I used to have the infection problem. The way I fixed it was I would let myself air dry by laying on my bed under the fan after I towel dried. Then when I was all dry I would put deodorant under my stomach. I don't have to air dry anymore but I still use deodorant under my "arpon". Also, if my PCP was not helping me then I would find another one. They could at least maybe give you something to help the healing.

 as we have Thanksgiving FAST approaching and Heck, all holidays around this time bring out the gluttin in us. How do you plan on beating the snack attacks? how about counteracting the munchies from all the homemade goodies co-workers are bringing in?

I have to cook dinner and snacks for 30 people on Thur. 4 pies included and next week over 20 different kind of cookies/pastries and cakes! Not to menchon I bake professionally.

SOO....
 
I do work out, by adding an extra 10 min walk in the evenings I may be able to beat the urge to over indulge.
I never got into the habbit of munching at work, its the cake/cookies at home I binge on, so I plan on putting on gloves. It sounds a little stupid, but think about it. 1- it would taste weird sucking on a plastic glove. 2- it will make it feel a little like I was at work, and like i said I never munch at work. 
keeping a water bottle in my kitchen may also help, I sip after each bite and fill up faster. 

what are yalls plan? any helpfull tips or hints? 

lets try to avoid the holiday gain!
 

I've been on Metformin for a while now, and it definitely helped me curb my outrageous carb intake. At the time, I was ingesting more than 450g of starch every day (I was on a practically all-white-rice-diet. Not diet as in "trying to lose weight" - diet as in "ooo, rice. Gimme. Another please!"). With the changes that Metformin &  armour thyroid brought about in my body & my eating, I went down from 311 lbs to 265 lbs. That was in 2005. since then, I've bounced around from 265 to 190 and right back up again. But then again, if this was easy, I wouldn't be looking to an online support network for help! =D


The thing that I've found to be the most helpful in curbing my appetite is upping my protein intake. I use an online food diary, and when I start to notice myself getting hunger pangs or strong cravings, I look at the day's breakdown of food by %. Usually, the carb % is higher than the protein % on those days. The next snack/meal, I make sure it is protein rich solid food - not a protein shake or supplement, but slices of lean deli meat, cheese, or baked/grilled/steamed chicken breast. Sometimes, a spoonful of lean ground meat does the trick. Sometimes, I need a good 3 oz serving. The hardest part is always the first 30 mins after I've eaten a meal. After that, the protein does its magic and I am on track for another 3 hours. 


Anyone else have any tactics they want to share with everyone?


Somayeh
h: 311/c: 255/l: 190/g: 145

 on the pharmicutical rout, my Dr put me on metformin, it stabolizes my insulin, and cuts my appetite down ALOT and things...um... move faster.
 I have learned that I emotionally eat, I cant seem to fully stop that. But before I eat anything (not one of my 3 planned meals), I ask myself am I hungry or is it in my head, am I thirsty, I then take a drink of water (6-8oz) and see if im still feeling hungry.  If I still feel like I want to eat it, I then think of what I would have to do to work it off, that usually does the trick. 

 Thank you! i hadnt seen the sclae move in SOO long that I figured I would have to check measurments to see and sure enough! I am keeping it going!