I didn’t realize it had been that long since I posted about this. I did week 1, then kept forgetting to weigh in. I apparently skipped weeks 2 and 3. Time flies.
Anyway. I gained back 4 of the 6 lbs. I lost. It’s not really surprising since last night (the night before weigh in!) I consumed copious amounts of comfort food. I won’t apologize for my binge because I lost a very dear friend. He was a co-worker going all the way back to 1981. His wife called yesterday morning and said he was never coming to work again, then told my boss he had died. We are all just stunned. Yesterday, we were like zombies all day here at work. This is the second good friend I’ve lost in the past four years. You know, we aren’t guaranteed tomorrow, so we need to make our lives count.
I hope next week’s weigh in will be better. I just didn’t really care last night, even knowing what I would see on the scale this morning. The pain in my heart overcame everything else last night.
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Sorry for your loss! Sounds like it was a sudden and unexpected departure.
Thank you, John. It was very sudden. He was joking around and having fun the day before, and I heard he had mowed the lawn that evening. The results of the autopsy won’t be back for awhile, so we don’t know exactly what happened.
I’m so sorry to hear about your friend, Lauralynn. What an awful loss.
Thank you, J.R. There’s definitely a big empty spot now.
So sorry about your friend, Lauralynn. Unexpected loss is more difficult because shock is mixed with the grief. Don’t be too hard on yourself gaining weight–this is a time to be kind to yourself. {hugs}
Thank you, Elizabeth. It was such a shock, since he seemed fine the day before. I have a bunch of wooden things in my office he made, like a table, a hanging file, etc. I’ll treasure those forever. I even have a small table here at home he made for me. Such a wonderful guy.
He will be greatly missed. He really was a fun-loving guy. Such a shock. :
He sure will be missed, Anya. You know how great he was.
I’m so sorry for your loss. That’s always hard, especially when it’s sudden. Don’t be too hard on yourself.
Thank you, Fallon. I’m not going to worry too much about what I’m eating right now. Maybe next week after the funeral is over. I’ll get back on track, but first things first, right?
This has been a difficult year for so many people I know. A friend has lost two family members and now you lost a friend. I guess what this all does is emphasize how important it is to make each day count.
I’m sorry to hear this happened, and I’ll say a prayer.
Thank you, Ruth. We really do need to make each day count.