Tiny tips and tricks

Even though I'm 2.5 years out from surgery, I still run across random little bits of advice that I hadn't thought of. Ways to manage eating, ideas for moving, that sort of thing. Anybody care to share theirs?

Here are a few of mine:

• Use the bathroom on the other floor of my office building, which makes me get up and move more often.
  
  
• Take bites that are the size of a grain or two of rice to force yourself to slow down.
  
  
• Keep your pill case or patches next to your toothbrush so you remember to take them before bed.

I do the bathroom thing, too!  LOL  I also park in the farthest spot from my office building to force myself to get in at least some "exercise".

This I put in my sobriety date in my phone to go off two times to remind me. I also use it for my WLS date. I will be three years in October. 

I hate saying this one. I have my kids hide their snacks so I don't go eat them

I love the idea of the phone alarm!

I really should take up the second one with my husband. If there are cookies in the house, I WILL eat them, and my husband gets frustrated that he can never have snacks. If he hides them and doesn't tell me, that would work!

I am addicted to vanilla oreos. I will buy a small pack and share at AA. But I am stopping doing that. I go to meetings at least five times a week. I am afraid it will turn into a every day thing. 

Have I told you lately that I'm ridiculously proud of you! :-D

Thank you Julie. It has been tough. But life is so much better. I mean I actually have true happiness. It's not all unicorns and pixie dust. But it is totally much better. 

So proud of you lady! And it's great to see you on here. We miss you for sure when you're not around.

Thank you. I really don't like to post about me being an alcoholic so much. But it is a big part of a life changer for me. 

I have been away. I have been in Indiana, Texas two times then Amsterdam. Two weddings and it has been a bit crazy. Good crazy. 

Congrats to you on your sobriety and hard work at all you do.  I have followed a similar road in the past. ((((hugs)))

Warmly,

Jackie