Will Today be the Day? |
| Author: Gary Mahoney Date: December 09, 2009 |
| I did the radio show yesterday. My two guests, Sue and Sharon, are doing great. They are eating in an abstinent manner each day and have very good clarity on their emotions and spirituality.
As for me, I am still bingeing and feeling miserable. Will today be the day I abstain from eating unhealthy foods? Will today be the day I have emotional and spiritual balance? God willing, let's hope so! It's getting difficult to breathe and move my body around each day.&... |
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Powerless Over Food |
| Author: Gary Mahoney Date: December 07, 2009 |
| When I work the 12 steps, the first step is to recognize that I am powerless over food and that my life has become unmanageable. (Humility.)
Another step in the program is to recognize character defects that I may have. Some of mine are:
Anger
Things need to go my way
Selfishness
Self-seeking
Dishonesty
Being inconsiderate.
I am noticing that I am powerless over these character defects also. When I use my own will to try to ch... |
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Three Elements of Abstinence |
| Author: Gary Mahoney Date: December 06, 2009 |
| Today I would like to jot down a few lines about what abstinence means to me. There are three aspects:
Physical: Refraining from eating foods that are not healthy for me. Refraining from eating past the point of being satiated, even if I am eating healthy foods.
Emotional: Being balanced emotionally. Accepting situations in my life with calmness and equanimity. Not going off the deep end and making a mountain out of a mole hill when situations do not... |
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Recent Binge |
| Author: Gary Mahoney Date: December 01, 2009 |
I am just returning from a recent binge. I have been off my sensible/healthy eating plan for approximately the last 30 days. I ate some good healthy meals and then I would jump off the cliff (so to speak) and dive into unhealthy eating patterns for several meals.
Is it my intention to eat good clean healthy foods on a consistent basis? Yes it is. I think what I have re-learned on this last eating binge is this: When things do... |
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