I found this picture recently. My dad took it at Kurt's and my rehearsal dinner the night before our wedding.
Little did Kurt and I know the storm brewing on the horizon.
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food addiction recovery
COVID-19 and the Unfortunate Increase in Eating Disorders
Warning: if you don't want to read anything about eating disorders, please scroll on!
Also, food addiction and eating disorders are not the same. One may have an addiction to certain foods but never struggle with an eating disorder.
I recently read an article* that described one of the side effects of this pandemic has been an increase in eating disorders.
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(c) by Emily Boller; Transformation Art Exhibit
I'm Cheering for You!
I organized computer files this week and found this random chart that I'd forgotten about years ago. It plots the progress—and lack thereof—the year I lost 100 pounds.
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Nine months of abstinence--and almost 100 pounds lighter!
The Powerful Freedom of Abstinence
Abstinence is staying within the picket fence around us called “boundaries.” The purpose of a boundary is to keep us safe. There are also many pleasurable perks within the picket fence of boundaries: a clear mind, newfound energy, clothes that fit, medications tossed, money saved . . . the list goes on and on.
Seeds of abstinence sown into the soil of our lives will eventually produce a harvest of freedom from the addiction.
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