Sometimes I wonder if it’s a gift to feel emotions.  I know it’s a gift to abstain from eating compulsively, but these feelings, these I would like to be able to do without. I’ve been going through some things which are not appropriate to outline here, which sometimes made me feel as though someone had [...]

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So, Tuesday was a good day. Most days are good but you already know that. I’d been looking forward to this Tuesday evening for a few weeks. This was the Tuesday I planned to audition for part in a local play. I prepared by reading For Today, out loud and with more of a dramatic [...]

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We all have some baggage. I’d like to think mine is carry-on. It used to be a steamer trunk. Isn’t that one of the advantages of working OA’s 12 Steps?

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Saturday is my 2-fer day. I get to two OA meetings. In the morning, I have a choice between 7:15 and 8. Actually, there are more choices but these are the ones I choose between. I have friends and sponsees at both. Each have experience, strength and hope by the bucket load.  The difference is [...]

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To quote my comment on this blog entry: I saw this article referenced on the New York Times website and I had to come here to read the source. Normal is such a slippery concept. Normal has to be what works for you. Normal is the way to eat and the foods to eat that [...]

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My Google home page includes a Quote of the Day. Today’s is: It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it. – Upton Sinclair I swear this applies to program. When I was bound and determined not to understand because I didn’t want to stop eating [...]

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The task ahead of us is not greater than the power behind us. Pretty cool.

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When it comes to learning a new language, I struggle. I struggle so much that I always give up. A friend of mine who teaches Spanish in high school assures me that some people are just not designed to learn languages. Boy, do I believe that.  Still, I am willing to try again. This time, [...]

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The only requirement for membership in Overeaters Anonymous is a desire to stop eating compulsively. That’s our third tradition. Success, whatever that is, is not a requirement. Achieving a healthy weight, whatever that is, is not a requirement. Eating sanely is not a requirement. No other requirements. Just a  desire to stop eating compulsively. The [...]

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I had planned ahead for my trip to the UK and made sure I had 2 of my pre-made lunches in reserve so that I wouldn’t need to cook my first evening. The plan worked really well. I was able to just grab my lunch and run. Today being Wednesday though, I had to cook [...]

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