As I sat in bed last night reading a few chapters in another ED book, one of the lines really stuck out and made me think about how such a simple statement has such a tremendous meaning.

“You have to work at recovery.”

Yeah. And that’s an understatement. You have to find the strength to work really hard at recovery. You have to engulf yourself in recovery. You have to think and act and feel recovery-- every day, all day. You have to learn about it, and talk about it, and identify it. You have to allow yourself to fail and then you have to get right back at it and try a different approach. Again and again and again.

Recovery isn’t something that happens to us. It is something that we need to make happen. And it isn’t going to come easy to us. And that is very discouraging. But in order to succeed in recovery, we must work at it continuously.

Hi my name is Richie, and I am a binge person but like all of you I am fighting to remember that I am a grandmother, gardener, walker, teacher and good person who is more than my addiction. Today was a good day, stayed busy all day and into the night. so busy I am too tired to eat.
Elizabeth, I think this topic will help you . The folks here really get how it feels when you don't have a good day, Like you I hid my food frenzys from my family. Now I live alone and still struggle even though no one knows.

rainyday your weight ticker looks pretty good. more than half way there. Bad things happen I also have had to take antidepressants from time to time. Hormones are so hard to get regulated. I sure hope yours will be balanced soon . I am over being young but maybe a visit to your gyn for an eval might help. They put me on birthcontrol and it helped me way back when....maybe there is some new stuff out there that will help.

Mollie. like you say one day at a time.tomorrow is another day.

Diane, thanks for the reminder........recovery is tough stuff. I am not where I want to be but I am headed in the right direction. Hugs to all of you Richie

I'm crying as I'm typing this b/c I have been doing well for a while but have had some stressful few days with the boys and combine that with exhaustion as I take care of the boys 100%= urge to pig out. I gave in today and have been eating non-stop. Years of counseling, nutritionists, personal trainers, etc., mean I know what I need to do. It seems like the longer I go without a binge, the worse the fall is when I end up eating. Please don't think I'm some hopeless case...this is just a really, really bad day. I'm glad to have found this group and appreciate any support. I hope to be a source of support for others struggling with this. God bless you all and thanks for letting me ramble.

I am doing fairly well, some days better than others. I only weigh when i go to the Dr. so I am not sure if i have had any weight loss, somedays i feel like i have and other days i feel like i am just maintaining. Still really really struggling with the exercise thing. I do it in my mind, well thats not working. I was doing well for a few days waking up and doing the 1 mile walk with leslie sansone to make sure i got some kind of exercise in and then i got bored with the same thing over and over and i haven't done it for almost a week. Then i was going to the pool and i love swimming, the indoor pool is a drive though and its too chilly to go to the pool here at the complex. Can't afford the gas to go to indoor pool all the time. As i write i realized i have one excuse after another for not exercising.... what is going on? I so need some motivation, any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks for the support. I am still binging on occasion trying to binge on healthier things and wean myself away from the night eating. I am gonna stick and stay no matter what though.