How was everyone's week????

[Paulie]

I hope everyone had a good week. With all the caos going on in my life right now, I actually had a pretty darn good one with regards to my eating. I did not let my emotions dictate what, when or how much I ate. Let me tell you this is a FIRST for me in a very long time. But I am not going to get to full of myself here, this is a daily struggle for me and I am taking life just one day at a time.

I do attribute my success this past week to the fact that I am activiely working the steps right now and I have increased my meetings and meeting with my sponsor. This is what works for me. In writing on my steps I am not only working on drug issues, but food issues and it is such a release for me.

Thanks for listening and for your support.

Now who wants to go next to talk about the week they had???

[antreeta]

I am glad that you had a good week in regards to food. It is easy for me to use chaos as an excuse for eating. What a blessing.
I had a lot of anger to deal with and my week with food was 50% on track and the other 50% it controlled me big time.
Sometimes I feel like such a screw up regarding food. I feel like I should have better physical recovery. I have been going to OA for a little over a year. I gained weight.
Well anyway, I have been coddling myself for too long. Maybe I don't need nice.
Anyway, I have really been trashing myself this week over food.
I wish I could get a sponsor whose schedule jives with mine. I work graveyard shift. But anyway, higher power will solve it for me if I let him.
But tomorrow is another day.
Have a great week everyone!!
Thanks for getting me moving, Pauline.

[Paulie]

Hey Antreeta -

Don't beat yourself up, I know how that can be. That is my pattern. I screw up a little and just punish myself more, don't do that to yourself. This past week with so much chaos going on in my life for me not to sit down with a cheesecake was huge and I am proud of myself, but it is just one day at a time for all of us. I have to get through today, and so do you. It does no good to beat ourselves up about it.

As I said, actively working a program for me is a big step in the right direction regarding food issues. Maybe if your schedule is not working with you and your sponsor, try someone new, have you talked to her about it? We all need help with this and it is so wonderful to have SR to come to and type my feelings out and so wonderful to have a sponsor that I can say hey I was feeling like this and I acted it out like this...you know what I mean.

Keep up the good work, as I say over and over, all we can do is take it just one day at a time.

hugs to you my friend.

[criscee]

wow i have missed you all. I had an interesting week. i was in minneapolis this past week for a convention for work. i have felt really disconnected from my program. anonymity isn't everything it's cracked up to be when you have to keep it. anyway i'm back. my week was good. my spirits are good. and i'm not beating myself up today either pauline. and antreeta don't you either. each day is a new beginning with new chances to be the best we can be.

[antreeta]

I want to say thanks and I appreciate you being there. It just makes it so much easier to take when there are others who know where I am coming from.
Later