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Its day 1 of 2013. Will this be any different than yesterday? That depends on the actions I take today. I struggle with many health problems, I teeter on the edge of self-destruction, can I pull myself back? My life is broken, and I need to find the strength and courage to fix it. My physical, spiritual, and mental states are in shambles from years of addiction and self abuse. Food is my main drug of choice and it is killing me. My body is slowly breaking down due to the food abuse. If I have any hope of seeing tomorrow I need to start taking actions now. I welcome you to follow me on this journey as I struggle to find my way, to silence the demons within me, and find peace and serenity in my life. I can do this IF I am willing to put the work into it. I will share my trials and tribulations, success's and failures. Perhaps I can find a way to save my own life, and if it can help someone else with the same struggles, it would make it all the better This will be a chronicle of my journey to better health, better life, and happiness.

Friday, December 19, 2014

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Good morning

My name is Greg I am a grateful, recovering Compulsive Over Eater. I was abstinent yesterday

Things have been quiet the last few days good wise, I am still processing what was a rather surprising life event for me concerning someone I had in my life for a long time. I am happy that I am not angry about it it, I do feel betrayed but not angry. That person brought so much good into my life that it pretty much balances out the lies and deception. Still its hard to wrap my head around certain details, they will pop in my head from time to time and its like algebra I cannot wrap my head around it

I am not eating over it, that really is of little comfort at this point but its all I have


Plan of Action

pray
snack
work
call my sponsor
send meal plan
send report
mini-meeting
readings
945 meeting
snack
2 out reach calls
lunch
1200 meeting
out reach texts
snack
supper
self-care
prayer
bed




Tuesday, December 16, 2014

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Good morning

My name is Greg I am a grateful recovering Compulsive Overeater, I was abstinent yesterday.  I am dealing with some stuff in my head that quite honestly has me reeling, but I am not using food to cope with it, and for that I am grateful .


Plan of Action

Pray
snack
work
call my sponsor
submit meal plan
send report
gratitude list
mini-meeting
pray and text phil before breakfast
945 meeting
snack
make 2 outreach calls
self-care
pray and text phil before lunch
make 2 outreach texts
pray and text phil before snack
VO study
pray and text phil before supper
self-care
prayer
bed

Monday, December 15, 2014

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Good morning

My name is Greg I am a grateful recovering Compulsive Overeater, I was abstinent yesterday.

Plan of Action

Pray
snack
work
call my sponsor
submit meal plan
send report
gratitude list
mini-meeting
pray and text phil before breakfast
945 meeting
snack
make 2 outreach calls
self-care
pray and text phil before lunch
make 2 outreach texts
pray and text phil before snack
VO study
pray and text phil before supper
self-care
prayer
bed

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

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Good morning

My name is Greg I am a grateful recovering Compulsive Over Eater, I was abstinent yesterday

Its been a real challenge the last few days, I am battling a sinus infection and bronchitis so my resolve is weak to say the least.  I was tempted by many things yesterday but managed to stay the course, there is a tin of XXX sitting about 10 feet away from me staring me in the face, I just have to keep saying “its not my food, its not my food”  I feel like I am holding on by my finger tips, but I am holding on.

Prayer doesn't seem to be doing much good these days, but I continue to do it.  My sponsor keeps telling me I don't believe in my higher power or that he will take this away from me, I guess that is actually true, I am just uncertain what to do about it.  I don't feel like I can just get up and “believe” I've tried, it doesn’t seem to be working that well, but I will keep trying.

Plan of Action

pray
snack
work
call my sponsor
submit meal plan
breakfast
self-care
mini meeting
9:45 meeting
snack
12:00 meeting
make 2 out reach calls
snack
make 2 out reach texts
supper
pray
self-care
bed

Monday, December 8, 2014

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Good morning

My name is Greg I am a grateful recovering Compulsive Over-eater and I was abstinent yesterday.

I am coming back from a few days of vicious relapse (Fri/Sat) Things went off the rails on Friday and I dropped rather quickly into a dark and suicidal track. I am not really sure what happened, I was more or less fine one minute and then it was like hitting a brick wall.

I revisited those feelings of being overstuffed, sick, disgusted, hopeless, fearful and just praying it would be over.

My higher power kept putting people in my path to help me but that just enraged me, finally I had a break in the insanity and I was able to overcome the fear I had about calling my sponsor and I picked up the phone. As always I got some great suggestions that I acted on. I got onto a meeting as soon as I could, I have started to read pages 83-88 in the BB everyday. I have been reaching out and taking outreach calls. I am starting work on the steps again. The past few weeks the message has been smacking me in the face “Recovery comes through working the steps” I seem to have heard it everywhere and from many people so I am sitting up and listening


Plan of Action

Pray
read 83-88 in BB
snack
self-care
work
send in meal plan
send in report
call Phil
mini-meeting
breakfast
self-care
945 meeting
snack
make 2 outreach calls
lunch
make 2 out reach texts
read my VO book
watch VO video blog
snack
read VO script
supper
self-care
pray

bed

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

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Good morning

My name is Greg I am a grateful recovering Compulsive Overeater, I was abstinent yesterday.

Yesterday was decent enough, I could have gotten a little bit more accomplished but its too late for that now, I can only work today to get what I need to done. I did sign up to be a backup moderator yesterday for phone meetings. I have been dragging my feet about doing it but someone inspired me to push through it and do it anyways.

The drama at work is finally coming to a head after two long years. We have someone there who is just the meanest, spiteful, hateful person. He has been the cause of much resentment in my two years working there. I feel kind of bad with what I am about to say, but then again I don't feel bad. His behavior finally reached the point where his job is in serious jeopardy, he has crossed the line so many time, but this time he hopped over too far to come back. The only reason he is still there today is we need him for the upcoming sports broadcast season.

I cannot help but think: haha sucker you brought it on yourself!!! And then my HP brought me back down to earth by having another awesome program person remind me that he must be in an incredible amount of pain to be as miserable as he is. I have to say I was extremely resentful at having to admit the truth in that. Have I not been that miserable in the past? Have I not done and said things hateful to other people? Have I not done things that are just despicable? I sure as hell have, so why is it so hard for me to forgive and love this person? I printed out “Love and Tolerance of others is our code” and I put it in my prayer book so I can read that everyday, yet I am struggling badly with this situation. I want to feel bad and pray for him, yet I feel joyful that soon our work environment is going to be SO much better with him gone. It was pointed out to me that his whole world will come down around his feet when this happens. Actually now I am ashamed that I feel gleeful about this. All I can do is pray for him, and pray that I find compassion in myself for this person.


Plan of Action

Pray
snack
self-care
read literature
Submit Meal Plan
mini-meeting
Call Phil
work
pray, text Phil and have breakfast
945 meeting
pray, text Phil and have snack
make 2 outreach calls
1200 meeting
lunch
make 2 out reach texts
make 2 out reach emails

pray, text Phil and have snack
practice my VO scripts
listen to VO blog
read VO book
pray, text Phil and have supper
self-care
pray

bed

Monday, December 1, 2014

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Good morning

My name is Greg I am a grateful recovering Compulsive Over Eater, I was abstinent yesterday

Plan of Action

Pray
Self-Care
pray and have Snack
Call Phil
Submit Meal Plan
Send in Report
Mini-Meeting
Pray, Text Phil and have breakfast
allergy shot
945 meeting
Pray, Text Phil and have snack
make 2 out reach calls
Pray, Text Phil and have lunch
make 2 out reach texts
read 12/12 AA
Pray, Text Phil and have snack
afternoon meeting
read VO book
listen to VO buzz blog
Pray, Text Phil and have Supper
self-care
pray

bed