hello Donna, lovely to meet you

I was totally focused on weight to the exclusion of all else for many years. I was also a diet expert, but the diets didn't work too well for me

Also I sort of raced through to step seven, hoping to get to a magic step seven place … ended up repeating everything from step one - which was surprisingly settling...…….. and then I learned in a YLD class actually, that everything starts from step one. The rebalancing, the adjustment to a *permanent* weight loss

somehow that information that on step one, I was doing the right thing for down the line, even though weight loss wasn't happening - it gave me a hope

I learnt how to maintain on the steps. That was just me, many people do lose weight. But the information I gained ( Journal !!!) was invaluable. First time in my life I wasn't stuck in a yo yo pattern, up a stone down a bit, up two stones Etc

started to learn about what suits Me

I cant say enough good things about journal. Don't worry about not having got past step two before, or having a simple journal in step two. Mine only had two words in it at that time. Anxious and Uneasy but it developed as I did, and by step seven it was a real mine of information and support to me

so Ive been my ideal weight now for six and a half years. No yo yo because I found out what caused my own yo yo during steps and found my steady. Learning how to do steady made everything else so much easier. Its different when the anxiety has gone

come and share breakfast with us Donna Are you choosing something nice? how are you feeling about the four parts of breakfast? I found some much easier than others

it took me a bit of time to get going because on step seven I couldn't be bothered with it I just wanted a rest. So I sat and learnt for a bit. And nowadays yes I do have to be attentive. But its not effort, just rather fun