: Now that everybody has convinced me
: that I'm "over-thinking, over
: analyzing".....maybe I'm able
: to see what I really need to do.

: I know that the older I get the more
: disastrous the damage from sugar.
: That was bad enough in the old
: days but now that my mother
: depends on me I have to do
: something. I simply cannot eat
: concentrated sugars anymore. If I
: eat a quarter of what I used to I
: get completely insane and mental.
: I have to be able to function, to
: think.

: I've decided to eat less lethal sugar
: foods. I'll stay with things like
: granola, cheerios, pudding I make
: myself with reduced sugar, graham
: crackers, etc. No more bags and
: blobs of sugar.

: Up til now I have been working on the
: food and letting it all unfold as
: it will without forcing anything.
: I figured if I have to push myself
: to make progress then the progress
: wouldn't hold, I'd end up
: backsliding. (I've done some
: backsliding anyway).

: But I've been doing this long enough
: (4 years) that some steps and some
: parts of steps have pretty much
: sunk into my psyche and will give
: me enough foundation to quit the
: concentrated sugars.

: I've also learned lately that when I
: feel the need to crunch on
: something I can munch on toasted
: almonds and sunflower seeds or
: some unsalted tortilla chips. I
: don't over indulge on any of those
: things, they don't
: "call" to me.

: I've also felt more hungry lately so
: I've been having cheese and
: cracker snacks or apple with nut
: butter. I've already done step 5
: so all my carbs are good ones.

: This is the third day since I started
: this, I'm noting it in my journal.
: So far I'm ok with less lethal
: sugars in the house, I haven't
: felt a sugar panic coming on.

: Have any of you ever done this or
: does it sound like a dumb idea?
: I'd like any feedback,
: suggestions, ideas, cautions.

: Thanks!!

: Gigi

Hi Gigi,

this sounds like a first progress into step 6.
Does it feel that way to you?

kathleen