: Hello,

: First I'd like to say that I'm happy
: to be here & thanks for
: listening to my share!! I started
: step one right after I read PNP
: about 9 months ago. As I learned
: from the book and the online
: "Radiant Recovery"
: community I made sure to take my
: time with each step, did not
: progress to the next until I was
: comfortable with the one before
: and have enjoyed the journey along
: the way. My problem is that once I
: get to detox, after about 8-10
: days of being off all sugar (overt
: & covert-even fruit), I find
: that the cravings are still
: persisting strongly & and I
: "relapse", as if I'm on
: autopilot and head straight to the
: cookie jar again!!

: I'm puzzled & don't know what I'm
: doing wrong.....I eat my breakfast
: within an hour of waking, with
: enough protein and brown &
: green, the same for lunch &
: dinner, have my potato 3 hours
: after my dinner & I'm
: journaling. Perhaps it's normal to
: still have these cravings a week,
: two/three weeks or more after
: detox? Do I just need to be
: "stronger" and find
: something more pleasurable to do
: when I'm tempted? This is not about being stronger, this is about healing, Kathleen's advice to post meals should help us to help you. I do know it took me a long time to heal but it worked out, and I love that cravings are no longer part of my day

: Thanks to all in advance for your
: help!