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Welcome, MSP!! We are so glad you have joined us. :flowerforyou:

Thanks for the thread. I've been "incognito" the last 2 or 3 days. Food has been WAY off. The new supplement I've been taking has a "re-tracing" period that happens with the body, beginning a healing process on areas that have experienced a lot of trauma. And I fit that bill to a tee. I was able to handle it for about a…

I am abstinent. I am experiencing a great reduction in pain throughout my body. I am enjoying food as fuel and not a numbing device. I am smiling and feeling serene. I am drinking water. I am nourishing my mind, body and spirit. I am enjoying the "glow" from an outreach call. I am grateful to be me. :flowerforyou:

Send you a friend request!! :flowerforyou: Love this group and love this board!!

Hi Blaise! I've sent you a friend request. I'm Terri, a compulsive overeater "retread". I left program after 6 years, and just returned after a 15 year absence. This group has been an amazing part of my recovery. When I can't make a call, get to a meeting -- I come here. Even if no one answers, I break my isolation.…

This is such a great topic! While I haven't yet sat down to "outline" a specific plan, I can tell when I'm off the mark. There is a tough process that sneaks over me ... there is an internal conversation that happens that leads me down the dark road. It's the voice that says "take that bite". What does abstinence mean to…

For today, I'm breathing ... the last two days have been a struggle, and I am missing the serenity I had during the four days I was abstinent. But, I am a work in progress -- hence, progress, not perfection. I am already almost at my calorie intake for the day, and the last two days I've been over. My body is hurting, and…

I missed doing my question in my OA Workbook last night -- will do that tonight!! Also need to find my journal ... I leave things all over! ... but memory just "pictured" where it is and I will put it back at bedside to write at night before I start my reading. :flowerforyou:

Thanks Sheldon -- I feel exactly the same way!! Yesterday I did not have access to MFP and our OA group; that made a challenge for me. And, it also reminded me (as did you) to call the people I have in my cell that have cell phones and ask if I can text. We are each other's flotation devices!!! :heart:

Really super hard day. Not abstinent, and that hurts. A lot of anger up today, combined with working an event, feeling really uncomfortable there, frustrated, couldn't get on here to check in and that has been a saving grace for me. Brought the OA 12 & 12, read it some, but it was too busy at times and to many people…

Doing a search online, I found a couple of things, but this link is from the OA website: http://www.oa.org/pdfs/been%20slipping%20and%20sliding.pdf

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Phone Calls: Yesterday I had a really challenged day for a lot of reasons, and wanted to stay at the restaurant and have lunch -- but then I heard HP tell me to go home, make a choice you'll feel good about. So, I did. I went home (5 minutes away from where I was) and as I was making my food I made a call. And another. And…

I've just started working on the OA Workbook, and 1 goal I have is to write at least on one question each night. In the past, writing has been a huge part of my recovery, but I seem to find ways these days to avoid it. Hmmm could be something to look at. When I do pick up my pen, I journal about everything -- how my food…

Last night the topic at my meeting was "Progress Not Perfection". With the goal of serenity -- and only being back in program for about 6 weeks -- I keep thinking about NOT wanting the insanity again. What will I eat, when will I eat, how will I eat, who will see me ... blah blah blah. In each moment I have a choice:…

Checking in here is a great way for me to be accountable. I had a tough day today, after spending a clean, clear Tuesday (yesterday). I was running around, prepping for a business meeting and didn't have my usual protein shake breakfast. (Ooops 1). I was rush rush rushing, and running about 15 minutes late (Ooops 2).…

So glad you found our group!!! I sent you a friend request -- looking forward to mutual support. :flowerforyou:

Went to to another meeting tonight! We have only had a Thursday night meeting for as many years as I can remember and tonight I was blessed with "checking out" the new meeting and it was AWESOME!! A speaker meeting, the speaker was amazing. Interestingly enough, when I "checked out" of OA in 1996 it was right after the…

If we allow ourselves, we can make each moment a new beginning. You are sharing your honesty -- your experience, strength and hope. You are inspiring by being here. :flowerforyou:

Just want to say I am SO glad to have found this group on MFP!! :flowerforyou:

Just for today I will choose to use The Tools of Recovery to stay sane. I will attend a meeting. I will read OA literature. I will make a phone call. I will honor my body by telling it how grateful I am to it's ongoing love and devotion to holding my spirit. I will make the choice in every moment to feed it foods that are…

When I was looking for this today, I didn't look back far enough. I "should" have known that it would already be a part of this group. :flowerforyou:

It took me about 15 years to be willing to -- once again -- face my addiction to food and compulsive overeating. The awareness that has risen in my in just the last six weeks of returning to meeting is huge! I am now re-aware that I have a compulsive thought before I take a compulsive bite. Duh. Not rocket science. The…

Coming back to OA after such a long absence, I was truly amazed at how many words still "flow" from my core. I had no challenge in remembering this group prayer. :flowerforyou:

Using the Tools of Recovery is key to maintaining sanity -- which (to me) ultimately means freedom from compulsive overeating. This is a new brochure that wasn't available when I was in OA the first time around and I think it is a fabulous reminder of all the opportunities I have to stop my insanity. It came to me after my…

I LOVE the LOVE that flows from OA -- don't care if it's at the end of a keyboard or a physical connection. I am so blessed and grateful that I finally was willing to return. It's really amazing -- although there IS a place in me that is totally pissed off that I "have to" return. Damn -- can't I just be "normal"??? Well,…

Hi All!! I am open to an accountability partner; we could also make a thread that we check into daily, if that would work for people. I just returned from a meeting up the freeway from me that I haven't been to ... well, since I've only been attending a Saturday a.m. meeting, there are a LOT I haven't been to!! I am also…

Welcome! We are a small but mighty group, banded together to do what we cannot do alone. I am loving having found OA in MFP!!

So a few days ago I started writing out my food plan, and yesterday received my OA workbook; coincidentally, I didn't log my food, made trigger choices and am in a state of unwillingness today. That whole "turn it over to HP" thing just really pisses me off sometimes. BUT, today I'm logging. I have a lunch date with a…

I was thrilled to find this group! But, for me (like all the tools) I have to continuously check in to reap the benefits <3