I read your post and I kept thinking to myself, Don't feel worthless, you've got a sweet little baby to whom you are worth your weight in solid GOLD, more even. You've found lots of understanding friends here .. .. And listen to Wa'il about loving yourself .... we've got a number of members working on 100+ lbs to lose. I'm in the process of trying to lose at least 60 ... and I have to tell you, I understand when you say you feel out of control. BUT, that was then, this is now ..

Everybody's given you great ideas, my favourite quick snacks to grab are tuna or salmon with lots of mayonnaise, dill and black pepper .... and a chopped dill pickle, if I haven't emptied the jar already .. , also, I like the canned French-style green beans, you know with the bits of onion and red pepper?? Blob of mayonnaise, some extra herbs, black pepper...... heck, if it's almost mealtime (instead of just snacktime), throw in some tuna or leftover cold meat or hard-boiled eggs ........ no extra dishes, no pots to wash, nothing to cook. The easiest recipe for pickled eggs is to save the liquid from a one-liter jar of dill pickles. Hard-boil a dozen large eggs -- yes, they'll all fit in there -- peel the eggs and drop in the pickle juice while still hot. Put in fridge, and they should be ready to devour in 3 or 4 days.

Um, do you like gardening?? Unless you have no access to the sun. I live in a 9th floor apartment, and one end of my balcony gets converted to a vegetable and herb bed. Most leaf type lettuces, chard, spinach and radishes will grow well in containers, and are fast too. Even with the shorter growing season, you should have success because of the longer daylight hours in the north. Chives are easy to grow too. Green and yellow snap beans are fast growers, the climber varieties can be grown in a pot and supported on a trellis.

Ok, so I like gardening, and just figure everyone else does too .. Anyway, it's good exercise too, and if you order the seeds now, they should arrive in time for the season, end of May.

Take care, and keep us posted how you're doing. If you would like to read a few more ideas about lowcarbing before you are able to read the book, check our Tips pages http://www.lowcarb.ca/tips.html , you'll find more ideas to get you started.

Doreen