Earlier this spring, I celebrated my 10-year anniversary of radiant recovery. I have not been to the forum for quite a while, but I have much love for everyone here.

I used to binge on candy until I fell asleep every night. Once I got married, I would sneak around and hide wrappers under the trash and eat in secret whenever I could. My dear spouse did not exactly know the extent of my addiction, but he did notice when I started doing RR:
"You've gotten so calm," he told me a few months into the program. "Your moods are all smoothed out."

That started in the spring of 2002. In the fall, I no longer craved sugar, but losing my taste for white carbs took a bit longer. It has all been quite a journey and Allison, Patti, Kathleen and everyone on this forum answered my questions every step of the way.

Fast forward 10 years: I never woulda believed it, but I *do* feel radiant! Life is deeply enjoyable without high drama. I have more energy, enthusiasm, passion and peace than I could have imagined when I was 10 years younger. All it is taking is one day at a time, one breakfast at a time, one "oops, I guess that didn't work - I'll try it differently tomorrow" at a time - for 3650 times in a row.

I'm still evolving and learning to work out bumpy, dysfunctional spots in myself, and sometimes I forget how far I've come. I wanted to share my story in part to keep reminding myself: I. am. so. grateful.

With love,
SB