You are right Kathleen,thanks for the insights, I do love whole foods but I could never be completely vegan nor vegetarian....not long term anyway. I've tried that in the past and I'm so not satisfied. I just didn't expect to feel this way about animal products only 5 months into the program. It's been a phase before and eventually I get back to "normal". Just wondering what triggers.

I'm wondering if it has anything to do with some meds I was put on 3 weeks ago. I had hormone levels checked and was put on 4 different hormones. I was off the charts low on many. Me, who doesn't even take an aspirin (not saying it's bad, just prefer other things) is sensitive to medications too. I just don't have much of an appetite taking the meds but managed to eat anyway what I was supposed to. I'd been fine up until Mon when taste buds started to change.

I am loving my breakfast shake with sweet potato and greens mixed in. I do really well with that and journalling is going fairly well. Feelings are a bit sporadic but know they will come in time. I had moved onto step 3 a couple of weeks ago and that is going well also. I'm happy to go back to step 1 Kathleen if that's what you think is best. That is the one step that is easy for me and don't mind doing.

Thanks again for the insights, I'm very determined to get through this and on to radiance.

Warm regards,
Terri F

: Terri,

: You know, you came back to try to
: work the *program* but really what
: you are doing is trying to work
: you whole food lifestyle

: What if you JUST worked on breakfast.
: You don't have to start with 36
: grams of protein. Do the other 3
: parts.
: Just relax and simply enjoy what you
: are having.

: kathleen