THank you Jen and Sand. Your encouragement was just what I needed. I know this sounds terrible, but every time I feel sorry for myself, I pretend like "what if I had cancer or some other horrible disease?" ...then I think I have it much easier than others. I suppose the will power thing is sort of like being a diabetic who has to watch everyone else eat a piece of cake. I need to find time to try some of those recipes (I tried a few breads but I didn't have the ingredients for the sweet treats). Last night I ate a Tofutti Cutie sandwhich...wow...I was so excited b/c I thought it was going to taste disgusting. Like you said, it seems to be most difficult when out or when everyone else has the "real" thing. Incidentally, what do you do when people just order out pizza in a social situation? I have 2 little ones so I'm not being lazy...just realistic...I already pack a million things for them in the diaper/bottle bag so what I did at the last party was ate a safe snack beforehand and then took all the cheese off the pizza that was served at the party place. I seemed to be okay with it that way...although it wasn't awesome tasting! At my mom's the other day, I packed some safe shredded cheese in the bottle bag and wiped off the real thing to microwave my own on. Of course my brother teased me but all in jest. Anyhow, thank you for making me see my progress already. I guess I just want immediate results. I appreciate your words of wisdom!!
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Re: Feeling bitter sweet...need some encouragement
