Primal Journal (Judg) page 47

[Candy in Wonderland]

Missing you too!

[Sabine]

This is when a journal thread gets sad or scary. You start worrying about the person, thinking about the reasons why they might be gone. You end up hoping they have just gone on a food bender, and feel too abashed to report in, because it is so much better than the alternatives.

[tomi]

I'm sure its nothing - maybe she just needed to take a break or maybe her computer took a dive. Maybe they took an unexpected vacation? I hope its nothing bad...........

[Judg]

Mea culpa. So sorry people. No big reasons for being AWOL, just a combination of little ones. I've been feeling stretched and worn. I think it's partly the summer whirl around here, with hubby being around all the time (although working from an upstairs bedroom a lot) and wanting to get out and see people, with Translator Son and wife popping out babies and buying a house and all, and visitors coming (a couple coming soon to our place). And I've been draggy because of those supplements, although I think I'm finally starting to come around in that department. Frequent sleeping problems haven't helped much. And I think I was just a little burnt out. I was also getting tired of thinking about food quite that much. So I didn't check in for a couple of days, and once I'm behind on something, I get psyched out.

When in doubt, send a private message. That will turn up in my email inbox.

Anyway, I am so sorry to have worried you all, and I thank you so much for all the good wishes. It will probably take me a few days to get through everybody's journals again, so please bear with me. I hope all is well with all of you.

So, I am still holding the course. I haven't been losing weight though, probably from lack of real movement plus the occasional summer indulgence. Fortunately I found out that hubby's favourite gelato place has pure fruit, sugar-free choices. They don't taste like they're artificially sweetened, but I'll try to get in some time when the chef is around to ask. They make their own from scratch. On the other hand, I'm not gaining, so I'll take that as a victory.

[Sabine]

Judg, I'm so glad you are okay. Good to hear from you.
Gelato!

[tomi]

Hey you!!! You're in trouble missy!!! No just kidding........... happy your back - and all is well. I have quite an imagination and Im a worry wart --- so I've been thinking all kinds of sillyness about where you might be and what might be causing your silence. I'm very happy NONE of my imaginings were right!

[Candy in Wonderland]

Glad to see you're back, Judg, I've missed you too

[jenn26point2]

HEY! Welcome back.

[cmlloyd]

mmmmmm gelato yummers! glad you are back as well

[Judg]

*waves*

I've been eating a lot of home-made "gelato" too, putting frozen fruit in the blender with coconut milk or almond milk or even cream with a bit of stevia. I make it as thick as possible and eat right away. Usually frozen bananas (you can add cocoa powder, yum) or frozen mixed berries or both. Makes me very happy and satisfies that ice cream itch without any guilt. It doesn't get much better than that.

Anyway, I'm still dragging a bit, but I think I've turned the corner. I've had a pretty productive day today, despite being sleep deprived and my skin has improved over the last week or so too, which for me is a pretty good barometer of my health.

I'm going to be spotty on the forum here for a while yet though. We have guests coming soon, and there's a lot of neglected cleaning to catch up. And Translator Son will be moving in a couple of weeks or so, which will probably mean some extra baby-sitting. By the third week of August things should be starting to settle down a bit, but I'll try to come around a bit before that anyway.

Tomi, if you're ever really worried, PM me or email me. The messages turn up in my inbox, so I see them even if I don't log on here.

Take care, everyone, and I'm looking forward to good reports from all of you when I start getting caught up again.