Hi Wes,

It's nice to have you here! I was really skeptical when I first started the program, and was also nervous that I would never be able to make it through the steps...or if I did make it, be able to sustain it. There is a lot of support here, and if you keep in touch, ask questions, and try to take your time, you'll probably do just fine! I think we all come here with some kind of *challenge*.

Colette

: Hello folks

: I've just started reading the
: Recovery Program and it desctibed
: me to a tee. I'm a recovered
: alcoholic (17 years sober) and
: have realized that I replaced
: sugar as my drug of choice. I
: weighed about 145 when i quit
: drinking and now weigh close to
: 215. I'm a skinny fat kid. My
: downfall was working as a cook at
: an university where I would eat 4
: or 5 deserts a day; this does not
: include what I ate when I got
: home. This trend did not stop when
: I moved on to a different position
: out of the kitchens.

: One of my problems that has
: stimulated me to kick the sugar
: habit is my memory. It stinks to
: put it simply. I've read that
: excessive sugar intake can lead to
: memory loss and I've seen the
: dementia mentiioned in the
: description of one book I looked
: at.

: But that isn't the only reason I'm
: doing this. Some of the other
: problems I deal with include
: depression, low self esteem, low
: energy, and mental fogs to mention
: a few.

: One of the big challenges I face is
: not going to fast and derailing at
: the first big curve I reach.

: I'm glad I've found this book and
: look forward to finishing and
: getting started.

: Wes