Hi Kim:
I hope things are on track, I'm sure they are. One thing that has helped me is to watch my reaction to the sugar, days later. As the book says, one small craving leads to bigger ones down the road. At this point, all you're doing is adding the healthy proteins to your three meals, and observing. Not judging, that helped me. To observe my reaction (high) to sugar and euphoria, followed by a slump, then another craving. I tried not to beat myself up about it, but simply just watched myself react. Hmmm, isn't that interesting. My type A mentality really liked to focus on this aspect of things, and journaling it. And, journalling each time I had a change in thought. I realize the journaling is later for you, but know that the next steps are there to help you.

: Thank you everyone for your
: encouragement. I have read your
: replies several times and they
: have helped me put this journey in
: a better perspective. I have had
: breakfast everyday for the last 7
: days and I just came back from
: buying breakfast supplies. I think
: I will do this for a couple more
: weeks before I go further with
: reading ahead of step 1. I tend to
: be an overachiever in most areas
: of my life except this one and I
: don't want to get ahead of myself
: this time.

: I will also be joining the step one
: forum that was mentioned.

: Again, thank for your encouraging
: words. I don't feel so alone in
: this anymore or that I am an out
: of control freak. My addiction has
: been such a big ugly secret, this
: book just made me face it. I
: wasn't quite prepared for that
: reality at the time.