Originally Posted by
steve-in-kville 
I'm finding this to be so true! As I mentioned earlier, when I went 2+ months, I had a groove, a holistic approach to things. I was exercising every day, eating well, spiritual life was good, etc.
Then life got in the way....
^^THIS what you describe in bold I had to get nuerotic about I made that sort of stuff my focus come hell or high water anything and everything else had to go on the back burner getting myself healthy came first all else had to wait and as ig ot stronger i added in the other things little by little.
Thats what it took for me anyhow. I know a fair amt of acloholics are all or nothing types. All in or not at all. I'm like that and I guess I realized i could be all in with bad stuff or all in with good stuff. I took this same character flaw and twisted it around and used it for more healthier thigns so that I could get better.