: I don't really know where I start.

: *deep breath*

: I've been on the program for three
: months. I am on step 5. I find
: myself eating almost as much sugar
: as I used to before this program.
: I get anxious and scared about the
: thought of eating a meal and not
: eating sugar afterward because I
: don't want to miss out on that
: opportunity to be able to eat
: sugar and have to wait until my
: next mealtime. Anyone else having
: this problem? I feel exhausted all
: day, every day, although it's not
: as bad as it was before the
: program. A huge problem for me
: right now is that I've been
: sleeping in too late and having my
: breakfast too late, which destroys
: my energy level for the rest of
: the day.

: I've decided to wait until
: mid-November to cut out sugar. I'm
: visiting my parents for a week at
: that time and they are much more
: understanding of my sugar
: addiction than the people I live
: with right now. I don't know how
: I'm going to make it that long,
: though. I have fleeting thoughts
: of wanting to cut out sugar RIGHT
: NOW every single day. These
: thoughts are getting more and more
: frequent as my energy levels drop
: more and more because of being
: desperate to get in as much sugar
: as I can at mealtime and before
: cutting it all out. Does anyone
: else have this problem?

: Lastly, I'm getting wary of the
: potato, unfortunately. I looked
: back on an email exchange between
: me and Kathleen during my first
: attempt. I talked about how I
: discovered that on evenings where
: I ate the potato, I would wake up
: at about 2 in the morning and not
: be able to get back to sleep. When
: I took out the potato, I slept
: wonderfully. Back then, Kathleen
: suggested it was because I was
: skipping steps, which I was, so it
: made sense. This time, I've been
: following the program to a tee and
: going oh so slowly (aside from
: eating breakfast too late, as I
: mentioned, but this problem
: persists even on days I've been
: eating breakfast at a good time)
: But, I'm having the same exact
: problem again. Has anyone had this
: problem? If so, how did you deal
: with it?

Here is my suggestion, Perhaps you can focus on step 3 which would include
making sure that you actually have sugar with each meal. The key will be to have the same amount
each day. Creating a steady state will help you a lot. If there any chance you might join the step
3 group?

I would not do the potato yet. Focusing on the step rather than the sugar will help calm you.

Kathleen