For Today: December 24th

An unrestricted satisfaction of every need presents itself as the most enticing method of conducting one’s life, but it means putting enjoyment before caution, and soon brings its own punishment.

Sigmund Freud

I thought I was supposed to enjoy every minute.  I also thought if I wanted something I should have it.  Pain was to be avoided.  Today I know that the pain of compulsive overeating is worse than any problem I may have to face.  I know, too, that it’s easy to forget that pain.  Although my life is better than it has ever been, I need a daily reminder that abstinence is the single most important thing in my life.  I have paid my dues as a compulsive overeater.  Thank God, I am here in Overeaters Anonymous.  I never want to go back to where I came from.

For Today:  I recognize the difference between what I want and what I need.  For me, “first things first” means putting abstinence before anything else.

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It's funny.....but, I once thought I was supposed to enjoy every minute of my life and something had to have been wrong if I wasn't!   I thought that pain had to be avoided at any cost, and that way of thinking led me to stuff myself with excess food. 

The pain of compulsive overeating was far worse than any problem I had to face, that's for sure.  


Today, I have a program to guide me...that enables me to live a full and honest life where I am able to take the good with the bad.  I don't have to be dancing in the street when problems arise, but neither do I have to stuff myself senseless in an attempt to escape those problems.


The only way out of it is through it, one day at a time.


For today, I will deal with my problems as they surface.........calmly and rationally, with God by my side and my food plan to keep me on track.  The calm that comes from my program far outweighs the temporary comfort I may find from excess food.