Shanele

I totally agree, Recovering RN. so not worth the potential false positive for using hand sanitizer with alcohol. I have littles and am just going to use theirs from now on. It's the "babyganics" alcohol free foaming hand sanitizer! Another benefit of being alcohol free sanitizer is that it won't dry out your hands from a lot of use. Healer555, Cerave has many alcohol free products. I just bought some.

Healer555, may your skin be ever moist! LOL. I'm glad we can help each other out. This is hard enough. If I come across anything helpful, I will be sure to post!!

I am in VA. I don't have an alcohol issue, but I absolutely get why avoiding everything is necessary. I don't like it much, but I get it. I never realized how much alcohol was in what we eat, other than the obvious, vanilla extract, ect... Thank you so much Recovering RN and Healer555 for answering my questions! I am finding that everyone seems to be getting 5 yrs of monitoring, regardless of circumstance. This is no easy task. It's a very long time. It's hard not to feel a bit defeated right out of the gate. I guess we just can't think of it in terms of years, rather just one day, one week and one month at a time and the years will follow. Is any bread that can be eaten? I'm not much for sweets, but Im obsessed with bread! please tell me there is bread out there that can be consumed? I assume that anything made with yeast is not on the food list. Thank you again!!!

Thank you Healer555. How is this realistically navigated? I am finding some lotions might work such as Cerave lotions and facial moisturizers. I believe it contains a high molecular weight Cetearyl Alcohol which does not really penetrate the skin and does not contain ethanol/ethyl alcohol. This is commonly found in cosmetics, shampoos, conditioners, etc. I am almost certain that these are OK. I can't imagine any program not allowing someone to even shampoo their hair for several years. doesn't make much sense. I think foods are more tricky. Is there a basic food list of "can have"? Are alcohol sugars something that can be consumed? What of Italian food can't be eaten? Im just not sure of what can really be eaten? Splenda in my coffee? I'm extremely confused about the foods! Thanks for the help!!

Hi! Am new to HPMP and am overwhelmed by it all. I find myself analyzing differences between high and low molecular weight alcohols in lotions. Even if something says alcohol free, it still has some type of alcohol, many food have natural alcohol fatty acids. Am I over thinking this. What can you actually eat while in this program? I am feeling like I will not be able to even eat many "natural" foods, fruits, veggies, bread, pasta, ect... I feel like food is restricted severely or am I just overthinking this? I feel like I'll be living on cucumbers and a piece of chicken breast. Help! Please and thank you!