmi- i agree with not eating at home. Saturday I went to my friends house- she ordered pizza.. I had 2 slices of greek and one piece of bbq chicken and for dessert she had fudge. I had a small piece and i felt really really guilty about it. I had 600 cals left for dinner but when I came home to log it in I couldnt even find the cals for the kind of fudge we had and the pizza I was confused on so I don't know how much I ate. I think I justhave to get over in my head that I am going to have to deal with these situations and try the best I can.

Holly- I am sorry bout your calls with your boyfriend:( That can really bring a girl down.Sometimes Rob's internet goes down out of nowhere and it ruins my whole day. Just stinks because we get such limited time to talk and when we are able to and something stupid like that screws it up it really pisses me off. I hope you guys can talk soon. It is a comfort to hear his voice i am sure.

I was able to 'see' Rob saturday and sunday. I was so happy. He is able to grow facial hair now because they had a rule that they couldn't so now he has his goatee and he looks so cute. Seeing him makes me miss him so much more:( Would rather be cuddling with him than my dog. It is less than 3 month's til Isee him for 2 weeks and I wish time would go faster.

I weighed in today and lost 2.2 lbs this week. I am glad for that. I have been really trying hard and logging everything I eat. It is paying off. I have to get ready for work now but I will check in soon:) You are all doing geat

Overit- I dont' think I'm doing it on here, but I've pledged pounds on thebiggestloser.com (or whatever the site is). I pledged 30# i think...eek! Better get to losing!

On a bright side for me...DH comes home on leave March 1st.... 48 days away!!! :bigsmile:

How long before your SOs come home either for good or on leave? And do you keep countdowns? I have one on my igoogle homepage that makes me smile every morning when another day goes away!

Good Evening Ladies.

Wow I am so excited for you both Hope and Lisa. Its great you have dates when your guys come home. I am still waiting for dates all i know its somewhere between end of May first of June. Hang in there Timmijop not to much longer for you either.

Hope everyone had a great weekend, and a start to a wonderful week. I was really down when i got home from work. I started playing with my kids and all my worries disappeared. I have so much to be thankful for in my life, and I must say you ladies have helped me alot over the past week. Thank You everyone.

I am taking it one day at a time. Before we know it we will all be at our goals :flowerforyou:

Have a great evening everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahah hilari-- I took a picture of my friend holding a can of spotted d**k when we went food shopping.. I saw it and couldnt believe it we were giggling like preteens in sex-ed class. lol..

wish i could post more but i am running late! still have to walk the dog, make my lunch and get dressed. I wish everyone a great day and thank you all for being on this team. It has helped me soo much!

just a quick check in here... wanted to say hello! I am feeling pretty lonely lately. missing Rob a lot but there is nothing he can do so I have burdening him with it. I rarely tell him I am sad .. but i just tell him i miss and love him so much. I know it is less than 3 months til I see him again it is just not coming soon enough.. also the fact that i only see him 2 weeks then I have to say good bye yet again really stinks.

I am ok eating wise. I didn't exercise as much as I would have liked yesterday. Plan on doing BL tonight. Just in a crummy mood all around. Hang in there every one. Hopefully my mood will change soon.

overit if your up to it i would love to be your facebook friend or any of u lovely ladies on here www.facebook.com/timmijopashuta

Good evening ladies, Its been another wonderful day. I went and had a check up at my doctors office today and she was so happy about my progress so far. If that wasnt a motivational booster. :happy:

I was running short on time and I dont like to eat after 7 so I stopped by McDonalds and got a plain grilled chicken sandwich and trashed the bun and just ate the chicken. I was so proud and didn't get any fries (my weakness).

Felt good to goto American Eagle and get a pair of jeans a size smaller and they actually fit. YAY!!!!!

The weekend is approaching fast. Another week down for us :flowerforyou:

Timmi i sent you a friends request on facebook. Hope you didnt mind.

Overit I wasnt able to find you. Not sure if I am doing it right.

Going to watch Ghost of girlfriends past while doing free step on the Wii. Not feeling like doing much exercising this evening.

Checkin on you ladies soon.

Stay motivated. We are all here for eachother. :flowerforyou:

HOLLY

Thats great Timmi about lunch. It feels so good to have strength and willpower to resist. I started watching a movie so I am missing Idol. However my friends on facebook are keeping me up on it LOL. I am so excited to have 2 new friends also.

I just got off the phone with my boyfriend YAY. He is missing home so bad. It is so hard for me to keep a positive attitude when he is physically exhausted. ( double shifts with 4 hours in between) I try to keep things up beat and tell him all the good things that are happening here but I can hear the hurt in his voice that he is not here to enjoy things with me. I just hope I can keep it up. I broke down really bad last night after I got off the phone with him. I cried myself to sleep. It was really emotionally draining. However I woke up, brushed myself off and went to work like all was well. I am sure you all can relate when I say what a great face we all put on for our friends and family.

On to exciting news. I got sized for my wedding rings and I went from a size 7 to a 5.5. WOW I couldnt believe it. One of Chris's bands came in today. HOW EXCITING!!!!:happy:

I am going to try and keep a positive attitude in life. The days seem long, but the weeks seem short. Sounds so much better that we have 20ish weeks left, then 120ish days left :happy: