Hi Marion,
So I'm not Kathleen, but I've been thinking about your post and wanting to respond. You've done a lot of research and self observation, and I applaud your
willingness to change your eating to improve yourself and
your family relationships. As a daughter who was sometimes afraid of her
dad's temper, I especially appreciate your caring for her in that way.
I also read in your note the difficulty of living in such a narrow space
with eating. It sounds like one wrong move and you're off, still, even
with your current plan. You're both released from troubles and also still in
jail, in a way.
I don't know the answer for you. It looks like you're using some of the ideas
from this program and they're working for you. I can only say that by going
all the way with this program that I've found great freedom with eating and
physical and emotional stability. I can eat out anywhere, and food is easy.
But I know it's hard to let go of one thing and try another. I just want to
say how easy things are with food and emotions after doing this program
for years.
Your food plan looks a little light on food in general-I don't know your size,
but I do know not eating enough over time can lead to bingeing. Also, are
you eating breakfast within the hour since you exercise first? If not, that can also
lead to BE spiking and trouble later. You might want more browns than just
one piece of toast with breakfast if you're exercising frequently too.
JoEllen
: I have been working on a food plan
: that works for me, one that I can
: travel with, I work in sales and
: am on the road a lot and do not
: want to eat out since that leaves
: me little control over exactly
: what is available.
: I scanned your book years ago and
: incorporated the protein at supper
: then potato 3 hours later, which
: really helped my anger issues. But
: I did not READ your book back
: then.
: My goal before reading your book was
: to eat the most nutritious meals
: possible. I thought that in these
: modern times we have access to any
: food we want, and if excellent
: health and nutrition is our goal,
: we have no excuse.
: So I used a website to make sure I
: has all the vitamins, minerals,
: good fats, carbs etc that I
: needed, cutting all the bad stuff.
: So I put together something that I
: thought was perfect. If I stayed
: on this I had no cravings. But one
: slip and I would gorge on anything
: sweet. So my problems were on the
: weekend when I was at home all
: day. When that happened the anger,
: short fuse, irritation were
: quickly back. I had regular cheats
: too. I would put sugar in my
: coffee, and then silly rules, like
: if someone got any dessert like
: cake, cookies or anything and
: brought it home I could hold out
: for three days, then I would eat
: everything left, sometimes that
: was a lot.
: This happened often, someone would
: come home with some dessert or
: something that smelled yummy. One
: slip and I was done, but back on
: track Monday, that was always a
: good start even if I messed up
: early in the week before, I blew
: the whole week. I did feel much
: worse when I ate sugar. and it
: would take a few days to recover.
: But if alone and all my food
: packed, I had no problem eating
: only what I had. It was when it is
: placed in front of me that I could
: not resist for long, I even stayed
: out late sometimes so I would eat
: supper by myself.
: The problem with my
: "perfect" ( I put this
: in quotes, because I know that my
: plan was not perfect, I just
: thought it would be as I worked on
: it - it was far from perfect)
: plan, before reading your book was
: that I had no understanding of the
: "IMPACT" of natural
: sugar in foods. The result was
: that I would "crash"
: some afternoons, while driving I
: could not stay awake, it became a
: regular habit to pull to a parking
: lot and take an afternoon nap in
: my car.
: Now that I understand this principle
: I exchanged some foods, added
: protein and wow, what a
: difference. I am now feeling
: better than ever. The exchanges
: were to add strawberries, and
: remove raisins. Then added a
: boiled egg for the protein. I made
: other adjustments, adding protein,
: etc. Amazing how this works.
: Here is my diet, its pretty strange
: to most folks that I tell because
: I eat the same thing every day.
: Really. Its not that all appealing
: to folks, but it seems to work. I
: know this is not your
: recommendation, but now that I
: have figured it out I am reluctant
: to venture out. And truthfully I
: feel great. But soon I plan to try
: to eat more with my family but its
: been about a month since my
: adjustments and I don't want to
: lose ground.
: So the added problem is that I want
: to be more social with my eating.
: (my OCD regarding food to work on
: this plan has helped me with
: anger, and other issues, but has
: isolated me with eating with
: family and friends) usually I just
: eat my stuff on the way, then sit
: with them if we go out to eat.
: This has worked for these few
: weeks and made a real noticeable
: difference.
: 7am Breakfast ( 26 gms protein,
: glycemic load 15, carbs 39)
: Two eggs
: One piece whole grain toast
: Smoothie with
: One cup blueberries, one and half cup
: frozen spinach,
: one rounded tbs flax seed, two
: rounded tbs walnut crushed
: walnuts. water
: one banana
: this actually tastes pretty good.
: since I eat no sugar, I really taste
: food now and don't miss it.
: 12 noon lunch (30 grams protein, 24
: glycemic load, 60 carbs)
: 1/2 salmon patty, cup of lentils with
: onion, salt, garlic, turmeric
: cup of oatmeal, sunflower seed
: butter, honey, 1 cup strawberries
: 5-6 pm supper ( protein 28, GL 30,
: carbs 44)
: 4oz salmon patty or 4 oz canned
: salmon
: 1 cup brown rice
: 1 cup broccoli
: 8 or 9 pm 8oz sweet potato skin on,
: plain
: I usually sleep well, I exercise as
: soon as I get up then eat right
: away.
: I drink a large glass of water before
: I exercise then try to drink a
: total of 2 qts of water each day.
: I want your feedback. This plan works
: for me, But I am so scared of
: eating anything off this plan, I
: end up eating by myself. Which is
: pretty sad. Funny thing is I don't
: mind. Seems like I feel more
: embarrassed for other people.
: Actually seems like what they eat
: is kinda yuk. But I know the
: uncontrollable urge to eat sweets,
: and the anger that follows if I
: prime the pump. this solution
: seems to work for now. I have been
: working on this for 10 years
: without success until recently.
: Its been that long since I scanned
: your book the first time. I just
: finished carefully reading it a
: month ago.
: Finally, what you have written in PNP
: makes great sense, all your
: studies are so helpful. Thank you
: Please let me know your thoughts on
: my current eating plan, how you
: would change it and how to eat
: when with others. I used to get
: such anxiety looking at a menu, I
: just hated eating out, then made
: bad choices thinking, its just
: this once.
: and the cycle begins....
: My wife and kids really notice a
: difference in me. Last week, my
: daughter was talking to a friend
: and I over heard her say,
: "yea, when my dad used to get
: mad, he would ........... "
: it was funny, because I thought, I
: really don't get mad any more.., I
: hated getting mad, and felt
: terrible after it. I really don't
: have the rage that I always fought
: to keep down. I would wake up with
: a grudge about something that
: happened in the past..
: Now, I wake up happy and ready for
: the day. 
: Better now,
: With sincere thanks,
: Marion