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Today's Plan - B - bacon/egg/cheese wrap, coffee S - strawberries L - 1 c. Spanish rice and beef, 1 c. salad S - 1 oz cheddar cheese D - 2 or 3 chicken tenders, 1 c. salad S - SF pudding

Feeling Good Today - I feel really good today, especially after having stuck with my plan for yesterday regarding food and other things.  It feels good when I do things the right way.  Getting honest a...

I have really been here this week - "I have spent a lot of time cultivating perfectionism in the vain attempt to make up for being a "failure" -- or what I have now come to understand is compulsive eating and an ...

One Day At A Time - New resolve this morning.  I pulled the Barix On-Track Daily Log off of the Barix website, filled in my plan for today, and hopefully will journal, post, cry, and fight my way thro...

Post Meeting Thoughts - several - For a while there, I really NEEDED AA.  I guess I still do, although not as much as in the early days of sobriety.  And I do enjoy OA.  And I really do love the 12-step way of life...

I am definitely in food relapse - Deviations my butt!  Honesty here.  Last night my plan changed again.  My train wasn't running, and my first thought was, Oh, since I have to stay in the City, I'll just take mysel...

Going Camping This Weekend - So, tomorrow morning Bill and I are going on a camping trip with some of my AA friends, and lots of AA people I really don't know.  I'm nervous.  Bill is not in recovery, and doesn...

Deviations from the Plan - So, I'm still hoping that if I post honestly about what I am eating, I will see my way to changing it and find the way that really works for me.  Yesterday's plan got altered, ...

A Plan of Eating - I've been really struggling lately with food.  I have remained sugar free, but picked up those freakin' corn chips again, which are like crack cocaine to me!  I stopped planning my...

My son's bed - I went into my son's room this morning to wake him for school, as usual (he's 23) and I find not one, but two girls in his bed.  Thankfully, they all had their clothes on!  I guess...

It bears repeating - A quote from last night's meeting:  I spent my whole life in guilt and shame.  I don't want to live there anymore. I completely relate and agree. I'm not into horoscopes, but...

So sorry to hear about Dottie. We lost a beloved pet this week too. ...

4 years out - It is hard for me to believe it has been 4 years since my surgery.  So much has changed.  4 years ago I was married to an abusive, drug-addicted husband.  I was overwhelmed by life...

Four Year Surgiversary - It is hard for me to believe it has been 4 years since my surgery.  So much has changed.  4 years ago I was married to an abusive, drug-addicted husband.  I was overwhelmed by life...

Four Year Surgiversary - It is hard for me to believe it has been 4 years since my surgery.  So much has changed.  4 years ago I was married to an abusive, drug-addicted husband.  I was overwhelmed by life...

I can so relate to this. I left my church after my divorce too -- which I...

Whose Idea? I am thrilled!!! - Whose idea was it to support each other on getting Back to Basics?  Well, I am absolutely thrilled.  I jumped on board.  Last week I went to the doctor and found out my weight (ouc...

Okay, that was not fun AT ALL! - I actually had a hypoclycemic reaction because I ate too much all at once.  (1/2 bagel w/veggie cream cheese, HB egg and orange.)  I'm eating my lunch early because my hands are sh...

The menopause blues - 6 months without bleeding, and I wake up today with a full-blown, tampon + pads, cramps included, period!!!  And it has to come on a freakin' FRIDAY????? WTF?????   Thanks for le...

Can anyone relate? - Or am I a complete raving lunatic?  In my quiet time this morning, I was reflecting on my past and present relationship with food. One of the great blessings I feel in relation...

A very interesting food discussion - I decided to call my food plan in to a long-time OA member and was not prepared for her response! The plan: B - bacon/egg/cheese wrap (dunkin donuts) S - atkins peanut butter ...

Just when I was getting comfortable... - Feeling strong in recovery and then had a couple of dizzy spells over the past couple of weeks, so I went to the doctor.  My blood pressure is up.  Not in the "danger zone", certai...

Dizzy Sex - Okay, it's two weeks in a row now that I have had a serious dizzy spell, last week right after sex, and this week during sex.  The room was spinning and I got nauseous.  I'm seeing...

A Wow Moment -- Almost 4 years out -- x-post - First of all, I cannot believe it's almost 4 years.  I'm so sorry that 2 of them were spent trying to get sober, but, hey, it is what it is.  But now for my WOW moment.  Someon...

A Wow Moment, almost 4 years out - First of all, I cannot believe it's almost 4 years.  I'm so sorry that 2 of them were spent trying to get sober, but, hey, it is what it is.  But now for my WOW moment.  Someon...