Today's Reading - Voices of Recovery

"Accept that we may repeatedly have the craving to eat compulsively. Experience shows us that such feelings will pass. Remember that every time we face a situation without eating compulsively it will be easier for us to abstain the next time. We can live life without compulsive eating." Think First My compulsion is lifted most of the time, and I don't think about food. Sometimes, however, I still have food on my mind. I need to remember that I am not alone, that I am not a failure if I have food cravings. I have proven to myself that when I abstain, it is easier the next time. I strengthen the habit of abstinence. If I eat compulsively, I strengthen my compulsion. I may not binge, but my food thoughts increase, and the problem increases. My Higher Power gives me the choice to be able to say, "I don't want to eat that, to go down that path. I know what will happen." I have learned that I can turn aside, choose the path of abstinence, and continue on my way. The feelings pass, and then I forget the craving. Such a gift!