Hi Footsie!
I've been a member of this happy band for quite a while and I keep posting loads of positive "I can do it" posts and then falling off the wagon with a huge thump (in fact at the moment the wagon has no wheels and the horse have bu**ered off sharpish!) I can totally relate to your feelings at the moment, I have a good job, no kids, a nice home, but when I am at home alone I am often bored and that's my danger time - like today for example! It's not that I don't have things to do - I have my house to look after, my garden, I read a lot, etc., etc., - it's just that sometimes, like right now, I don't want to do any of these things, but I do want to open a bottle of wine and "relax" - like I couldn't "relax" with a cup of tea, eh? Have your kids ever said to you "Mum, I'm hungry" and you say "Go and have an apple or an orange" and they say "Naw, I'm not hungry for an apple, I want a bag of crisps!" Well, that's how I feel ( I think
) Anyway, none of this has been in any way, shape or form helpful to you in your dilema - however, your achievement so far has been tremendous and I wish I was at the stage you are now, but at the moment I can't see any light at the end of the tunnel - except of course this ramble has meant I've spent a wee bit more time doing something else other than fighting with my inner demon over that bottle of wine - pathetic, eh
My father had a huge problem with booze whereas my mother wouldn't touch the stuff - I am physically the spitting image of my Mum - unfortunately I think I've inherited the alcohol problem of my Dad. So, if anyone out there can help us both to "fill the gap" with something else (non-fattening if possible
) I'd be only too grateful for their advice.
Much love and best luck Footsie - and everyone else out there - I keep coming back to you guys and I am so grateful to able to do that at least.
