Peer pressure is such a big part of a teenagers life and so hard to fight.  Congrats to him for making choices that improve his life now and get him ready for a better future. 

Congrats to you for helping him find his way.

I'm sorry you are discouraged.  My first question is always about water intake.  Are you getting at least 64 ounces per day?

Keep at it.  You are already seeing a good result:  your lower blood sugar. 

My husband and I just returned from a short vacation that included riding AMTRAK from California to Denver (about 30 hours).  I did a bit of research ahead of time and decided to take a chance on train food especially since carrying on food was impractical for us.  I had no problem adapting dining car menus to my FTS standards and was pleasantly surprised by the scale this morning.  Since we had to eat on their schedule, I will plan to take some snacks the next time we take the train because the "snack bar" didn't have what I needed, but it was a fun experience.  The scenery is spectacular.

It sounds like a lot of grazing to control hunger instead of letting your hunger trigger your meal times.  If you go back to the book and look at the section about figuring out what your natural eating schedule should be and have a meal when you are hungry instead of snacking, I believe you'll find that you eat less, fewer times and don't need to snack between meals.

The food journal will definitely help diagnose what's going on.  I'd suggest that you include the time of day you are eating things as well as what you are eating.  I think that's part of the problem.

I'm a fits and starts loser.  I'm hoping to get to my goal by the one year mark.  I'm getting lots of comments now. 

Easter is coming.  Ham and turnip gratin.  I see a menu shaping up.

Welcome, Lance and congratulations on your lost 33 pounds.