Loans are a popular topic in the news today with the recent rise in mortgage defaults. Mortgages and other secured loans are also a source of problems at the current time, because many people are in the position where they are having trouble repaying their loans.

I have a lot of debt, but I am fortunate enough to be able to pay it. And I also in the position where I am able to pay more than minimum payments, but it seems like the amount people in trouble over loans is on the rise. I believe the mortgage industry is partially to blame for this problem and I also believe there are a lot of people in this society that want more than they can afford.

The zip code I live in has the highest number of defaults in the state. It was around 400 for just one month. The way our economy works, when there is a problem ins one area it soon affects other parts. Hopefully, things will recover soon.

Being able to make free healthy choices is a great gift and one that requires careful thought. The greatest choices we have to make is our desire to live an abstinent life. It was a difficult one, but one that will lead us to other healthy choices. Living one day at a time, we choose what is important in our lives and what is not. We learn to make healthy decisions–those decisions which promote our recovery and a peaceful life. It helps to remember that we are humans; just because we are abstinent doesn’t mean we will always make the right choices. Working our program gives us all the tools we need to make the the right choices for who we are and what we are to become. But if we fall back into our old behavior and make some bad decisions, we will learn from those, too. Growth comes not only with success but with failure, too. Now, our mistakes can help us grow and become stronger everyday.

Today let me choose from my heart what is best for my recovery.

Tags: Just for Today, recovery, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, Twelve Step program

With the holidays coming up, I would love nothing better than to take a holiday. My preference for a vacation is somewhere warm and exotic. Somewhere like Turkey, Egypt, Spain and Greece. My parents have been to all of these countries more than once and have loved them all.

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My sponsor says that she writes her anticipated food for the day down in the morning. I used that method yesterday and it seemed to work well for me. I guess the smaller the amount of changes that need made the closer I get to the bull’s eye.

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All in all, I stuck to my food plan realtively well. I did have a little bit of sugar, but it was not enough for me lose my concentration and to affect my mood the way it sometimes does. If this is as bad as it ever gets, I will be happy. I know I can do better today, but on the other hand I do not want to put undo pressure on myself. I feel it is a matter of keeping your eye on the target. I don’t necessarily have to have a bull’s eye, but I would at least like to hit the target.

My parents are coming tonight and we will probably be going to a buffet for dinner. Believe it or not I actually do better their than at other restaurants. I tend to eat less, beacuse I put less on my plate than normal restaurant servings. My goal is to keep the unnecessary sweets to a minimum and the same for white bread products. By some people’s standards this would not be considered abstinence, but I did not eat compulsively. So for me I think it would be abstinence.

Tags: Just for Today, recovery, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, Twelve Step program