: Hi all,

: Today, I just finished "Sugar
: Addicts" book, and want to
: read "P Not P" next. I
: have been "doing the
: food" for about a week.

: I never had problems with eating
: breakfast, (in fact, it was always
: my favorite meal). And, I always
: prefer bacon and eggs to donuts,
: and cereals. So, I'm off to a good
: start with that.

: I have been on the food program,
: eating 3 meals, w/protein, and the
: spud 3 hours after last meal, and
: so far, I feel very serene.

: I HAVE had some cravings for
: chocolate and sugar, but I have
: not yielded to buying my Friday
: Night Binge Foods, -- Since April
: 26th.

: I have not completely let go of all
: sugars yet -- like Ketsup, Low fat
: Mayo, BBQ Sauce, Maple Syrup,
: Honey, Coffee Creamer, Juices,
: Activia Yogurt, Wheat Berry Bread
: (switching to WW Tortilla), and
: some other items.

: I have been making my own version of
: George's protein shakes with
: 0% milk, oatmeal, Whey Protein Powder
: (no sugar), 1/2 banana and 1 TBSP
: Low-Fat PB, to make it thicker and
: tastier than just with the milk
: and juice.

: I HATED journaling at first, but
: after a week, I am getting more
: into it. I do keep my numbers in
: DA, so writing down my food is not
: that much of a stretch. It's just
: hard to see HOW MUCH I really eat.

: This is a longer post than I
: expected, but I have needed to
: connect with others, and thought
: maybe I should join O.A. since RR
: does not have any phone meetings,
: and I like hearing people's
: voices. Also, I don't get on the
: Internet that often.

: My MAIN question has been: I work
: overnights 4 nights a week,
: sometimes 5 nights. Hours are 9:30
: PM - 7:30 AM. and sleep during the
: day.

: So, I have been trying to set up my
: meal times NO MATTER WHAT SHIFT
: I'm on - so that my body gets used
: to Bkfst - 7-8 AM, Lunch 1-2 PM,
: and Dinner 6-7 PM. Then Potato
: around 10-11 PM.

: This has been working so far, but my
: challenge is when I am awake at
: night, I am tempted to have more
: snacks on that 10 hour shift
: between the Potato and next
: morning's breakfast - i.e. I like
: frozen fruit bars, or granola
: bars, or Activia Low-fat
: (w/sweetener - not sugar), or a
: whole wheat bagel with honey and
: cinnamon.

: I used to drink LOTS of Juices, like
: Ocean Spray 100% Juice, until I
: realized I was drinking alot of
: sugar.

: I try to get at least 5 - 10 mins of
: exercise a day. Walk 20 mins on
: the weekend, and just started
: riding my bike 15 mins today.

: Oh, might as well admit that I am
: also 100 pounds overweight, and
: have been for almost 10 years now.
: Have not stuck with any of the
: programs - Weight Watchers and The
: Zone were helpful, but I did not
: know about the brain chemistry
: thing, so now I am more motivated
: to work this program.

: Thanks for any support you all can
: give.

: And Thanks especially to you,
: Kathleen!

: Chris

Hi Chris,

wonderful that you found us!

your very best bet is to simply focus on step one. Learn all four parts, spend some time on the step one list.
Maybe even take the class. If you do the steps one at a time, savor them, enjoy them, the program will work better.
There is so much embedded in the steps, if you rush thorugh them you miss more than half of what the process offers.

Kathleen