3. Follow my Ingredient List: http://simplehealthytasty.blogspot.com/2008/04/ingredients-what-to-look-for-w.... This will make it easy, especially if you choose to purchase a treat instead of making one. I do still have times when I eat more of the good and okay lists then I do on the better and best but I have found as long as I am focusing on the best I keep a pretty good balance. For over eight years now I have been able to steer clear of the bad, ugly, and other unwanted ingredients. Print that page and take it with you to the store! I never worry about calories, fat grams etc. I just read ingredients. Again this was a new found freedom for me. I spent so much of my teenage and young adult years counting calories and being afraid of anything with fat in it. I found it is just more simple then that!

5. Above all, give yourself time. It doesn't happen overnight, tastes do change but it is slow. Be patient with yourself and others. If you are addicted you WILL have withdrawals and cravings for a little while until it is out of your system. Six weeks is just about enough time to let your body know that you mean business and that you are serious about getting rid of those junk food cravings.

6. Understand up-front that people are going to question you. Many people called me crazy and radical when I started to give up meat, processed foods and dairy. I wondered how come trying to go back to the way they were originally intended was radical! To me it seemed radical to, in effect, poison our bodies with overly processed foods and then drug them with more toxins to try to feel better. Anyway it was amazing the difference it made once I quit worrying about appearances and decided I wanted to truly be healthy and have a healthy family!

Editor's Note: A key factor is support of like-minded people! We are starting a group on Facebook where you can post your struggles, successes, recipes, cravings and even slip-ups. Tammie says that it takes about 6 weeks for the toxins to leave your body if you are addicted, so we are going to support each other through the 6 weeks. We will begin January 1, 2011 and continue through mid-February. Join the group now to prepare for January 1!