I haven’t eaten meat in a while. I’m not a vegetarian. I am a flexitarian, but I do avoid meat as much as I can without becoming anti-social, which means I can almost always avoid it. If you need another reason to give meat a pass, look at the latest PETA ad. Yeah, the one [...]

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There is, in my experience, a bit of a geographical bias in the food plans you see around OA. Around where I live, no flour, no sugar tends to rule the roost. I have been, for the 6 years of my abstinence, a no wheat, no sugar guy. Early in my program work, I identified [...]

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Well, I am well on the mend with the pneumonia finally receding into the distance. It’s not gone yet. I still feel a bit of it in the lungs but I can now work full days and my food is beginning to taste like normal. My appetite has returned. Is there a surer sign I’m [...]

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The following ad is running today on TV here in the US: Opening shot: Attractive woman says – “To manage my weight, I go to Walmart.” Camera follows woman through the produce section. How much does she put in her cart? NOTHING! Camera watches woman happily choose pre-packaged frozen meals. Grrrrr

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I don’t believe I’ve had this craving in years, even before coming to Overeaters Anonymous. When I was sick, I didn’t have much of an appetite. What I would always be willing to eat was toast with strawberry jam or apple butter. I could have really gone for some of that today. I didn’t. I [...]

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Beginning Saturday evening, I suffered, first from cramps and then other digestive troubles. I figured I hit the lentils and beans too hard. The next day, I could not explain the low grade fever and chills. By Monday I figured it was the flu. Not much you can do for that. Tuesday I called my [...]

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My 21 meal commitment to trying a vegan lifestyle began yesterday at lunch time. I was not aware of this at the time as I thought I had cheese left for dinner. I did, but it was a big block of cheese which if opened I would need to use until used up. Instead, I [...]

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I don’t know if you can read it but if you can’t, scroll down and see if you can read it there. The photo was taken with my cell phone while sitting at a red light. , Keep Scrolling . . . Now you see why I was laughing?

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