Boy flsun,

It sure was easy for me ... when I saw the huge difference that brown rice made and that I could eat it any time I was stressed, and masses of it, and still lose weight... the main problem was my disbelief.

I can't bear to weight myself because I get obsessed and that's the beginning of a downward spiral.

So I just measure myself and watch how my clothes fit.

I've lost ten inches around my waist, and I don't even have to pretend my waist is right under my breasts any more.

I do three minutes of exercise a day, either on my Gazelle, or walking in my garden. But lots of times I'm not well enough to do that.

And, I had to work up from less than a minute.

And, there was a time, maybe it was last year, I forget, when I was losing two to three pounds a week and still eating a dessert every day. (the weight loss came from the three minutes of exercise after not being able to move very much at all because of the tetanus I had)

For me, the main thing is not letting the stress drive me to... desserts.

Well, since I don't get desserts delivered to me any more, I've rather won that battle... but if I could drive I think I'd go out and buy them when the stress is this high.

Time for some coffee with amino acids, lots of creamer, and cinnamon.

That helps.