Dear Mary K:

Thank you for sharing your experience with the internet “help” and the … proper ways you are taking care of yourself, with the help of competent professionals. Since you have this professional help and it is helping you (I am glad!), I do have a question or two:

How do you successfully deal at any one time with the thoughts such as: “I am fat” “I ate too much” “What have I done?” and so forth…? Do you counter these thoughts with other thoughts?

Also: how do you deal with being out with all the restaurants and food offered in stores, everywhere, potlucks and such- do these cause you extra distress, as is to me- and what do you do to survive or even… enjoy these?

anita