Goals and Ends
Most of us came into this program with a specific weight goal in mind. We thought that if only we could weigh an ideal number of pounds, all of our other troubles would miraculously vanish.
When we reach goal weight, we discover that we still have to live with ourselves and deal with our problems. If we have been developing a strong program as we have been losing weight, we have a basis on which to work for further emotional and spiritual growth.
Our emotional and spiritual goals are not static. Since we never achieve perfection, there is always opportunity for further progress. The beauty of the OA program is that it is a program for life; its possibilities are limitless. To know and do the will of our Higher Power is our ultimate goal as well as our immediate one.
May I remember that You are my goal today and always.
From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L. ©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation
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Goal is not the 'end' of the weight loss journey; in many ways, it is just the beginning.
"Dieting" suggests a beginning & an end........that once the diet is finished, I get to eat again, Yayyyyyyy!!!! And so, I am furiously starving myself for a period of time so I can achieve my goal and go back to my old ways.
"Dieting" suggests a beginning & an end........that once the diet is finished, I get to eat again, Yayyyyyyy!!!! And so, I am furiously starving myself for a period of time so I can achieve my goal and go back to my old ways.
The yo-yo diet mentality: I will use 'willpower' for X amount of time, until I can't stand another second of agony, and then I'm done.
I've dieted chronically for 40-some years, beginning with Weight Watchers at age 12. The one thing I was never able to do was change my eating habits permanently, so I could ditch the dieting and maintain a healthy weight.
I'd fix myself temporarily, on the outside, but I wouldn't work on WHY I was fat to begin with! Spiritually & emotionally, I stayed sick and so, any weight loss was a fleeting thing.
When I decided to embrace abstinence again 4 years ago, I committed myself to doing so permanently, and to work on my insides instead of just my outsides. I am a work in progress, still, and I will never be 'finished' with the process. Since I will never be perfect, I always have room for growth.
When I tune into my Spirit is when the desire to overeat miraculously disappears.
For today, my goal is to get to know my true Self better, to remain abstinent & to allow God to direct my life.
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