Great post Miyako - interesting about your mention of some using sugar as a methadone. In my cause, I'm completely avoiding it, eating something more like the Atkins diet (which I've found in the past is a very 'stable' diet that doesn't include too many ups and downs (as sugar can produce). It takes a few days of lethargy before the body settles into it, but once there you have a sense of physical strength without food cravings so it may be a good choice for people looking for more diet stability while in the first month or so...