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Hi

I have been reading about CRON for a year, during which I have read the books

and watched a lot of videos. I have been paring empty calories off my diet and

struggling to overcome compulsive/emotional eating habits that Roy Walford

didn't mention-it seems that most CRONies seem to be able to make the decision

and stick with it in a scientific and consistent manner. I already eat a

somewhat limited and reduced calorie diet, simply because I have severe IBS-I

cannot put much in my stomach at any one time, and have to avoid fructose, fats,

fried food, soy, oil, insoluble fiber, etc etc.

Having read his books, I foolishly made myself a Walford's salad, and it was

delicious! But it absolutely killed me for 2 days, as I had forgotten that I

can't handle raw veggies at ALL. Furthermore, my attempts to further reduce

caloric intake, even slightly, have resulted in feeling shaky, irritable,

starving hungry, and frantic during the afternoon and evenings, when I have

always eaten the bulk of my calories. The " hungry " I can take-it's not a bad

feeling. I feel alert. I can understand how cronies say they've never felt as

good. But from 2:30 on, (when the kids get home hungry) I am preparing food

almost nonstop for my family, (toasted cheese sandwiches, or homemade bean

burritos, fruit, even spaghetti-the kids NEED calories!) until 9:30 pm when my

husband comes home, (he likes his calories too) and it's pure torture! By then I

feel vicious & weak with hunger. I am afraid to eat anything at all at this

point, for fear I won't stop. When the emotional eating thing kicks in-as it

does when I get very very hungry or agitated, I have no sensations of fullness

at all, then the IBS flares up. I must always be vigilant about avoiding getting

too hungry.

This is not healthy for me or the kids, but I really want to practice calorie

restriction for myself successfully, I know it is right for me and will keep

trying, so does anyone have any tips on 1) how to handle the blood

sugar/irritability/deprivation issues, get through everyone else's dinner

hour(s), and 2) how to be sure to get the ON when you can't eat fruit, or raw

veggies or soy. I have tried toasting the salad greens with a sliver of nonfat

cheese, onion, mustard and salsa in a sandwich between 2 pieces of hemp bread

(200 calories in bread, 90 in cheese) and do much better digestion-wise-but

that's hardly the tons of veggies a cronie eats for nutritional requirements.

I would appreciate any help, and if you haven't the time, who could help me get

started? Is there something I could read on CRON for IBS/hypoglycemic people?

-Thanks

CRT