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January 7, 2013 Hi {!firstname_fix} 
Well, I knew things were way too settled at my house. I have been enjoying clean, peace and quiet and then got a call about a mom and puppies. The people are moving and didn't want to take them to the shelter. They are just getting weaned, so I got up at 2:30 this morning for a feeding, LOL. No complaints. They smell like puppies.This week's article is about May Ranch so you can all begin making plans. I extended the early bird registration rate until the 15th so if you read the material and decide you really do want to come you can still get that rate. We have also put up a new class schedule. I apologize that it took me a little longer than I would have liked. Planning and building the little web site response to Newtown kinda derailed that activity. I know that some of you think we have a huge corporation here (smile), but really it is me and David and some blessed volunteers who do it all. So I really appreciate your patience. These classes will begin Wednesday, January 9, 2012. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
These classes will begin Wednesday, January 16, 2012. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
The class schedule is online. Click here to see what is planned. A number of you have asked me how the classes work. Check the class list page for more information on this. And please go read the questions and answers before you write to me. If you have trouble getting through the process, write the tech forum. Be sure to visit our Radiant Recovery website and Community Forum regularly. Warmly, Kathleen **********************************************************************
**Quote From Kathleen ** Remember that you are literally learning a new language. You are going to have to practice to become fluent in body talk. **********************************************************************
**Testimonial of the Week ** Hi All, Just wanted to post a journaling breakthrough. Oftentimes in the past 3 months since I started the program, I've wondered, 'Am I 'really' sugar-sensitive? I don't really eat sugar that much'. Well, yesterday I decided to go through my past 3 months of journaling (however sketchy it was) and write down all the things I keep eating. I was shocked at the result!! My sugar/white thing to non-sugar/white thing ratio is about 50/50. The journal showed it right in my face, in black in white (or in my case, pink, as that is the shade of my pen). Here is all the stuff I keep eating! Granola bars/cereal, chocolate chips, soda, jalapeno bread, ice cream, cookies, snack mixes and crackers, cookie/cake/muffin dough, chocolate milk, hot chocolate, donuts/pastries, eggnog, croissants, cake and pie, pizza/pizza pockets, waffles and syrup, chocolate bars and truffles, Doritos and BBQ potato chips, pudding, Asiago cheese bread, sweet coffee drinks, apple and orange juice, red wines, pasta alfredo, jam, hard candy, bagels, stuffing, caramels, biscuits, brownies, Pirate's Booty, spaghetti, french bread, and bean dip (the canned kind in the chip aisle). It's totally amazing how all of this can totally slip my mind when thinking about what I eat. What I imagine I eat and what I actually eat are two very different things. Thank the gods for food journals to show me otherwise! I've really been keeping up with my journal, especially since I ordered the 'Your Body Speaks' version. (Good call on suggesting that one, Cindy ;) ) It's interesting that the quote for today in that was 'If you don't have a journal, you have no record of your process.' I love stickers, so I got a bunch of sparkly ones that I put in the book for when I do exercise. I'm thinking about getting some food- shaped stickers for different goals like complete days of journaling (maybe I'll do it for each step I'm on, eh?). Anyway, I just wanted to share my discovery. :) Carmen **********************************************************************
**Radiant Ambassadors **  Have you seen the 'Are you a Sugar Junkie' video? I love watching it because it reminds me what it was like before I discovered Radiant Recovery; the cravings; the feeling awful. But it also reminds me that there is a solution to wonky biochemistry! To date the video has had over 6,000 views on YouTube. Here's a thought. If you use Facebook, what if we shared it on there? Or Twitter. Or anywhere else for that matter. You never know who will find it interesting and useful! Selena selenas@blueyonder.co.uk Come join us if you are excited about spreading the news. **********************************************************************
**How I Found Radiant Recovery ** Hi everyone. I am from Pennsylvania and am working on (and struggling with) step 1. I need help to get on with the program so I figured I'd better get familiar with all of the resources that are available on Radiant Recovery. I found out about the website by reading the book, The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program. I got the book because I saw it on Amazon and am desperate to get out of the fix I'm in. Betty **********************************************************************
** Radiant Recovery® Store ** David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son.  I thought I'd remind you of the availability of our audio tapes and CDs These are some of the favorites of talks given by Kathleen at Ranch, but check out the whole section in the store for others as well. The Theory and Practice of Radiant Recovery Finding a Safe Place Successfully Parenting a Sugar Sensitive Child The Warrior Spirit: How Your Attitude Shapes Your Program Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better. **********************************************************************
**Radiant Kitchen ** I am a bit of a throw it together kinda cook and go by eye more often than I measure, so this is a collaboration for an actual recipe. :)
Here is what I did.
For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store and visit our online Radiant Recipes site. **********************************************************************
**Radiant YLD ** We've been having some fun on the YLD list sharing our New Year Nano's for 2013, just making a small, manageable commitment to what we are going to change or start doing. We are also discussing different ways of getting ourselves moving :) I am loving hearing everyone's ideas on which exercise works for them. So inspiring!! Steph If you would like to join, come find us here **********************************************************************
**Radiant Conversations ** We have a new portal for the Conversations program. Come check it out here. I hope you have been reading the chats. This whole discussion about commitment without reservation has been so powerful for all of us. I think it is just incredible that we can have such a dialogue with people all over the world, and in all different places in the program. And the outcome is wonderful! I love it. If you would like to join us, you can do that below. Join YLD Weight Loss Now: click here - $99 Join Conversations 2011 Now: click here - $99 Join Both YLD and Conversations Now: click here - $149 Current YLD members wish to Upgrade to Both, click here - $49 Current YLD members who wish to Transfer to Conversations 2011 Only can do so for a $14.99 admin fee: click here If you are not a member, come and join us if you want to be a part of the latest and greatest or just have some plain ol' fun! **********************************************************************
**Our Online Groups ** Perhaps you are steady on the first five steps and contemplating your sugar detox. Or you may already be on step six but struggling. You may be wondering why you are bored or restless, since sugar detox was supposed to solve everything--wasn't it? Or maybe you'd like to share your excitement about reaching this milestone in your program. If so, come join us on the Step 6 list! We offer support and encouragement in achieving a successful sugar detox and in holding tight until everything settles down afterward. We are learning more all the time about this fascinating step and how profoundly it transforms our bodies and brains. **********************************************************************
**Great News on Ranch ** Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
Many of you hear us talk about our two ranches all year. The New Mexico Ranch comes in May and the European Ranch comes in September/October. Most of us feel that ranch is the highlight of our year. Why is this? What makes it so special?I have been thinking about this a lot. I think it is because we are pioneers. Most of us do not have a whole group of people in real life that *do the food* and celebrate how this can be. So when we get together in person, something happens. First of all, there is an energy of recovery that is pretty remarkable. Humor, caring, commitment and wanting to have a better life. So if you are just learning the program, you get to hang with people who are skilled. And if you are skilled you get to share the joy of being with people who totally get it. The content is always fun. We always make sure to have information for newcomers. How do you do the program, how do you do the program skillfully and with joy? This year I am adding 3 new sessions for beginners so you can really get an in-depth foundation. And then we add in what I call the seventh step explorations. These are the topics that put the cutting edge of our work out. Because the work we are doing in Your Last Diet is so ground-breaking, I have added a whole component about weight loss. You will hear information you are not hearing in other places. If you are stuck with your weight loss, this will make a difference. If you are discouraged or frantic, this will calm you and energize to move forward. As all of you share on the lists and in the classes, we start asking questions, and looking at things in a new way. The questions morph into ideas, the ideas nudge my brain, we bring them to chat, and then to Ranch. And the dialogue at Ranch moves us all forward and then things move back into the community. So coming to Ranch means you step into the process of living the program. This year feels different - deeper, more focused and intentional about mastery of some key concepts. I am VERY excited about it. I think in some ways Ranch is like a *do the food* lab. After you have spent time learning about it, then you come and work it in person and your program will be turbocharged! And this year, I have some exciting news. We are changing our venue. At our next Ranch we will be going up to Santa Fe. I was up there a few weeks ago to go to an exhibit of the new hand-written edition of the Illuminated Bible. While I was there, I walked around and thought, Holey Moley, Batman, this little city is fabulous. We need to do ranch here. I went into the Hotel Santa Fe and spoke with them and they were thrilled about the idea of having us. And you can be sure that they really, really want to make us happy. The hotel is wonderful, the food excellent and they are giving us excellent rates to make this affordable. We have put lots of information up online so come check it out. (refresh your browser) Thanks for reading! If you know someone who could benefit from this, feel free to forward it to them. Not a subscriber yet? Like what you have read? Sign up to get future issues delivered straight to you: http://www.radiantrecovery.com Until next time!
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Gretel, our webmaster, puts it all together. David runs the Radiant Recovery® Store. Selena provides the weekly Ambassadors column. ©2013 Kathleen DesMaisons. All rights reserved. You are free to use or transmit this article to your ezine or website as long as you leave the content unaltered, use this attribution: "By Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D. of Radiant Recovery®", and notify kathleen@radiantrecovery.com of the location. Please visit the Radiant Recovery® website at http://www.radiantrecovery.com for additional resources on sugar sensitivity and healing addiction. You are getting the weekly newsletter from Radiant Recovery® in response to your signup. A copy of this newsletter may also be found posted on the web at http://www. radiantrecovery.com/weeklynewsletter |
