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This is a safe place for those who really, really, REALLY want to succeed in a LFRV lifestyle but the journey is just a little harder for us. We want to get there…we need to get there…and we WILL get there! Through support and encouragement and empathy, we can come here and share our struggles, scrutinize why we sometimes fall, get what we need to pick ourselves back up again, and have a cheerleading section who has our back every step of the way.

No one here is giving up! We know and understand and believe on every level that this is the path we need to be on to get the results we're after. But personal demons challenge us and we can't always see past the illusion. If we end up making poor choices, this is where we come to confess, analyze and get the motivation through the help of others to dust ourselves off and commit again, a little stronger each time.

Some of us are here with valid overeater/binge demons. Others of us have other types of mental/emotional disadvantages. For anyone here, there is a struggle involved.

What's amazing about the folks in this group is that we really believe in this path and are determined to get there. We haven't given up, we're not quitting! We just really need this support group and each other.

Because this is a safe haven for "struggling with the struggle," we want group members to feel safe. Please keep comments inspirational and kind. The LFRV community really needs the voice of those who made it despite the odds!

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Leg Cramps and Low Blood Pressure on 80/10/10

Started by mckohtz. Last reply by Cheryl T Apr 18. 6 Replies 0 Likes

I'm finding hard to eat 80/10/10 especially with a family that doesn't, but also with some of the symptoms I have with it. I can do it for breakfast but if I do pure 80/10/10 for a day or two, I get…Continue

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Comment by dandelion on June 3, 2012 at 9:53am: Totally agree, Dovima. The focus is off the food and onto life experiences in the big wide beautiful world.

Comment by Dovima on June 3, 2012 at 8:56am: People debate so much over issues like calories and stuff like seaweed and starch, that for me not hashing out specific food topics at meetings is actually a relief!

Comment by HolisticHealthDetective on June 2, 2012 at 12:50am: Dovima,

Thanks so much for sharing. It helps a lot. I was worried that I'd have to talk about eating raw or something that is likely alien to folks there, but a respectful option to remain silent on that front helps with that part. I think I might like to try it. I am telling myself to expect absolutely anything. Meetings are at the local hospital.

I would like to be able to hear the spirit of what people share; what's under the surface. I know that on the surface someone might be referring to Twinkies and Big Macs and I'm referring to a veggie Thai dish. But I'd like to see that what we're facing is ultimately the same challenge from our respective vantage points. At any rate, I'd like to try. The worst that can happen is that I decide the group isn't right for me and the best is that it gives me support and strength. = )

Tania

Comment by Dovima on June 2, 2012 at 12:02am: hi HolisticHealthDetective- ultimately, meetings are a mirror. years ago I went to OA meetings in a small town where all of the women who went to them were significantly obese but had been going to OA for years and not getting any physical recovery. oh dear! Luckily, the meetings in Portland Oregon where I live are pretty healthy. People do recover long-term. There have been times I've gone to meetings and thought everyone was stupid! mmmm....hello projection! But I tell you what, I'm so desperate to get healthy and do this thing, that all of a sudden everyone there looks brilliant!

But meetings are low-key. Not like church at all. You may speak or remain silent. There's an emphasis on using spiritual tools to obtain maturity. The 12 steps themselves are absolutely brilliant. It's a good way to live life, having those principles at work in ones life.

Let me know if you go- I hope you find the vital support there that I have. Be open-minded (oh you already are)

Comment by HolisticHealthDetective on June 1, 2012 at 11:48am: This is good news! I for one admire and applaud you!

Can you share a little bit about what the meeting's like without compromising anonymity?

I looked up the meetings in a town next over. They're on Saturday mornings and I might go? Feeling a bit shy. I think I'll feel better if I have some idea of what to expect.

I never thought I'd consider something like this. But it's clear I'm in the way of my own raw success. I need help, and it's clear that some deeper issues than I'm aware of are at play here.

Tania

Comment by Dovima on June 1, 2012 at 10:06am: I really felt better after going to the meeting- clear minded and empowered to do the right thing.

Comment by John Jasper on May 31, 2012 at 9:25pm: I had a great day yesterday with no snacks and very little interest in snacking. Felt better last night and feel better today for it.

The last few days, my smoothies have repeated on me hours after finishing them so today I decided to consume the smoothie ingredients without using the blender. It's time consuming but delicious and here I am hours later with no gas or aftertaste. Nice!

Best wishes Dovima for your OA meeting.

Comment by anabea on May 31, 2012 at 9:12pm: that's not sappy at all!!! I love it!!

Going to have my banana smoothie in am. For lunch, my huge salad with tons of greens and another for dinner. In between I will have watermelon and mangoes. Will love myself up with fruit.

Comment by Dovima on May 31, 2012 at 12:32pm: Okay, I'm stepping up to the bat and practicing willingness to do the right thing- I picked out an OA meeting to go to tomorrow- I'll plan my day around that. They kinda charge up my spiritual battery and make it easier to do the right thing. I apparently need to see real, live people eyeball to eyeball to achieve abstinence from junk food.....