planned on having 3 beers (haven't had beer in ages). Halfway through the
second beer I started to feel very bloated and uncomfortably full. I gave
the rest of my beer to DH and went for some water. I felt so full all
night, all I wanted to do was go home and lay down -- or barf LOL. I
don't
think I've ever felt like that after one and a half beers before and
although it tasted quite nice I think it will be a while before I desire a
brew again.

If you've been on a diet for a while you probably have less capacity in your
stomach than you did before, the stomach is elastic. Beer can be very
filling, especially if you don't normally have fizzy drinks as part of your
diet.

It continues to amaze me that I can still eat things that before I would
have considered "forbidden" and still lose weight -- all it takes is a
little preplanning. The concept is so simple, I don't know why it wasn't
so
obvious to me before!

Yeah, I went to Starbucks on Sat & had a blueberry muffin & caramel
macchiato with cream whilst still staying under 1200 cals for the day. I had
cereal & fruit for b'fast but nothing after Starbucks, it wasn't a
temptation I couldn't resist, I had planned all along I'd have a fattening
coffee & a muffin. You have to indulge sometimes. Maybe I didn't get enough
protein & nutrition that day but one day of 'nutritional defficiency' hasn't
killed anybody...

I happily report a 2lb drop this week.

Congrats...