Comments on: Dear Diary, I’m An Emotional Eater http://yeahshesaidit.com/2010/03/05/dear-diary-im-an-emotional-eater/ The Voice For The Urban Sophisticated Black Woman Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:22:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michelle http://yeahshesaidit.com/2010/03/05/dear-diary-im-an-emotional-eater/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Michelle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:18:40 +0000 http://yeahshesaidit.com/?p=5132#comment-1306 IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FOOD I've learned that though I think it's about the food, it really isn't. I eat because: • The people in my life don't do what I want them to. • Life is not what I thought. • I'm not where I think I ought to be by now. • I am not appreciated for all my fabulousness. • It's the end of the world. • I feel rejected. • Life is NOT FAIR!! Just like it's not really about the liquor for an alcoholic, I overeat because I am a compulsive overeater and I accept today that it is a disease, a mental one actually. I think and behave differently than "normal eaters" do. I do have a solution today: OA and the 12 Steps it uses just like AA does. I ate compulsively for over 30 years and have been abstaining from that behavior for 1 year, 9 months and 6 days. I eat 3 meals today with my life in between. If you want what I have, check out: www.oa.org And check out a meeting near you. They have face-to-face, online and telephone. There are no fees, dues or membership. The ONLY requirement is a DESIRE to stop eating compulsively. IT’S NOT ABOUT THE FOOD

I’ve learned that though I think it’s about the food, it really isn’t. I eat because:

• The people in my life don’t do what I want them to.
• Life is not what I thought.
• I’m not where I think I ought to be by now.
• I am not appreciated for all my fabulousness.
• It’s the end of the world.
• I feel rejected.
• Life is NOT FAIR!!

Just like it’s not really about the liquor for an alcoholic, I overeat because I am a compulsive overeater and I accept today that it is a disease, a mental one actually. I think and behave differently than “normal eaters” do. I do have a solution today: OA and the 12 Steps it uses just like AA does.

I ate compulsively for over 30 years and have been abstaining from that behavior for 1 year, 9 months and 6 days. I eat 3 meals today with my life in between.

If you want what I have, check out: http://www.oa.org

And check out a meeting near you. They have face-to-face, online and telephone. There are no fees, dues or membership. The ONLY requirement is a DESIRE to stop eating compulsively.

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