TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents at a Glance
Introduction—Dare to Dream
Chapter One
Realization—The Truth of the Matter
Chapter Two
Acceptance—Real People in the Real World
Chapter Three
Surrender—Addiction is Real, Debilitating and Ultimately Fatal
Chapter Four
Action—A Work in Progress
Chapter Five
Recovery—A Way of Life
Chapter Six
Food Plans/Abstinence—Plan What You Do and Do What You Plan
Chapter Seven
Meetings—Promote, Organize and Conduct Support Groups
Appendix A—The Serenity Prayer and The Twelve Steps
Appendix B—Recovery Tools
Appendix C—Ephesians 3:17-21
Appendix D—Meeting Format Alternatives
Chapter Eight
Bibliography
Statement of Faith
Scripture Index
The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous®
The Cloud is Moving (Contents and invitation)
Reach for a Star (The impossible is possible)
Perfect People and Other Myths (Fantasyland)
Cinderella Weighs in at 202 Pounds (My last diet)
The Last Supper and Then Some (Bingeing once again)
Weighting in the Wilderness (Weight loss history)
Chapter Two:
Acceptance—Real People in the Real World
Live and Learn (Childhood influences)
Growing Up:
Goldilocks and Her Two Brothers (My family of origin)
Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall (Teen years)
Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall (Mother’s death)
First Introduction to Jesus:
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Introduction to Jesus)
Married with Children:
Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill (Married with children)
Jack Fell Down (Husband acknowledges his alcoholism)
And Broke His Crown (First impression of a 12-step program)
And Jill Came Tumbling After (My own addiction)
Chapter Three:
Sparks of Light (I was powerless over food; my life was unmanageable)
Introduction to 12-Step Philosophy:
Shine Little Glow Worm (First meeting with other food addicts)
Glimmer, Glimmer (My first sponsor)
Starlight, Starbright (A day without sugar)
All That Glitters is Not Gold (Temporary success)
The Truth Set Me Free:
Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Final surrender—letting go of sugar and flour)
Jesus Gave Me a Sunbeam (Hope for a new way of life)
Dawn’s Early Light (Seeing lights in The Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous)
Progress, Not Perfection (My first impression of the Twelve Steps
Chapter Four:
Baby Steps (The 12-step God)
A Way of Life:
First Things First (Grocery shopping)
Easy Does It (Boundaries around food choices)
Bump in the Road (First vacation)
The Jury is Out (Restaurant dining/justified overeating)
More than a Food Plan:
Mama Mia (Program, family, job)
Balancing Act (Priorities)
Ruffled Feathers (Sponsors)
Queen of Hearts (Controlling personalities)
Brokenhearted (Thin is not well)
Help is on the Way (Counseling)
The Real Deal (Affirmations)
Stop, Drop and Roll (Appropriate response)
Ongoing Recovery:
One Day at a Time (Acceptance)
I Think I Can…My First Baking Experience
I Think I Can…My First Halloween
I Think I Can…My First Wedding Reception
I Think I Can…My First Thanksgiving
Chapter 4B
Who is Your God? (The bathroom scale)
Touchdown (Maintenance)
Denial is Not Just a River in Egypt (Food secrets)
Christian Life:
New Light (Introduction to Bible teaching)
Higher Ground (Growing-up)
A Leap of Faith (Claiming freedom in the Lord)
Sweet Tooth (Trusting God with my recovery)
There’s No Place Like Home (Finding a church)
Passing the Torch:
Rise and Shine (My passion and my mission)
Good to the Last Drop (Ongoing surrender)
The Good Fight (The battle belongs to the Lord)
Living Free (Introduction to the Zone Diet)
Happy, Joyous and Free:
An Attitude of Gratitude
A Heart for God (Living free)
Dare to Dream (Nothing is impossible)
Chapter Five:
Pot of Gold
What is Faith?
It’s Electric
The Serenity Prayer:
The Serenity Prayer with Scripture
Invitation:
Heart to Heart—Are You a Food Addict Like Me? (Questions to ponder)
You’ve Got a Friend
The Twelve Steps:
The Elevator is Broken—Try the Steps (Benefits of the 12-step approach)
Why Can’t I Stop Overeating? (Food addiction is like alcoholism)
The Zone Diet for Food Addicts
My Introduction to the Zone (Diagnosis of osteoporosis brought me to the Zone)
Easy as One, Two, Three—The Eyeball Method
Building Materials—Zone Food Blocks
The Blueprint—A Day in the Zone
My Index Cards—Food Blocks
Enter the Zone—Counting and Measuring Food Blocks
Suggestions for Food Addicts Like Me
It’s Personal (My experience in the Zone)
Three typical days—My rendition of the Zone
Maintenance
Lose-weight mode
Progress, not perfection
Chapter Six B
Step Easy Food Plans (An “easy does it, but do it” approach to the Zone)
Step Easy Food Plan for Women
Step Easy Food Plan for Men
Food Exchanges
Five Sample Days—Step Easy Food Plan for Women
Live and Let Live (Facing challenges: eating at restaurants, physical sickness)
Step Easy Maintenance Food Plan
Five Sample Days—Step Easy Maintenance Food Plan
Ups and Downs (Weight-loss plateaus)
Step Easy Food Plan, Less Grains
Step Easy Food Plan, No Grains
Farewell—Follow the Cloud
Chapter Seven:
Meetings—Promote, Organize and Conduct Support Groups
Preparation/Promotion
Meeting Format (A complete format for a face-to-face meeting)
Appendix C: Ephesians 3:17-21
Chapter Eight:
Bibliography
Statement of Faith
Scripture Index
The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous®