For Today: February 10th

All that is human must retrograde, if it do not advance.

Edward Gibbon

As a compulsive overeater, my failure to move ahead in terms of emotional growth meant falling back, constantly losing ground to my illness.

Moving ahead requires only awareness and willingness.  Nothing complex.  No figuring out, no master plan, only a desire for change.

Growth begins with the acceptance of myself as I am.  It is through looking at my pluses and minuses and accepting them as mine that the defects begin to loosen their grip and make room for change.

For Today:  Doing the best I can to be abstinent and to work my program is all the progress I need.

**********************************************************

 As a compulsive overeater, I tend to over think everything. I don't need to make charts & graphs to see my progress with weight loss..........I don't need to read tons of diet books, trying to figure out the best & lowest calorie plan to stick with.  

When I stop all the micro-management, and step out of my own way is when I move forward & find the peace of mind I so desperately want.

For today, I will not try to compute my food plan mathematically. I will not grab my calculator to see if I can allow myself more calories because I am exercising.  For today, I will let go and let God direct my life.