For many of us, this freedom came when we took step three and turned the entire problem over to our Higher Power. Suddenly we no longer thought much about food and eating. When mealtime came, we ate moderately, felt satisfied, and stopped eating. It was as if some miracle had given us a healthy attitude about food and eating. ~ The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous (Kindle Locations 242-244).

Keep it simple, Stupid!
Yes, you in the mirror,
I’m talking to you.
You once got it, just did the Step,
didn’t see any reason to
stick to the basics once you’d been there,
to hold on to the lessons learned,
to build on them. You forgot
the reason for being here,
that you’re a compulsive overeater,
and, having once found relief,
started on a new level.
You’re beginning to see the structure.
It’s not finishing one book,
starting a new one,
even part of a series.
No. It’s like singing a round.
You add people, verses,
complexity, but you hold them all,
gather them to a greater whole.
You repeat the simple melody
again and again and again
because it’s not new every day.
It’s the same twelve steps,
the same nine tools,
the same obsession to set aside,
to surrender, to conquer
with the aide of a greater power.
It’s complex and beautiful, not easy.
But it IS simple. And you must remember that
every day, one day at a time.