: *walking to the mailbox, listening to
: many birds singing, noticing the
: cool after-the-storm air and how
: the bird songs sound different
: than when the air is hot and limp

: One of the learnings embedded in the
: step 3 is learning to wait. My
: sugar sensitive self wants what
: she wants when she wants it. For
: food this means I was a grazer. I
: ate whatever, whenever the mood
: struck. Working on 3 meals a day I
: learned to eat and stop and wait
: to eat again when it was time for
: the next meal.

: The skill of waiting comes in handy
: as I'm doing step 7, too. When I
: want to make a change or achieve a
: goal it doesn't happen instantly,
: there is a waiting period.
: Sometimes the time of waiting, of
: feeling in between who I am and
: who I want to be, is
: uncomfortable. Not knowing exactly
: what will happen can make me feel
: squirmy and anxious. So learning
: to wait and knowing that just like
: I won't starve between one meal
: and the next, I can be ok in doing
: regular life and the food knowing
: the changes will evolve when I'm
: ready.

: janice

Hello, Janice. First of all, I love the way you began your post, your description is really beautiful.

I love the IDEA of waiting. My problem is that I have hypoglycemia, and when my blood sugar drops, I get weak, sad, anxious, short-tempered, and desperate. Are you able to wait because your particular biochemistry does not have this serious low blood sugar problem? Or did you used to have this kind of LBS problem and your body improved because of the program?

I am so eager to know the answer. I know that in my future is "three meals a day with no snacks", and I'm not really sure I can ever do it with my reactive hypoglycemia.

I would love to hear your thoughts.

Thank you.

Jan (formerly Lisa)