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Hopped back on for another short ride! What can I say?

Here it is almost 3 years on this journey and I still can’t control emotional eating at times.

My family is my life! In the past week I have had my heart broken twice.

Thursday my middle son Josh moved to Virginia. I know this is probably a great opportunity for him; it is just the mother in me not wanting to lose him. He is 25 years old and it is time for him to grow up and make some changes in his life.

Then my heart felt like it was ripped right out of my chest and stomped on last night! My youngest, my baby, Ethan (he will always be my baby) went to jail, it was nothing major, he violated probation. The court gave him 90 days of which if he behaves he will serve 60. I tried so hard to instill my values in my son’s! They just didn’t get it! I am hoping while he is there, he will get his GED. He says he will, so maybe something good can come of it! Maybe this will give him some thinking time. He needs to grow up too. He needs to realize he has to get a job and become a man. He is going to be a daddy in December! 

Today is going to be a ME day!! I was suppose to work today, but a couple hours of work isn’t worth losing a whole day of unemployment so they are giving it to someone else.

 Today I will! 

Finish my contract and post it!

Journal my food and post it!

Exercise and post it!

I did finish my contract and here it is!

6/30/2009 I Bette Jo Payne will continue this journey for better health and weight loss. 1.     I will work on changing the things I can change. I will not allow the things I cannot change to keep me from my destination.2.     When my husband is having a stressful day at work and comes home in a bad mood, I will not allow his mood to cause me to stray from journey.3.     I will continue to use my food journal every day and post it. Good or Bad!4.     I will start an exercise journal. I will exercise at least 5 days a week!5.     I will find more time for myself. I will learn to say “NO” to things I really don’t want to do, but feel are expected of me to do.6.     I will offer support, motivation and inspiration to my friends here on Buddyslim.7.     I will continue my quest to try to get my husband to become healthier, but I will not push it. If he decides he wants my help I will give it to him, but if he doesn’t want it, I will back off. I will focus on my own goals of better health and weight loss and hope it inspires him to do the same!    Bette Jo Payne         Hope you are all having a great week!!

Big HUGS!