I am so thankful for the satiety on this food plan. Before, I was never satisfied because I either didn't get as much as I wanted or I had so much that I got sick. On diets, I would finish a skimpy meal and obsess about wanting to eat more. I would feel so empty. Even when I ate until I was sick, I still felt empty and wanted more...I just couldn't get anymore past my gag reflex. I would eat more as soon as I could. Now, it feels so good to be full, satisfied, and content with the amount of food I have eaten at every meal and not obsess about wanting more. Obsession weighed so heavily on my mind and spirit. It was like a mountain range bearing down on me and I couldn't figure out how to get out from under it. Now, there is so much freed up space in my mind and a lightness that is so comfortable because I don't obsess about food all day every day. Yes, there is thinking and planning involved daily with food prep, but it's not heavy, rather it's light and simple.

There is a Bible verse I have wondered about for YEARS and I just couldn't relate; but now it speaks to me:

Matthew 17:20 Jesus said to them, "...for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there, ' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

I think faith began when we 1)admitted we were powerless over sugar-flour-wheat and that our lives had become unmanageable, 2)came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity, 3)made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

With that admission about ourselves, that belief in a HP, and that surrender to a HP, we invited in the great power that moves mountains...or mountain ranges on the mind:)

Sounds like we have the same disease, Cathy! I think I can muster up a mustard seed. Thanks for your posts, they help!