If you have a question regarding coffee and dairy they may be an issue for you. The only way to know for sure is to cut them out, perhaps one at a time, for a week or so to notice if there is a difference in your cravings/overeating. All the best to you in your journey Topaz! Nancy D. Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

This is OA. For food addicts everything must be done by weighing and measuring to prevent cheating on portions. Because if you cheat on portions, that is a license to go way off your food plan. Thank you for the video.

No, this food plan can be found at KaySheppard.com. All the best to you Jane! Nancy D. Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Hey Big Z 69, I use my daily allotment (3 teaspoons) of measured olive oil on salad, cooked veggies, or starch serving. I use sea salt as it has no sugar added. Sugar is my drug of choice so never touch it. I use generous amounts of cinnamon instead of sugar to season cooked grains at breakfast or plain yogurt. Check out the spice aisle at the grocery store for seasonings! Look at the ingredients to be sure it contains just herbs and spices. you can get Italian blends, Asian blends, curry, etc. Stir-"fried" veggies are great with garlic, ginger, and Braggs amino acids (in place of soy sauce). Penzeys.com has many clean fresh spice blends but always check the ingredients for added sweeteners. Food manufacturers have trained our taste buds to crave sugar, fat, & salt. It takes a little while to re-train our tastebuds, but it is well worth it to taste delicious, healthy, real food again. All the best to you! Nancy D. Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Hi FMQ; Social occasions require thinking ahead. Abstinence no matter what, no matter what, abstinence! For social events, I call ahead to find out what will be served. If say the protein doesn't fit my plan I'll bring some of my own. Also some people eat before the event and have herbed tea or water with lime. After all, we no longer attend events to overeat, we attend events to socialize, if I don't particularly like the people or they are toxic, I won't go, I'm taking care of myself now. When I'm planning on going to a restaurant I look up the restaurants menu ahead of time to make sure they offer foods on my food plan. I look for plain steak or seafood, (chicken is shot up with chemicals) salad ordered without croutons, cheese, etc.(I bring my own 'clean' dressing or ask for plain olive oil). I order a plain sweet/potato using sea salt and some of the 'clean' dressing. If no potato is available I'll take my own baggie of measured defrosted green peas to discreetly add to the salad. On holidays, if the celebration is held at my house I serve tasty foods that also fit into my plan. I will save out my portion before adding ingredients not on my plan. I think of it as a puzzle, figuring out how to make myself and loved ones happy. If eating at someone else's home, I'll call and check on the menu ahead of time, (I say I'm now treating food 'sensitivities' I feel better eating this way, etc.), and bring a dish to share that fits my food plan. If I'm following my food plan to the letter, in time, I will not be envious or craving what others 'can have' my body will be satisfied and well nourished. I wouldn't trade my peace of mind and freedom from the foods that hurt me for anything! Always being polite and not advertising our food plan or schooling people on the errors of their ways just because we've seen the light. If someone asks about my food plan I offer to tell them all about it at another time. If I think social occasions or eating out will be a challenge to my abstinence I'll stay safely at home, for now, social occasions will get easier as time goes on. Wishing you all the best on your recovery journey FMQ! Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Thank you so much for your advice, Nancy and for your videos. I have watched them all and I can't tell you what hope they give me as I start this abstinent way of eating. Thank you so much, and God bless you xxx ❤​@@GratefullyRecoveringFoodAddict

How to you plan for traveling?

@@eshjane If I am flying I prepare two meals to take with me in my carry-on bag because of delays that usually happen with air travel. The airport food is not usually that 'clean' and is overpriced. When I stay with family, my first stop is at the grocery store to pick up the foods that support my food plan. If I stay at a hotel I purchase food from the grocery store that is easy and convenient to use and I store it all in the room's mini fridge. When I'm planning on going to a restaurant I look up the restaurants menu ahead of time to make sure they offer foods on my food plan. I look for plain steak or seafood, (chicken is shot up with chemicals) salad ordered without croutons, cheese, etc.(I bring my own 'clean' dressing or ask for plain olive oil). I order a plain sweet/potato using sea salt and some of the 'clean' dressing. It's a matter of planning ahead for success and it can be fun and creative figuring out how to keep with your food plan. Happy travels Jane! Nancy D. Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Well, I guess you could adjust for that timing. All the best to you Sandra! Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Very well said mj8gu8w6m! The holidays have a deeper meaning and are more fun when not obsessing about food! New traditions, and new healthy recipes in accordance with our food plans help us move into who we were always meant to be! Wishing you happy holidays! Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Perhaps substitute with starchy vegetables? Peas, Winter squash, and sweet/potato. Wishing you all the best K10jak! Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

@@GratefullyRecoveringFoodAddict thanks for the well wishes. :-)

Sorry Joann my plate is full, so to speak. Go to meetings and find someone who has what you want! All the best to you! Nancy D, Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Thank U 🌷! I will continue to follow U, because you are "awesome." God Bless 🙏🏻! 🦋🎄🎈🌺

Yes, you are right. It was unintentional, just part of my story. <3 Nancy D

⁠still a violation.

Unsweetened dark chocolate? (70% cacao)

I've read that both can be useful in lowering blood pressure. Can they be included in an FA food plan?

Sorry Brotha I'm not familiar with the FA food plan. Here is the link. faacanhelp.org/newcomers/tools-of-recovery/faa-food-plan/ Take care of that high blood pressure. All the best to you on your journey! Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Excellent question Wesenskern! I know a woman who follows the exact food plan is shorter than I am and wears clothes 3 sizes smaller! Our bodies are all different! Kay says her plan supports 45 minutes of exercise daily. She has suggested athletes follow the food plan for men. Protein is increased to 6 oz, 5 oz for beef, and 3 eggs are a protein serving at each meal. Also, the oil serving is bumped up to 2 tablespoons or 6 teaspoons per day. (found on her site). I hope this helps! All the best to you on your journey! <3 Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

@@GratefullyRecoveringFoodAddict Dear Nancy, thank you so much for letting me know. Highly appreciated.

Thank you! All the best to you too Lyanne! <3 Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Hi Camillecali22! I don't have another channel. I'm doing well and feel I've shared all I have for now! I hope my videos are helpful to you and I wish you all the best on your journey. <3 Nancy D Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Thanks Mary! I am doing well and I trust you are too! Enjoy the Summer! Nancy D, Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Hi Dan, I've searched online for anti-inflammatory vegetables. I've cut them out along with all sugar & sweeteners, dairy, grains, all flours, and soy for example as they cause inflammation when I consume them. Fermented vegetables are helpful to gut health. I have generational high cholesterol. I just read an article today that there is a link between high cholesterol and inflammation, this makes sense in my case. My anti-inflammatory food plan includes lean, humanely raised protein, low-inflammatory vegetables, and quality oils, such as olive & avocado in the appropriate number of calories for my height, age, & activity level. I also take appropriate multivitamins and supplements, such as calcium. I have a daily practice of moderate exercise, prayer, & meditation that I find to be very important. We need to take good care of mind, body, & soul. I find Overeaters Anonymous meetings (oa.org) invaluable in helping with my 'alcoholic' foods. Food is usually our first addiction in life. I wish you all the best on your journey Dan! Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

@@GratefullyRecoveringFoodAddict For me, the problem of inflammation is likely with animal protein and perhaps refined carbs. I have kept an accurate food diary for around eight years and much of the time recorded my postprandial blood glucose using a fingerprick blood meter. For this reason I learned that refined carbs sent my blood glucose through the roof and added fats held it there. In my case grains have a similar effect. Apart from possibly tomatoes I eat most vegetables and tofu and soy protein. But I am probably coming from a different angle. After some years of weighing up the conflicting views out there, I decided that I believed more some of the vegan doctors/scientists, T Cambell, Caldwell Esselstyn, valter Longo etc over the others. But I am uncertain for myself to what extent animal products, like occasional sardines for example are tolerable or even beneficial. All the 'experts' and scientists are still disagreeing and many are funded by animal product industry. So I don't claim to have the definitive answer. I had my last drink of alcohol in 1982 and without the example of other AA members which eventually changed my psyche/mindset I would never have become abstinent - but I left after 12 years as I had a strong belief that the God part was a red herring and misleading. And so I approached OA via youtube because I learn tremendously in not what anyone believes, but in what they have actually done and are doing. It is educational and I appreciate it.

@@budte Yes Dan, we need to be mindful and honest with ourselves about how the different foods make us feel emotionally as well as physically. It sounds like you are being thoughtful and following the right road. Nancy D., Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

I'm sorry you're not feeling supported at home Shelley. We're in recovery to save ourselves and must power on under every circumstance. The Serenity Prayer comes to mind. Sometimes the spouse sees a change and is worried about what that will mean in the future. When we start to love and care for ourselves, we no longer put up with mistreatment. In my disease didn't think I was worth it and didn't deserve any better treatment. (just talking for myself) This last time I was able to pull together long-term abstinence our teen daughter and my husband at the time had been witnesses to my struggle. At first, they figured that this latest 'diet' would fizzle out in failure like all my other attempts and didn't take it seriously, who could blame them? The difference this time was I put down my 'alcoholic' foods (sugar etc.) so I was able to stick with the food plan without cravings and temptation. We can't expect anyone else to support us by following our food plan, etc. My family did show their support by going out for pizza & ice cream for example, so I didn't have to watch them enjoying those foods. Also, we had a cupboard in the kitchen and a draw in the fridge dedicated to 'their' foods, foods I didn't want to eat and so didn't need to open that cupboard and I wasn't having to make the decision not to eat something every time I saw it. That took cooperation and consideration on their part. After a while, my family was willing to help in any way they could because I was a changed person, a loving wife and mother not an unhappy b!#@h, obsessed with food to distraction. I was getting better, one day at a time, I wish the same for you Shelley. Bless you, on your journey! <3 Nancy D. Gratefully Recovering Food Addict

Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply. My husband thinks there’s no problem, but I know better. Sometimes I have it more tamped down than other times, but I check all the boxes. Trying again.

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