Hey ajparkhill,
I can be supportive if you can be. Sounds like we are in similar situations only my husband never leaves! My problem is my job. I work long hard (mentally) hours and when I get home I have the kids. My two are 12 and 11 and my husbands are 14 and 10. The 14 and 10 year old don't live with us but just having my two is a handful and then not to mention when his kids are here. (whoa!) By the time I get home and do laundry and clean house and listen to the girls news of the day and then spend time with my husband and cook dinner.... you get the drift. ALL I want to do is take a long hot shower, check my email (and now check 3fc!)
I have only been on the forum for 2 days and the help and concern and caring words that I have recieved are amazing! I will certainly have some complaining to do but hopefully I can have encouraging words for you. I have done the diet thing for what seems like my entire life. I lost 30-40 pounds several years ago by taking my lunch break (1 hr) and I would eat a weight watcher meal and then walk for 30 minutes. I felt amazing....and then I moved and changed jobs. All that work went down hill. Now, I can't do that because I don't get a lunch break. I have to SHOVEL food in between taking 911 calls, talking to city, county and state officers on the radio. We also dispatch EMS and 10 fire departments. most of the time I don't even see the light of day until I get off work at 5:00 pm!
Bottom line?
I HAVE TO MAKE TIME TO EXCERCISE AND EAT RIGHT.
I CAN DO THIS I CAN DO THIS I CAN DO THIS I CAN DO THIS I CAN DO THIS...