My new synopsis on YouTube

@dubkebab Yes, the suffering was profound for me. I've never read about it anywhere and realized my book would be about the psychology of weight loss, not a, "diet".

@Myocite I'm glad to hear of this.So many conflicting fad diets to choose from.
I hear often in recovery that 'suffering is optional' but I think that applies more to the choices we make after getting clean and sober...I certainly don't wish to forget the pain and delusional confusion which led up to my 'teachable moments'

@dubkebab It was never optional for me, & I think that's BS. I'd rather know in advance I'd suffer rather than be lied to.

@Myocite For reals.There's plenty of wishy-washy kid gloved stuff in AA literature I can do without(not to mention in the weigh loss industry-geez!)...but it's still a life-saving endeavor for me on the whole.I need to look into the context of the quote.Alcoholics are prone to insane flights of fancy,ya know-few of which I can afford,haha.

@dubkebab insane flights of fancy? Meaning drinking?

@Myocite Well,that of course,but we can complicate just about anything we set our minds to-relationships,overeating,work,spirituality,etc. f'rinstance I took up cigarettes as a hobby at about 4 years sober.Guess what? yep-a pack a day ten years later.People are weird.

@dubkebab You smoke a pack a day?

@Myocite Sure,more or less,and only a certain brand of menthols-after spending most of my life hating them ! shrug.

@dubkebab Maybe you could stop?

@Myocite oh,of course...and if you quit methamphetamine,coke,pills,multiple bottles of booze a day type lifestyle you darn well have the wherewithal to stub out a puny lil cigarette...but today is not the time for me.

@dubkebab I understand.