Oh Nancy! I totally understand! I love that you have a plan to get out for a while...being outside of my house always helps me. Glad to hear you are going to take time for yourself. I do better when I'm busy and horrid when I'm too busy.
I try to be honest with my food journal too but it doesn't always happen. I feel that for me the difference between maintaining during a stressful spell and gaining it all back is the realization that I am human and I make...what's that???...yes that's right!!... believe it or not!!...I make mistakes!
Knowing that we all make mistakes and we are not a mistake or essentially mistaken, is very important thing that I hold onto on a regular basis.
My friend, I think we are just going to muddle along, not giving up because of any given bump in the road, until we get to our goal.
Angela