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Lester, You are truly an inspiration to me! I'm also Type II diabetic. I'm off glucopage but still taking Actos & Glucoltrol. BUT the good news my sugars are really coming down now. I'm just 3 weeks out & my goal is to be off all meds with my weight loss. My surgeon sees me off my meds as well so that's big encouragement for me. Keep up the good work....Hugs...Carolyn

Lester, Thanks for the info on what has helped you be so successful. How do you handle only snacking once in the evening? Do you ever crave foods? I still have cravings and my head thinks that I need to eat even though I am not hungry. Does that ever happen to you? I CAN eat chips, but keep them out of my house as well. What types of foods do you eat for meals? Is it foods that are dense proteins? Do you get in a lot of fruits and veggies? What about exercise? Sorry for all of the questions. I just like to find out how people are so successful and try to incorporate those things that they do into my new lifestyle as well. My biggest prob is the "need to feed" as some call it. My head really plays games with me when I am tired, bored, stressed, angry at hubby, etc. Am seeing a psychologist for those things to help me deal with them. Thanks again for your responses. God bless, Andrea P.S. Have you tried soy nuts? I love them!

Questions are not a problem. My only snack is around 8:30 pm every evening. I have programmed myself from the beginning that it is the only snack that I allow myself. Yes I have cravings for food but ignore them by getting up and doing something-just anything to occupy the mind so the craving goes away. I also do cooking sometimes when a craving hits. I seem to be able to stop the craving by working with food-no, I do not taste test! I will sometimes go out to work in my shed/shop when I am bored. I try to find something to do. I have all kinds of energy compare to pre-surgery. So I try to stay busy most of the day. I am currently unemployed-had my own business till the medical problems got to be too much pre-surgery. Everyone has to find a solution to the head cravings-what works for one person might not work for another person. I just refuse to give in to the cravings because I will not go back to being fat again. Yes I could eat chips if I chose to but I do not chose to eat any 'junk' food. I have had no 'junk' food since pre-surgery. For meals I generally have scrambled egg (shared with my wife) for breakfast. For lunch I will have chicken strips or leftovers or soup. For supper I have meat and a vegetable. I do treat myself once in a while to some homemade habanero beef jerky (I make myself) although I do have a hard time with over indulging with the jerky. I also drink a V8 every couple of days. I do not eat a lot of fruits-never have. I do believe that the spicey foods that I eat does help raise my metabolism. For exercise I am able to do more than pre-surgery. I walk more. Try to ride bike with my wife every nite for about 20 minutes. No structured exercise other than the bike. I do keep busy-not a lot of sitting. Tonite I was fixing the doors on the shed so that it shuts better. As far as the head problems, you just got to remember that you control your head not the other way around. It is up to each of us to find the way to gain that control. I keep in the front of my mind that I never want to go back to the way I was before the surgery. It might work for you to think that way too. I will help in anyway I can. Might not be worded quite right. You can also ask my wife questions too. I have faith that you will make it to your goal. Lester

Hope it will help.Youll make it if i can. Anytime Lester