personal stories

“Only ONE pound?!” – Pt. 1

My abstinent food plan calls for me to only weigh myself at my counselor’s office. Since I only see her roughly once every six-to-eight weeks, I have been forced to give-up the majority of the obsessive behaviors related to getting weighed, like getting on the scale daily (or more), using calories to try to calculate …Continue reading →

Apr

God Loves YOU!

Before I could even begin to approach the subject of believing in a Higher Power that loved me, I had to break-through a much more basic philosophical argument: why would a Higher Power be interested in helping me with something as mundane as my battle with weight? Didn’t He/She/It have better things to deal with, …Continue reading →

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Apr

How I Became A Christian

Just before I came back to OA, a dear friend kept trying to convince me to check-out Christian speaker Joel Osteen (see Inspirational Links, if interested). I finally reluctantly agreed. To my surprise, after seeing his show, I realized that this was the first time in my life that I had ever walked-away from a Christian …Continue reading →

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Apr

The Easter 12

When I was 12 years old, I was in what was to be one of the many commercial diet clubs I’d try during my lifetime (this particular time was almost exactly 33 years ago to the day, by the way). I obviously did not yet have enough “food smarts” to wait until after that annual chocolate-fest …Continue reading →

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Apr

My “God Job”

About four years ago, my husband and I were forced to leave our jobs and almost lost our house. Throughout that difficult time, I know that God was taking care of us, but I didn’t know it at the time. In fact, if we hadn’t left that company, not only do I truly believe that …Continue reading →

Apr

“Do you believe in ‘magical thinking?’ “

This was a question my counselor asked me a while back. I was saying that I didn’t want to “jinx” myself by mentioning that I had finally been abstinent for a few weeks,… and she responded with this question. I was like, “No, I don’t believe in magical thinking. It’s just one of those silly …Continue reading →

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Mar

I Missed Lunch?!

Yesterday was a day to remember. A “Kodak Moment,” if ever there was one. Never in the history of history has this ever happened… Yesterday, I forgot to eat lunch! Can I write that again just so I can see it in print? I FORGOT TO EAT LUNCH! Do you know how many people I …Continue reading →

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Mar

My Cure For ‘Skatter-Brain’

The best way I have found to date for quieting down my brain is not at all I expected it would be. I was having lots of trouble “emptying” my mind, supposedly so I could meditate, but I never got that far. To me, that task was so difficult that after several days, I was actually …Continue reading →

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Mar

The Dream Of Dreams

Several months ago, while I was watching “Reflections” on the Daystar network (my favorite form of morning meditation), I dozed-off in front of the television and had the following vivid dream. Now, whenever I feel overwhelmed or down-hearted, I picture this scene and it always calms me down. I hope it does the same for you. …Continue reading →

Mar

“Food Dreams” Are A Gift!

The first time I became abstinent, almost every night I had dreams about bingeing, and then I’d wake-up with a start, actually scared that I had broken my abstinence and had to start all over at day “0” (at the time I was counting days). It really bothered me whenever it happened, and I often …Continue reading →

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Mar

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