this is much harder than i thought it would be

its almost 10:30 and i'm wide awake. Normally by now i'm gently snoring in my bed. I'm not hungry but I'm thinking about food. O thats what got me to the point of the bypass many years ago! Thank god for sugar free jello. With only 4 small cups of it left I paniced and went to stop & shop. Its on sale this week! Picked up a couple more packs. Now I feel "safe".

You know... for some reason, this time doing this is really really hard for me. I didn't follow through yesterday. I had chicken and brocolli stir fry. I was SOOO hungry when I got home. Usually I'm not that hungry. I was ok in work and even when I left and by the time I finally got home and finished cooking dinner for everyone I was starved!!! and I just couldn't deal with just liquidy soup. well the chicken and broccoli is ok but then I had these little yogurt nips and that threw me off. I know the hunger is from the donught carby thing that I'm trying to get out of my system but man!!! its hard today too!!! I am already hungry. I am thinking of getting eggs but don't want too... but i am SO hungry. I think i'm going to cave again and just get them. I might as well just do the protein only thing since i'm really having a hard time getting with the liquid program. 'sigh' if i cut out my breads and all sugar i know i'll get past this stupid carb craving thing. I was going NUTS last night I wanted somethign soooo bad... like a donught of course or something pastry like. I didn't but MAN OH MAN did I want it. It makes me so mad that my body craves that badly and i struggle so darn much to keep away from it. I hate it when food consumes my thoughts. Makes me nuts!!! anyways... done venting. I'll be extra careful today. no carbs/sugar aside from a protein bar. Elizabeth M

Hang in there Pam and Elizabeth. Tell yourself that this is temporary and you can have whatever it is you want once you get to the end of the 5 days. I bet that by the time you're done, you won't want the crappy carbs or at least they won't be calling as loud. It's easy for me to say because I couldn't join you this time, but I will the next. Hugs and support, Connie

Connie, do you want to join me in heading up Round Two? I really need the buddy-system of support to get through this - if it's even possible. What do you say, will you do this with me? Anyone else - starting Friday or Saturday??? This is a bonafide Reenie S.O.S.

I'm in. Let's start this on Friday. That will give me time tomorrow to go and buy what I need and prepare pudding or soup or whatever is called for. Hugs, C.

You know...day one wasnt bad...day 2 sucked royally...I almost gave into my hunger but thank goodness I didnt. I think its helps that everyone is gone this week from my house and Im alone and not cooking for others. I think you two are doing great under the cir****tances...I know I would of collasped if I had to cook. Seriously though I think....just my opinion...I would skip day 1 & 2 and just start at 3...cant hurt too bad and probably better then doing nothing. Just a thought...anyway your doing good hang in there, I think day 3 should be pretty easy. Kimberly

Hey Reenie count me in to do this again. I haven't been perfect with it but I've been good. My first day I flunked but started again the next. Seems like each day there will be something that I eat like a cheese stick that says to me NO thats not right! To tell you the truth I"m not really sure if I'm doing this right or not. I bought a little notebook and am writting everything I put in my mouth in i****er, coffee, food everything. Soemthing that surprised me is that I'm likeing the protein shakes. Man I didn't want to even look at them in the grocery store! But they aren't that bad!