Hi Fiona,

I'm not the wonderful mosaic , but I'll chime in here on your question.
Yes, I no longer eat white things and sugar. I've been on step 7 for many years
and don't miss a thing. The physical cravings go away, and emotions stabilize so
emotional eating isn't such a big thing. And there are substitutes easily made for
special foods. Most of all, I get to choose every day to feel my best and so eat foods
that make me feel balanced, healthy and strong.

The other day I saw some family members eating big gooey chocolate chip cookies and just smiled because I had no interest in eating any. Sure it would still taste good, but there's no separating eating it from the fallout of chaotic emotions, addiction back to sugar, bad feelings inside, sleepiness and sick feeling, And I had a delicious bowl of black bean chili with avocado to fill me up.

And if I really wanted a cookie for the gooey texture, I could make one myself with unsweetened carob chips and whole grain flour and no sweetener, but it didn't matter that much to me. I was just, as always, grateful to notice and to be free of the compulsion to eat sweets and free of the feeling of missing something if I didn't.

This program is life changing. Please keep going with the steps.

JoEllen

: Hi mosaic
: I always find your posts really
: useful
: In this one you say that there are
: things that you never eat now. Is
: that white things and sugar? And
: do you find it ok/manageable to
: never eat them? I so want to get
: to that point!
: Thanks
: Fiona