: hi BettyJane, so glad you posted and
: hope you find PnP enlightening,
: and a comfort

: its so good to feel understood

: I used to think about food constantly
: - always some diet or other, and
: felt absolutely ruled by it. All
: else secondary and if I didn't
: have anything to worry about, I
: would latch onto something - say a
: wedding six months in the future -
: and worry about that. I lived in
: black t shirt and leggings because
: I couldn't find anything else to
: fit, and ate things I didn't like
: because of the promise, and denied
: myself the things I did like
: because of the danger of them

: what I found out was that balancing
: my brain chemicals was
: transformational. It wasn't that I
: was weak willed. Quite the
: contrary. Not some character flaw,
: and nothing set in stone. All to
: be rebalanced.

: Im just pondering - that extreme food
: focus can be an advantage, when
: turned around. All that skill ! to
: be able to focus that energy onto
: steps instead, what a powerful
: thing

: Nowadays I have such delight in
: cooking ( I had lost all that joy)
: I love to eat out and its a real
: pleasure, instead of something
: that might derail me for months.
: Every day I choose foods that I
: just love, and I focus on the
: freedom of it all. Yes there are
: things I do not choose, ever
: but that takes the dilemma out of
: everything, its so peaceful.

: you made me think, choosing an old
: breakfast of mine, which would
: have been oats cooked in water,
: which gave me heartburn and made
: me anxious , versus a good old
: English fry - up breakfast so
: tasty and enjoyable and
: satisfying. Yet I stuck with those
: old oats for years and years
: just kept going back for more of
: the same Its so nice to live
: and feel the difference

: keep in touch with us , I know the
: connection really helps and the
: community has been so helpful to
: me...… let us know your breakfast
: news, and how you are liking it.
: Did you choose something nice
: today?
Good Morning, Mosiac - Loved your message with all its personal insights and experiences. I am anxiously awaiting my first order of George's Shake and the PnP book. For breakfast this morning I had a shake with 30g of protein and 2 pieces of buttered sprouted bread. I am kind of blindly doing breakfast as I am not sure exactly what constitutes a complex carb. Am sure the book will explain all.

You mentioned the old oats giving you heartburn and it leaped up at me that oats often give me heartburn. What's with that? I do want to incorporate oats for breakfast by preparing them a different way - have you been doing that?

As I said, a light is beginning to form in my thoughts and I am content to take this very slow as opposed to the past. You have made the light a little brighter!!