[FrugalSue]

Just thought I'd emphasize the point all this month that I have a birthday on June 27th LOL!

Actually, birthdays are a really good time to contemplate progress. I'm doing a whole lot better than I was last year on my birthday! At that time, I had an extremely painful right knee and I was walking with a cane and taking a lot of prescription pain medicine. I was also at least 25 pounds heavier than I am right now. So healthwise I have made some really good progress in the past year.

Last night I was at my A.A. meeting and I was looking around and noticing that a lot of women there were obese. There were at least 7 women who were heavier than I am--or, if not heavier in actual pounds, they were very big for their height. I realized as I was sitting there that I really don't want to ever get bigger again. To me, getting my weight to a more normal range is another part of the recovery I started almost 18 years ago when I got sober. Once you get on the path towards living a clean, honest, healthy life, you just can't use any substance or behavior addictively anymore and feel okay about yourself.

Later last night, I was feeling down about a misunderstanding between Larry and me, and I was tempted to eat just because. I didn't, and I can't do that anymore. I have to feel the feelings and do whatever work is necessary.

Here's an AA acronym for you "normies"--

FEAR: F*** Everything and Run

or

FEAR: Face Everything and Recover

Your choice!