Hi Siobhan,

I also went into many of the steps full charge ahead.
I had always been a breakfast person, enjoyed browns, had gone off sugar a few days before finding RR, etc, etc. I've been on the program for 9 months.

What I have learned is that I was trying to grasp at too many things at once. Recently, I made a switch to focusing on breakfast. I still do the steps I was doing before, but am zeroing in on Step 1. The timing is what I need to work on most - within the hour. There is a definite improvement, and I'm still working on it

This doesn't mean I stopped doing the steps I was doing before. For me, keeping those steps steady helps get my breakfast timing steadier. That was an interesting discovery for me

That said, this past Saturday evening and Sunday evening, I had my first all-out chocolate binge since I started RR. What was amazing was that I was able to observe it as an impartial observer and not judge myself for it. I witnessed and made connections.

I realized that my food had been off. Because of a very hectic schedule in the past few weeks, I had not been steady in cooking enough proteins & browns to have available. As a result, I had substituted other foods (for example, tuna instead of chicken, rye toast instead of brown rice). But my body needs more substantial cooked proteins and grains, especially when under stress for a long time. When it didn't get a steady supply, and the stress level continued to rise, the result was that addiction took over in the form of a chocolate binge.

I truly thought chocolate binges were behind me, but this was a very important lesson. I learned just how much my particular body needs solid support food-wise when under duress. Instead of watching TV or surfing the net to get some relief from the stresses of life, I must go to the kitchen to COOK MY FOOD. That is what will help me weather the pressure.

So these past two days I created "windows of time" for cooking. As I cooked, I listened to music on my mp. Cooked food for my body, and listened to music for my soul.

That's how it goes. We learn from everything that happens, and move forward from there.
Now I am dealing with a 3-day migraine that has resulted from the chocolate binge. And tomorrow is Day 4

Still, I feel I have come out a winner, because I observed the binge, learned the lesson, and went on to do the food

So it's never a failure to go back and re-group, re-investigate, and re-direct.
If you re-lax about the process, it can lead to re-ward and a new sense of self re-spect, LOL

Cheering you on,
Sarit

: Thank you everyone. And thank you
: Kathleen, I definitely appreciate
: your advice from all your many
: years of experience working with
: us sugar sensitives. I was just
: wondering if anyone else in the
: community rushed ahead like me and
: then had to redo. Thank you Mosaic
: for your advice about redoing. And
: thank you everyone else too for
: your support.

: Today I woke up feeling much better.
: It might have helped that the sun
: was shining... I will go back to
: breakfast though and just
: concentrate on that. Is it okay if
: I still eat the potato? Or skip
: it? I have really enjoyed adding
: in the potato and last night ate a
: bigger one and am wondering if
: that helped me today.

: But breakfast. I eat 3 eggs, 1 slice
: of ezekial toast with butter and
: on weekends I usually add 2 slices
: of bacon. I also always drink hot
: water with lemon. This is
: something I REALLY enjoy. I have
: tried the shake but am not a big
: shake person. I think in the
: summer, when fruit is at its peak,
: I might give the shake another
: chance. But right now, I so enjoy
: eggs and toast! I went out to
: breakfast with my husband on
: Sunday and had 3 eggs, 3 slices of
: bacon, 1.5 slices of whole wheat
: bread with butter and a few red
: potatoes "home fries".
: It was delicious. I am sure one
: day I will get sick of eggs, but
: right now, I love it. I also found
: it best that I eat within 30
: minutes of waking up. I am suppose
: to have 30 grams of protein which
: 3 eggs isn't enough, should I try
: to add in 9 more grams of protein?
: I come close when I eat bacon too.
: This has been holding me until
: lunch.

: Thanks again everyone for your
: support and Kathleen for your
: patience with another person that
: read "take it slow" but
: proceeded quickly anyway.