Moving On...

I haven’t written much on what is happening in my weight loss journey. I have been rather busy with life and things. I have decided as of today to quit Slimming World, it is something I have been thinking about for a few weeks now. I am thankful for the support that Slimming World gave me to get to where I am, but I feel it has given all it can. I met some wonderful people and am thankful for the friendships that developed. I am still on my path to losing weight, I am going to do it with the knowledge that I have gained and with the support of my personal trainer and friends who know what they are talking about.

As with most journeys, it is not a nice straight path, like those great Roman roads. Instead, it has been full of ups and downs, and many a bump and pothole. So now I will give a better journey update and will give you as best as I can the knowledge I gained and the things I found most difficult hoping that this will help those who are reading it.

One of the things I have struggled with is stress eating, it was something and is something that I struggle with more than I care to tell people. It is usually sweet sugary badness that I go to. I was talking to my really good friend about my stress, and he informed me about this thing called Ashwagandha. It is an herbal root extract that is used to help the immune system. It inhibits high levels of cortisol (the stress hormone), it offers a gentle way to promote relaxation and improve sleep. (another thing I struggle with is having healthy sleep patterns). I am going to try this out and see what if anything it does.

I am going to write an article on stress soon, it is just taking a long time to write it.

Anyway, I’m off the bed, but here is a quick update for you.