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Good Morning,

I'm just checking back to see if you updated us on how you're doing.  Lisa is right, this group is really a safe zone with no judgements.  We all handle stress and every other emotion, differently.  I can't imagine what it's like in "your shoes", but I can definitely have compassion for what you're going through.  I hope you'll let us know how you're doing.

Sending hugs your way and prayers for your family.

Thursday 0900..

2 scrambled eggs, 1 oz cheese
2 Atkins bars
Ryvita Minis
Stilton butter with 4 Ryvita
Lamb burger and gammon
Coffee and fruit teas.

I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother, and also about your mom fretting.  It is a terrible thing when dear family members fall ill, and being a caretaker to both generations is indeed a huge stress.

Listen, just the stress alone can drive up a scale's reading.  And if you're eating on the go, it is very hard to make more healthful choices because quite often, the appropriate foods are absolutely nowhere to be found.

However, keep in mind that you will probably feel better yourself, and a little more even emotionally (to the extent it's possible) if you are able to at least approach a lower-carb plan.  Can you pack string cheese in your purse?  Protein drinks?  Protein bars?  Even nuts, for snack?  

I'm not trying to tell you what to do, just offering suggestions so that your body and mind will feel less stress as you go through all of this.

Please, please do post to us what you are eating -- Don't stop coming by, we are not here to judge but to support.  There are many people here who have been through something similar at one time or another, and would love to lend a hand or some emotional support!

 Lettuce leaves, great idea!  Have you ever tried it with cabbage?  Gives me a little more of that satisfying crunch.


30 grams net carbs is fantastic!

 Oh my goodness, you've been under so much stress.  I'm so sorry that things are so tough right now.

Come up with a plan, whatever that is so that you feel good about your eating.  Can you eat a good breakfast in the morning and pack a sack of things like string cheese, babybell cheese, maybe some turkey jerky.  Anything that you like that's a good grab and go so that you're not at a vending machine or bakery.  Take it one meal at a time.

The four pounds will come off.  Please don't set yourself up to assume that you will gain more in the next two stressful weeks.  Think about what you can do to succeed.

In OA we had a saying... Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail.  I used that saying with dealing with the deaths of both my parents and found it very helpful.  Set your intention when you wake up in the morning.

Sending hugs your way!