people always say that eating higher fiber makes you feel fuller longer- I don't actually notice that. but i can say that mood swings for blood sugar swings - that I do notice. I can eat some sugar. It is just that I need to think about it. - or maybe more importantly Notice what I eat.

When I had the GD, it helped me establish what an acceptable amount of carbs per meal/snack actually is. I always eat whole grain bread, anyway--but if I only use one piece, I can also have a half an apple or a handful of chips with my sandwich. It's a matter of figuring out what I want to blow my carbs on for any particular meal.

This is my ideal, of course. It doesn't happen every meal or even every day.

Portion control is my biggest battle. I suffer from portion creep. It keeps getting slightly bigger until I realize I've gone over the edge and getting back down is difficult.

Congratulations Stephanie!

heather - I understand you defense. but it was really wierd. Those were the tables we were going to be sat at- but they weren't set - meaning oddly , that there were no menus on the table. We just wanted to sit at them - and said we realized that the the tables weren't set, but we were more than willing to forgive this lack if they would let us sit.

Notice what I eat.

Dingdingding! This. It was the one thing I was SO resistant to, being aware of everything I ate. It's why some diet plans and some doctors have you keep a food diary, and I hated doing that, because I do eat out of boredom or when I'm sad or scared or happy or celebratory, you know, ALL the time. And I hated being forced to confront that about myself.

But being mindful about what I eat also means that I can allow myself to fully enjoy the things I do like to eat. That means eating the stuff I'm meh about isn't such a chore when I think of it as taking care of myself.

Changing my way of eating did require giving up some pleasures. But once I became aware of the difference in how I felt, it wasn't a "sacrifice" anymore.

No low carb diet. EVER. No way, no how. I love bread too much. And potatoes. And pasta. And Dr Pepper. Take away carbs, you take away all the pleasure of eating, AFAIC.

This is me.

I become a total hellbitch if I go too long without eating. It gets much worse if I go without a meal around the same time I have PMS. Speaking of which, I am starting to feel really shaky. I don't know if it is the meds or that I haven't had anything but coffee yet today.

Cashmere, I'm apt to have a one piece of bread sandwich, myself, even when I'm eating the healthier breads.

I really need to get some food with some food in it, back in this house.

Congrats, Stephanie!

What is it about physiology that makes this sugar/mood drop thing happen?

I get spacey, a bit cranky, and then it progresses to a lot spacey and losing words.

I fell off the low-carb wagon while we were in Vienna in October, and haven't quite managed to get back on it. I know I need to, because eating more veggies, fruit, and protein makes me *feel* better, plus shrinks my waistline pretty fast. I'm going to try and go back to having a small handful of mixed nuts when the overwhelming craving for crunchysalty food hits.

Portion control is my biggest battle. I suffer from portion creep. It keeps getting slightly bigger until I realize I've gone over the edge and getting back down is difficult.

Yep, I have that issue, too. It's the only reason I contemplate trying WW. Unfortunately, I've been assured by a couple of people I know that WW will drive me batshit crazy.

JILLI! I had a dream this morning that you were pregnant and woke up thinking, "When Pete hears that, he's gonna say, 'Not bloody likely!' " and then be mad at me.

beathen, I understand, and I wasn't even there so I have no firsthand knowledge of what the place was like, but I wouldn't have been allowed to seat people in an unopened section either. It's not really up to the hostess. She's at the bottom of the totem pole.

It's possible I'm taking this far too personally, however, having been yelled at myself- once by some guys who wanted to sit by the bar. I said smoking or non- they said by the bar- I said "So smoking?" they said yes, and then wanted their meals comped, because they were sat in the smoking section by the bar.