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Posted (Anais) in Addiction, Recovery on March-8-2007

I lived my whole life until I was 32 with a major problem with food. If I had kept a journal then, it would have read like this Diary of an Overeater. I didn’t write that, but I definitely could have. I am so eternally grateful that a journal entry today would look nothing like that one. I’m fast approaching five years of living in sanity where food and life itself is concerned. Some days it feels like I can’t believe I was ever that other person and some days I feel like I can’t believe I am this new person.

The only thing I know today is that I have to keep following the steps and solutions laid down before me, one day at a time, and I can keep my disease of compulsive overeating arrested.

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Comments:
Jennifer on April 2nd, 2007 at 7:55 am #

That’s one thing I have to keep in mind… that my choices are one day at a time. so often I make lousy food choices today because “I ate crap yesterday, so what’s the point?” Thanks for the reminder that today is what matters.

Lisa Renee on April 2nd, 2007 at 10:43 am #

Good for you! That is the key to anything, we are human we are not perfect and we are going to mess up all kinds of things from time to time. It’s so much better to just take responsibility for it, and make an attempt to do better the next time.

Colleen on April 2nd, 2007 at 10:48 am #

I think a lot of people would benefit from journaling. It really helps to put things in perspective.

Deb on April 2nd, 2007 at 2:12 pm #

I hope to be that “after” person one day

Karen on April 2nd, 2007 at 5:09 pm #

That is terrific!

Jessie on April 2nd, 2007 at 5:33 pm #

This food blog carnival is about to make me an overeater! I’m glad you posted this so I can get all the new yummy recipes out of my head for a minute and return to sanity.

Marisa on April 2nd, 2007 at 8:10 pm #

I’m still sticking with this. You are my inspiration.

mrscrumley on April 2nd, 2007 at 9:20 pm #

I can’t undo the bad I did in the past, I can only do better in the future.

The Fire Pit on April 4th, 2007 at 5:33 pm #

That journal entry you linked to was pretty intense. Wow, glad to hear you’re committed to working through those problems.

skeet on April 5th, 2007 at 3:35 am #

Food has got to be the hardest compulsion/addiction to overcome, because you have to have it everyday and it’s always all around you. Congratulations on overcoming and living with a healthier lifestyle!

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