I am also reading the new book. I am reading it slowly, savoring the information. It has been a while since I read any edition of the book so I am sure I will relearn some things, and I am looking forward to the new sections as well.
Allison

: I am close to finishing the latest
: version of Potatoes not Prozac.

: I found it very meaningful to read
: all the original parts of the book
: - it was not at all redundant for
: me. Reviewing all the material was
: really important to me, even
: though I have been on the program
: for eight years.

: The new parts, especially at the end
: about feelings and addiction
: amoeba are fascinating and very
: relevant. I will be re-reading
: those parts in the weeks and
: months to come.

: Having read most of the book, I am
: feeling very settled, and was
: motivated to implement a few
: changes in my food plan today.

: For one thing, I ate breakfast half
: an hour after getting up, rather
: than an hour (or a bit more) which
: is what I tend to drift towards,
: despite knowing better. My body
: felt the difference.

: Secondly, I had an *interesting*
: brown for supper. Not particularly
: interesting in taste, but very
: interesting in the way it is
: holding me. First I ate my
: proteins and veggies. And to cap
: that off, I ate half a cup of
: soaked oats with sunflower seeds
: sprinkled in. (I had let the oats
: soak in the fridge for a few
: hours.) I was inspired to do this
: by again reading what a great
: brown oats are. So in addition to
: having them in my morning shake, I
: decided to have them at suppertime
: too.

: My intent was to manage to eat that
: spud tonight, something that
: eludes me because I normally need
: a small meal with protein in the
: late evening, and then there's no
: time to fit in the potato before
: bed (also I'm too full).

: So this evening I had Mr. Spud -
: roasted red potato. If I have
: found the *secret* to fitting in
: the potato, it will be a huge
: thing for me.

: And the best thing of all - I started
: journaling again. This is my
: weakest link in the program. I've
: started and stopped several times
: over the years. I am excited about
: journaling now. I really want to
: see connections between the food,
: the timing and my body's signals.
: I wasn't really good at doing that
: before.

: Today was Yom Kippur - the Jewish day
: of atonement and fasting. I did
: not fast (I fasted for years and
: years, but not in recent years -
: it creates serious problems for me
: as a sugar sensitive person).
: Today's *reviewing and revamping*
: of my program felt very in step
: with the introspection that goes
: with this holiday, albeit in a
: different way.

: I am most grateful to you, Kathleen,
: for making the huge effort to
: write this updated version of the
: book. It is very, very meaningful
: for me even with eight years
: "under my belt". It has
: really been a delight reading the
: book with a beginner's mind in the
: last few days (beginner's mind not
: being my strong point, LOL).
: There were things I had forgotten,
: things that never sank in the
: first time, and new information
: that I found fascinating and that
: spoke directly to me.

: I feel rich having this program that
: keeps and holds me.

: Sarit