Joy dot: getting to wear my snowy owl pendant for the first time in years because I finally have a blouse that goes with it

Kari, good for you. You've already seen so many changes just from what you have been doing - imagine the results you will get from really being solid on the program. We will be here to cheer you on.
Allison

: Okay I am starting over right now.
: Three years ago I started the
: program and did exactly what
: Kathleen says not to. I thought
: 'hmmm sugar is the issue well okay
: bye bye sugar and whites'I did
: well for 1 year and then as you an
: guess I let sugar back in. I have
: played with all the steps but have
: not really focused on getting them
: 100% steady. I came across a quote
: the other day that reminded me of
: my journey here. "You can not
: cross the ocean merely by standing
: on the edge and staring at the
: water" I feel that is what I
: have been doing.

: So I am starting over. But my lessons
: have not been lost. I used to
: never eat and many times would go
: 24 hours with out eating. But now
: I eat. Most days I get 3 meals in.
: The only times I don't seem to is
: on the weekends if I sleep in. I
: end up eating only two meals. Yes
: I eat three meals but they are not
: full meals and the timing of
: breakfast is off. Lunch timing and
: dinner is not too bad.

: I have not touched a soda in at least
: 7 months and have not had any
: caffeine of any kind for that time
: either. I used to drink several
: diet sodas a day. I think that the
: reason I have not had any or any
: desire to is that I feel the bad
: effects of the caffeine pretty
: much right away unlike sugar which
: I don't feel the effects right
: away.

: And I have not touched alcohol since
: I started the program three years
: ago. I was not much of a drinker
: but it was in my life from time to
: time.

: Tonight I was getting my breakfast
: ready and thought oh I better get
: my journal out as well. Nope! I
: need to focus on breakfast and get
: that solid and then go from there.

: Kari