: Hi Gretchen!
Thanks for checking on me,
I am feeling more balanced and going more slowly is helping.
I am journaling breakfast and lunch along with feelings.
I have a hard time remembering to write about lunch.
After I feel as if I can remember consistently, I am planning on a 30/30 of doing the whole day.

I am a bit stressed about the weight gain, not too much, maybe 3 or 4 pounds but it does make me nervous. I do not seem to be gaining any more and can still fit in my clothes! LOL
I think, from what I have heard, that the weight will come off but if we panic and start skipping breakfast, the whole point of this plan is off. I am starting to gain more understanding about how emotional stability is the key to making choices, including losing weight.

Therefore when the time comes- we will be able to just say no to continued weight gain, lack of exercise etc.

Waiting is the hard part but the longer you wait, the easier the waiting gets. (If that makes any sense.

Great about step one! Hang in there. Low-carb seemed so easy. I remember being able to eat almost anything but carbs and I felt really thin! I could keep my weight the same, sometimes binge and then go back to low- carb. Moods fluctuating during the whole process.

The step two class was very helpful. I think taking the classes helps you slow down and digest the very beginning parts. I had read what step two was about but having to think about each part of it and how I could proceed at a rate that would not cause burnout was priceless.

Keep me posted on how you are doing!!

Copper

Hi Copper - how is it going?

: I'm curious as to whether you're
: feeling any better or more
: balanced? I am coming into this
: program after trying to follow a
: low carb approach. Like you, I
: have seen a bit of weight gain,
: but I'm trying to hang in there
: with the process. I've been
: following step one for 3 weeks
: now.

: How is step two going? Is the class
: helpful?
: - Gretchen