Here I am

Hi Gang,

Well it's been a long time since I've had a stab at blogging...it's really quite a retro thing to do... but you know what...it used to work for me. So here it goes.

I've been around the blogging world for a long time... my eldest child is nearly 17, and I think I started when she was around 2-3 years old. Weight has always been an issue...in recent years (since my gastric sleeve) this has been less so... but lately I have begun to replace food with alcohol and I'm keen to stop this. So it's 'so long' to this:

I saw a psychologist a few years back who said that because I am time poor, I use food and alcohol to de-stress...they are the quickest way. So when food was no longer an option for me, I began to use alcohol more... but of course this is not a healthy option. So now it's self-care that I will focus on... remove the stress where possible, and de-stress in a healthy way rather than an unhealthy way.
I have an awesome but stressful job...this is going to be a challenge...but I'm so up for this!