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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 511536"><p>Thanks Recoveringenabler....I am working on detachment but it is really hard. I sometimes feel I was a chump for too long and he took such advantage of us and our love....but I am determined not to keep letting that happen. It doesnt help him or us. We shall see if this time at rehab clicks.</p><p></p><p>Janet... you know I did OA for quite some time, lost weight too. I think the idea is to focus on the other things that make you eat, rather than the food. Again I think a lot depends on the meetings you go to and how helpful they are. I found one meeting much more helpful than another..... but I also have to say although I think there are elements of addiction in compulsive eating, I think in some ways it is different. And when I stopped going to OA (and gained the weight back) I just couldn't face the idea of giving up sugar and flour again. Hmmmm that probably is what it feels like to an alcoholic or drug addict huh? Anyway I am now going to weight watchers and for me that is working much better emotionally.... I am learning how to eat some of the foods I love in moderation and I think it will work much better.</p><p></p><p>At alanon though I am starting to see why the 12 steps make sense... in a way that never made sense to me at OA meetings. I will also admit that my time at OA made me resist alanon for quite some time.... but now I am really thankful I found the alanon parents meeting I did... because it is wonderful.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 511536"] Thanks Recoveringenabler....I am working on detachment but it is really hard. I sometimes feel I was a chump for too long and he took such advantage of us and our love....but I am determined not to keep letting that happen. It doesnt help him or us. We shall see if this time at rehab clicks. Janet... you know I did OA for quite some time, lost weight too. I think the idea is to focus on the other things that make you eat, rather than the food. Again I think a lot depends on the meetings you go to and how helpful they are. I found one meeting much more helpful than another..... but I also have to say although I think there are elements of addiction in compulsive eating, I think in some ways it is different. And when I stopped going to OA (and gained the weight back) I just couldn't face the idea of giving up sugar and flour again. Hmmmm that probably is what it feels like to an alcoholic or drug addict huh? Anyway I am now going to weight watchers and for me that is working much better emotionally.... I am learning how to eat some of the foods I love in moderation and I think it will work much better. At alanon though I am starting to see why the 12 steps make sense... in a way that never made sense to me at OA meetings. I will also admit that my time at OA made me resist alanon for quite some time.... but now I am really thankful I found the alanon parents meeting I did... because it is wonderful. TL [/QUOTE]
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