Started my second Phase 2 yesterday

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So I started my second phase 2 yesterday. I was so happy that I only gained 2

lbs from christmas and loading and lost it all on the first day. So from here on

in I am losing new weight.

I lost 15lbs the first phase 2, and am looking to lose 20lbs this time. that

will put me at 299 which I havent been for over 3 years. I finally got my

cortazone shot in my knee yesterday and woke up to no pain and no limp!!!!

I know alot of people struggle with hunger on this diet and just wanted to offer

a possible suggestion if you can have the support of your doctor. I was

diagnosed with insulin resistance (syndrome X, pre-diabitis) about 5 years ago

and was put on 1000mg of metformin. My doctor said that the main side effect was

it took away hunger, by creating an underlying barely noticeable nausea. It

really works.

I know that my main issue is food as comfort and because of the meaning it has

always had in my family and life. My family were foodies and wine collectors, my

mother was one of those women that just about cooked her way through

Childs cookbook in the 60's. Food ment cooking all day to have family dinners

every night. Trying to loosen the grip of that in my life is extreemly hard,

when that is what is thought of to be a good mother. Thinking of food as fuel,

and non emotional is very hard for me. I wonder if I'm just on the other end on

an extreem.

But having the metformin as a tool for hunger has helped some because I now eat

more by the clock then hunger. I also know that breaking down my eating into 2-3

hour blocks that must include protein keeps my insulin flatlined and not spikey.

Spikey insulin causes hunger and cravings, low energy. One snack that I am using

which is very helpful is turkey jerkey, one serving is 60cal, 0fat. I break one

serving into little pieces, and can make that last for 1/2hour. Its filling.

I am buying Trader Joes Turkey Jerkey. I have a dehydrator and am going to try

to make my own.

Kari