I read Potatoes Not Prozac, well over a decade ago and realized Kathleen had the solution, I just had to follow the steps. For two years I followed the program to the zenith and the results were all that Kathleen promised.

In 2007, my mother, my husband, and even the dog died.. It was a terrible year, compounded by an operation to remove a 30 pound, encapsulated cancer. If I had held tight and stayed with the program I'm sure the year would have been easier to cope with, but instead I picked up the cigarettes, hit the sugar, and did more that a little shopping. Exercise went by the way side and I was once more a fat emotional mess.

It took me over a year to come back to the program, but I did come back to sanity.

This year, my program is once more a mess. A little slip here and another there, has brought me to the doldrums and exercise is a walk for the dog, if the weather isn't too cold, if it isn't too windy, if there isn't much ice, and if I'm not napping.

Today, I begin again. I had a good breakfast, 2 eggs, Ezekiel toast, and 2 strips of bacon. Not perfect yet. I should have had 3 eggs. I'm hoping that participating in the forum will be helpful.

I'm smoking, my weight is up a few pounds and I'm in the mist of the 'Where is Spring Blues'. But I know all these things will ease after a few weeks of good eating and exercise,

Thanks for listening.