Good morning... Today, I have a plan... I think that's half the battle... let's see if I stick to it!!! I've planned more calories than usual to see if that helps me stay on task. My goal is to stay under 1200. Althouh fitday seems to think I can eat 1600 calories and lose. Seems like a lot to me. Here we go: Breakfast: Tilapia Applesauce Snack: AchievOne Lunch: Grilled Chicken Swiss Cheese Romaine Lettuce Lite Dressing Snack: AchievOne Dinner: Salmon Green beans Snack: Sugar free pudding Sugar free popsicles Nutrition: 1112 Calories 20 Fat 49 Carbs 143 Protein Exercise: 75 minutes - water aerobics - DONE!!! Have a great day!!! Denise

Well... Nancy... as long we keep trying... we'll be all right!! We can do this!!! Denise

I went to my company's picnic yesterday and it wasn't pretty.... homemade donuts and ice cream I have no trouble eating; I took a piece of grilled chicken and it made me so sick to my stomach... Tomorrow I am going back to a protein drink in the morning, one at lunch time and a high protein meal in the evening - that's it. I've had it and I really scare myself sometimes...it's as if I never had surgery. I'll be here bright and early tomorrow! Hugs, Nancy

Do you recall feeling weird prior to your binge mind-set? Like your blood sugar is all messed up? Right before my last binge, my blood sugar dropped (I guess) and I was shaky and felt like if I didn't eat, I was going to collapse. So I ate...and ate...and ate. I came across an article the following day, just by chance, I wasn't actually looking for it. It said that sometimes, although rare, WLS patients produce too much insulin which causes shaking, sweating, and an uncontrollable need to eat. SOME people have to have their pancreas removed to fix the problem because it happens so often, others are able to manage it pretty well. Maybe that's what my problem was. Or maybe I was just a pig. Anyway, next time you start having binge tendencies, take a look at how your body is feeling before. Not that it's neccesarily what's happening...but something to think about. Pamela

More or less, I was able to stick with my food plan yesterday. I chose the fajitas for lunch (as usual), but only ate the chicken and vegetables. I did eat about one serving a chips, maybe less. I hardly even touched the guacamole for my chicken! I somehow managed to eat 1/4 of a candy bar...but it was JUST 1/4, not the whole thing...so that's progress! Today won't be as good. We have my daughter's dance recital at 1 pm and again at 6 pm. I don't know why they have to be in two shows...it makes for a long day. We're supposed to be there 1 hour before each show, and each show lasts 3 LONG hours. So we'll definitely be eating out for dinner. As much as it is my downfall, I'm hoping for Pasta House, which is something we eat about once a year...at the recital. B~2 english muffins...I was ravenous! S~none L~tuna sandwich S~none D~hopefully Pasta House...bad stuff, of course, but I REALLY REALLY want it S~none Have a good day! Pamela