Posted by galkeepinon on September 7, 2003, at 13:22:41
In reply to Re: how about the abuse of food as a substance ?, posted by habbyshabit on September 7, 2003, at 5:59:28
hey Hab, yeah, H.O.W. Is another 'subgroup' type of OA~~Honest,Open, and Willing~ a little more strict, in my opinion, but nonetheless, very successful. Wow, you just brought back some memories.
Good for you~62 pounds?!!!That's awesome!!! And even though you gained a little back, that's ok, we're not perfect remember, we gotta be gentle with ourselves here somehow. I really want to get back on some sort of program to lose my extra weight, for health reasons!
I hear you sooooooooo much~Ah, the struggles formerly fat and the formally skinny!
gal> hey galkeepinon, I think there is an OA subgroup, sort of, called OA How and they do follow a particular food plan that does require them to refrain from white flour and sugar, which definitely are trigger foods.
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> I stayed off all refined foods before for five years before I started living with my husband. I lost 62lbs over 3 years and kept it off for the next two. I thought I had it whipped.
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> I move in with my meat and potatoe husband ( and cookies and candy and chips ) and I gained 20 back in the first 5 months. So I know staying off the flour and sugar stuff can have a huge impact. I lived alone when I ate like that so I had a lot of control over my enviroment and kept all that refined food out of my house. I didn't call it a diet at the time - but a health food kick. Ah, the struggles formerly fat and the formally skinny!
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