grandlinegirl Member

It does, thank you very much. I don't feel quite as alone since joining this group. Good luck on your journey :)

I will check it out for sure, thank you. I'm glad I found this place. It's comforting to know I'm not alone :)

Thanks for your reply :) I've made an appointment with a therapist and I've started working on number 1. I've been mostly drinking water the past few days with maybe 1 diet pop per day (which is a huuuuge drop from before) but so far I haven't really noticed a change. The water doesn't make me feel full or anything. Sleep…

Thanks very much for your reply :) I made an appointment with her and will see her next Wednesday. I found out some helpful info and I'm calling a counseling centre tomorrow. I was told they are income based so I could potentially get a rate that's affordable for me. I'm hopeful!

I really don't think so. She's very young and fresh out of school, but she could. I have an appointment with her next Wednesday though and I'm hoping even if she can't help that she can point me in the direction of someone that can.

I do get heartburn after drinking them. I thought it was attributed to the meds I was on as they can cause heartburn but I've been off them for a while now... so I think it's the pop doing it.

Agreed. I wish I could but with me in school full time (and a lot of classes that go until after 5pm), I'm only working 8-12 hours a week to keep up with my course load. Can't move out on that! Once I'm done school I'm hoping I can get a full time job and do that.

I'm in Canada and we don't have Walgreen's! I don't know if it would change it, haha. I regularly drink the 'lesser' store brands because it's cheaper.

Switching to a kind I don't really like is a good suggestion. I'm a straight cola drinker (Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero etc.) so switching to something else would probably make me want to stop, lol.

I am a diet drinker as well and I know it's just as bad. I remember during those 2 weeks I quit, I lost 20+ pounds JUST from quitting the diet coke because it makes you retain water (from the salt or whatever).

Edited my post. That's all I drink right now... I rarely drink regular soda.

I only drink diet soda

Diet pop is all I drink. When I'm out, I'll get a coke zero or diet coke and I've tried getting in the habit of buying caffeine free for when I'm at home so I still get the feel of drinking a pop but I'm not actually getting the caffeine...

That water idea is awesome!! I'm definitely going to implement that!!

It's true - people really don't understand that it's an addiction!! And congrats!! I know I need to just push through. I'm really glad I posted this thread. Hearing from people that have it as bad as me helps. And I will talk to him. Thank you :)

I did try going cold turkey, which I realize now was silly. I will try that, thank you :)

I like that time idea... I think I'm going to try that. Thank you!

Alright. I will cancel my appointment and see what else I can find.

Nothing. Again, we're a small city with a small college. Sometimes I hate being here! Now I'm not sure at all if I should go for it.

Okay, I found one but she's from Toronto and she only offers sessions by Skype. That's not what I'm looking for at all.

I don't have insurance :( I'm just a college student. She comes highly recommended in my small city. From my research, I'm only finding holistic nutritionists in my city and I can't travel anywhere. I don't drive.

Hi! My name's Amy. Currently I'm sitting at 255lbs and am just re-starting my weight lose journey after an injury. I lost 40lbs before but gained it all back (and then some). Feel free to add me! I'd love to help you when you need it.

I would be one. I'm Amy. :) I'm 26, 5'3" and have over 100lbs to lose. Add me if you'd like!

It keeps crashing for me as well. I'll add you once it's working again.

Sounds like me! I've got 100+ pounds to lose as well. I'll friend you. :)

This made me way more excited! haha. Just the thought that I'm going to be out doing something makes me feel way better about myself. I've been a lazy lump for too long.

Hey, I'm good with like 2-300 calories! lol. I just thought it seemed crazy to burn 800 calories in an hour.

Thanks for the reply. It really made me feel better. It'll take me a while to get up to a good pace, but that's okay. I'm planning to go before/after classes at school. I think it'll also help me out with the stress of school!

The small plate/bowl idea sounds good. Trucking yourself by seeing a full plate. I'm going to try that!

Honestly, I'm not sure. I think it's a mixture of both. I'm just used to eating so much so I feel like I need more even after I finish eating. Lately, after I finish dinner I've been eating an apple just to fill myself up a bit more without feeling insanely guilty...