We made a decision to entrust our will and our lives to the care of the collective wisdom and resources of those who have searched before us.
I've come to understand FR Step 3 as surrender. Surrendering to the wisdom and resources available to me and not trying to modify everything to fit my lifestyle. After all, while I feel most things in my life are manageable, my compulsive overeating is not something within my control.
In past attempts I would manipulate my food plan to best fit my situation at the time. This would work for a time but always seem to back me into a corner that for which I found no way out. My desire was to lose weight quickly and worry about long-term consequences last.
Today I use a food plan based in science, a proven plan that I can surrender control and let the plan do it's work. I do have to be mindful but I don't have to control it.
Allowing surrender kind of switches the tracks of compulsive food thoughts. It stops the cycle mentally because I'm no longer in charge.
Today I am willing to go another day.
-Steve C
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