Hi Jimmy
If you are working on step 1, you shouldn't even be worrying about sugar right now. The cold turkey/binge pattern is really hard on your body. Don't worry about the sugar, or try to cut it out. I would bet if you don't try to go cold turkey, you will actually end up eating less of it in the long run.

Just protein powder or just greek yogurt wouldn't work for me. I make a shake with both in it, along with some peanut butter and oats (and some other ingredients, but those are what give it staying power). And solid food works better for me than any kind of shake, but on weekdays the shake works adequately and is quick. Have you thought about denser proteins that you could try? I actually like dinner food for breakfast, and for a long time I had a turkey burger and a bowl of steel cut oats for breakfast. Combining protein sources can work well too. I would really need 4 eggs, but that's too many eggs, so I have a 3 egg omelet with cheese on weekends, for instance. Or I might add cheese to a turkey burger to get that extra amount of protein.
Allison

: Hello all,

: I've been on step 1 for over a month
: now, yet I have not been able to
: master it yet. I'm thinking I need
: more solid protein sources instead
: of whey or greek yogurt and milk.
: I'm over 6'6'' and at least
: 235lbs.

: Is it normal to get dizzy this early
: in the process? Dizzy, faint. My
: brain feels like TV static. I know
: this is not good, but I just had a
: ginger-ale because I thought my
: head was going to explode because
: it was thumping so hard. I feel
: better though... I can actually
: read the forum threads now.

: I have a bad habit. I was into
: weight-lifting before everything
: went downhill and I found myself
: addicted to prescription pills
: and, of course, sugar. A rule my
: trainer always said was that I was
: allowed to have ONE day a week to
: eat whatever I want. I think this
: is hurting me, as I go cold turkey
: for 5 days (if I make it that
: long), and then once I have a
: taste of simple carbs or sugar I'm
: binge eating (sometimes for days).

: Is having a bottle of ginger-ale
: alright if it keeps me on track?
: Or something similar? I was
: actually pretty proud of myself at
: JUST grabbing a ginger-ale instead
: of 2 pints of Hagan Daz that is on
: sale.

: Thoughts for a struggling beginner?