Oh LisaJoy...

How's the LD going?

Yes, inquiring minds wanna know!   How goes it? In the yet or at the site of a protein shake yet??? Love ya girlie - hope you're keeping it positive like you always do! Take care sweets - your day will be here in no time!

As of yesterday when I talked with her she was loving it.  I hope that today its still the same!!! Love ya LisaJOY!!

WOW!  She's on day three.  That was the big "hump" for me.  Once I got past day three it was pretty much smooth sailing from there.  But everyone is different. 

Keep on keeping on Lisa JOY!!! Hugs, Colleen

I just LOVE you all!   How fun is that to know I'm being thought of! 
I must be the biggest DORK ever because so far (knock on wood) I LOVE the LD!!!!!  (I hope I say the same thing next Sunday!)  I love that I have limited choices and I HAVE to stick to it!   So....there is no temptation in it!  I need that.  I was crazy around food the last three months! Huggies to all of you sweetest people!  

Yay you & you know what, our very own Darla I believe also thought it was the best. I hope she chimes in here... Keep kickin' it!

Yup, I thought it was an awesome thing.  Never have I had such clarity in regards to my "eating"!  I already knew I would follow the rules, so all the damn grey areas when it came to "dieting" before were just thrown out the door!  If you can drink it?  You're pretty much good.  If you have to chew?  Not good.  (I'll never forget Tracey D. asking if brownie batter was a "liquid"!!!   )

I sometimes compare my eating addiction to my SIL's alcoholism.  Maybe fair, maybe not.  But she couldn't understand WHY I couldn't get it under control.  If SHE could stop drinking, surely stopping the overeating would be WAY easier, right?  NOT.  With alcoholism, you go cold turkey.  No more booze, ever.  You drink any, you've fallen off the wagon and need to hop right back on.  But we CAN'T stop eating!  If we even THOUGHT about going "cold turkey", we'd think about 9 grain bread, a slice of cheese, a slice of tomato and some dijon mustard to go with it.  You can NOT give up food, you have to find a balance.  So frankly, the LD was the easiest EVER!  That was easier than getting back to food post-op, 'cuz you have to find that balance again.  Our tools just make it much easier to not over-eat, and to stay away from evil things that might make us dump!  Fear, in this case, is a good thing! So anyway, windbag that I am, YES - I loved the liquid diet.  I MAY put myself on another in the next month or so to get the highest # possible for my 1 year surgiversary in April!  (I doubt I'll be able to get to 150, but that would be so cool!!!) YAY YOU, LISA JOYFUL!!!

I SO agree with you.  DH just celebrated 14 months of sobriety and I could not agree with your words more! I was wondering if it would be "legal" to let a Hershey's kiss melt in your mouth - technically it's a liquid.  Now you know how I "justified" myself up to 300 pounds.

YEAH LISA!!!!  So glad things are going well for you -- Once I was on the LD it was smooth sailing too -- I knew I was ready and I was going to make it......You are going to do great too!!!

XXOO