Deployment Overeater Support Team

Welcome gym_rat! you'll love this group! Sorry to hear about the deployment, but just keep busy and he'll be home before you know it. How long is he gone for?

How are y'all doing on c25k? I'm supposedly on week 5, and can run 3/4 miles straight, but have been on this week for like 3 weeks now! I ran a total of 2.5 miles today but had 2 breaks in there. I was doing really well and was almost at a mile when my ipod fell off the treadmill and hit the emergency stop button...ugh! I'm hoping to break through this week and run over a mile straight. Keep going ladies, I know you will be running that 5k in no time!!

My husband deployed for a year. Gosh... when this deployment is over, he will have spent a total of 40 months deployed. That's just crazy to me.

well, ladies, DH is gone and I am trying to get back into the swing of things. I can't believe how quickly you get used to them being here and being a whole family again and now it is me trying to get used to him being gone again. Thankfully we don't have too much longer left, still stinks

Replace stress eating with exercise. My body actually craves exercise now in the way it used to crave chocolate. If you keep those sweets away from you, you don't even miss them. Get healthy for you and don't put a time-limit on it. Change your lifestyle. Don't look at it as the D word. Weight loss is the nice side-effect of getting healthy.

Hello I just joined the site today! My husband is leaving for afghanistan in the summer, leaves for trainging in california in May. He is in the marines, his deployment will be 7 months. This is our 3rd deployment, the first one I lost weight, they second I gained. He hasn't even been back a year and he is leaving again so I am afraid that I will gain. My goal is to lose all that I have gained between now and when gets back which will be like next feb. I figured the sooner I start the better! Anyway nice to meet everyone!

I am here, just having a hard time getting back into the routine. I went to the gym today for the first time since DH left and so far so good on eating. I am starting to look at things to do on block leave and of course they involve bathing suits so I best get my butt in gear.

It has been cold here. Don't think we've gotten out of the 40s for some time now.

so my husband left a mere 30 days ago and is coming home for R&R in about 12 weeks - soon, but he really had no choice in the matter. So yes, I have 12 weeks to get HOT. Now that is motivation

Hi Ladies,
I know its been a long time since I posted...I am such a slacker. Things have been crazy and wild here. I went through an emotional spell that lasted too long. I have finally got my butt in gear now. I have right around 11 weeks before Chris comes home. Less than 90 day WOOHOO!!! He took a new job so I will be staying at Ft. Riley. Just seems like there is so much to do and so little time to do it now.

I started back on my C25K....I started out on W2D1, we will see how well I stick to it I really want to look HOT for him when he comes home, even though he swears up and down I am already HOT. ( I think its from lack of having a woman :laugh: )

Anyways glad all the chocolate holidays are gone. Didn't realize how much Valentines day would hurt without him here.

Im back on track now and counting down the weeks...Hard to believe in 3 months Ill be married to the love of my life....

Keep up the great work ladies. Let keep on track...Wont be long now before our guys are home..

holly that is so great!!! My hubby should be home with in a month hopefully!! I totally understand about valentines day!! His birthday is the 12 and Talyas is the 21st so this month has been hard for me all the way around!!!

I'm going crazy. It's only been 5 weeks. I can't imagine another 47. It all seems so overwhelming. Most days are okay... and then there are some days where I just get so down.

Thanks Timmijo....How exciting your hubby will be home soon. I have butterflies and I still have close to 3 months left LOL. Not sure how I will control myself once he gets home.

Gymrat....best advice is stay busy :flowerforyou: and count weeks not day...they seem to go by faster, well for me at least.

Hope everyone has a wonderful evening. :flowerforyou: Check in later

Oh Goodness Timmijo...the 30 day shred kicked my Boootaaayyy!!!!!! I was walkin funny after the first workout and it wasnt appealing in the bank LOL. Kinda stinks when your loan officer cant get out her chair to get paperwork I might attempt it again before my BF gets home. Good luck with the slim in 6....

Hopey......how are things going????

Jamie, hope your getting back on track...I know its gotta be tough...R & R is bittersweet!!!

Hiliari....WHERE ARE YOU!!!!

Welcome tammietifanie, this is a great group of ladies. If you need anything let me know. My fiance has been gone for almost 6 months and should be home in about 11 weeks. Again welcome:flowerforyou:

Hi ladies!
Timmi and holly- thanks so much for your concern! I'm here and surviving. I was in El Salvador for a week on a mission trip. We got back on Friday, baby girl got sick and I've been trying to recover from a very emotional trip, help her feel better and prepare my house because Thomas comes home in TWO days. I'm trying to do the housework so we won't have much to do during his 17 day leave. Oh and that plateau I was on for a month? Busted right through it! I'm down 4# from where I was before my trip!!

How have you all been?

Thank you Holly !!!! This is my second deployment but my fiance third... Im using this deployment also as me time and trying to get healthy and fit while he's gone... Im so glade to find this group!!! Do we weigh in? do you do challenges?? How does this group work

Welcome tiffanie! This group of fine ladies is just here to support each other during deployments and prolonged DOD contractor hubby absences (My hubby is a contractor, so he's not technically deployed but I still hurt and these girls are very understanding of that and love me anyway). We've never done a weigh-in or challenge, except we challenge eachother to stay positive in a very trying time. And to not over-eat or do the emotional eating that we're all guilty of because our accountability partner is on the other side of the world.

What does everyone do when their stress is so high??? Today was just a bad day and i wanted to over eat and cry but i didn't okay i still cried but i didn't over eat or give into any sugar or carbs but was wondering how does everyone deal with handleing kids, house, life with their love one gone.. Mine is gone for ten days which isn't bad and im use to it but on days like this where im stressed out to the max and just want to crawl into a hole what do you do to keep going strong???

I just think about making my husband proud really! would me wallowing in poor me or eating our money away make him happy? No Not at all! You got this girl! I also like to think women all over deal with this everyday and they are strong, you have no other choice but to push through every day so you might as well make the best of it right?!