Fwd: [radiantstepone] The hormone fandango and resistance from family

[Guest guest]

Hi Maria,

Everyone starts at a different point in her life, or his life, and

everyone begins at a different level of healing and health. Everyone's

pace is different. You are super motivated so maybe your progress

through step one will be swift compared to someone who really wants to

take her time with step one.

All I can suggest is try out the step one as suggested in RR and see

how that goes. It is not as though you *have* to have sugar and

refined carbohydrates at each meal...it is just a mind set of having

the priority be one thing at a time, first things first and focusing

on the first step so that it truly sinks in and lays the foundation

for deep healing and success with step 2 and onward. That's just my

take on it.

What did you have for breakfast today? Shake?

Best wishes,

Janine

 

On Mar 6, 2010, at 4:14 PM, marmatraz wrote:

 

>

>

> __

> MarMatraz

> radiantstepone

> 3/6/2010 7:13:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time

> Subj: Re: [radiantstepone] The hormone fandango and resistance from

> family

>

> Hi there,

>

> This message made me think. I am working hard on step one, but it is

> very

> difficult to not want to quit sugar and bread etc. all at once. I have

> read all of Kathleen's books now, and can't imagine putting those

> things in

> my body any longer! How can we continue to do that once we have read

> the

> material and know what it does to our bodies and minds? (and

> families!!)

>

> I appreciate any feedback.....

>

> Thank you so much,

>

> Maria

>

>

> In a message dated 3/6/2010 6:47:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> emilyf writes:

>

> Diane,

>

> A couple of thoughts for you. First, I'd really recommend waiting on

> the

> diet coke. It really is easier once we've got steady on the food

> with steps

> 1-5 under us. I know some folks leave diet coke for very last. I found

> that I wanted it less and less on step 3 and it just gradually went

> away.

> Others plan a specific detox for it.

>

> You know, somehow the more we focus on the food, the more those other

> issues

> seem to smooth out. It's sort of like magic. I wanted to explore all

> sorts

> of other issues, but I found that just distracted me from my steps

> and my

> healing. I've found that Radiant Recovery has taught me a whole

> different

> way of being in the world. We try to really focus on breakfast on this

> list, but you could certainly ask for ideas in how to handle questions

> about

> weight and what you are eating on the forum or YLD (if you are a

> member).

>

> Shake, bacon, brown, and diet coke sounds like the ideal breakfast

> for you

> for tomorrow. What will you have for your brown do you think? We've

> been

> experimenting with muffins a lot lately and last night with dinner

> we had

> skin-on hash browns. I was sad there weren't leftovers as they'd

> have made

> a great breakfast brown.

>

> Emily

>

> _radiantstepone@radiantsteporad_

> (radiantstepone )

[_radiantstepone@radiantsteporad_

> (radiantstepone ) ]

> On Behalf Of Diane

> Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:41 PM

> _radiantstepone@radiantsteporad_

> (radiantstepone )

> [radiantstepone] The hormone fandango and resistance from

> family

>

> This week has been tough for me - my mood is MUCH worse due to PMS

> and I

> feel so lethargic. I'm back to crawling out of bed, feeling like I

> have a

> dead weight of dread in my stomach and I've started having white

> carbs for

> b/fast and craving and having Diet Coke. I know we're not

> supposed to do

> anything but breakfast in step one, but I'd really like to wean

> myself off

> that Coke. But the cravings are dreadful! I went a month without it

> last

> year but then came back to it big time.

>

> Also, last night my mum (the only person who knows I'm doing RR

> apart from

> you guys) laid into me about eating too much fat and protein and sweet

> things and how I need to lose weight... She's a very supportive person

> normally but won't take in anything I tell her about how starvation

> diets

> only make people crave more, about how balancing my mood will help

> me get

> everything else in check (she thinks it will take too long doing

> PNP) etc

> etc. We ended up screaming at each other and I collapsed in tears.

>

> I realised later that actually, I'm 31 and it's OK if she doesn't

> understand. But it's very hard for me to go things alone without

> anyone's

> approval. I know we focus on the food here, but GOSH that really

> isn't all

> that we learn about, is it?

>

> Anyway, just needed to blab to people who hopefully understand.

>

> I'm going to to bed a bit earlier tonight, and will have a small

> shake,

> some

> (British) bacon and a BROWN tomorrow. Will probably also have Diet

> Coke.

> Baby steps.

>

> Diane x

>

>

[Guest guest]

Maria

 

The program is the program because of the steps!

 

Lots of other programs [ & diets] say *take sugar out*.

 

Doing so plunges us into deep shock, and is generally unsustainable anyway.

 

The work Kathleen does and publishes is all about healing, and for me it has

meant a new life.  Do you see the difference?

 

Mel

 

--- On Sun, 7/3/10, marmatraz <marmatraz wrote:

 

 

marmatraz <marmatraz

Fwd: [radiantstepone] The hormone fandango and

resistance from family

 

Sunday, 7 March, 2010, 0:14

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MarMatraz

radiantstepone

Sent:  3/6/2010 7:13:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time

Subj: Re: [radiantstepone] The  hormone fandango and resistance from family

 

 

Hi there,

 

This message made me think.  I am working hard on step one, but it  is very

difficult to not want to quit sugar and bread etc. all at once.   I have

read all of Kathleen's books now, and can't imagine putting those  things in

my body any longer!   How can we continue to do that once  we have read the

material and know what it does to our bodies and minds?   (and families!!)   

 

I appreciate any feedback.....

 

Thank you so much,

 

Maria

 

 

In a message dated 3/6/2010 6:47:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 

emilyf writes:

 

 

 

 

Diane,

 

A couple of thoughts for you. First, I'd really recommend  waiting on the

diet coke. It really is easier once we've got steady on  the food with steps

1-5 under us. I know some folks leave diet coke for  very last. I found

that I wanted it less and less on step 3 and it just  gradually went away.

Others plan a specific detox for it.

 

You  know, somehow the more we focus on the food, the more those other 

issues

seem to smooth out. It's sort of like magic. I wanted to explore  all sorts

of other issues, but I found that just distracted me from my  steps and my

healing. I've found that Radiant Recovery has taught me a  whole different

way of being in the world. We try to really focus on  breakfast on this

list, but you could certainly ask for ideas in how to  handle questions

about

weight and what you are eating on the forum or YLD  (if you are a member).

 

Shake, bacon, brown, and diet coke sounds  like the ideal breakfast for you

for tomorrow. What will you have for  your brown do you think? We've been

experimenting with muffins a lot  lately and last night with dinner we had

skin-on hash browns. I was sad  there weren't leftovers as they'd have made

a great breakfast brown. 

 

Emily

 

_radiantstepone@radiantsteporad_

(radiantstepone )   [_radiantstepone@radiantstepora\

d_

(radiantstepone ) ]

On  Behalf Of Diane

Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:41 PM

_radiantstepone@radiantsteporad_

(radiantstepone )

Subject:  [radiantstepone] The hormone fandango and resistance from family

 

This  week has been tough for me - my mood is MUCH worse due to PMS and I

feel  so lethargic. I'm back to crawling out of bed, feeling like I have a

dead  weight of dread in my stomach and I've started having white carbs  for

b/fast and craving and having Diet Coke. I know we're not supposed  to do

anything but breakfast in step one, but I'd really like to wean  myself off

that Coke. But the cravings are dreadful! I went a month  without it last

year but then came back to it big time.

 

Also,  last night my mum (the only person who knows I'm doing RR apart from

you  guys) laid into me about eating too much fat and protein and sweet

things  and how I need to lose weight... She's a very supportive person

normally  but won't take in anything I tell her about how starvation diets

only  make people crave more, about how balancing my mood will help me  get

everything else in check (she thinks it will take too long doing PNP)  etc

etc. We ended up screaming at each other and I collapsed in tears. 

 

I realised later that actually, I'm 31 and it's OK if she  doesn't

understand. But it's very hard for me to go things alone without  anyone's

approval. I know we focus on the food here, but GOSH that really  isn't all

that we learn about, is it?

 

Anyway, just needed to blab  to people who hopefully understand.

 

I'm going to to bed a bit earlier  tonight, and will have a small shake,

some

(British) bacon and a BROWN  tomorrow. Will probably also have Diet Coke.

Baby steps.

 

Diane  x

 

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