Hi Wesley. You are in the right place. And I remember well all the desserts in my college cafeteria, not to mention that my dorm was down the street from Dunkin Donuts with their giant cookies.

I know you probably want it all fixed now (because wanting immediate results is part of sugar sensitivity). The best thing to do is to take it slow and just work on breakfast. Have you figured out what you might want to eat for breakfast? It has 4 parts:
enough protein for your body weight (and you can work up to that amount)
a complex carb (oatmeal, whole grain toast, potato with skins are some examples)
within an hour of waking
every day

Let us know how it's going, and what you choose for breakfast. I have a protein shake most mornings, and an omelette and whole grain toast on the weekends.

Allison

: 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