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03-28-2009, 08:48 AM
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| Resident  Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Good day all. I am going to the movies tonight to see I Love You Man and it will be hard to resist red licorice which is a movie staple for me. With all of your support I will be strong though and stick to plain popcorn and diet soda.  Nina - 3/8/2009 - 20 Days TigerLil - 3/10/2009 - 18 Days Pony 3/13/2009 - 15 Days Jack-3/19/2009 - 9 Days Fubarcdn - 3/22/2009 - 6 Days Mike -3/23/2009 - 5 Days Cali - 3/26/2009 - 3 Days Dave - 3/27/2009 - 2 Day Roxie-3/27/09 - 2 Day
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03-29-2009, 05:47 AM
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Hi everyone, Its was good to go back and read this week's posts and see how people are supporting one another. My weeks have been crazy and am having trouble checking in. With that said...back to day one for me.. Easter candy is in the stores and in my mouth. I'm still trying, however. Thanks to all here and I'll try to get more active. Mike |
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03-29-2009, 09:24 AM
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Still going strong and looking forward to Jacks return. No candy at the movies last night. The movie was really funny for me although some people may find it a little distasteful. On to the chart. Nina - 3/8/2009 - 21 Days TigerLil - 3/10/2009 - 19 Days Pony 3/13/2009 - 16 Days Jack-3/19/2009 - 10 Days Fubarcdn - 3/22/2009 - 7 Days Cali - 3/26/2009 - 4 Days Dave - 3/27/2009 - 3 Day Roxie-3/27/09 - 3 Day Mike -3/228/2009 - 1 Days
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03-29-2009, 07:39 PM
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| Forum Leader  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: trail of discovery
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Still OS free. This week has been easy to stay OS free because I have had some sort of intestinal thing and I haven't wanted to eat anything.
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03-29-2009, 09:35 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: England
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Thanks for updating the count Fubar, unfortunately can you start me working on 1 from Monday. The wifes away and I polished off the rest of her box of chocolates, I am sure she leaves enough so that if I eat them then I have to replace the whole box. I took my boy to the cinema on Saturday, and my temptation is the ice cream; on this occasion I didn't have any but that's probably because that section was closed! I find that when my resolve crumbles it happens almost too soon-that's something I have to work on, best wishes all.
__________________ Into each life some rain must fall,some days be dark and dreary. The Difficult is that which can be done immediately;the Impossible that which takes a little longer. |
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03-29-2009, 10:41 PM
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| Accepting Myself As Is  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here @ SR.
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Hello Fub, Mike, Pony & Dave. I'm so happy to see that you each have checked in. Checking in has been so hard for me to do, for quite some time now, I'm not sure why really. That's one of the reasons that I so appreciate each of you checking in, I know how hard it can be to do that faithfully. So here I am checking in too. I really miss Jack and I do hope that we hear from Cali & Roxie soon. You too, TigerLil, but we haven't met, yet. Anyway, I am still OS free so far. I'm very tired right now, after having kept my 3 1/2 month old grandson for 3 days & 2 nights. I don't do night-feedings well anymore. Way to resist and stay OS free at the movies Fub !!! Pony, I sure hope you are able to get completely well soon. I hope you aren't dealing with lots of nausea, as that always tends to go with any intestinal problem, Drs. have told me this in the past. Like I didn't know that from personal experience. Ugh.........
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03-30-2009, 07:25 AM
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Glad to see almost everyone has checked in over the weekend. Hope you are feeling better also Pony. Hopefully Jack will be back today but I will do the chart this morning and until he checks in anyways. Nina - 3/8/2009 - 22 Days TigerLil - 3/10/2009 - 20 Days Pony 3/13/2009 - 17 Days Jack-3/19/2009 - 11 Days Fubarcdn - 3/22/2009 - 8 Days Cali - 3/26/2009 - 5 Days Roxie-3/27/09 - 4 Day Mike -3/28/2009 - 2 Days Dave - 3/29/2009 - 1 Day If I made a mistake on the chart I am sorry but Jack will be back to fix it soon. I might be off 1 day here and there. We hope to hear that you resisted the whole week when you check in Jack.
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03-30-2009, 10:16 AM
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| came-came to-came to believe  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: east coast
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Thank you Fub for keeping the count going. Ty Nina for your concern it means a lot-and all of you, I appreciate you. I really hate myself right now. I am trying not to be that hard on me, but it's hard. I am so scared. I have to let go. There isn't anything I can do about it but I know I don't have to hurt myself with sugar...and that's exactly what I have been doing..."again and again"....insanity....I even had a dream that I "smoked" last night.....OMG....after watching my dad die the way he did I DON'T EVER EVER EVER want to do that!!!!! I woke up with my heart pounding....I remember in the dream thinking "oh well, it's only one"........NO NO NO!!!!! There is that justification thing again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just need to be honest first and foremost about where I am today, but also that on a more positive note, I have been sugar-free all day so far. This IS THE HARDEST addiction I have ever had to tackle. I do NOT LIKE how I am treating me, it's just not sober behavior! OK I'm done, thanks for letting me vent!!!!
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03-30-2009, 11:12 AM
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Try not to be so hard on yourself Cali. Sweet free and eating properly is a lot harder for most of us than quitting our DOC. Cutting down and making it more and more OS free days is a success in this IMO. Keep trying to reach your goal in this. Do not just say forget this I can't do this because you can.
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03-31-2009, 01:15 AM
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Hi Roxie. Good to see you checking in. I'm sorry that's it's a high stress time for you. I do know how strong that desire to eat for comfort can be and I hope that you have managed to stave that off, one moment at a time. I try to remind myself that if I give in, I will feel so physically bad and I will be so disgusted with myself and that no matter how much comfort food I eat, I can never eat enough to keep me comforted. It just doesn't work, but for the minute, and the regrets are hard to deal with, so that I will need more comfort foods to comfort me because I'm upset for indulging so much in the comfort foods. Anyway, I hope that you're okay. Check in no matter what, we've all been where you are at. Fub, I guess Jack didn't make it back yet. I think you've done a wonderful job of keeping the list for us and I really appreciate it. Cali, I'm sorry that you're going through such hard times right now, but please remember that this too shall pass. One day soon, you will be on the other side of this and looking back on it saying I shouldn't have been so worried because I know that God always works things out for the best for me. I try to remind myself of this when I don't see how I can make it through a certain situation. I look back on other times in my past when I thought that too, and I see how I came out on the other side of it just fine and I marvel at how much God takes care of me in such mysterious ways. I see that you are needing comfort from those addictions that you used to use for comfort but I hope that you stand strong and remember that they never did really comfort you as much as they caused you so much trouble. I try to do the same. (((((((((((Caring Hugs)))))))))))
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03-31-2009, 01:20 AM
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I was at my Grand-daughter's 7th birthday party tonight. I had to help cut the cake and dip the ice cream and then feed some of both to my 9 month old grandson. I smelled it and touched it and I was so tempted. My stinkin' thinkin' tried really hard to reason with me about how it'd be okay to have some, but by the grace of God, I remained Obvious Sweets Abstinent tonight and I can't believe that I can say that. Whew....... that was rough and a close call.
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03-31-2009, 06:02 AM
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Good morning all. I am not a happy camper today. I stayed OS free all week and gained 5 pounds. I guess I will have to add Eggs Benadict to my OS free list. Nina - 3/8/2009 - 23 Days TigerLil - 3/10/2009 - 21 Days Pony 3/13/2009 - 18 Days Jack-3/19/2009 - 12 Days Fubarcdn - 3/22/2009 - 9 Days Cali - 3/26/2009 - 6 Days Roxie-3/27/09 - 5 Days Mike -3/28/2009 - 3 Days Dave - 3/29/2009 - 2 Days
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03-31-2009, 08:39 AM
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I have been in a very positive frame of mind yesterday and so far today,but I have to guard against damaging thoughts creeping in and stay alert. Hang in there Cali and Roxie, and I hope you can pull through the tough times you are going through. Well done with the cake, ice cream and all the encouragement Nina, best wishes all.
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03-31-2009, 09:43 AM
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03-31-2009, 08:39 PM
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| Rockin 'n' rollin' everyday Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest
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You all have shared wonderful words of encouragement...those supporting words are healthier than the "comforts" I have chosen in past...and the "comforts" that I struggle with now. I am proud to be part of this group...Maybe I can take what I learn here and sometimes show here....and encourage the people who I see on a face-to-face basis. Fub, I really enjoy your humor...if you or someone else wants to keep the list up for a short time...that's ok with me. I enjoy it...and plan to pitch in or take it over whenever needed...but I like what I've read since I was gone...so it's ok with me either way. I would like to start tomorrow as Day 1. It somehow seems appropriate. Take care. |
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04-01-2009, 07:06 AM
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Welcome back Jack. For your dedication to OS we have a special place for you here.  Just kidding. I will do the chart for today but I am glad you are back to resume your duties as official chart keeper. The pressure is too much for me. Nina - 3/8/2009 - 24 Days TigerLil - 3/10/2009 - 22 Days Pony 3/13/2009 - 19 Days Fubarcdn - 3/22/2009 - 10 Days Cali - 3/26/2009 - 7 Days Roxie-3/27/09 - 6 Days Mike -3/28/2009 - 4 Days Dave - 3/29/2009 - 2 Days Jack-3/31/2009 - 1 Day In our class of January we have a dunce cap for anyone that slips and that is why I put Jack in jail. I am suspecting there was more than 1 day one on his break.
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04-01-2009, 09:03 AM
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| came-came to-came to believe Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: east coast
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"List-keeper", whom ever you may be, please make my date 4/1/09. I am adding it to my sig line---I AM DONE!! I have a face to face friend that is off the wall with sweets-saw a doctor the other day and was told very sternly to STOP or trouble looms around the corner. She has a few days under her belt. We are supporting eachother--I have done it in the past I know I can do it again. I am no "fool" today
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04-01-2009, 10:17 PM
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Jack, you are too kind. You are the one who is the inspiration for all of us here. And I am very grateful. Roxie, I will be thinking of you on Thurs. & Fri. I hope that they aren't as bad as you are expecting. Let us know how you are after. Fub, thanks again for keeping the list while Jack was away. You did a very important service for us. Cali, you sound very determined and I know that you can do this too. It's great that you have someone to do this with and you have some "realtime" support. I am still OS Free, as of tonight. I've been under alot of stress lately, so it's surprising. I hope that we hear from the others in our little group soon. ((((((((((((Support HUGS for each of you))))))))))))))))
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04-02-2009, 09:34 AM
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| came-came to-came to believe Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: east coast
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I am here again today to pledge a day with NO sweets, of ?questionable? foods. By now, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt what is safe and what is not-I know the foods that jail me , and the foods that keep me free Thanks everyone for the support that is HERE!
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04-02-2009, 07:44 PM
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| Rockin 'n' rollin' everyday Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest
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The tub of frozen cookie dough the Girl Scouts sold me two weeks ago was delivered today...and I gave it away to a neighbor before it even got into the house. There is no good reason for me to try to fight the 600 pound gorilla...I fought and I lost...the decision is already in. Today, I remembered I just need to walk away to another place where I can have self-respect and some dignity, instead of shame and guilt. I am grateful you are here. Congratulations Nina and Pony for 25 and 20 days respectively. Tiger respond please tomorrow. As of April 1st: Nina - 3/8/2009 - 25 Days TigerLil - 3/10/2009 - 23 Days Pony 3/13/2009 - 20 Days Fubarcdn - 3/22/2009 - 11 Days Cali - 3/26/2009 - 7 Days Roxie-3/27/09 - 6 Days Mike -3/28/2009 - 5 Days Dave - 3/29/2009 - 4 Days Jack-3/31/2009 - 2 Days |
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