Yeah, I sat through a bunch of girlfriends nicely talking about someone we all know who has just split up, sat there for 15 minutes thinking how it could well be me next.
Check out M25 thread, there has just been some great discussion on what to say in the next R talk in the last day. Basically NOTHING, just listen!!, if at all possible.
The weight thing is hard, mine is the result of stress from being right on the edge. Apart from that, I wrote down everything I ate for two weeks to pick up patterns. I then researched how to fix those danger zones (eg, 3pm eating, eat more protien at lunch). Once I found a formula that worked, THEN I started my weight loss program so that I knew it could be sucessful. You know, I WILL loose this weight, not I am trying to!