hello sue, everyone seemed to say it all,,,there is only one thing i see i could add that may help,,,these children of yours,,you are the example,,,now if you keep junk food in the house that is what they will wont to eat (and it will be there for you too) now if you were to buy apples, carretts ,apples sauce, cellory,,,chesse slices,(,peporoni,,,(you can put them in the microwave(2min) and make into chips,,i love them)) you can give your kids a good start in life and not teach them bad eating habits,,they can only eat what you buy,,oh,,,isnt it funny,,,those are the things you can eat too,,,lol,,,,,i know im funny,,, your friend with a pouch sandy

I went to a pre op visit to get novasure done. The links are under here. I have the surgery sceduled for the 30th because my periods are clotty and so heavy and sometimes last a very long time since 1998. My doctor seen me through all of this and thinks its time to do something other that birth control because of the list of cancer in my family. Has anyone heard or been through this.... Info please. Thanks in advance http://www.novasure.com/ http://www.novasure.com/novasure-procedure/novasure-procedur e.html

Hi, Sue: Congratulations on your successful journey so far. The reason for the "pouch" is to level the playing field. You know you need to get your head around the healthy eating habits. You know that you are "supposed" to make the right choices. But heck, we are all human, ya know. The daily stresses of raising a family and dealing with the normal stuff of achieving 57 different roles in the life of a woman are enough to drive anyway to the pantry. I have found some wonderful ways to curtail the mindless snacking or desire to satisfy the "hole" in your psyche. They are really habits you need to start forming... kinda like a defense in football... what if this happens, then I do this... get it. I chew gum - when I get that urge to snack or grab a cookie because I am so frustrated at work or with a situation... i chew sugarless gum. I also will chew something crunchy and spit it out... I know, gross!! But heck it works. I go for a walk. I exercise. I try on clothes. I call my sister. I paint. I have a heart-to-heart with me and tell myself that this is a journey that I chose for the rest of my life. I will have to learn to make better choices. If I slip and fail then I press the "reset" button and forgive myself the brief slip-up. My Katie is 2 years old and loves to feed me during our afternoon tea time with the dolls and bears... LOL. She has put everything from an oreo cookie to a gummy bear into my mouth... I usually spit it out into a napkin when she is not looking but alas, on occasion, I have swollowed the melted chocolate goop and LOVE EVERY FREEKIN MINUTE... truth! But I will not go back to eating to relieve stress or to make me happy. Happy is being a size 8.... really! Take care of you... ShelleyAnne

I will try and explain this as best as I can being as I dont understand it. I have been bouncing along losing weight...la la la la lalllaaaaaaaa Few days ago I got real low...like a feeling of this NOT working ( now trust me I know in my rational brain HELLO It is working) I have been looking at my face in the mirror..is it fatter??!!! I have been sorta panicky. I havent eaten more...I had some mental issues with pie on thanksgiving and snuck one bite of pumpkin and then the next day one bite of apple. (once again rational brain knows) but I had this feeling I used to of diets that worked..then I could feel when I would start cheating and it was over. Im not cheating...so why am I feeling this anxiety. Its been SO long since I wanted one of my ativans to chill me out. Perhaps the comment from DH when I said I ate a whole egg this am and he was super concerned..."A whole egg?" are you supposed to be doing that Linda?" " I have seen so many people at work start gaining back from this surgery and it scares me" /him Is it all these seeds that have been planted in me? I told him that hurt me and really kinda makes me nervous. So here I am...feelin wonky, not sure if its just me feeling wonky and the spin off is the weight thing or its the weight thing makeing me wonky. Anyone else have any similiar....insight... etc? Thanks so much... I appreciate any help. In the meantime Im gonna go do water aerobics and see if I can spin into a better place. Hugs Friends Linda

Thanks!!!