LOL at Lil ... unfortunately I know that mood VERY well! But, sometimes you just gotta take a day off and enjoy yourself.

Thanks Maddy ... I've loaded up on my acceptable type treats for the next week now and should be doing great through the weekend ... greatfully I'm fully past the physical cravings for sugar, though I suspect the rest of my life I'll have the psychological ones.

IAKG ... Woo Hoo on your ongoing success with the battle of the scale ... great job!! .... and thanks for the encouragement .... actually I've tried calorie counting in the past and found it impossible, this time is actually easy .. almost everything I eat comes in a package that tells me what the number of calories are, so I just have to keep track of it ... which is turning out to be a VERY good thing for me .... accountability for what and how much I'm eating .... something I haven't done for a long long time, so it's good to know each day how I've done. Also, because I have a huge amount of weight to lose, I work within about daily calorie range that is 500 calories difference between the top and the bottom, that allows for the days when I really need to have some extra treats for myself.

And I forgot to report yesterday, I tasted a tangerine for the first time in my life ... just ate a section of one, but I didn't mind it ... not sure that I'll ever crave it, but now I know that I can go with that if the need hits.

And finally, my boss told me how she does Salmon, something I don't mind eating, but have never had a clue about how to fix/cook it. She said to cut it up in individual serving sizes and then freeze, when you want it, just pull out a portion, put in a plastic bag with some lemon juice and any seasonings you want and put in the microwave for 3-4 minutes until flaky ... don't even have to thaw it before cooking. So, next shopping trip, I'm going to get some salmon and try it that way.

thanks everyone for your participation in this thread, I am finding it very helpful in this process!!!!