I made the decision to get up EARLY to eat breakfast within one hour, and PRIOR to my workout. I go from my own one hour insanity to walking the dog about 2.5 miles in about 40 minutes. If I eat within limits, then I found myself falling flat on the walk. Getting jittery, tired, and irritable. I put a half a protein / energy bar in right after my workout. I leave about a 20-30 minute gap to recover and then walk the dog (that's my prayer and meditation time-so yes, I will continue!). I eat a small snack of fruit and homemade yogurt about an hour later, then I have to put three hours between meals. My biggest deviation from what's in the book is the snacking and the morning routine. I crash without a snack in between meals. Even with the potato, I'm starting to wake up hungry, which is a good sign that my systems are kicking back in.

I was doing 21 meetings in 21 days and that's gone by the curb now as I start my summer research cycle. I will miss that support of my sanity, but my sponsor suggested that I call her for 21 days straight, and so I've continued to do that, like I'm supposed to anyhow! Ha! I'm not in fear of drinking, just eating!

There is a young woman in my program who is anorexic. When we go to lunch, we split the food because she needs to eat more, I don't need to eat the full plate! There's a twist on balance huh? It's hard for her to tell her sponsor, because if you're a "normie" you don't get it. Anyhow, I did suggest to this young lady that she start with breakfast. She says eating breakfast makes her hungry :-) . Ah well, breakfast with protein and a complex carb is my mantra for her! She's still got relapse issues from the primary program so it's not anything I'm going to push.

I see now though, that THIS program works if I work it as it's laid out. Getting reconnected to my body and emotions is a big deal. Having solid boundaries is a learned process, but you know what? Good boundaries keeps me emotionally sane! Ha! Who knew?

Linda
--