I'm with PC....this thread is making me feel a little old.
Five years ago...
I had no children...now I have 2 amazing boys we adopted from Guatemala.
Both my parents were living...Lost my mom in '05 and dad in '06.
Same job...still love it.
Same house....still love it.
Drove a Nissan Maxima...now I'm a mini-van mom.
Was about the weight I am now...the first two things caused a lot of emotion, stress and weight gain.
Five years ago I was 20 years old. I was still dating my ex and living in my hometown at my grandma's house. I was working at Wal-Mart and in my second year of college. I drove a Neon (worst car ever!!!).
I'm trying to remember. My timing is off so I'm not sure. I had been living in Colorado for about a year after moving from California. I think I had just started a relationship with a long time friend of mine. I was trying to keep the relationship from my family. I had also just bought a townhome and moved into it.
Uhh and I'm married now and its not the guy I was dating 5 years ago
Wow, great question. I went back and dug out my diary, and it was a revelation.
Five years ago, I was crying because the guy I lived with decided he didn't want Thanksgiving at his house after all and I had to tell the people I'd invited that I couldn't host it. Now, I live alone, and I'm hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year.
Five years ago, my biggest fear was that I would end up alone for the rest of my life. Now, I would rather be alone than be disrespected, and the loneliness I feel from time to time seems like something I can manage.
Five years ago, I was starting to read "Breaking Free from Emotional Eating" to stop binges that could include thousands of calories at a sitting. I wrote this in my diary: "I feel a bit hopeless and silly with my compulsive eating plan, but I do want to follow it and to succeed. I want to believe this program will work, even though I've spent years struggling and not had things work. I want to be healthy. I want to believe it is possible." Today, I cannot remember the last time I binged, and I feel confident I will be thin even if it takes a long time.
Hmm..5 years ago I was 18, newly engaged and living in Phx with my mom. My bf (now my hubby) was stationed in San Diego..so I was on the phone with him during the week days..and spending the weekends with him. My world pretty much revolved around my mom & my bf, lol.
Last edited by Shopaholic1204; 11-20-2008 at 02:15 AM.
wow interesting threat. i kind of feel like nothings changed in 5 years. i was 23, already married, living in a place i didn't like, i hated my job, my family was still in the states.
now- i'm still married, i live in a different place that i also don't like, i have had two other jobs since that one and i hate the job i have now too lol. the biggest and hardest change for me is my family moving away.
i'm a little bit fatter now - i've probably lost and gained the same 50 lbs or so over that time frame. oh and i no longer get carded in bars which upsets me!
5 years ago I would be jusssssst about to turn 21 (my bday is 12/4) I was living in a dorm at college, was happily into my 2nd year of relationship with my now-husband. I was working PT at my college, PT at another job, and doing a 10 hour a week internship for school. My friends had graduated or moved out of the dorms and most of my time was spent with my boyfriend... and gaining weight... and eating buffet dorm food...
(I gained 80 pounds in the first 3 years of being with my hubby/boyfriend... youch... needless to say, I did a LOT of eating back then!)
5 years ago I was a newlywed being married for 6 months to DH. I was also a new RN and was in a stressful workplace. I ate to cope with the stress. I wasn't my highest weight yet but it was trending up. Looking back I let life pass me by because of the stress. I was overall happy then but I'm in a much better place now. I've since bought a nice home, adopted a wonderful doggie and have the best job ever. My husband and I are both happier and healthier for sure.
