I got kind of behind on reading but thanks Trish for the kind words. Just lately I've been trying on old clothes that now fit and I am thankful. It's like going on a shopping spree in you own home. ha. I have been trying to get my son doing IE and I'm going to give him the CD even though I haven't finished it yet. But I've read the book at least twice. I asked him yesterday if he could lose 40lb in 2 yr. and keep it off and he agreed for the first time. I hope he can get the hang of it because it will save him years of diet distress.

Okay, now I have a worry-filled situation. I ate lunch at about 1:30pm (it was a Healthy Choice meal, so not many calories), but I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat anything else. Then, when I returned from picking up the boys from school, we all had hot dogs as a "snack." This was about 4:00pm. I'm not exactly full or hungry, but we are supposed to have dinner at a friend's house tonight. Ugh! I hope I'm hungry by then. I don't want to offend my hostess. :(

Well, I think it will be okay. Just talked to my husband and he said dinner wasn't until 7:30pm. Whew! What do you all do in situations like that?

I wish someone would invite me to dinner lol! If i knew i was going to dinner at my grandmas house i would eat a light but fiber rich breakfast and then for the rest of day stick to veggie:carrot: based meals and eat every four hours until the dinner; cause grandma cooks for like 10 people and oh gosh her pork is Delicious:carrot:...... (better than frozen organic oreos)

LOL ishatorres! I know what you mean. We had spaghetti tonight and it was really good. I think I did okay. The salad was fabulous!

Hi Carol, just wondering ... has your son been trying to lose weight by dieting?

My son and his wife, both in their 30s, are tall....over 6ft and have gained weight since they got married 5 yr. ago. My DIL has been eating healthy lately and has lot some but is kind of stuck. My son is a gourmet cook though not in that business right now. He has always been big since about age 10. Before that he was skinny. You wonder how the feast or famine cycle gets started. They have both gone to weight watchers. My son just loves to cook and eat. But if he could get ahold of IE, I know it would click with him. By the way, the CD by Tribole an Resch is excellent and there is quite a bit of new stuff on it. I think I'm going to finish it before I give it to my son.

So! A couple of interesting things have happened.

My husband and I have a fabulous relationship except with regard to our sex life. We've tried for years to work through it, and I feel like we've not really made any progress. I get frustrated, but he's so sensitive about the subject that it's the one thing we can't talk about. Over the years I've been "just dealing with it" (with my frustrations). One of the things I've been working on really hard with my therapist is identifying my emotions and finding other ways to deal with them besides eating or "stuffing" them down.

Yesterday afternoon I made a banana bread to use up some ripe bananas. The weather turned grey and cloudly, and that always makes me maudlin. I was suddenly overcome by the urge to eat lots and lots of banana bread. I checked with myself and I wasn't hungry. I had the very conscious thought, "I can either talk to {my husband}, or I can eat the bread." So...I went through and sat and talked to him!

And talk I did! WOW, I said a lot of stuff I've been holding in, and I asked a lot of questions, and I was very clear and calm and reasonable...and then I got frustrated and ranted. He listened to me and supported me and took care of me. Not only did I feel and talk about my emotions like I've really been working on, but I also didn't eat when I wasn't hungry!!

Gee, I wonder where MY food problems have come from. :p (I gained 114 pounds after we got married--married life has been really tumultuous.) I didn't understand in my gut what was going on, but this makes me really see it. I knew conceptually about eating down feelings and emotional eating and that sort of thing, but THIS particular incident, for some reason, really clarified it all for me.

I can work with this. :)

Then I wanted pizza tonight. I wanted to test how my body would react to it. I haven't had pizza in months and months and I really miss it. Pizzas really aren't available with non-wheat crusts, at least not pizzas that have regular toppings. There are some frozen pizzas with gluten-free crusts, but they also have things like organic smoked tofu and herb pate confit whatever for toppings. Anyway, I ordered a pizza. I ate two slices. My tummy started to cramp and I stopped at two pieces, then I just waited to see what would happen. Now I'm hugely gassy :o and my tummy is still sore. Guess I won't be doing THAT again, then. :p

But hey, at least I listened to how my body was reacting, right? So...progress!

Hi Sidhe, do you have Papa John's around? They have a whole wheat pizza. Here's a link for you: http://www.papajohns.com/menu/crust_wheat.shtm I've eaten it before and enjoyed it very much.

According to them: Check with your local restaurant for availability.

Congrats, sidhe, for working through your problems! I think your marriage will make a big turn-around at this point. Marriage is hard work. I didn't realize how hard until I got married. Great job for not turning to food in a stressful situation! :bravo:
I think I had a similar situation to your pizza eating last night. I made dinner. It was very good, but for some reason my stomach didn't like it. It was rumbling and grumbling for a while. I'm not sure what it's problem was, but it didn't like something. :?:
Still haven't had breakfast. Gotta run! Everyone have a great day! :coffee2:

Are they still available in your area? They used to do whole wheat, but for some reason they stopped doing it in our area. I should write to them!

Hmm. Good question. I haven't had Papa John's in a long time. I don't know.

How long have you been married? It's amazing, isn't it, how hard this is. My parents have been married 40 years, and I'm continually awed by it. Our next anniversary is nine years, and I've been really tempted to strangle DH many, many times already! :lol:

Fingers crossed that things start turning around from here. I'd really rather NOT live without that part of my life, thankyouverymuch. :p Another thing that is amazing is how hard it is to actually recognize and honor emotions before doing something like eating banana bread to make them go away! I never, ever have been one to do something like "eat half a pan of brownies" or "polish off a gallon of ice cream", but I certainly do eat for emotional reasons. My particular version is just constant eating. Generally in sane individual servings, but lots and lots and lots of different foods. Oi. :o

I hope your entire digestive system is happier this morning. ;) What a weird thing to say, but you know what I mean! :lol:

sidhe, I've been married now for 10 years and it's been mostly wonderful, with a few bumps. I find it's better to get everything out in the open if there is something bothering you. I don't mean fight all the time or anything, just get it out in the open. That way, you can deal with it. That said, I have been guilty of holding things in, too, especially if it is something embarrassing. :o

Huh, that's funny. I don't usually binge on anything, either. If I'm really hungry, I will grab the most convenient thing, though. I love lots of different foods, too. If it's food, I will eat it. :p

My stomach and I worked things out. It seems all right now. I don't know what it's problem was. :lol: Very tired again this morning. I really need to finish this book I'm reading so I can get some sleep. I'm almost done with it.

Hope you all have a great day! :coffee:

Hello, everybody!
Made some not-so-good choices today. Trying not to dwell on it too much. :( I have a salad planned for tonight. I'm kinda looking forward to it.
How are y'all doing? :D