Angie’s Journey…

Hey hey Buddies!
Something cool happened last night and I had to share it with you…lol.

My husband’s friend came over and hung out for awhile. I was wearing a pair of jeans that haven’t fit since right after I had my three year old. And even then they were TOO tight lol. Well, now they fit…

But I digress. The guys went to my hubby’s office to hang out for a bit and when the friend went home, hubby came up and put his arms around me.He looks at me and tells me that his friend said I was HOT. HAHA! I had to smile…apparently my curves are coming back and his friend noticed. It felt amazing…definitely an ego boost and serious encouragement to keep pluggin on this diet thing…and maybe inspriation to get off my butt and exercise.

That said, I am getting that Carmen Elektra stripper work out video lol. Has anyone tried it?? What did you think if you did? I thought it would be fun. I’m also gonna bust out the belly dancing DVD’s again.

Well, off to check your blogs…thanks for all of your support buddies!!
Hugs,

Angie

Hey Buddies,

Here I am again (woot!). Well, I am  doing well in my SL recovery, lol. However, I have a friend who still plays and she was kind enough to pass along several messages from people on SL, which is causing me to have some weakness about playing, or rather, not playing. Still, I am managing to stay away, and my husband has been a great support.

My diet continues to go well although my activity level remains sporadic. I am busy today with housework and the kids activities, so just wanted to stop in and tell you I’m still here lol. I will be in later to check on your blogs. I’ll talk to you all soon. Love and hugs,

Angie

Hey Buddies…
I’m back. Things are settled down in my life now, the huge distraction is well, resolved. My marriage is doing better, my diet is still on track.

I have to confess something to you all, and I hope that you’ll understand. I have wrestled with whether to tell you this or not, but I think I need to. So here goes.

For the last three months, I have been dealing with an addiction. Not drugs, alcohol, or even food. I am addicted to a game. Don’t laugh, it’s true. I’m sure you’ve heard of Second Life (if you haven’t, I don’t recommend that you try it). I’ve never been a gamer, ever. I have never liked games. But this game…it sucked me in and I got addicted. It was like crack for me. I mean, it is. My husband helped me to recognize this and I have stopped playing and deleted it from my computer. I literally feel like I’m recovering from a drug addiction or something, but I feel better. I feel lighter and happier, even though I have occasional bouts of “secondlife withdrawal”. Anyway, I don’t want to go on and on about it, but I just wanted to explain why I’ve been absent of late (it has replaced the time I spent on BuddySlim and then some.) The thing is…Buddy Slim and all of you make my REAL life better, whereas Second Life made it much, much worse. I need you all..

On that note, I need to ask you to forgive me for leaving you all behind while I was in the throes of addiction. I know that you also need my support and I probably don’t deserve yours right now. However, I am here, I am back to not only get support, but to start giving it to you again.

The weird thing is, I really never ever played games before. I even tried, but had no interest in them. This one just got me. I feel so much better for having quit…it is difficult to explain.

Anyway, like I said, my diet is going well still. I’m close to the 50 pound mark, although the weight loss has slowed a bit, I am still on track. As always, I’m not exercising enough, so if anyone wants to give me a good kick in the ass on that I’d appreciate it, lol.

Please accept my sincere apology for keeping this secret from you all and for not being there for you (or even for myself) these last couple of months. Thanks for being there for me buddies, you have no idea how much I’ve missed you.

Love

Angie