Everyday Systems

* My NoS journey will officially begin on Wednesday, October 23, 2013. I'm the type who begins new things on Monday or the first of the month or New Year's Day. I thought an ordinary Wednesday would be a nice change of pace. Also, I'll only have 3 N days before my first S day.

* After reading even ...

Kookie...I appreciated your reply to my post. I'm going to cut it out and paste in my journal and reread it daily. It's such a relief to know someone else really knows what it's like. I've been in OA and went to a treatment center and still see a therapist.

I totally relate to the idea of being ...

Wow. Thanks for the warm welcome. I've been searching for my tribe for a very long time, and I have a strong feeling I finally found it. I am so grateful--like teary with joy.

I did read a lot of posts and will continue to do that because I already learned a lot from other people's experience. They ...

Someone once told me mistakes are great because they give us valuable information. Although weighing consistently/scientifically might provide data, is that the sort of information you're really interested in? Some people are and they attach no emotional value to the number(s). It seemed to me ...

I'll definitely read the book because it sounds like I could've written it.

I've had disordered eating since I was a child. My single mother didn't cook during the week--we ate out at a cafeteria where we could choose anything we wanted. She went to the grocery store on Fridays and bought a ton of ...

1. I spent many hours reading posts on the forum and decided to jump in.
2. I've been on countless diets...no wait, I counted once and not including the ones I forgot, it was 103.
3. I will never again eat anything I don't like in the service of weight loss.
4. I am going to trust the process. Yes ...