Compulsive Overeating Diary | Living With Binge Eating Disorder
Summary: Raw and truthful, Laurie Weaver, of Daily Adventure Tales, gives you an intimate look inside her lifelong battle with compulsive eating and binge eating disorder. Diets and binges, blame and hope, huge and rapid body weight fluctuations, peace and acceptance, guilt and rage. Laurie invites you to share her day to day journey toward better health and self-acceptance, bumps and all. She hopes to be a companion to others who struggle with, and to those who wish to learn more about compulsive overeating.
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During a fantastic morning hike, Laurie relates her gratitude for episode 26's power to stop her binge. She also waxes poetic about the ups and downs of weight, compulsion, and how we might become more accepting and peaceful with our bodies.
Mortified that she mixed up Canadian listener, Kendra, with New Englander listener, Maddy, during last episode's walk in Descanso, Laurie makes good on her promise to deliver a sunny walk for winter-bound, Kendra by strolling through the charming shopping district of Montrose, California. Then, struck by her feelings of discomfort over the matter, she decides to find a nice, quiet spot to podcast about perfectionism. Instead, you get the ring-side seat to the beginnings of a true binge based in frustration, finished off by how Laurie outsmarted those frackin Robot Aliens.
Laurie gives winter-bound, listener, Maddy a taste of sunny California by podcasting as she walks around part of Descanso Gardens. Laurie is also inspired by the story of Maddy and Sandy and reads a poignant comment of Maddy's from a past episode. Learn how to sign up for the podcast email list to get your own Alien Robot graphic to print and hang on your fridge.
Feeling insecure, despite her current success, Laurie wanders around Descanso Gardens and muses about insecurity, secrecy, magical thinking and tries to find ways to get herself back on the emotional track. Shout-out to Laurie's new online friend, Shirl!
Laurie has big fun kicking robot alien ass a few days post binge by gaining encouragement from Maddy, Shirl, Vanessa, iTunes reviewer, RSeab2007 and by posting pics and photos of her adventures on Instagram and FB. She finds a new podcast spot and wonders, 'Why is it SO hard to hear good things about yourself?'
Laurie ponders how the alien robots got through her defense shield the day after a binge. Then she moves on from it while taking an emergency stress stroll through the park. Hooray for Ashley, this was her first 5K today!
Listeners Michelle and Ashley send in their stories about shame, victory and moving forward. Laurie sings the happy dance for Ashley's first 5k and closes the podcast with a special song to send sleepy listener, Sara, off to dreamland. Featured is The Manx Lullaby by Slainte
While hiking in a wind storm, Laurie muses about a comment from Ava about money and overeating, then she comes clean about her latest compulsive overeating episode and wonders, 'Will y'all still love me when I F-up?'
Laurie decides to call her listeners, callers and commenters her 'Brave Companions". She ponders an idea by new Brave Companion, Gato, about 'What IS the cost of food compulsion and obsession. She has fun letting you know she's open 24-7 for you. Did you know you can listen to Compulsive Overeating Diary with your TV? Laurie was astounded!
Why you can't assume body size equals eating issues and how bravery and support can break the debilitating chains of secrecy. Shout-outs to new listeners, Jenny and Ashley, and stats for the top ten countries and states that download Compulsive Overeating Diary.
Laurie shares the final results and details of her successful birthday in Vegas where she tried out Plan "Be". New listener, Rafael, posts some questions about what might be behind his overeating. A brave listener writes Laurie about her troubles with sneak eating and bingeing with Girl Scout cookies.
An update on how Laurie's handling her emotion-charged Vegas birthday trip. What ever happened to the lost microphone? How we can torture ourselves with negative thoughts. Janet calls the Bravery hotline, so Laurie keeps her promise and sings a song her father would love. shout-outs to Ava, Janet and Crystal.
Deeper issues are revealed as Laurie experiences life without the mask of food. Shout-outs to new listener, Michelle, and to her new online, buddy, Crystal for posting encouragement after Laurie asked for help dealing with her upcoming birthday trip to Vegas. Also gratitude to Carrie, from the Bitesize Vitality Podcast who took time to email Laurie after they both made New and Noteworthy on Itunes.
Feeling blue, whiney and in need of chips, Laurie asks her listeners for help and encouragement. Shout-outs to Heidi from Canada for her tweets and to composer, Josh Woodward for being so gracious and generous with his music. Finally someone calls the Daily Adventure Tales hotline, but will it be enough to start up that podcast again?
Inspired by a comment posted by listener, Crystal, Laurie braves the rainy weather to play with ducks and muse about 'what's under emotional eating?'. She gives some tricks to help when confronted by unexpected food and celebrates bravery with shout-outs to her niece, Katie, a brave international adventurer on her birthday, Cheryl for her blog bravery and a double brava for Crystal, who posted her success on bravery day!
