Thank you, Rose, for sharing this. I was just asking someone else to share what it used to be like when first starting and what it is like now. I think maybe I am coming down from my "pink cloud" and as I am settling in to this "new" way of living, I am wondering what my future will actually be like. I wonder, when I read posts of "old-timers" if they/you (depending on who's reading this) were like those of us that are very new to this. Am I one of the ones that will someday maybe eat a small piece of chocolate on Saturday after dinner and be totally satisfied? I think the OA mentality is lingering and I am a little afraid still that this is just too good to be true. Is this possible for me?After more than a year, I can say there are no hard days anymore - or at least, no weekly recurring hard days. Following the rules is not difficult, it's automatic, at least as long as I am in good health and in a familiar environment.
There were some recurring hard days at first (friday) but since those were recurring, it was not too difficult to experiment with them week after week and devise ways to make them easier (get busy, distract yourself with something, proactively eat a slightly bigger dinner, have a glass of water close by...)
There are some days which are uncomfortable (headache, tiredness etc). Before No-S I would have medicated myself with chocolate. Now, it's a little annoying to know that I have to find another way to endure those days. Or rather, I have to find a way period. No-S taught me that chocolate is actually inefficient. I know that even if I ate chocolate, it would go away for perhaps 30' then come back and I would want chocolate again. That's not worth destroying my habits.
There are also some days when my usual routine is disturbed and I struggle not to fall back into earlier (bad) habits. I think learning to make No-S effortless in every situation is a lifelong process.
For those of you that have been doing this for a year or more (and sound so sane and settled now), I humbly ask you to share what you were like before. Did you used to binge? Did you snack all day? Was sugar a regular part of your day? Were you overweight and are you now at a healthy weight?
What was it like before and what is it like now?