Amanda (Thanksgiving Marathon, Nov 2018) - a podcast by OASF

Amanda, member since 2015, identifies as a compulsive overeater & sugar addict. Amanda's share from the 2018 Thanksgiving Marathon includes the following themes: "National Americans Eat Day" • mom: diet & binge buddy • Slim Fast in lunchbox • lying & manipulating • 1st time overusing food (daycare) • it always gets worse • pattern: on diet, slip & slide, justify, back to drug • substituting program tools for the desire to pick up • restricted & binged my way up to almost 300 pounds • consequences of overeating & obesity • finding OA • nobody was fat at 1st meeting • dis-ease with life • wanting peace • having g.o.d. (gift of desperation) with physical side • surrendered food immediately • underneath the food: anxiety & fear • in a prison of my own making (Step 4 lesson) • character defects & my part • letting go of outcome as a control freak • dating & relationships • 10th Step relief (did you bring higher power in?) • HP: visualization & meditation • 1st meeting: people managing life with peace • life: an ongoing surrender process • experiencing grief without picking up • learning grief process in mid-30s • lows are low but highs are higher

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