Hi Dodi,

I'm just coming out of my latest backslide too. The anger, frustration, feelings of failure. I finally realized I have two options, I can get back to work on the food or I can give up. But we don't give up do we? We press on, taking with us what we've learned along the way.

I'm sure you will discover like I have that you never really go back to square one. Some of the parts of this program have sunk into my brain/subconscious/DNA and will be with me for life. And I just keep adding to that group little by little.

Of course I can only talk this optimistically because I kept going. A month ago I was miserable but I'm starting to feel better. We have to have faith in the program and faith in ourselves. But sometimes I use the group to have faith in me till I can get there again.

Let us know how you get back on track. I'm always looking for ideas.

Gigi

: Hi all,
: I'm so very frustrated, at myself
: more than anything. Last Monday,
: before I left for an out-of-town
: work trip, I was seriously
: considering planning my Step 6
: soon. I was feeling on top of the
: world and really strong and steady
: on all 5 steps. 5 days out of
: town, however, has really done a
: number on me, and I still haven't
: recuperated. I had no potato for 5
: nights because we ate dinner so
: late. My timings were all off, I
: actually had one day that I had
: zero browns (even their stupid
: breakfast potatoes had been
: peeled!), and I got very little
: sleep. It's very possible I've
: been glutenized, too.

: I tried my best to get back to normal
: starting Sunday, but I still feel
: exhausted, depressed and even
: angry. An irritated anger than I
: haven't felt in a long time. I
: know these are biochemical
: feelings, that will pass as I keep
: doing the food. But I don't know
: how long it's going to take to
: undo the damage that I did in
: those 5 days.