In 2002 I read Your Last Diet first from a book club. Then I got the other 2 books SATRP and PNP and read and resonated with them. (I have since sold PNP on Amazon.) When I started the steps, I was so anxious to lose weight (at that time 165 lbs for 5’7” frame) that I rushed to get to the sugar detox which didn’t last (only about 6 weeks). Every waking moment for me was thinking about wanting or having sugar; just like an alcoholic dry drunk. By the way I am an Adult Child of an Alcoholic and I just do with sugar what the alcoholic does with beer, wine and liquor. I have heard that the molecular structure for each one is almost identical to that of sugar. Makes sense.
By October 2012 I had reached morbid obesity (very, very fat) at 256 lbs. Went on an airplane to Denver, CO for my granddaughter’s baptism and could not fasten the seat belt. When stewardess passed, I just sort of laid my arm across my lap and she didn’t notice. But I knew it was a major wake-up call to lose weight. I was more than 100 pounds overweight.
In the ensuing years, I: lost my right leg below the knee in an industrial accident where I worked, suffered a homorganic stroke caused by a ruptured brain aneurysm and this last year (by God’s healing blessing) beat Stage 3 cancer. I thought the cancer would take care of my weight problem. Since 2012 I had lost 60 pounds very slowly and kept it off for longer than 20 minutes. I did Nutrisystem for over a year and had some success but knew the packaged over-possessed food (for long shelf-life) was not really healthy eating. After cancer diagnoses, I was at 196 and doctors did not want me to continue to reduce during treatment. But I did, not by trying, but by being in the hospital for over six weeks following emergency surgery for a chemo-induced bowl blockage. Removed 8” of my colon and put in colostomy bag. Thankfully, I had colostomy reversed by surgery last December. Lost 25 pounds in that 6 weeks and gained it right back after coming home.
When I was a newbie the first time, I coined the phrase: When you do it fast – it won’t last. When you do it slow – you start to glow! And adopted the screen name of “Glowing Donna”
So here I am now at 197.5 pounds ready to go slow, spending at least a month or two or more on each step. I unlisted Your Last Diet from Amazon and have completed reading it again, now motivated to do it! I need the help of the community for support. You are almost like a 12-step group. But there are only 7. Ha Ha!
Can’t wait to hear from you Kathleen. I can’t believe I was talking to the guru herself!
Becoming Glowing Donna