Hi Martina
If you are on your 4th day of the program, you shouldn't be trying to cut out sugar, do only 3 meals etc. Trying to do all 7 steps from day 1 is sort of like deciding to learn to play the piano, and for your first lesson, you are going to play Beethoven's moonlight sonata, and if you can't do it, you are a failure. Whereas in reality, if you are doing breakfast, then you are a success, in fact, if you are working on mastering just one part of breakfast, you are a success.

Step 1 has 4 parts - breakfeast with:
enough protein for your weight (do you know how to figure that out?)
a complex carb
within an hour of getting up
every day

Anything that happens after that is fine. And trying to cut sugar out now or do too much at once just makes the whole process harder (and doesn't really speed things up either, since it doesn't work as well).

With the exercise you are doing, you will probably need more food. Rather than 6 small meals, what most of us do is to have 3 meals, and 1 or 2 snacks. I work out most days, and I have a mid morning and a mid afternoon snack of protein and complex carb, like cheese and whole grain crackers or hummus and vegetables.

HOw about taking some time to work on finding breakfast options that work for you? I like protein shake with rolled oats added, and on weekends I have an omelet with cheese and ham and whole grain toast. I have also eaten dinner leftovers for breakfast.
Allison

: 4, and still having to struggle,
: especially when I'm at work and
: looking to procrastinate. It's
: like even if i've had my breakfast
: with a complex carb and protein my
: stomach calls out for 'something'
: more. I don't know if it's
: psychological hunger or what but
: I'm doing my best to keep it at
: bay. I'm also doing the p90x
: workout (pretty intense dvd
: workout), so not sure if I should
: be eating more frequently, i.e. 6
: small meals throughout the day, as
: opposed to 3 meals? Does anyone
: have a view on this. Congrats on
: your success for day 14 - I hope
: when I get there I'll feel like
: you do!!