jmey, try to not think about "forever"--such thoughts can overwhelm us! In creating a healthier self, I think it's best to take a page from the recovery movement's book--one day at a time. Your LC journey may lead you to finding new foods that you never knew you liked. You may lose your taste for sweets and milk sugars. Food is likely to become a smaller and smaller part of your life as cravings disappear. Can you do this just for today? I think so. Tomorrow, you'll get up and make that same decision again.