Our Barometer
When we find ourselves preoccupied with thoughts of food, we know that something is wrong. Our obsession acts as a barometer, which measures emotional pressure. If we are out of tune with our Higher Power, if doubt, resentment, and egotism are taking over, then our disease symptoms begin to surface. It is time to stop and take inventory.
The experiences, which other compulsive overeaters share with us, give insight into our own behavior. We gain a sharper awareness of our own defects and are less prone to blame external circumstances for our hurts and difficulties.
If we are becoming obsessed with food again, or if we are rationalizing deviations from our eating plan, we need to carefully examine our emotional and spiritual life. Something is out of gear. Concentration on Steps Ten and Eleven is especially important when compulsive thoughts and behavior indicate that all is not well.
Make me sensitive to the state of my emotional and spiritual health, I pray.
From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L.
©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation.When we find ourselves preoccupied with thoughts of food, we know that something is wrong. Our obsession acts as a barometer, which measures emotional pressure. If we are out of tune with our Higher Power, if doubt, resentment, and egotism are taking over, then our disease symptoms begin to surface. It is time to stop and take inventory.
The experiences, which other compulsive overeaters share with us, give insight into our own behavior. We gain a sharper awareness of our own defects and are less prone to blame external circumstances for our hurts and difficulties.
If we are becoming obsessed with food again, or if we are rationalizing deviations from our eating plan, we need to carefully examine our emotional and spiritual life. Something is out of gear. Concentration on Steps Ten and Eleven is especially important when compulsive thoughts and behavior indicate that all is not well.
Make me sensitive to the state of my emotional and spiritual health, I pray.
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When my emotional pressure cooker is cranked UP, I start thinking about food. How nice it would feel to have a binge on junk food in an effort to shut my thoughts down. When I question my capabilities, or when I start worrying about things OUT of my control, that's when my thoughts turn to food.
Concentration on Steps 10 & 11 is especially important when compulsive thoughts & behaviors indicate that all is not well:
- Step 10 - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- Step 11 - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.
I cannot change my past, what's done is done. I cannot change situations I have no control over, such as the possibility of a lay-off I face in September. I can change my future by living for today, to the best of my ability, and by staying true to my food plan. I can change myself, by recognizing my character defects and working to change/surrender them.
For today, may I recognize the fact that a binge does not help me in any way, nor does it change a situation for the better. A binge only worsens every aspect of my life and causes fear to take over instead of spirituality. For today, may I recognize that God will guide me safely through whatever dilemma I face.
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