Food for Thought: December 16th

Getting Well

Our recovery is always in process; it is never completed. If we think for a minute that we have conquered our disease and no longer have to consider it that is the time when we are in danger of slipping. Getting well is what we will be doing for the rest of our lives. Fortunately, we have guidelines and a fellowship to support us.

We are not required to think about our disease twenty-four hours a day. We do need to remember it when thoughts of food and eating arise. We also need to remember it when we find ourselves thinking the kind of thoughts or feeling the moods, which led to binges in the past.

Getting well is an adventure. We have moved out of the repetitious rut of past habits and are reaching into the unknown. There are times when we are anxious and fearful that we will not be able to make it. We are not alone. There is a Higher Power that guides us and an organization of friends who sustain us. The process of getting well is a privilege and a gift.

Thank You for the process of getting well.

From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L. ©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation.

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I shudder when I hear someone say, "Oh I've GOT this," when it comes to weight management & compulsive overeating.  I've managed my weight for the past 4 years, but I still haven't 'conquered' the disease & never will.

Cockiness leads to lax behavior.............the 'one can't possibly hurt' mentality...........which leads to a binge which leads back to the pit of despair & hopelessness.

Nowadays, when I want to eat candy or chocolate or some other food that will make me sick, I remind myself it's just a WANT and not a NEED.  I can go ahead and eat the poison, but then I will suffer the consequences.  I will lose my abstinence and I may not get it back.

How many 'sobering up's' do I have left in me?  I do not want to find out.

For today, I will continue to get well.