March Hunger Scale Method

[shelbyla]

Hi Shelle! Hi Colleen! Just thought I would pop in here and see how you guys were doing...

Great first day drop Shelle! Keeping thinking of that and how GOOD it felt when you are hungry. Sometimes, that's all it takes to power through.

Shelle - Like Colleen mentioned (and buttah too I think), fish and shellfish are very low calorie and often do not "satisfy" like beef or chicken. Do you not eat beef? One way that I used beef in my last round that was AWESOME was to make mini-sliders. I would dry-fry a hamburger patty, split it horizontally down the middle, so essentially I had two really thin burgers (although come to think of it you could just fry them that way). I then cut my rounds into 6 little pieces and put them in between two cucumber slices with a dot of reduced-sugar catsup (Heinz makes one that they sell at most grocery stores) and a dot of mustard. Yum! AND it takes forever to put 12 little sliders together so it stretches the meal out. Anyway just an idea.

KUTGW guys!

[Shelle135]

I didn't know we could have the reduced calorie ketchup. THat will help! I spent a couple of hours today printing off tons of recipe for this phase. Tomorrow we are suppose to get 2 ft of snow. So I will be in the house cooking!!!!

[Felina]

This is where I get into trouble.


I think my hunger sensors are damaged or something since I hardly ever experience hunger. So much of the time I just forget to eat. I usually think that others just never stop eating but my family keeps reminding me that it is because I don't eat. Myself, I wouldn't say that I "don't" eat, but I guess, compared to the way others eat it might seem that way. Nobody can figure out how I got to be so obese. Everyone else in my family eats a lot more and they are normal for their size. My Mom says that she would be dead if she ate the way I do.

Well, enough of that history. I think I do eat to hunger in a way. I don't eat much because I'm just not hungry. Most of the time I eat because its something I like. For instance, if my husband came home with Chinese takeout, I would eat it right away, not because I'm hungry but because its so delish. I guess, you would say that's an emotional eater because I'm eating just because I like it, not because I'm hungry.

People keep telling me that I have to eat more. Family members text me to remind me to eat. I'm not sure what to do. Eating to hunger has made me deficient in vitamins and maybe was the cause of my obesity, as per several Doctors. They tell me not eating enough has put my body into starvation mode and that was why I kept gaining weight while eating so little. I think thats the reason HCG was the only thing that worked for me for weight loss because HCG prevents starvation mode.

Well, now I have one more day left of P3. I have been JUDDDing for a week with p3 foods. Yesterday i ate only 340 calories with no hunger. Today is an UD and I just am not hungry. I don't think I will be able to eat anything else today. I had breakfast but on my UD's I'm supposed to eat 1000 calories more than my DD in order to prevent starvation mode. I don't think I can do it today. Eating to hunger doesn't help if you don't get hungry and consistently eat too low. Without HCG I will get into starvation mode that way. Last time when I did JUDDD and I didn't eat enough I gained six pounds in three days!


Im glad this thread was started. it has reminded me to go through the WLA book again. I really want to learn The hunger scale method better in the hopes of repairing my hunger sensors. If I can get hungry like a normal person then maybe I will eat like a normal person.

[buttah]

Shelle, be careful that you are pulling P2 recipes and not P3 ones. I wish I wasn't so swamped. I would post a few for you. I'll try to dig them up. But again, if you use the search feature with my posts and recipes, you'll find them.

[fiveninepointfive]

Originally Posted by ColleenMA66

I gave up my diet coke when I started this round and I had a full blown headache for 4 days. It finally went away and I have been tempted but try to remind myself of the nasty headache I had and that's working for me atm.

To be honest I just like the carbonation so I told myself I can have anything other than something that has caffeine in it (diet of course) but just to stay away from the diet coke. I'd like to just give it up for good. I've done it in the past but don't believe I ever made it past 2 weeks so we'll see.

If you watch vlogs on youtube there is a woman who I love....her name is HHCGcrazy her name is Lorie....her 2nd to last video she talked about sticking to protocol and how nothing was going to deter her. I try to watch portions of it every day to give myself a mental boost and a kick in the pants if I'm starting to wobble. This protocol is a bugger if you aren't mentally in the game.

Hi. If you want carbonation, drink a seltzer sweetened w liquid stevia. Nu naturals is my fav brand. It helped ween me from needing carbonated bevs and/or was a substitute for alcohol bevs. Now, I am a major tea drinker. Enjoy!
PS: diet soda can negatively affect weight loss.

[Shelle135]

Originally Posted by Felina

Im glad this thread was started. it has reminded me to go through the WLA book again. I really want to learn The hunger scale method better in the hopes of repairing my hunger sensors. If I can get hungry like a normal person then maybe I will eat like a normal person.

Felina.... so glad this thread will be a help to you. I didn't start it b/c I want it to be a mere landing spot for me.... I have my journal for that! But I REALLY want to learn this and learn from other's experiences. So welcome aboard!!!

Originally Posted by buttah

Shelle, be careful that you are pulling P2 recipes and not P3 ones. I wish I wasn't so swamped. I would post a few for you. I'll try to dig them up. But again, if you use the search feature with my posts and recipes, you'll find them.

Buttah, I did see that and did check the ingredients. I do have concerns over the low sugar ketchup Shelby suggested and are we allowed Soy Sauce, Worchestire sauce and vanilla extract??? Please see my final post on here for why I ask...

Originally Posted by buttah

Also, don't forget there is a forum named after the hunger scale!

Are you talking about a whole different site?

Originally Posted by fiveninepointfive

Hi. If you want carbonation, drink a seltzer sweetened w liquid stevia. Nu naturals is my fav brand. It helped ween me from needing carbonated bevs and/or was a substitute for alcohol bevs. Now, I am a major tea drinker. Enjoy!
PS: diet soda can negatively affect weight loss.

GREAT TIP!!! Thanks!


As for me....I BOMBED last night!!! I felt something different after I ate. I knew I was NOT HUNGRY and maybe even borderline, past NOT HUNGRY. But the feeling I had was one... hard to describe.... uneasy, not satisfied, something. It was much different.

Believe it or not, I would have prefered another night of tormenting hunger than what I felt after dinner last night. I really want to try to describe it.... like cravings were close, will-power weakening. And I knew that there was no reason for this to happen. I should have a better 2nd day than 1st.

So I started on water and went to bed... semi-confident. At 12:30 I woke up in full blown cravings, zero will-power, began eating a repeat of my last meal and then went straight to binge. It cost me 2.6 pounds!!!!

Hindsite.... I ate 2 melba toasts, orange, salsa and low sugar ketchup all in one meal. Also used vanilla extract, worchestire sauce and liquid smoke. Water intake was lower than first day. Would this have done it?

[buttah]

Yes, a whole different site, whose name I am not allowed to post. Created by either Robin or her minions.

I used Braggs Liquid Aminos instead of soy sauce, but sparingly due to sodium. It's lower than soy sauce, but still pretty high. I can't remember what my clinic said about soy sauce, but I THINK they recommended Braggs instead. I'm pretty sure my clinic allowed the SF ketchup, but I avoided it (although I did buy some). My big thing is mustard. I used O Organics Dijon by the ton. It has no sugar. Add a bit of SF Rice Vinegar and stevia to it, and OMG, it's good on steamed asparagus and other things.

I stayed away from diet soda's, although my clinic allowed one a day. I probably had one a week. But in the early days, you've got to just get through it, so do what you have to. I don't consider that "cheating, " and I'm pretty anal about that.

As far as I know, all extracts are okay. I tended not to need them because I used the flavored stevias by Sweet Leaf. Stevia was VERY important to me on protocol, even for my chicken cabbage dijon recipe (and the French Onion soup, and the Spicy Beef and Onions recipe, which you MUST find.) Again, if I have a second to breathe, I will hunt them down.

ETA: just read about your "bomb." I wished you'd just had something on protocol, either some protein (I always put a bit of leftover plain meat or chicken in the fridge), some broth, or a hardboiled egg (what Robin W said to do). Oh well. Next time. FYI, there is an 800 calorie protocol (actually it's more like 600-800) that just adds egg whites and protein (and eliminates the melba/grissini). People who've done both say they've lost as well or better on the that. REMEMBER that if this ever happens again. That said, your gain is probably mostly water (although i really can't tell what you ate total). Be better today!

[CjTitus]

Originally Posted by Felina

Yes, many of us can wait to eat until we get hungry but we usually don't finish our meal unless we are full or even stuffed. Many experts even advise to stop when you are full.

Robin Woodall takes a different approach and advises us to eat only until the hunger is gone. When you are no longer hungry, your mealtime is over. Do not eat until you are full.

Overweight individuals have high leptin levels so it doesnt take much food to remove hunger. Eating more than you need will cause a weight gain. It's your body's very intelligent way of letting you know just how much you need to eat, and it is very indualized.

This makes so much sense - back in my pre 40's days I never had any weight gain all my life as I just had enough time to grab something to eat, busy and physical, and I have always hated fast food so that wasn't an issue or canned food. Since then, work stress, family time, friends - etc seems like everything is around food. It was a lot easier when I worked every holiday! I am going to go to Amazon and get this book and find out as much as I can. I am in HCG P2 third round, and have a goal of 15 more pounds off. Thanks for the new thread.

[Shelle135]

Welcome CJTitus! Yes, the book is a must read. I originally downloaded but found it to be such an amazing resource that I bought the paperback.


I am not quite understanding how to do the Hunger Scale Method while on Ph 2. She tells us it is imperative to eat, take shots, go to bed ALWAYS at the same time every day. So how can we do that AND the HSM at the same time. Not to mention that the food we eat will prob not fill us at one setting.

[CjTitus]

Originally Posted by ColleenMA66

HCG. LEPTIN. What to do in maintenance. - YouTube

Thanks for posting this!

[CjTitus]

Originally Posted by Shelle135

Welcome CJTitus! Yes, the book is a must read. I originally downloaded but found it to be such an amazing resource that I bought the paperback.


I am not quite understanding how to do the Hunger Scale Method while on Ph 2. She tells us it is imperative to eat, take shots, go to bed ALWAYS at the same time every day. So how can we do that AND the HSM at the same time. Not to mention that the food we eat will prob not fill us at one setting.

Just bought the book, and reading it on my Kindle reader. Need to go make my P2 lunch and get into the book.

[Shelle135]

Originally Posted by CjTitus

Just bought the book, and reading it on my Kindle reader. Need to go make my P2 lunch and get into the book.

Let us know what you think? Enjoy your lunch!!!

[CjTitus]

Originally Posted by Shelle135

Let us know what you think? Enjoy your lunch!!!

So far it has been worth the money! It has been informative, and full of common sense as it why in the heck didn't I figure it out myself?

[Shelle135]

Originally Posted by CjTitus

So far it has been worth the money! It has been informative, and full of common sense as it why in the heck didn't I figure it out myself?

I know, right? Makes you mad at how the "industry" has been playing us!!! God created us miraculously and ingeniously. Why did we doubt our own body???

[jabbok]

Originally Posted by Shelle135

Welcome CJTitus! Yes, the book is a must read. I originally downloaded but found it to be such an amazing resource that I bought the paperback.


I am not quite understanding how to do the Hunger Scale Method while on Ph 2. She tells us it is imperative to eat, take shots, go to bed ALWAYS at the same time every day. So how can we do that AND the HSM at the same time. Not to mention that the food we eat will prob not fill us at one setting.

If you are doing P2 HCG then you need to read the Dr. Simeon's Pound and Inches this is what he says about the diet:

The Diet

Breakfast:

Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours.
Saccharin or Stevia may be used.

Lunch:

1. 100 grams of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird.

2. One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.

3. One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast.

4. An apple, orange, or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.

Dinner :

The same four choices as lunch (above.)

The juice of one lemon daily is allowed for all purposes. Salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard powder, garlic, sweet basil, parsley, thyme, majoram, etc., may be used for seasoning, but no oil, butter or dressing.
Tea, coffee, plain water, or mineral water are the only drinks allowed, but they may be taken in any quantity and at all times.

In fact, the patient should drink about 2 liters of these fluids per day.

You may not be hungry on P2 but you still need to eat even if you just eat the protein.

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by Shelle135

Buttah, I did see that and did check the ingredients. I do have concerns over the low sugar ketchup Shelby suggested and are we allowed Soy Sauce, Worchestire sauce and vanilla extract??? Please see my final post on here for why I ask...

As for me....I BOMBED last night!!! I felt something different after I ate. I knew I was NOT HUNGRY and maybe even borderline, past NOT HUNGRY. But the feeling I had was one... hard to describe.... uneasy, not satisfied, something. It was much different.

Believe it or not, I would have prefered another night of tormenting hunger than what I felt after dinner last night. I really want to try to describe it.... like cravings were close, will-power weakening. And I knew that there was no reason for this to happen. I should have a better 2nd day than 1st.

So I started on water and went to bed... semi-confident. At 12:30 I woke up in full blown cravings, zero will-power, began eating a repeat of my last meal and then went straight to binge. It cost me 2.6 pounds!!!!

Hindsite.... I ate 2 melba toasts, orange, salsa and low sugar ketchup all in one meal. Also used vanilla extract, worchestire sauce and liquid smoke. Water intake was lower than first day. Would this have done it?

On the cravings--the original Worcestershire sauce has this in it...

"malt vinegar (from barley), spirit vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions, garlic, spice, and flavoring"

Both the molasses and the sugar are no-no's and will cause cravings.

I'm not sure what was in your salsa but sometimes those have sugar too. Check your ingredients.

Most vanillas are prepared with alcohol which can trigger cravings so something to think about.

The "reduced sugar catsup" has the following in it (no ADDED sugars, just sucralose/Splenda as a sweetener). I don't use it much and when I do, I don't use a lot (<2T).

Tomato concentrate made from red ripe tomatoes, distilled vinegar, salt, natural flavoring, onion powder, sucralose*, spice.

I'm sorry you had this reaction to whatever it was. I'm not really sure what to recommend other than what I've said before.

[CjTitus]

Originally Posted by CjTitus

... I am going to go to Amazon and get this book and find out as much as I can. I am in HCG P2 third round, and have a goal of 15 more pounds off. Thanks for the new thread.

Okay got the book yesterday on my iPad, my phone, and my computers LOL. So far I have skimmed it, and now starting to read and apply to my life and me. I don't know if I just was ready for it, but for the first time on this round of P2 I wasn't hungry as in stomach growling before I ate late morning my breakfast & lunch together. Normally I eat my fruit in the morning after I get to work. This time I didn't think about it until lunch time. I only ate 3/4 of my apple and didn't finish my cabbage, but did get my protein down. Ate most of my dinner with a little veggies left over, no melba toast at all. I dropped a pound this morning. Yeah! May be something into listening to your body! For an late Adele Davis fan don't know why I ever left her teachings.

[ColleenMA66]

I love Robin and love her Youtube channel. I re watch the videos depending on what I need to review and what I might be struggling with at any given moment.

Once I started listening to my body I realized it was telling me what it needed and how much. I need to practice it a lot. Right now I'm trying to fine tune how hungry before I eat and how satisfied before I stop. Somedays are better than others...but it's a learning process and I do think it makes a lot of sense.

I'm also reading The Eden Diet...pretty much the same idea but it does include God.

[Shelle135]

Hi Jabbok..... I am not sure what your point is that you were trying to make. I did read the P&I a few times as well as TWA. Please explain further.

Shelby... that is what I suspected but didn't realize it was so much. Good information. Thx!!!

Colleen... I am very interested in reading that. Love that it includes God.

CJTitus... you may never look at food the same way again. LOL!!!

[Felina]

For an late Adele Davis fan don't know why I ever left her teachings.

Me too! Her books are very well-read in my house.

[jabbok]

Originally Posted by Shelle135

Hi Jabbok..... I am not sure what your point is that you were trying to make. I did read the P&I a few times as well as TWA. Please explain further.

Shelby... that is what I suspected but didn't realize it was so much. Good information. Thx!!!

Colleen... I am very interested in reading that. Love that it includes God.

CJTitus... you may never look at food the same way again. LOL!!!

I was responding to this:

I am not quite understanding how to do the Hunger Scale Method while on Ph 2. She tells us it is imperative to eat, take shots, go to bed ALWAYS at the same time every day. So how can we do that AND the HSM at the same time. Not to mention that the food we eat will prob not fill us at one setting.

You don't need to do the hunger scale method on P2, P2 is a diet itself that if you follow you will get results.

[Felina]

I remember Robin Woodall saying that 500 calories is the maximum in p2. If you are not hungry you can eat less. You do not need to eat your entire meal. That's the way I understand it.

[jabbok]

Originally Posted by Felina

I remember Robin Woodall saying that 500 calories is the maximum in p2. If you are not hungry you can eat less. You do not need to eat your entire meal. That's the way I understand it.

I have heard that you need to make sure to eat all of the protein but you can skip the melba or fruit if you aren't hungry.

[Shelle135]

I read the whole book and remember her speaking specifically about the ph 2. I am confused now. I will need to look at it again. I do remember that too Felina.

[Shelle135]

Well, I am REALLY working on my hunger/full signals today. In fact, for snack I only ate 1/2 of my apple. Felt ok so I put other half away. I lived! Then for lunch I pulled out my serving of shrimp, ate a little over half, stopped and walked away. I survived again!!! I have those same choices to snack on when the hunger is back. I like this!!!

[ColleenMA66]

That's exactly what I do Shelle. I have 2 bites of burger and an apple slice from lunch sitting here and if I get hungry later I'll have it.

When the feeling goes away I stop....wait about 20 mins and then I'm usually at a 5.5ish and it lasts until next time.

One of my issues is waiting too long to eat. I have to work on that. Practice, practice, practice.

Robin said in a video to eat to hunger even in P2. I'm not sure if I posted it or not. I am NOT,NOT approaching this as a diet. Nor will I approach the rest of the phases as a diet. If I do that I might as well quit now...diets lead to binges....it's inevitable.

If i have had all my food and I'm hungry at 8:30 pm I will be eating a small bit of protein. Somedays I do....somedays I don't. But, I'm not talking about head hunger I'm talking about real, physical hunger. Once you know and understand the difference it gets a bit easier.

[Shelle135]

That is very sound advice and makes tons of sense. But you are right, Colleen, it is practice, practice, practice!!! I have done very well today eating to "get rid of hunger". However right now...2:33pm, I am getting hungry and have one meal left and one fruit. If I get too hungry, I too will eat a bite of protein and hang on through the night. lol

I agree with you. This is NOT a diet but a transformation of how we look at, relate to and use food for the rest of our lives. This is the BEST time to practice it while we are so restricted that binging is NOT an option. Bc the old me would do this for a while and at least once a day, yes, I said once a day, I would end it in a binge and probably get up in middle of the night and secretly binge. Only to ruin all efforts and hopes for the next day.

I am SOOO thankful that I am sitting here right now with a twinge of hunger. That twinge is telling me that I AM in control. That food is NOT controlling me and ruining my life. That my body IS functioning at it's utmost calliber to burn fat right. I am thankful!!!

So I guess I answered my own question. hahaha!

[buttah]

Just popping in to say that when I skyped with Robin, I asked her how the heck I could eat to hunger on P2 when it was really never enough to remove hunger, at least not quite long enough!

The bottom line is that it's harder in P2, and you might be hungrier than you'll be in P3, but what she DOESN'T want people to do is wait until lunch to eat if they are too hungry prior to then.

She said "think of all that you're allowed as on a big platter, and you can draw from that platter any time, in any amounts you need, until it's all gone." It doesn't have to be "meals."

Of course the platter wasn't enough for me the first couple of weeks of my first round, and a few days of week one in my second. That's when she said to have the hard-boiled egg. My research and my own obsession told me to have egg whites, or maybe a half yellow, so I added that "to the platter." Was it like eating the HS in P3, or P4? No. But it was way better than waiting until lunch (with nothing more than an apple) and never "catching up to the hunger."

A few other things. Cutting up an apple into wedges and sprinkling cinnamon on it to have with coffee for breakfast helped me get to early lunch time. (When I was STARVING and weak, a few times, I had a half-yoke hardboiled egg or just 1/4 cup egg whites cooked wit no oil and a bit of onion for flavor). Nibbling radishes helped too. I often saved a few bites of protein (or I cooked a bit of extra, just a few chunks of chicken maybe) from my lunch and dinner for hunger emergencies those first hungry days.

The HCG French Onion soup recipe was a godsend. I repeat: have it at 5pm, or even 4pm... then have your protein for dinner when the hunger returns. THEN have your second apple (I loved apples on P2) when it returns again, at 7 or 8 or so. That usually got me through. I did have better weigh-ins the earlier I stopped eating, but you can't get fixated on that. It's the whole bulk of the protocol time that matters, not the next morning.

Final word about evenings. Since HCG I never snack more than a piece of fruit or some TJs seaweed snacks after dinner. I'll have Yogi Licorice tea (no calories) and let my stomach go back to that empty place, where it will be when I go to bed. I am CONVINCED this is the number one reason I've maintained. HCG cured me of the night time snacking.

sorry for the rant. I never get on here anymore, and I have so much to say when I do!

[CjTitus]

Originally Posted by buttah

Just popping in to say that when I skyped with Robin, I asked her how the heck I could eat to hunger on P2 when it was really never enough to remove hunger, at least not quite long enough!

The bottom line is that it's harder in P2, and you might be hungrier than you'll be in P3, but what she DOESN'T want people to do is wait until lunch to eat if they are too hungry prior to then.

She said "think of all that you're allowed as on a big platter, and you can draw from that platter any time, in any amounts you need, until it's all gone." It doesn't have to be "meals."

Of course the platter wasn't enough for me the first couple of weeks of my first round, and a few days of week one in my second. That's when she said to have the hard-boiled egg. My research and my own obsession told me to have egg whites, or maybe a half yellow, so I added that "to the platter." Was it like eating the HS in P3, or P4? No. But it was way better than waiting until lunch (with nothing more than an apple) and never "catching up to the hunger."

A few other things. Cutting up an apple into wedges and sprinkling cinnamon on it to have with coffee for breakfast helped me get to early lunch time. (When I was STARVING and weak, a few times, I had a half-yoke hardboiled egg or just 1/4 cup egg whites cooked wit no oil and a bit of onion for flavor). Nibbling radishes helped too. I often saved a few bites of protein (or I cooked a bit of extra, just a few chunks of chicken maybe) from my lunch and dinner for hunger emergencies those first hungry days.

The HCG French Onion soup recipe was a godsend. I repeat: have it at 5pm, or even 4pm... then have your protein for dinner when the hunger returns. THEN have your second apple (I loved apples on P2) when it returns again, at 7 or 8 or so. That usually got me through. I did have better weigh-ins the earlier I stopped eating, but you can't get fixated on that. It's the whole bulk of the protocol time that matters, not the next morning.

Final word about evenings. Since HCG I never snack more than a piece of fruit or some TJs seaweed snacks after dinner. I'll have Yogi Licorice tea (no calories) and let my stomach go back to that empty place, where it will be when I go to bed. I am CONVINCED this is the number one reason I've maintained. HCG cured me of the night time snacking.

sorry for the rant. I never get on here anymore, and I have so much to say when I do!

Wonderful posts to inspire me! I am in the middle of the book, and have a feeling I will be rereading to pick up points better. But my attitudes are changing toward eating, I didn't want to snack last night, and just ate yesterday when I actually was hungry. Lost 1-1/2 the last two days, so something is working!

[CjTitus]

Originally Posted by ColleenMA66

That's exactly what I do Shelle. I have 2 bites of burger and an apple slice from lunch sitting here and if I get hungry later I'll have it.

When the feeling goes away I stop....wait about 20 mins and then I'm usually at a 5.5ish and it lasts until next time.

One of my issues is waiting too long to eat. I have to work on that. Practice, practice, practice.

Robin said in a video to eat to hunger even in P2. I'm not sure if I posted it or not. I am NOT,NOT approaching this as a diet. Nor will I approach the rest of the phases as a diet. If I do that I might as well quit now...diets lead to binges....it's inevitable.

If i have had all my food and I'm hungry at 8:30 pm I will be eating a small bit of protein. Somedays I do....somedays I don't. But, I'm not talking about head hunger I'm talking about real, physical hunger. Once you know and understand the difference it gets a bit easier.

You guys are all inspirational as in this is doable to quite just eating because of social situations, family pushing the food, friends want to eat & drink as a reward for a good trial or practice session, and easy to eat at the computer and when reading. I have lost 2 1/2 pounds over the last 3 days in week three of p2 because I have changed my habits and have only eaten when hungry, and stopped. The ability to stop when full and not just finish up is a miracle and I don't feel deprived! That is the best part. It actually just looks kind of disgusting to put food into my mouth I don't want. I love this!