I am glad for this thread coming up at this time.
Sugar after abstinence has become a difficulty for me too.

I notice I have given in to sugar, related to intensive work pressure lately.
A bit of sugar here and there lead to a major binge,
then got back on track for a while, then again some sugar here and there,
then another binge.

I am still eating protein/browns, and still cooking pretty regularly,
but I can't say it's working like clockwork as it did for many months.

I did many of the steps all at once,
got off sugar/caffeine/whites cold turkey shortly before RR.
Had done this many times in the past, but after learning the RR way,
I succeeded for many consecutive months.
I was very pleased, until now.

I am watching what is happening and wondering what the correct action to take is.

BF is steady, and finally within the hour.
Lunch is steady for the most part. The problem is sometimes not having enough cooked protein on hand or not having enough cooked brown available.

Cooking steadily is a Step in itself, as far as I am concerned.
When swamped after work with private lessons and papers to mark, the Cooking Step suffers.
I am looking for a solution to juggle this more successfully.

Sugar starts creeping in during the afternoon/evening in the way of sweetened red tea, white bread with honey, and after a few days - chocolate pralines......lots of them!

The one thing I haven't gone back to (though I can't say I haven't toyed with the idea) is coffee.

Joy dot: The school year will come to a slow-down in May, when my .pupils will be doing their Matriculation Exams (which are marked by outside testers, not me) and the pressure I am feeling now will be greatly reduced.

How to get through the next two months, and also in view of the fact that we will soon be having the Passover Holiday, wrought with its own pressures (we are inviting many guests to our home) and temptations.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts/suggestions.
Sarit

: And I'd guess eating it like Kathleen
: suggests every night after dinner
: adds up to
: less total sugar than the big binge
: anyway. I used to eat junk food on
: Sundays. I
: felt awful, then awful every Thursday
: when I detoxed. I finally
: committed to trying
: it differently for 6 months and never
: looked back. How about picking a
: given
: amount of time, like a month, to try
: it and see if you feel better?

: JoEllen