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Overeaters Anonymous Fellowship on MFP
Hi, my name is (not really) Azadi and I am a recovering bulimic. When I first found this site, I immediately searched the words "Overeaters Anonymous," "Bulimia Recovery," and "Eating Disorder." Unfortunately, I didn't so easily find what I was looking for, so I thought I'd make a proposal. See, I am just now entering a…
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Overeaters Anonymous: Fasting, Not Fasting
Hi, my name is Azadi and I am a recovering bulimic. Tonight starts a fast day in my religion which commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. It is one of the two major fasts of the year, during which you eat and drink nothing, not even water, for 25 hours. Judaism takes medical exceptions very…
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Overeaters Anonymous: Day Counts!
Hi, my name is Azadi, and I am a recovering bulimic. Today I went to a meeting and when the chair person asked for day counts, I pulled out my iPod and opened up my 12-step app which has a day-count calculator that keeps track for me. Turns out today is 200 days abstinent from disordered eating. For 200 days in a row, I…
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Overeaters Anonymous: Shabbat
Hi, my name is Azadi and I am a recovering bulimic. Today is Thursday. That means tomorrow's Friday. That means Shabbat. For any who don't know, Shabbat is the Sabbath which is Friday evening until Saturday night. Much of Shabbat is focused on eating. Shabbat meals are kind of a big deal, not necessarily in that they have…
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Overeaters Anonymous: Clothes Fitting Differently
Hi, my name is Azadi and I'm a recovering bulimic. So this should be a good thing. And it is. I'm starting to notice some of my clothes fitting differently, better, looser. Pants that used to restrict me don't anymore. No huge change which is fine, but it's noticeable. Saw a good friend yesterday whom I haven't seen in…
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Overeaters Anonymous: What Step Are You Working On?
Hi, all! So I got a few favorable responses to my call for 12-step fellowship here. So, I figured, why not plough ahead? Besides, I'm bored. :) So, for those who are working a Program currently, I thought to open up some discussion of the steps. I'm currently working Step 2 with my Sponsor: "Came to believe that a Power…
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Overeaters Anonymous: Scales! Scales everywhere!
Hi, my name is Azadi and I am a recovering bulimic. One of my biggest challenges and triggers is the scale. A couple of weeks ago, I walked into my mother's bathroom (I'm staying with her while I'm off from school) and the scale was there staring me in the face. Well, in the feet really, I guess. I couldn't resist. I…
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Overeaters Anonymous: Food and Family
Hi, my name is Azadi and I'm a recovering bulimic Yeah, I kinda like starting my posts with that. Hope it's not too annoying. Came back today from 4th of July weekend with my extended family on my dad's side. That meant staying at Grandma's lots of time with my sister, barbecue at my uncle's, small cousins who might say or…
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Bulimic, Recovering in Overeaters Anonymous
Hi, my name is (not really) Azadi, and I am a recovering bulimic. I am working on my recovery through the fellowship of Overeaters Anonymous. As of yesterday, I have been "abstinent" from disordered eating for 6 months. I have not purged in 2 years and 4 months. As I am working with my sponsor to ease my plan of eating…
