: Hi Copper,

: I, too, am coming off a diet that
: kept sugar and fat to a minimum
: (but not totally eliminated). From
: what I understand, I can choose or
: not choose to do whatever I want
: with the rest of my day as long as
: I'm focusing on breakfast. That's
: been stressful for me because I am
: compulsive about sugar and I have
: very predictable patterns. If I
: haven't eaten any (or much) during
: the day, by evening I'm tearing
: apart the kitchen and shouting
: "Don't we have anything SWEET
: in this house?" LOL.

: When I was dieting, the only way I
: managed is by what I would call
: "white-knuckling" it.
: That was so not fun and also not
: sustainable since I always
: eventually lose my ability to diet
: after a while.

: As I said, it stresses me out to have
: to "decide" whether or
: not to eat sugar because I'm one
: of those mice that gains weight
: quickly. But here's what I figure,
: I've been stressed out about food
: or weight or both my entire
: adolescent & adult life. I've
: had emotional ups and downs for
: just as long. If I wasn't doing
: step one, I'd be just as stressed
: out about sugar, weight, food, the
: whole lot. So, why not just trust
: the process, ride out the emotions
: & find ways to deal with them,
: & focus on breakfast?

: Easier said than done, at least for
: me, but that's what I'm trying to
: focus on. It's good to be on this
: journey with you and to be getting
: to know you a bit.

: All best,
: Lisa Ann

Ok, all you post dieters Here is a suggestion...

Listen to how you are focusing on the sugar, sugar, sugar

Starting having some fruit after lunch and dinner. And if you are hungry in between have a snack of some fruit and some protein.

then, stop fussing about it and focus on the STEP

Focus all this energy on how to improve your current step.
Eat the fruit and turn your brain to STEP.

Whatcha think? could you?

Kathleen