fourth day abstinent
 

Hi everyone,

I'm finally off sugar, dairy and artificial sweetners and am on my fourth day today. I stayed abstinent for 5 months from March-August 2006 by following the OA-HOW eating program. The food program caused gastritis, and I also found I had a lot of pain with interstitial cystitis after following that particular food program. I got extremely ill and ended up in the hospital. When I went back on sugar in August I thought I could handle one mini-serving of candy every day. It took three days of that for the insanity to start. By that I mean sugar and food binges of magnificently miserable proportions. :dizzy:Along with the binging came the depression.

It's amazing how much better I feel not eating those three things. God gets me through each day and I went into this with Him. The withdrawal really hasn't been that bad. Last week I just got to the point where I realized I could never eat sugar, artificial sweetners or dairy again. For once I didn't get off of them to lose weight or just until I get to a certain weight. Monday will be my weekly meeting. Without some human support I can't do this at all. :hug: So here I am, after hanging out on this website for 3 years, on the forum I really belong in. Wishing you all peace today-

LeAnne

Hi LeAnne,
'Glad the withdrawl hasn't been too bad and that you are doing this for your health. Sounds like you've been through a lot. :(
Is Monday your first meeting?

Good luck on you Journey!
Come back and motivate me again tomorrow! ;)

Welcome, LeAnne! I look forward to witnessing you travel this path. :)

Hey Leanne-

Wow, that's a lot to give up all at once. That's a huge change that definitely will require a lot of support. So, I'm glad that you're here.

Doing Great!
 

Thanks Mabela, Sidhe, and Marny, you three are sweethearts to take the time to resond to my message. I am doing great, I can't believe how much better I feel, it unbelievable. :carrot:So I am on day 6 off sugar and 5 off dairy. I quit dairy because I have allergies when I eat it and tested allergic to it at the Drs. Actuaally I don't eat much of it anyway unless I am binging which includes chocolate and ice cream. I have quit sugar 100's of times since the age of 20 and will be 47 in August. I quit the artificial sweetners back in August 2006 for the most part. I tried to use them for 3 days at the beginning of June but it they caused me a lot of pain, so I quit again right away. I am on the third day of a food plan now. It is a modified OA-HOW plan, 3 meals daily, no snacks. Mostly I eat measured fruit, vegs and protein with starch added back in after the first 30 days. I'm sleeping well again and gosh it feels good. The sugar gives me insomnia.:faint:

My physical pain level is down to next to nothing most of the time. Most of my pain has been emotional from long-term eating disorders and being back in the food again:^:. I have been to many various meetings in the past 17 years. My experience with OA-HOW was not a good one and I am not sure but I am thinking a regular OA group may be my best bet for staying abstinent. My friend and I didn't go to the meeting last night, it was raining and she was depressed. It was a TOPS meeting and most of them eat sugar.

Here's wishing you three a splendid day. Chat with you soon!

:grouphug:LeAnne

Good job, and good luck!!