The Becky L. Jackson Recovery Center

Dieting: A Dry Drunk

Table of Contents:

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PART I

UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS
a. keys to identify: control, obsession, denial
b. addictive disease description
c. eating disorder description

WHY “NO RANDOM EATING”?
a. dieting feeds obsession
b. giving up the option - giving up the obsession
c. definition of “random eating”

DIETING MENTALITY
a. subtle attitudes
b. subtle behavior
c. subtle danger

WHAT'S BLACK & WHITE & WHAT'S GREY?
a. finding a bottom line equal to sobriety
b. making the black & white achievable 100% of the time
c. finding flexibility (the grey) & when & how it’s useful

THE DANGER OF LIVING IN THE GREY
a. examples of “grey” behavior
b. consequences of abusing flexibility of abstinence

RECEIVING THE OA MESSAGE
a. epilepsy analogy
b. treatment centers and AA’s 12 Steps
c. locating OA near you

MODERATE IS MODERATE IS MODERATE
a. moderate is a recovery issue
b. moderate is a health issue
c. moderate is a relapse issue

ONE MEAL AT A TIME, ONE DAY AT A TIME
a. the 24-hour plan
b. the 1-hour plan
c. the 1-minute plan

DOES IT FEED THE DISEASE OR DOES IT FEED THE RECOVERY?
a. the set-up of relapse energy
b. how to decide on actions that bring serenity
c. examples of disease calming actions

KEEPING IT SIMPLE
a. analysis paralysis
b. do what's in front of you
c. using slogans

WATCH OUT FOR THE “PINK CLOUD”
a. overelation often a danger signal
b. “never have it made” concept

THE GREAT OBSESSION
a. alcoholism analogy
b. hidden belief about therapy
c. acceptance

SEEKING PROFESSIONAL HELP
a. types to assist recovery
b. no perfect people/us or them
c. ultimately our responsibility

INSTITUTIONAL MENTALITY
a. subtle attitudes
b. subtle behavior
c. subtle danger

WHAT ABOUT EXERCISE?
a. much needed in moderation
b. suggestions for either extreme
c. potential dangers of body sculpturing

EAT TO NOURISH, NOT CONTROL
a. give up dieting & control
b. American Heart Assoc. guidelines
c. definition of healthy eating achievable 75% of the time
d. 4 nutritional tips

MAINTENANCE: WHAT A CONCEPT!
a. abstaining vs dieting
b. key recovery issue
c. pitfalls to watch for
d. suggestions

SURRENDER TO WIN . . . PARDON ME?
A. outside changes don't take “it” away
b. “hitting bottom” = giving up the losing fight
c. stopping the war = winning

CHANGING OLD ROUTINES
a. old behavior leads to old results
b. new behavior leads to new results
c. types of things to change in the beginning

FIRST THINGS FIRST
a. recovery a matter of survival
b. keep perspective, not perfection
c. must cherish self to cherish others

H.A.L.T. (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired)
a. define acronym
b. pitfall of each
c. need for balance

BEING PREPARED FOR SOCIAL OCCASIONS
a. plan, alternate plan, let go of results
b. decide in advance stops obsession
c. add to life stops self obsession

KNOW YOUR RELAPSE INDICATORS
a. emotional relapse precedes physical
b. examples of common ones
c. know yours and make a plan
d. prevention work with body image issues

BODY IMAGE: #1 RELAPSE PROBLEM
a. used to set “boundaries”
b. “looks are for looking at” concept
c. self-hate manifests in the mirror
d. must resolve for recovery

INNER FAMILY HEALING
a. “How we've used our disease” concept
b. “inner family” description
c. visualization suggestion
d. codependency enmeshment

FIND, DEVELOP, AND USE A SUPPORT SYSTEM
a. list of ideas to help develop support system
b. understanding why immediate family might not
be best choice for support

LOOKING FOR “GRANDMAS”
a. definition of a “Grandma”
b. importance of one
c. what to look for

REMEMBER YOUR LAST DIET &/OR BINGE
a. selective recall problem
b. remembering the before, during and after
c. use memories to aid change

EMOTIONS DON'T DEMAND ACTIONS
a. emotions are not random, connected to beliefs
b. change perceptions, change feelings
c. “neither yield nor resist”

READING YOUR RICHTER SCALE
a. overreaction means old reaction
b. humorous examples
c. key to old idea - key to new idea

IS THERE LIFE AFTER ABSTINENCE
a. loss of an old “friend”
b. fear of success: letting go of excuses
c. facing the shame of “why haven't you ....”
d. healing the past to move forward
e. free to go for our dreams

PART II

10 PERSONAL SUCCESS STORIES

FROM THE AUTHOR
a. my history
b. my recovery & my pain
c. my insights & my hope for others

MARGO C. -- YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE

JEANIE M. -- NEVER LOSE HOPE

LISA M. -- BEAUTY AND BRAINS COULDN'T HELP

STEVEN M. -- THE WAY OUT

TERI K. -- FULL RECOVERY, FULL LIFE

JEAN M. -- FROM DIETING MADNESS TO DISEASE RECOVERY

JERRY J. -- RECOVERY FROM SELF-WILL RUN RIOT

KATHY R. -- I THOUGHT I HAD TO BE OLD

LAURA B. -- I WASN'T READY

 

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