Hi all. It's been quite some time since I wrote a blog. Some things in my life kind of took over for a while. I have not been idle however! Today I weigh 11 stone 12 pounds so I am well and truly out of the obese category, something that I was aiming to achieve by my son's birthday (and managed). I am now merely overweight. I need to set another 3 month goal for myself but haven't decided on one yet. I've thought about trying to hit my ideal weight (which means losing 20 pounds) but I don't think that's realistic in 3 months. Exercise-wise I joined a new gym and after a

All my counsellors and friends tell me I am a very black and white person. It's true, I used to be but am getting better at recognising the grey areas. The separation and divorce have taught me that nothing, however excruciating or fantastic is all good or bad. If you'd told me this then I would have shot the

Part of me actually feels quite guilty that my blogs have taken a more positive turn recently, but i will continue to blog so people can see that it does get better!! A brief history: Married in April 2010 after 6 years together, stbxh left 3 days after xmas same year, found out a few months later he had been having an affair with a mutual friend who cared for our young daughter. At the time i was halfway through my second year of a 4 year degree. Life came crashing down. Everytime i felt i had hit rock bottom, something else would happen and i would slide even further down. Uni wanted me