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June 23, 2014 Hi {!firstname_fix} It has been a week of placing dogs. Ranger completed his rehab and has a wonderful home. The little blond puppy went today and soon the little black one will go. They both thought the water dish was thier swimming pool. Pepper and Ronan are VERY happy to get rid of them, LOL. These classes will begin Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
This class will begin Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
The class schedule is online. Click here to see what is planned. A number of you have asked me how the classes work. Check the class list page for more information on this. And please go read the questions and answers before you write to me. If you have trouble getting through the process, write the tech forum. Be sure to visit our Radiant Recovery website and Community Forum regularly. Warmly, Kathleen **********************************************************************
**Quote From Kathleen ** When your food is steady, your life is steady. When your food is wobbly, your life is wobbly. **********************************************************************
**Testimonial of the Week ** I think I have finally worked through the resistance to doing step 2. I've been consistently journaling for some time now and look forward to it. It's quite amazing how natural it's become to reach for my journal to record my feelings. It's become a close friend rather than an annoying little sister that always demands my attention. I never thought I would get to that place. I plan to structure time in each day when I am away to continue with that process. I am feeling very steady with the food. The nice thing about visiting my parents is that I always take over the cooking because my Mom hates it, so I certainly will be in control of what goes on the table. I am so grateful for that. I had been slipping and sliding for the past while with sugar, after not eating it for over a year. Since journaling has become routine and especially since I have been reaching out for help from this wonderful community, I have been able to detox a couple of weeks ago. It's amazing how the cravings just stop once the food is stable. I am also aware of feeling full sooner and am definitely experiencing less desire for second helpings. I want to thank you all so very much for your continued support. It is so good to have a place that I can turn to 24 hours a day and know that I will be heard and understood. I am so very grateful for all of you. Carmel **********************************************************************
**Notes from the Forum ** I can relate to wanting to be one of the crowd and fitting in, though to be honest it's often been about yearning to wear the right clothes, and fit in with parties and socialising. I still can feel sad knowing I never got a Ben Sherman shirt when I was 16.  But you are right, there's such a lot of cultural demands made upon us.I know I am thought of as eccentric choosing a sugar-free life. I think also it's a lot easier for me now I am older. Would have been much more of a challenge in my young days I suspect. Brits don't mind a bit of eccentricity though  generally speaking, so I don't get a lot of bother. If questioned, I laugh and say ( with a stare that says that's it, end of conversation). No, I don't eat sugar ever, because it just really doesn't suit me.Also am lucky having my family being supportive. They don't understand ANY of it but are quite happy to make sure I get lunch on time, etc.I have found that people don't notice much what I am up to. I have my strategies when I am out, like always taking along my own drinks and snacks for all to parties, and have learnt how to refuse cake politely and if necessary, determinedly . One thing that helps tremendously of course is knowing I am not alone, and in very good company here. I like your image of the salmon, as on our journey it might be uphill at times, but we show those beautiful colours and movements mosaic **********************************************************************
** Radiant Recovery® Store ** David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son. 
Gretel wrote and asked me to send a George's® Restore Subscription to her niece who is pregnant and having some morning sickness. I thought what a fabulous idea and asked her if I could share that with you. We have a number of parents, grandparents and supportive friends who are doing this for people as gifts. And I can set this up for you and send a card to your person. Just put the information into the notes section of your order. And remember that I actually can do this for any of our products. We have one person who sends fish oil to her granddog every month, LOL. I am a willing and creative kinda guy.Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better. **********************************************************************
**Radiant Kitchen ** 
This recipe was contributed by Sheba from the Radiant Recovery Community Forum. I use this as my night-time spud sometimes for a change – hope you enjoy. For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store and visit our online Radiant Recipes site. **********************************************************************
**Radiant YLD ** Last week we were talking about what kind of exercise is best suited for weight loss. We explored some *myths* that many people and docs still believe of *calories in , calories out.* It is very comforting to know that now we can tailor the food and the exercise programs to fit the specific needs of sugar-sensitive people. Learning not only how to stop the addiction, but actually change the biocehmistry that makes us gain weight, is such a relief. If you would like to join, come find us here **********************************************************************
**Radiant Life ** We have a new portal for the Radiant Life program. Come check it out here. Chat was so exciting. We talked about how sincerity affects the ability to commit to making change. This week we will discuss creating balance and harmony and explore what that actually means for those of us who are sugar sensitive. If you would like to join us, you can do that directly below. Join Radiant Life Now: click here - $99 If you are not a member, come and join us if you want to be a part of the latest and greatest or just have some plain ol' fun! **********************************************************************
**Our Online Groups ** The Radiantdepression group is all about support for the person who is depressed and trying to work the 7-step program of recovery from sugar addiction. Many of us have struggled with severe depression for years without any hope of finding an end to it. But through doing the food we have found that hope returning and have found light where before there was only darkness. Some of us are taking anti-depressants while doing the food, so we talk about how the two are compatible and we also share about getting through the tough spots together, with support from each other. If you are feeling depressed please come join us. There is hope. **********************************************************************
**Why Does Clutter Stalk Us So ** Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
Recently in our community forum, members began talking about "clutter." I laughed and cried as the portrait emerged. I have known for a long time that sugar-sensitive people are gifted, creative, intuitive and sensitive. We tend to operate in non-linear patterns. We operate more from what people label as "right-brain" thinking. Our structure is looser and our struggle more dramatic. We are so gifted, so talented, so connected to such deep understanding, and when our eating is off balance, we are so easily lost in a pile of papers. My own sugar self, like so many of you, was cluttered and unfocused. She always intended to clean things, but mostly she drifted into "doings" which were nice but went nowhere. It's as if the sugars create a sort of oozing state. Instead of being held firmly in focus, we tend to drift into a state I call "la-la land." Our brains are not quite in focus, our hearts not quite connected and our houses are not quite clean and tidy. I lived this same struggle, shamed by my houses and shamed by my life. And yet as the food changes, the clutter story changes. Why is it that our closets clear, the attic stuff gets to Goodwill and we are able to find our desktops when our food is stable? Why do we start balancing our checkbooks, paying our bills on time, getting groceries in the house before we need them? We flap around less, we talk less and do more. We feel less overwhelmed by the clutter and simply go and pick it up. The papers go in a stack to be recycled, the dishes get done after dinner, the laundry is put away. But we are eating breakfast, not going to an "organize your house" seminar. How can this be? I imagine that my house, my desk even, is a reflection of my "me." My house is a reflection of my brain, my heart, my self. Breakfast anchors my day, creates a stability and a place to start from. Breakfast says, "Oh, another day. Let's think about this for a moment. We need groceries." The choices are made differently. "No thank you" to the sweet roll weaves into papers going into file folders in the file rather than on the floor. If we focus on breakfast, three meals with protein, no white things, no sugars and the potato before bed, our clutter will change. The shocking thing about the food plan is the pervasive change it creates. It isn't just about feeling better or losing weight. It's about the clutter, the focus, the intention and the sense of direction in our lives. Eat breakfast and find your way. Eat a potato and get a clean house. It sounds pretty outrageous, doesn't it. My publisher would have thought I was nuts had I included this part of the story in the book. But as you all are doing the plan, you are experiencing this same thing I have experienced. Without prompting, you are living the very same pattern which has revealed itself in my own journey but I never told. The clutter story is not complete yet. We are writing it as we eat. Thanks for reading! If you know someone who could benefit from this, feel free to forward it to them. Not a subscriber yet? Like what you have read? Sign up to get future issues delivered straight to you: http://www.radiantrecovery.com Until next time!
Here are the folks who are helping put the newsletter together:
Gretel, our webmaster, puts it all together. David runs the Radiant Recovery® Store. Steph provides the Your Last Diet column. mosaic contributes to the Notes from the Forum column. ©2014 Kathleen DesMaisons. All rights reserved. You are free to use or transmit this article to your ezine or website as long as you leave the content unaltered, use this attribution: "By Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D. of Radiant Recovery®", and notify kathleen@radiantrecovery.com of the location. Please visit the Radiant Recovery® website at http://www.radiantrecovery.com for additional resources on sugar sensitivity and healing addiction. You are getting the weekly newsletter from Radiant Recovery® in response to your signup. A copy of this newsletter may also be found posted on the web at http://www. radiantrecovery.com/weeklynewsletter |
