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Milestones - 7
1/14/08 -
Present
I removed most names from these excerpts of messages that I
posted to an online support list to protect other people's anonymity.
This page is a sort of chronicle of my recovery from June 2004
forward.
| These messages
reflect my recovery from compulsive overeating and
Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
from the point that I first considered going to the Veteran's Hospital
in April 2003 to get help. At that time, I had been a member of
Overeaters Anonymous for about 3 years. I had lost and regained around
100 pounds a couple years prior in OA, and was at my all time high
weight of an estimated 450 or 460 pounds. I didn't have scales that would go
that high. Please keep in mind that these messages may have some poor to bad
nutritional advice in them and may not reflect the best options for recovery
from Binge Eating Disorder. They reflect my thinking at a
particular point in time. I have learned as I've progressed. |
1/14/08
214.8 lbs. Blood pressure and pulse at doctor's office,115/73 - 54
Hi All,
For the entire month of December 2007, I weighed and measured every bit of
food that I ate and carefully logged it to figure out precisely how my nutrition
was stacking up. The daily averages for the month are:
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23% |
21% |
56% |
55 |
267 |
1698 |
430 |
5201 |
629 |
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Fat |
Protein |
Carbs |
Fiber gm |
Cholesterol |
Sodium mg |
Mag mg |
Potassium |
Calcium |
To be continued...
Love, Dave
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About Dave - Welcome
- F.A.Q. - Frequently Asked
Questions
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Milestones
1
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
4/18/03 - 7/25/03
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Milestones 2
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
8/02/03 - 3/21/04
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Milestones 3
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
5/2/04 - 11/01/04
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Milestones 4
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
11/2/04 -
3/27/05
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Milestones 5
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
3/28/05 - 8/9/06
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Milestones 6
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
8/10/06 -
12/10/07
- Milestones 7
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
1/14/08 -
Present
- Chart 1 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart.
- Chart 2 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart.
- Chart 3 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart.
- Chart 4 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart.
current
- Cholesterol Chart
- Doughnut Epiphany
- A powerful personal experience on the way to a binge
- Changes - Before and After.
4/18/03 at 450 lbs.
to 8/14/04 at 291 lbs., and from 8/14/04 to 5/29/05
- Pictures
- Dave's Food Plan
Food Plan - What works for me
- Dave's Book List - Books I consider legitimate and personally very useful
- A Healthy Diet? - Eating to improve health and lower
risk factors for disease
- Exercise - Increasing activity levels—an
essential component of recovery.
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Why they are important to well-being and maintaining a
healthy weight
Grains
- Why Whole Grains are important to well-being and maintaining a
healthy weight
- Meat,
Fish, & Fowl - Beans Nuts and Tofu too
- Fats
& Oils - The good, the bad, and the ugly
- Omega-3, Flaxseed
& Fish Oil A healthier balance of essential
fatty acids
- Fad
diets, expensive supplements, and weight loss pills
- Snake oil or useful tools?
- Low
Carb? - Should we be counting carbs? Why all the
hype?
- Salt, Sodium, and Canned Green Beans
- Reducing sodium can
help control hypertension
- Typical Day - What
Dave eats on a typical day
- Food Products - Food
products that Dave has found to be healthy and tasty.
- Abstinence - Dave's thoughts on abstinence in
Overeaters Anonymous
- All or Nothing Thinking - A roadblock to
recovery
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED) - Description and diagnostic criterion
- Body
Mass Index - What it is and handy calculator
- Bariatric Surgery - Considering a
surgical solution to clinically severe obesity
- Food and Spirituality - Mindfully aware
eating
- Getting Started - Going from, I'll start
tomorrow to, I started today
- Intuitive Eating - Listening to the body's
hunger and satiety signals
- Killing the TV set - Is your TV set trying to sabotage you?
- Lifestyle not Diet - More on recovery. Dave
answers a friends questions
- OA Update - 2004 update on Dave's thinking about
recovery in OA as it applies to BED
- Passion & Hobbies - Finding things to get passionate about besides food
- Perfectionism - and perfectionistic thinking.
A common roadblock to recovery
- The Scale - Problems with weighing too often and
other ways to mark progress
- Yo-Yo Dieting - This vicious cycle is part of
the problem
- Letters Section -
Articles and Letters I've written over time about recovery and life.
- Key Concepts of
Recovery - 12 key concepts that helped Dave recover from Binge Eating
Disorder
- UnTwisted Thinking - Changing
the automatic thoughts we tell ourselves
- Overeaters Anonymous - This section is no longer
supported. It's still here for those who may find it useful
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Dave's Journey to Fitness