50 ain't so bad

Weight today: 13 11
Holiday gain now: 9lbs
Lost: 2½

This week hasn't been the week for getting back onto plan - I've celebrated my birthday all week! It's been fantastic and I'd like to thank everyone for my birthday wishes, gifts and cards! You're all so kind and thoughtful. To spend time with my family (from Newcastle, Worcestershire, Portsmouth and Canada!, and of course here) and friends was a little overwhelming. I love you all. My favourite gift? Was a poo stick from the NHS for my bowel screening ha ha ha. The joys of getting older!

So I was trying to find an old friend on Facebook the other day. I've not seen her for almost 20 years and we've lost touch. A fortune teller in about 1988 told her we'd be friends always - not a very good fortune teller lol. Instead I found an old boyfriend, as you do. We broke up over 30 years ago!! I'm so tempted to message him just to say hi. I told my hubby and he simply asked just 'Why?'. And I really don't know why. Is it because I've had this birthday and I'm feeling old? Or is it my job - all my clients are sick and mostly terminal - and I think life is too short? Or am I just nosey? Obviously I read some off his posts, looks like he recently got married. Maybe his wife is a crazed, jealous bitch and will come after me with a pick axe? It's a can of worms. I finished with him for a reason (yes, I finished with him!) Though it made me sad. I was 18 years old and it was very much the dramatic emotions that only teenagers have - 'My life is over as I know it/I'll never love again/My heart is broken into a million pieces/I'll never get over him'. I'm going with the nosey option. I'm so very curious. But you know what they say...Curiosity killed the cat (but satisfaction brought it back). To be continued....

Right guys. Back on track now. The extra stone has made me very miserable and I've started to snore again!! I'll lose this extra weight (yet again) then on to the task of losing my next 3 stone! Oh boy oh boy oh boy.

Your ex? They're not friends and they're not enemies, they are just strangers with some shared memories.

The D-Day celebrations this week have been so moving. It's so important as we lose the last of that generation that the new generations never forget! We are nothing without our history! God Bless we owe you ask much.