I continue to appreciate any and all comments. I too am uncertain about the "browns" and how that will work for me long term. But for the moment, working to eliminate the "whites" is progress!!!! I was reading in "Your Last Diet" last night and was totally at the way she *knows* how us life long dieters think. (wanting to skip ahead, do everything right now, have results immediately, etc.)

So.... I figure it can't hurt to work on her program as prescribed for a while and see how it goes. But being the life long dieter that I am, I'm gong to work on Steps one and two at the same time.

I think journaling to look for reactions to foods (moods, hunger levels, etc.) will be a good thing. I've never made a point to write that sort of stuff down. I'm use to tracking what I eat but only monitoring results on that number oriented thingy in my bathroom.

DG