I use distraction. If I am boiling hungry and I can't talk myself out of it, I distract myself. I don't have a specific distraction but it usually involves someone else as I know that I am trying to trick myself if it is just me. One thing about this surgery is that I do know that I am not really hungry that it is coming from another place in my body rather than an empty stomach. This information is part of my coping strategy for sure. Sometimes I have a stern talk with myself (you know better Holly), sometimes I have a nurturing talk with myself (you deserve to be happy/full/etc)... depends on what is going on. It is good to be nice to ourselves. I watched this program called I can make you thin and the guy had this technique for calming the inner voices that talk us into things. He said to listen to them and then mimic them in a crazy voice. It is hard to take a inner voice seriously when it sounds crazy! Just know that you are not alone eh? Holly

thank you... I can usually fix a starvation blood sugar issue with two slices of american cheese, takes about as long to fix my shakes as it takes to eat it. cheese has 0 sugars, the liquid lactose free milk that has 13 grams of sugar, and the cheerios have 2 g of sugar (22 grams of carbs) and THAT could have been enough to send me into lala land.. yet... I can down chocolate and candy like there is no tomorrow and have no reaction what so ever. sweetened yogurt sends me spiraling... plain is tolerable. I need to look more into the fact that at 24 months, it is a hole new ball game. btw.. anyone else getting a terrible little (no so little) muffin belly (looks like the top of a muffin that spills out of the top of the jeans)? what is up with that? no place else. just my belly!

Hey Jean I had a look, and I couldn't find ANY terrible looking pictures...maybe I was looking in the wrong place No seriously, I see a beautiful thin woman who is the size I long to be. That said, I do hope that all is well with your blood work ~ it must be concerning to be losing, and not knowing why. I hope it's just a case of your body still finding where it's comfortable. Please let us know how you get on when you see the doctor in 2 weeks.

well, I said I got too small... I am NOT trying to lose any more weight and haven't been for months now... AND I eat all day burgers, fries, pasta. So I got my nerve up and put my terrible looking pictures up, so you guys can see... Andi nothing to be jealous about... you don't want to look like this...LOL Just took some extensive blood work and have an appointment to see the doctor in 2 weeks.

our drug store has them, I'm going to have to pick up some serious proteins this weekend so i can start on Monday. I have gained about 5lbs since the bar mitzvah and I want it gone before it invites others to join it! I also find that i'm having some psychological food issues, i'm now eating when i'm not hungry, that's pretty new for me and I want that to stop. I will have to keep a drink handy and see if i can work it differently starting on Monday. I will also put all of my supplements into snack bags so I can grab them in the morning and be out the door. ANDI