WOW. This has really hit home. What Kathleen said about just relaxing and having fun. What the hell is that? Mosiac you talk about just getting through from meal to meal. I feel that for the last three decades (maybe my whole life), I have just been getting through and NOT enjoying life, never mind the food (well maybe once in 1972 ) What a miserable way to live. So maybe here is another nano step at Step 3: Start enjoying the food and there is carry over to the rest of life?????

Acceptance = so much weight off my shoulders!!

Jeffrey

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I am

: Jeffrey this piece jumped out at me
: as I could have written it myself!
: and like Kathleen mentions, I
: wasnt having fun with it, just
: 'getting through' from meal to
: meal.

: I think what helped was the
: 'listening to my body' concept -
: this was very alien to me.. been
: shutting her up for years and
: telling her what to do... so I
: thought, is my body saying to have
: that snack between meals? it was
: scary.

: but it turned out very calming. I
: think its the best thing I did. It
: was difficult to guage because I
: was hungry all the time, or
: dissatisfied or something, and it
: felt like I was thinking about
: food all the time as I had done
: for years- but accepting it was
: all right nudged that obsessive
: sideof me away. that was much more
: peaceful

: Later on, I stopped the snacks but it
: happed almost on its own when I
: was ready. ( still do planned
: snack as and when I need to
: though)

: I think it helped my blood sugar
: steady. Course, I wondered what
: step I was on as well, because my
: head said 6, everything else said
: well, its 1 and thats quite a
: relaxing thing