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I wanted to follow up on the email I sent out about AOL members. I sent the note to everyone. Several people suggested that if you put me in your address book, it will solve the problem of blocked emails. I am sorry the note was confusing since I sent it to everyone. Thank you for all the input.
Thank you all for your feedback on the abuse articles. One of our community members reminded me that many women are perpetrators of abuse as well as men, that women and men commit domestic violence against partners equally frequently, and that women are far more likely to commit violence against children. I have called the combined article I am writing, "The Dance of Abuse". I want to convey the sense that if we are sugar sensitive, the chances are high we have been in this dance, and often on both sides. In doing these types of topics, I want to help take the moral charge off them, that means no shame, just solutions, just like we do with the sugar addiction part. It is my intent to help you all see how biochemistry adds to the problem and how changing diet can help the solution. I want to give you one more filter to use to make sense of very complex problems.
If you would like to join the bookstudy for Little Sugar Addicts, don't forget to join the radiantbookstudy list. Patti, the liaison of the bookstudy list, Gail, the liaison of the parent's group, and I will be leading the study. We will be reading the book closely and would love to have you. And even if you do not have children or grandchildren, come join us. Many people have commented that the book is helping them make sense of their own childhood in a new way. And if you do have children, this is a not to be missed opportunity. And.....have the kids sign up and came participate too.
This week I will be starting the audio recording of the Little Sugar Addicts book. I will keep you posted on progress. We will offer in both CD and tape format.
Also, please note the changes in YLD talked about below.
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Warmly,
Kathleen
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August 16, 2004
** Quote From Kathleen
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Rather than simply giving up sugars, you are creating a life plan.
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** Testimonial for the Week**
I've been using Kathleen's journal for a month. I like that it's already
set up with the columns--I don't have to do anything except record the
date, my food, timing, emotions and feelings.
I had been using the "other" box to track my twice daily anti-depressant
doses but I found that I missed a few because that wasn't obvious enough
for me. So I used a blue highlighter ('cause its more obvious than yellow
for me) and put a box in the left margin next to the first food line and
then another one 3/4 of the way down the food lines. When I take the
capsule I jot the time in the box. At the end of the day I fill in boxes
where there's a time with the blue highlighter. It gives me a good way to
quickly scan to see if I've missed: solid blue box = taken; outlined blue
box = missed.
I've started using this technique with the water. Most days I have a cup of
coffee which means I should make sure to have extra water; so I highlight
the ninth box of the water row as a reminder. When it's been as humid as it
has here, I need about three rows to check for all the water I drink! (I
think, however, the point is to get a minimum, not to track the exact amount.)
I've also used scotch tape to make tabs to pages I refer to a lot, such as
the feelings pages--cheap, easy, invisible, and permanent enough for the
recording life of the journal.
I've used some of the blank pages in the front (these are tape tabbed too)
to jot down:
- program-friendly fast food items in case I need ideas on the run, and
- questions that help me identify how I'm feeling.
The questions are based on what my starting complaints were:
- Was it easy to get out of bed?
- Was it easy to get to sleep?
- How rested do I feel?
- Am I holding on to what others might see as a minor annoyance? For how long?
- Am I thinking "in circles," getting nowhere?
I've put small sticky notes on future pages with reminders such as "Review
according to SARP pages 61-69." That way I don't have to carry this "to do"
around in my head, but know that I'll be reminded when I need to do it. In
fact this morning I came across one for this weekend.
Hope that helps, Holly
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**Your Last Diet: More Than What You Think**
Ok, we are going to be changing the meaning of YLD to Your Latest Discoveries. This will reflect what we are really doing. I know that losing weight is a huge motivator for you to spend money (smile), but I really have so much more to offer and I want the name to reflect it. Yes, this is an awesome place to learn how to lose weight and to get the support to do it. But after I did all that work to come up with solutions that work, I want to look at other things. Last week I presented some preliminary information about the role of dairy products in weight loss. We will be looking at that more as I finish my analysis of the literature on it. I will also be looking at such varied topics as choosing the right breakfast cereal for your children. You just never know (smile).
I am also going to add an input box for YLD members to ask questions and offer suggested topics for the chats. I really want this to be YOUR place to get information.
One other change. YLDonline has been a lifetime membership program. I will continue this option through August. Starting in September, memberships will be annual. If you have purchased a membership by September, 2004, it will be lifetime. After that, it will renew each year.
One other change. YLDonline has been a lifetime membership program for $97. I will continue this option through August. Starting in September, the $97 memberships will be annual. If you have purchased a membership by September, 2004, it will be lifetime. After that, it will renew each year.
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**Radiant Ambassadors**
If you love the program, consider joining the ambassador group. We are having a blast!
Come find us among the
Online Groups
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David's Corner **
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Ok, we are doing a special. You know we don't often do that. But this week, anyone who orders a cookbook will receive a radiant recovery apron for free. The aprons are denim and are great for any messy project, not just for cooking. So when you are doing arts and crafts with the kids, or washing the dog, or cleaning house, they are just great. |
And next week I will be telling you all about the new tofu makers we are adding. First, Kathleen is going to experiment and I promise I will try it. When we were growing up, one of my favorite meals was a sautéed tofu dish she made. And I was a hamburger sort of guy at age 11. Amazing that I LOVED her tofu.
The store got a new look this weekend. The rescue dogs kept chewing on the entrance platform, so we converted it to concrete. Man, were those dogs shocked when they tried to chomp it!
Plans for a new shake are progressing greatly. Kathleen has been on the phone the whole time I have been gone with senior scientists at the university of Minnesota to verify both content and taste. It is really exciting to be in on the ground floor. Wait until she explains all the different constituents of whey protein!
Please send questions and
suggestions for items you might like to see in our store. YOU are
building our store. Tell me what you want and we will sort it out.
Thanks
David
