Starting in January, I refocused on the WLS rules...protein forward, reducing carbs. In two months, I lost about 4lbs. But, I can't say I had even one week where I was 100% perfect. Every day was a struggle to stay "on plan."

After reading a FB post from a friend about a Dr. Oz detox diet, I googled it and found Dr. Hyman's 10 detox diet. I have been following this plan since 24 February. As of this morning, I have lost 4lbs.

While I am super pleased that the scale is heading down, I am more pleased with the control I am currently feeling. I feel like I did that first 1.5 years after surgery: no real hunger, no desire to eat bad foods.

I was drinking a LOT of coffee with cream and splenda and I was also nibbling on cheese and crackers as snacks. I had been keeping my calories to about 1200, yet my weight still crept up and I was hungry all.the.time.

I'm just throwing this out there as a suggestion. I just know how dang frustrating it is to fight the battle for control every single day and this has been the longest time in months that I have been able to feel in control (and thus at peace), in relation to my eating.

Zeitgeist, can you provide me a link to the 10 Day Detox Diet? I'd be interested in researching it. Thx for the feedback!!

Jiffy, as usual your words of wisdom are much appreciated!! I want to write something more but today is one of those days I just want to dig down & hide until this mood passes. I have to run out for a dentist appt. [major anxiety for me] but hope to be more conversational later this evening!! And yes, it would be so awesome if we indeed were addicted to both protein & water. :hug:

I always get nervous attaching web addresses, as I don't think it is allowed. If this is deleted, let me know. He has also written a book, with more recipes in addition to this. However, this is the list I followed.

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/10-da...diet-one-sheet

the rules about posting urls to other sites:

1. you have to have been around here for awhile and been an active member of the community
2. you can't post a url to a competing website
3. you can't post a url to your own business [like if you're a trainer or dietitican or snake oil sales rep]
4. you CAN post links to Etsy, though

5. and you can't post links that'll annoy the moderator of the forum [i just made that one up!!! it's a little hard to annoy THIS moderator :rofl:

Thanks, Jiffy!

Beekeeper, I am really identifying with your post about addiction. I was thinking to myself about 30 seconds before clicking on the 3FC website that oblivion sounded pretty good. I have an extremely addictive personality something I did not find out until I had weight loss surgery. I honestly don't believe I am addicted to prescription painkillers or alcohol because I can and have gone days without having either. But I do enjoy the days when I do. I don't go through the whole day waiting to abuse something and I'm not hardcore about it either (ie injecting or snorting or drinking myself dead drunk). Hardcore addicts would laugh at what I consider to be bad! :) But still I recognize that I have an addictive personality. I still eat crap at times but it has gotten better in the past few weeks and the other stuff is better as well. It's not easy to overcome easily and it's going to take a lot of time. Exercise if you can get into it can be almost as good as any of that other stuff, it is just getting to that point where you'd go out for a run or a weight training session before popping a couple of pills. I have another forum that I go to and post once in awhile, it is a support group for depression because that is part of what I am dealing with as well. Thanks so much for posting this and for being open and honest.