I am feeling a bit frustrated as I have stalled at lesson four. I am not sure if it is the subject matter of lesson four or my anticipatory anxiety regarding lesson five! I am absolutely dreading facing my demons which exist for me in the form of sugar and nicotine (I was a caffeine junkie before starting the program and am about 90% caffeine free now). I am scared! I believe I haven't done the expectations work justice as I have spent almost two weeks doing very little and putting off taking the next step. Any advice?

take a step forward little by little with substituting use green tea or herbal tea sweetened with stevia instead maybe just start cutting back on those sweets and substituing with something more healthy find some alternative recipes for some deserts.. as for the nicotine I don't know to much about that I don't smoke so I don't know the best way to quit. Good luck-- these are wonderful goals and will improve your health so best wishes..

As soon as I heard that sugar and caffine are stimulants to trigger anxiety I stopped using them. I drink decaf and green tea now. I also quit eating junk and sugar. I had headaches everyday for about 2 weeks but now they're gone and I feel much less like bouncing off the walls. There are many things you can eat to supplement these and they are far more healthy. You should feel proud of yourself for as far as you've come already. Keep up the good work!

Thank you for the suggestions and encouragement, Trixie and kimmie28. I'm hanging in there but it's difficult. I'm not sure what's harder to resist -- the chocolate or the cigarettes (seems like when I am able to leep one of them in check, the other begins to spiral out of control). SIGH. Baby steps, right?

I too am stalled at lesson 4. I was smoking cigars . I stopped cold turkey 13 days ago.Its not easy i still have the last box of cigars in my drawer as a reminder of how far Ive come.I was smoking and inhaling them stinkers.Drink decaf everything. Decaf soda tea coffee, Green tea with chammamoile at night is a good drink.I wish you luck and we have to get to lesson 5 now.

To TeePee -- yes, de-caf everything is the way to go. I had a half cup of regular coffee at a party over the weekend and I felt like the top of my head was going to blow off! I don't know how you can keep un-smoked cigars around without wanting to devour them. You're right, though -- I've decided to stop spinning my wheels and move on. Thanks for your support!