compulsive overeater

“ONLY one pound?!” – Pt. 2

After writing “Only ONE pound?!,” I realized that, if I said that same sentence with the emphasis on the first word rather than on the second (“ONLY one pound?!”), then I would have the opposite side of the same coin. If I got on that same scale and GAINED a pound rahter than LOST a pound, …Continue reading →

Apr

Gum-Chewing (And Other Abstinent Obsessions)

The very first time I became abstinent, I developed all kinds of other weird obsessions without even realizing it. The first one was eating sugar-free mints. I specifically remember asking my mom to get me a whole bunch at Christmas & Easter time so I would have something to pop in my mouth instead of …Continue reading →

Apr

“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

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 →

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 →

Apr

Step1, Part 2: “…our lives had become unmanageable.”

The second half of Step 1 has to do with coming to terms with the unmanageability of our food addiction. For me, this was easier than admitting powerlessness because it was so obvious, not only to others (who could “see” my addiction on my overweight body), but to myself in all the ways that I …Continue reading →

Apr

Projection (or “2-Way E.S.P.”)

In my 4th Step, I had listed literally hundreds of people I was resentful at because of what they thought of me. In Step 5, when I started “giving away” my 4th Step to my sponsor, she kept asking me how I “knew” what people were thinking about me. Did I come out and ask them what …Continue reading →

Mar

“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 →

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 →

Mar

Lies On My Addiction To Food

Through the process of writing my 4th Step, I uncovered SO, so many lies that I have been living by – without even knowing that I was living by them. That’s the scary part. It’s one thing to know you are lying to yourself, but it’s quite another to have no clue that you’re lying …Continue reading →

Mar

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