Wed. For Today

November 16th, There is no security on this earth - there is only opportunity. Douglas MacArthur We who are recovering from compulsive overeating believe that we "never have it made." But we also know that each day is an opportunity to begin anew. Recovery is for those who want it and are willing to grab hold of every opportunity to achieve it. There are no guarantees that we will be free of our disease six months or a year from now. Recovery, like abstinence, is attained one day at a time. For today: OA offers opportunity, not guarantees. I Thank God for the opportunity to begin anew today. I was in recovery for a while until I had my emergency surgery the begining of this year. When I had to put weight back on, I knew I was in for a hard fight. My fear of gaining more than I needed to happend and now I am fighting like I did before WLS. I didn't gain more than nine extra pounds back, but they feel like 90! I am sturggling w/my eating so much that I went back to OA. I hope and pray that I find my recovery again. One thing I know for sure is that I have to take it one day at a time. For today is all I have. I have the choice to pick up and use food as a drug today or trust God for the strength to get me through my powerlessness over food. I can't keep eating my problems. Some of the problems I am facing, I have NO control over. So eating over it isn't going to solve any of them, just add to it. But when you have used food to cope all your life, it's hard to give that crutch up. I have a choice, which will I choose? God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. My heart goes out to all that are still suffering w/compulsive eating. We are not alone and there is hope!