Linda,

I understand perfectly the tug of war you are describing. I fight that battle constantly myself. Your mind knows what your heart can't quite accept.

The facts are:

Fat does NOT make you fat
NOT eating will slow your motabolism
Counting calories GOT you here
Vegis are GOOD for you
CARBS ARE POISON

But we hear this all our lives:

Fat MAKES you fat... [this is a lie]
Just don't eat...[and you will gain weight on a 500 cal diet]
Watch that calorie count...[doesn't work for most]
Oh try this, it's low fat...[and will kill you if you keep eating it]
You just have no willpower...[lets see them live on under 500 cals]

We have to erace those old harmful "tapes' and record the truth over them.

You mentioned the Atkins book so I know you have the FACTS.

When we fall of the wagon, we can't be so hard on ourselves that we can't get back on.

You CAN do this!! Everytime you get panicked stop and tell yourself that you can...start eracing those old "tapes" and start believing in yourself. We do.

Give yourself a break. You know what your binge caused. Ok, now on to the next step. Lessons learned hard last longer anyway...



Renee'