The implant thing is going well, it's even less uncomfortable than the first time. I had my slice of trout this morning - no problems with chewing, though I probably stick to softer stuff over day and try the "Fleischkäse" only tonight.

Have been reading a book about mental barriers with losing weight which was very interesting. The differnt personality aspects who have a good intention when keeping you from losing weight, and how to figure them out. Have seen several good points there - one, and I think the most important one, is that my maternal grandmother always seemed to be a very bossy and big woman - and then, once she got sick (she died of cancer) she became very thin and frail, and apparently died soon afterwards. As I've heard this story many times from my mother (who, by the way, always has been "huggeable" and only now seems to have lost weight as well, at the age of 84) I think some of it may have gone into my subconscious. The good intention is, of course, to protect me from illess and premature death. But this can be reached - as far as possible - by other means as well. But, the resoning goes, as long as this aspect of my personality only knows one way to reach this goal it will stick to that - once it sees there are alternatives, it will switch to them if they are easier to apply, or without negative side effects (as other part being worried by this weight issue). It's a very interesting approach - anyway there is no one miracle cure but the best thing is probably a mix of methods that work for the individual situation.