Hi Maria,

I've been on step 7 for a little over 11 years. I started the steps in earnest about a year before that. I'd done parts of the program in the years before that too, like eating breakfast or paying attention to protein. Every part of the program I tried helped me in some way. I was doing things in life that required me to have good brain power and strong endurance, so that convinced me to go all in with the steps.

Observing is a helpful part of the process--good you are doing that. And eating breakfast of course!

JoEllen

: mosaic, Really encouraging to hear
: this. I have been discovering this
: trait in all aspects of my life.
: Interesting to see if/how that
: might change as I progress in the
: steps. Thanks for the support. :-)

: JoEllen, As I read "commit to
: try it for an easy amount of
: time" I am already thinking
: "no I don't want to commit to
: anything, don't make me do
: it!" Hahaha! Case in point!
: Thank you for the suggestion and
: support. :-)

: Actually as I write this, I feel like
: it's finally starting to come
: together, after several months on
: step one. The resistance lowered a
: bit once I approached things more
: gently.

: One example is the timing. The first
: time I tried, I felt like I had to
: race the clock, eat as fast as I
: could so that I could finish on
: time. Sounds awful. No wonder I
: dug in my heels after a few days
: of that.

: Then I got the idea to commit to just
: observe my timing for one week. I
: told myself I didn't have to try
: to finish within the hour yet,
: just see where I'm at and then
: work on improving it gradually. Lo
: and behold, I was already
: finishing within the hour most
: days without trying.

: I do think doing the food (even
: though it was only step one and I
: wasn't doing it perfectly) helped
: me even get to that point. I have
: noticed other positive changes,
: such as reduced PMS and a little
: bit more energy.

: May I ask how long you both have been
: doing the program?