Deliberate life full of purpose

This is me four years ago, sprawled out in the waters of St. Barts.  It was one of the most peaceful, most contented moments I can remember. 

It is with great humility that I write these posts about freedom from recreational sugar.  I do not claim to be an "expert" in any sense of the word.  I'm not special.  I am posting this to say...
I have been willing to try something different and by the grace of some power greater than myself, it is working today.  I accept that tomorrow may bring something different.  It just takes one compulsive bite to trigger the addiction.  The difference is, today I have faith that being "in the food," is not where I am meant to be.  I am not meant to be paralyzed by shame and guilt, shutting out the world as I retreat to the safety of my couch, television and food.  I will go to any length to be free of the disease of compulsive overeating.  Today, this means abstaining from sugar.

I am meant to live a deliberate life full of purpose.  And we can do this, even if we sometimes, or often times find solace in excess food.