That's nice. I've noticed that a bit, too. I was craving donuts like mad this morning, but decided it wasn't worth it. So glad, too. Feel better after having my hummus and English muffin... I haven't been able to eat eggs in the morning lately... My stomach is weird and foods go in cycles for me.

I think my thyroid OTC supplement is finally starting to kick in. I'm having less problems getting out of bed in the morning, and I've craving salt less - and becoming more sensitive to it. This morning, with my hummus, I kept thinking about I liked the flavor so might buy the premade stuff, dump in a can of chickpeas and add some more garlic, etc., but leave out the salt... I can tell you I would have NEVER thought of that before.

I like keeping dark chocolate chips in a tin in my purse. Each one comes out to about 2 calories... So a little nip here or there and I don't crave it. And with all the weights and such you're doing, it's not surprising to me at all that you are craving protein!

I like this change in me...hopefully you do as well. I know that I eat far, far less chocolate than years ago (when I really got started on all this)... I could finish the large size jar of Nutella in a few days...and could eat multiple king-sized candy bars in a sitting. I still *can* or could weeks/months ago, but while the initial craving might be there, I can recognize it now for what it is - more just a signal my blood sugar is lowering - or a reaction to stress... I hope this kind of thing stays around....

I'm doing well today! I've been tired all week, but somehow I barely slept last night and I'm feeling as energetic as I have this whole week. Maybe because the sun is finally peaking out.

I wish my tastes would change! Halloween candy sitting around my apartment is dangerous. My resistance is not very high right now. I've gotta keep telling myself that each time, it's a DECISION I'm making. This isn't something that happens *to* me. I do it to myself. I'll try using my "just wait 15 minutes" game with myself again to see if that helps me make the right choices. Just wait 15 minutes! Okay, that wasn't so bad, 15 more! Etc.

Good morning everyone!

I love chocolate. There was a time when I could eat and eat and eat it. Chocolate ice cream was my particular downfall. My son took the whole family out for ice cream the other day to celebrate getting his first car. He ordered me my usual chocolate treat but in a small instead of my usual large since he knows how hard I am working at losing weight. I couldn't even finish half. The kids kept asking if I was feeling ok because I have never let chocolate ice cream in the bowl. It was definitely tasty and fit into my calories for the day but I ate some and was able to stop before I felt sick. I'm not going to lie...it was awesome! I had been avoiding it and getting my chocolate fix in other ways since I thought it would cause me to back slide but now that I have done it I can have my little treats and not worry about it as much.

I was just unloading my groceries this morning and I noticed over 3/4 of it was fruits and vegetables. That would not have happened a year ago. Our menu was seriously lacking in vegetables and it was a real chore to get the boys to start eating them but now they seem to have realized that the veggies aren't going anywhere and if they don't eat them they had better not come complain about being hungry.

For the dark chocolate chips, I get either the Hershey's Special Dark, Ghiradelli (I don't like these but my guy does) Dark, or Nestle Toll House Dark chocolate chips in the baking aisle. I have really small tupperware containers, and I just keep maybe 100 chips in one in my purse. I weighed out the chips and counted several times to average the calorie hit out. The are about 2 calories a piece. I typically eat 5-10 at a time so it is easy to calculate. Then I just type in the odd decimal number that matches my calories. Like yesterday, I had about 40 chips total (I ate ten for every round of pushups I did...LOL). So that was roughly 80 calories. I keyed in a 1.2 serving of them into my diary, which was 84 calories. I could have tweaked it until I hit exactly 80, but I figured that was margin of error. I find that if I bite and chew the first 5-10, I can suck/savor any additional ones I eat, sometimes 2 at a time, sometimes 10....

But I always close up my container and put it away after my allotment. It takes the sweet edge off, kills the craving, and I can move on. When I first started this (I don't remember who I stole the idea from), I ate a lot more at once! Now, yesterday, I had 40 total over the whole day... Not even craving them today...

So glad to see all the improving health choices above. For me, the right concert of supplements to support my conditions seems to make all the difference!

Always glad to pass on ideas/suggestions. That is how we'll survive this thing called life - as a team!