I've been on my journey for years, and probably the most important tool for me, and I think many would agree for them as well, has been planning. My question is this: at what point does planning turn into obsessing? I can't decide if there is a line where eventually too much planning is just
too much, or if it is relative and what might be an extremity for one is just the key to success for another.
For the past few months I have been having the most awful struggle with food binges and although I've clearly gained weight as a result, I just become a zombie and cannot stop myself. I am a die hard planner, list maker, give me a box to put a check mark in and I don't need any further rewards. So I've been toying with the idea of starting an hourly checklist, something to keep me mentally focused hour by hour so that if I'm having a particularly hard time right now, all I gotta do is get through this hour and then I get to give myself the green 'you did it!' check mark and a mental pat on the back for making good choices for one more hour of the day. Seems kind of sensical, but also a little obsessive. Yes? No? Just looking for some outsider opinions.