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Calorie Counting - Is It A Big OA No! No!?
Recently I got an email from a fellow member of OA saying that "we do not count calories" and OA is "not a diet" club. This member frowned down upon my using MFP for my food plan - or for even using it for that matter. Although I understand the reasoning that some people can become obsessed with calorie counting, I…
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OA Meeting Etiquette
I just attended my second OA meeting this week and I'm really loving the openness and acceptance that radiates from the meeting. Being a lifetime compulsive overeater means I've been a complete isolator in my disease - and that translates into being very socially awkward among strangers. So when I was handed the OA new…
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Looking for a sponsor
I've been in and out of MFP for almost 2 years now and have had some level of success. But it's been a struggle to fight my overeating compulsions. Although I'm a lifetime dieter, I'm kind of new to OA, and I'm wondering if there is any sponsors willing to take on another sponsoree via emails?
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Salt Sugar Fat
Interesting interview on Democracy Now with Michael Moss http://bit.ly/XhaMBL http://youtu.be/I3fiYKnYECQ Hopefully these links will work. It's a fascinating topic on how the food industries manipulate those three substances to create highly addictive food!
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Anyone use creative visualization for weight loss?
I'm a follower of pagan and wiccan traditions (mostly self-created, but they work for me :) ) and I was wondering if anyone in this group applies creative visualization to thier weight loss routine? I use a form of it and lately it has helped me to break through a stubborn plateau!
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Climbin' back on the wagon - looking for friends!
Hi! I started MFP a while ago and was having some success, then life did what normally does and took me on a little diversion from my diet plans. I'm happy to be back and would love friends for support! :) Hope I will stick with it this time!!
