Drink 1 to 2 cups of water before meals if I am exceptionally hungry. (Also, I send my husband to the grocery store for me, if I think I will be tempted to cheat)
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I am new here , and am having a little trouble nagavating the site,but I am on my 3rd day (even though i posted one day) i thought the icon or what ever it is called, meant ...one day at a time ( giggle ) had one bad day meaning i thought i was starving but then realized i WAS JUST USED TO GRAZING ALL DAY LONG. and it really wasn't hunger but not doing some thing I was used to doing .Today is good. ...so I guess this is a journey.
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