Robin, for me there's really no magic bullet.... sometimes it's been easy to focus and stay OP.... other times it's so hard that if there were something in the house (like sourdough pretzel nuggets) there'd be NO stopping me - in general, tho, when that "feeling" hits me, I try to deal with it not even one day or one hour or one meal at a time, but one second and one minute at a time, 'cause that's the best I can do. I try to focus on NOT having whatever it might be JUST FOR NOW, this very minute. If I can get thru this minute, I then try to get thru the next. And sometimes (when I am very lucky) before I know it, an hour has passed, and then a whole morning or afternoon or evening and then a day...... I wish I had something better to offer, maybe some of the smarter chickies here have good advice...... What I CAN offer. tho, is support - that you've got!