Okay, call me crazy, call me a newbie, but please call me I'm looking for a community for support with my compulsive overeating, and I'm doing Overeaters Anonymous, so anyway I'm going to try to ask questions daily to try and get to know you guys better.

So today I'm wondering...

Where are you now in your journey to recover from your eating disorder? Or, tell me something else you do feel like talking about

I am doing Overeaters Anonymous. I have a sponsor, go to online meetings, try to "work the program" every day. At the moment I am working on step four, where I admit to myself and another person what my character flaws are. I want to get past this step because I want to enjoy its fruit. So far it's going kinda slow. Today I have 7 days of my abstinence, which I have defined pretty loosely. My rules are that I eat only 5 times a day, nothing in between, at more or less preset times, and no "concentrated sugars" like sweets. I'm planning out some meal plans that are exchange based, and I'm about to start limiting my calories to 1600 when I get a few ready, like, tomorrow.

I am no longer afraid to cut my intake some more. I'm not really losing weight, or if I am it's super super slow. Of course I feel much better now that I'm off the sugar, but hello, I have 100 pounds to lose. But I'm not afraid, because I see that my body will quickly adjust to whatever schedule I put it on.

Looking forward to getting to know you all better.

Cacky, I tried OA, and really liked it. It was humbling, and I needed that. I still have trouble believing that I'm 60 some pounds overweight. I FEEL like the old Ellis (apart from the aches and pains of aging), but when I catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror or window, I think, "Who the HECK is THAT!?!?"
Unfortunately I have so much on my plate right now with family/volunteer stuff/etc, that I just can't find the time to go at present.

Congratulations on your seven days! How are you doing today?

I think I am an Overeater. I am thinking of joining OA......But, not sure