: Thanks for the encouragement Marcy. I
: was to my sister's recently and I
: didn't do well with breakfast that
: weekend. I do pretty good at home
: except for timing. I realized
: today that I have been shorting my
: protein some days.

this is excellent reasoning Sally ! Just being able to step back and see those things is tremendous progress. In the beginning I did not realise how important timing was for me at the time. And I had protein slightly off both ways, too much or too little ! ( and you would not believe how Long it took me to see it )

good for you

the other thing is - it really isn't your fault. Not at all. Theres no blame. We are just blessed with wonky biochemistry. And when I say blessed, I mean it because it comes with great talents as well Have you got PnP ? You might find it reassuring to re read the first chapters, and the biochemistry information. Those brain chemicals are powerful things !! and hence - not your fault

the other thing I wanted to mention is, how brave of you to be dealing with pain etc as well. Its hard. Ive only had to deal with a little bit in my time, but here is some good news I hope. Learning about this really helped. First of all I learnt to take regular analgesia when I needed it instead of trying to power through it, and gradually I could see..... as I got the experience of the steps...... how my perception of pain is altered according to my balance. In fact, I have an early warning system these days in that the ache worsens if I need to be more attentive to things And I can 'troubleshoot', or cope, or find my solutions that bit better. Food right, just seems to make it that bit easier

Best wish, and do let us know how the timing/correct protein goes I am really interested