Thanks for all your advice! I will start writing down what I eat. It is hard to remember when it's 1 carb here and 2 carbs there...over the course of the day. I got a cute little pink notebook. LOL Doug I'm not taking any medications that cause weight gain and I've been on them for years. I have cut back on how much I was eating. I'm finding that "full" has a different feeling without carbs. It's more of a "not hungry" anymore than a specific full feeling I get from carbs. Also I'm losing the craving for sweets. They're all over the place at my house 'cause I'm the only fatty. Now they don't bother me. In the past I might not have been eating the cookies and candy but I was thinking a lot about how I was not eating them. Sounds crazy I know. The last few meals I've eaten I lost interest half way through and saved the rest for later. That is a huge breakthough for me 'cause I'm a charter member of the Clean Plate Club - helping out all those starving children in India by cleaning my plate.

iwannabealoser - I'm glad you're feeling better and congrats on your weight loss!