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MrsBarker 01/14/2008

Hey guys, I discovered something today. The scent of lavendar (sp?) is a GREAT appetite suprescent (yes, pun intended).. I sprayed a little bit on my collar and I wasnt hungry all day. In fact, I had to make myself eat lunch. Thought it might help for you too, it certainly wont hurt!!! Good luck and give it a try!!!

deleted_user 01/14/2008

Ummmm, you'll smell like an old lady though!! People will think you live alone with cats!!

deleted_user 01/14/2008

Gotta love lavendar...hungry right now AND I have some lavendar spray... I think I'll give it a try! :)

deleted_user 01/14/2008

Any kind of perfume does it for me. Or scented hand lotion also can really turn me off food. I hadn't thought about that. Thanks MB!

MrsBarker 01/14/2008

You may smell like an old lady, but you'll do it with a hot body!!!! Plus, lavendar is very calming..

deleted_user 01/14/2008

I love the smell of lavendar, it is indeed calming. I have lavendar scented candles that I burn frequently, tho they have yet to curb my appetite heheh. Great that you found it to work for you tho!

deleted_user 01/14/2008

I'll try using my daughters baby lotion. It has lavender in it...and it smells so good. Trouble is, when I smell it on her I just want to eat her up!

deleted_user 01/14/2008

I wonder how many WW points that would be?

deleted_user 01/14/2008

I'll try anything. I can't take those pills they sell at pharmacys because I feel sick on them.

deleted_user 01/14/2008

My experience with "smells" helping keep the hunger away is grapefruit. Dont ask me why or think I'm weird but it does seem to help. My mom, who is on Weight Watchers and has lost 30 lbs, keeps a bag of grapefruit peels in her desk for such occasions where she is hungry before she should be. Maybe it could work for someone else too. I am going to try the lavendar though-- probably smells better and anything to help keep me calm with a teenager and two "babies" in the house is a good thing.

deleted_user 01/14/2008

Nondescripted---Too funny!!

deleted_user 01/14/2008

This is a great suggestion! I will definitely try it.

A lavender idea: Johnson & Johnson makes a great lotion I use- "Johnson's Softlotion- Melt Away Stress Body Lotion" which has a great smell to it and it really does make me feel more relaxed!

MrsBarker 01/15/2008

It helped me for two reasons. #1. The smell relaxes me, and because I'm a stress eater it helped me to not stress eat. #2. The smell supressed my hunger pangs.. (pains, pangs??) I hope it helps everyone.

deleted_user 01/15/2008

you are such a clever girl!

deleted_user 01/15/2008

I think I rather fuel my body up then do that. Not eating is bad for you.

deleted_user 01/15/2008

I forgot about that. I used to burn a lavendar candle when I was a bank teller. The members would always complement it.

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