Awe....thanks Rick! I am going to start the 5 day Pouch Test tomorrow and get back to the basics. My surgery went so well, and I've never had an ounce of trouble--sometimes it even seems surreal that I even had the surgery! I'm getting excited now to rediscover the joy of being in control. Thanks so much for the encouraging words and comradarie!

Hello all my Marcher Siblings out there! What's a girl to do when she's gained back 12 pounds and slipped back into bad food choices and little exercise? Yes, yes, yes....I KNOW what I should do--but my mind is a powerful persuader when it comes to numbing the stressful issues of life. It's also easier to skip taking the time to think about what food needs to be consumed. The empty calories and "slider" foods go down so easy by just grabbing and not thinking. Alot of times not even being hungry--just being in the habit of eating a little something tasty. The tool still works by only allowing small portions--but boy oh boy does it matter WHAT that small portion consists of. I found chocolate and pretzels and carbs, and even sodas. I am so ashamed that I have let myself loose control again and slip back into a version of my former self. Yes, I have come a long way by loosing 100 pounds--but I still need to propel forward and lose about 40 more! Am I alone in these struggles? What will it take to get the control back in my life? I'm frustrated and embarassed.

B: 2 eggs benedict (sauce on side) fruit cup S: protein coffee L: 3/4 chicken tostada salad w/ranch pear S: 2 string cheese D: 4oz chicken/beef kabob 1 veggie kabob exer 40 min yoga vits done water 80oz

hi janine, B: 2 multigrain waffles w/SF syrup S: protein coffee L: 3 oz buffalo burger w/bun, cheese 1/2 cup veggies S: 1/2 pear 1 sml fiber cake muffin w/1T cream cheese D: not sure, not too hungry probably cottage cheese and fruit.

Barbara...I make my own...I put the granulated one in a magic bullet cup and then puree until it is powdery.......works well for me...... Jannine