: Hi Rosie

: I'm glad you are posting and
: connecting with the community.
: Before I came to RR I followed the
: program of FAA which has you go
: sugar free from the get go, change
: to browns (complex carbs), no
: snacks and very little fruit. I
: managed to stay on it for about 3
: weeks and then I had horrible
: cravings and went off the plan.
: Like you I had a really hard time
: going back on the plan.

: My therapist who is sugar sensitive
: and gluten free suggested I read
: PNP. I joined the community and
: started with step one.

: I know you are really excited about
: this program and doing the steps,
: but I would encourage you to go
: slowly rather than zip through the
: steps. The folks who hurry through
: the steps don't reap the benefit
: of emotional healing and
: don't get the benefit of the
: healing and learning that is
: embedded in each step.

: A really wonderful CD I bought from
: the RR store which I play over and
: over again since I get so much
: from it each time I do, is
: "What is Embedded in the
: Steps." It is really
: fascinating.

: How is breakfast going? Do you know
: the four parts?
: 1. Within the hour
: 2. Enough protein for your weight
: (your weight divided by 2 and
: split into 3 parts). My correct
: amount per meal is 30 gms.
: 3. Every day
: 4. With a complex carb. I love
: oatmeal myself!

: Can you let us know how you are doing
: with these 4 parts? I am excited
: to have you here with us and will
: look forward to sharing the
: journey with you.

: Dori
Thanks for your comments Dori. I am doing very well with breakfast, I make an egg scramble with sauteed veggies including spinach, peppers, mushrooms, onions and add about a 1/4 cup of beans and 2-3 eggs and cayenne pepper. I don't usually eat within an hour of rising though. I get up at 4:45 a.m. to go running at 5:00 a.m., and upon returning home I get ready for work and cook my breakfast. I don't have time to eat it, so I take it with me. By the time I eat it I've been up for about 4 hours. I know this isn't ideal, but if do eat it earlier, then I get hungry before lunch time. As it is, I don't get home till 6pm, eat dinner closer to 7pm and try to squeeze in the potato shortly after 9 so I can be in bed before 10. The potato has increased my dreams and if I go to bed too soon after eating it, then I have heartburn and wake during the night.
I don't know exactly how many grams of protein I'm eating, but I feel it is adequate. I eat lots of veggies and beans. I do not eat any grains at all (per the advice of my dr.) and have cut out all fruit except for 1 apple w/natural pnut butter per day. I've been off overt sugars for 4 days now. My biggest crutch right now is diet soda. That will be gone by next week (fingers crossed). I'm taking vitamins and my thirst has increased so I know I'm drinking plenty of water(half my body weight in oz., if not more). My biggest weekness righ now is the journaling. Sometimes all that gets in there is the date and 'I did good today' or 'I did bad' which hasn't been entered since last Monday