Linda,
Thank you for this response. You have made me smile this morning.

It sounds like you are not a newcomer either. Have you tried to work the steps before?

Tell me more.

Donna

: I can totally relate to wanting to
: hurry. I am just a few days on
: Step 1 and I have been silently
: engaged in an ongoing conversation
: with myself that says all I need
: to do today is breakfast. Once I
: have done that I have achieved a
: victory that no rushing in the
: world can do. I am really
: understanding that this part of me
: that wants to rush and check off
: the box is the real voice of this
: addiction. It has no power except
: what I give it so by just doing
: breakfast I am invincible to the
: old records that try to tempt me
: into a shortcut that I KNOW will
: only lead to failure. My Freedom
: is happening on all levels by just
: sticking to breakfast. My mind
: does not know how to battle
: simpicity. It only knows how to
: project fear and create drama and
: complexity. Because I have learnd
: this from the book I can see it
: with more clarity now. During the
: day I have times where I
: emotionally eat or eat too much
: but I have chosen to just observe
: and try to learn what my body
: needs instead of letting the old
: hater take me down. I have also
: made a conscious decision that I
: am not going to worry or focus on
: my weight at all. Having a
: balanced brain chemistry is truly
: my only goal. Everything else will
: fall into place when I focus on
: this most important goal. The
: steps are filled with magic. I see
: it already in just a few days and
: I am only able to see it because I
: refuse to rush this time. I am
: taking as long as my body needs to
: get every benefit out of every
: step. When my thoughts try to
: create panic about only eating
: three meals a day and getting the
: right amount of protein and eating
: early enough that there is 3 hours
: before bed and the potatoes - I
: say to myself. Today I am doing
: breakfast. The skills that I am
: building by doing breakfast will
: build and with each step I will be
: prepared fully before I need to go
: to the next step. So I say to my
: fear - You have no power because I
: have found the solution that will
: set me free and I am going slowly
: and will not miss this opportunity
: for victory over my old habits.

: I find that it takes a lot of
: determined self-talk to keep those
: voices in check.

: Find what works for you. I know this
: will work for you. Sending you
: lots of Love and big hugs.

: Linda

: HELP!!!