Daily Accountability March 13

**TheRootedNomad** · 03-13-2009, 06:58 AM

WELCOME ALL!

Our creed is simple: No Judgment, just love, support and understanding. Through mutual SUPPORT and understanding as a TEAM, we'll experience a HEALTHIER LIFE together!!

ACCOUNTABILITY to ourselves and our teammates will help each of us to acquire a healthy lifestyle. Lending SUPPORT to others will help us strengthen ourselves.

We all share such precious life stories and maybe for the first time we found a place where we can be HONEST with our feelings and how we act out with food. For most of us it is EMOTIONAL EATING that gets us every time. It has many names; COMPULSIVE EATING, RESTRICTING, BINGEING, OUT OF CONTROL EATING, NUMBING, SELF-MEDICATING, whatever you call it we struggle with food and can't figure out why it is so hard!!

Some of us here are dealing with eating disorder (ED) issues but we all find the accountability to others and ourselves a much-needed resource!!!... COMMUNICATION with each other on a regular basis will keep us strong!

Did I eat mindfully?

Did I take care of and nurture my body?

Did I practice self acceptance and avoid negative self talk?

Did I use my tools of recovery? These may include meal plans, water minimums, journaling, etc.- Whatever works for YOU.

Did I share my experience with food for the day somewhere I feel safe and nurtured? This may be here, in this forum, with a therapist, a close friend, a group such as OA, etc.- Again, whatever works for YOU.

Did I select a word, phrase, and/or quote for the day?

**TheRootedNomad** · 03-13-2009, 07:03 AM

Morning Everyone!!!! :waves: Thought I'd get us rolling today.

Did I eat mindfully?Not as well as I have been.

Did I take care of and nurture my body?No - something to work on for today I guess.

Did I practice self acceptance and avoid negative self talk?I did pretty well confronting the negatives with the positives again.

Did I use my tools of recovery? These may include meal plans, water minimums, journaling, etc.- Whatever works for YOU.Just the conscious confrontation

Did I share my experience with food for the day somewhere I feel safe and nurtured? This may be here, in this forum, with a therapist, a close friend, a group such as OA, etc.- Again, whatever works for YOU.Here

Did I select a word, phrase, and/or quote for the day? No

Yesterday wasn't necessarily bad it was just a hectic day and honestly I was diverted from the whole food/body image line of thought other than when I ate. All in all I consider that a good thing.

Have a great day everyone!

**elphie** · 03-13-2009, 12:08 PM

GG, I think it is great that you are thinking about food less often- that is my ultimate goal and when I will consider myself "recovered". Good progress.

Did I eat mindfully?
still making progress here but had even more success today, it is starting to feel less awkward to put my fork down between bites and to think about the flavor of the food as I chew and swallow.

Did I take care of and nurture my body?

got plenty of rest, did not make time to exercise though- I am still searching for an exercise that makes me feel good and isn't a chore when it is too cold to go for a walk (which is my first choice of exercise).

Did I practice self acceptance and avoid negative self talk?

progress, not perfection

Did I use my tools of recovery? These may include meal plans, water minimums, journaling, etc.- Whatever works for YOU.

I am starting to really enjoy Intuitive Eating and am trying to put some of these tools into practice

Did I share my experience with food for the day somewhere I feel safe and nurtured? This may be here, in this forum, with a therapist, a close friend, a group such as OA, etc.- Again, whatever works for YOU.

here

Did I select a word, phrase, and/or quote for the day?

be present