Hi everyone!

I found the RR program about two years ago and went right for it, except I could not, for the life of me, stick with the journal. I was constantly paranoid about making sure I recorded every single thought and feeling. I didn't want to miss anything. I also found it cumbersome to write pen and paper style. I got burnt out and gave up on journaling. But I decided I was super cool and better than RR (anyone been there?) and could do the program without the journal. Needless to say, that didn't work.

I've now been journaling for almost three weeks. I am floored by how much of a difference it makes. I used to freak out every single time I would get spacey and tired and irritable. I felt out of control of how I felt, never knowing exactly what was causing it. With the journal, I feel in control. I am able to detach from my emotions and see it as a scientific experiment. I'm also using Evernote on my phone to journal. I know that pen and paper is recommended, but using my phone is what's working for me. I especially love that you can create tags. I've created lots of tags of emotional and physical symptoms and just tag how I'm feeling rather than write it out each time. I like to occasionally look at how many notes contain each tag. It's a good way to monitor changes.

I'm now on step three. I'm so shocked at how much just three meals a day with protein helps with my symptoms! I still eat dessert after lunch and dinner every day and despite that, I've seen so much improvement.

Does anyone else find phone journaling has worked for you after trying pen and paper? What changes did you see/are you seeing when you moved to step three?