I love the title of this journey. Being honest with your therapist is the best way to get help, but what happens if you don't tell them of the backsliding?

I am backsliding regarding diet and I am vowed to not buy more clothes for a while. I will have to buy the fleece leggings I wear as soon as they are on the old navy web site. They help my arthritis so much. But otherwise, I have to stop. Like you, shopping fills a need for me.

I find I have to stay the course for the first month. Not easy but the compulsion releases.

Thanks Mel and hasty! Mel, I am overly honest so I will tell her. Today I wore an old pair of Capri workout pants and a newer top that I got from Salvation Army about 3 weeks ago. It's a pretty rose color. It was half price. I wore a matching pair of sneakers that I bought months ago for $2 at a different Salvation Army in my hometown. How can I resist these deals? hasty, I am trying to do better on Keto. I wasn't into going to the gym after work for several reasons. Mostly, I just have too much to do at home. Old Navy stuff lasts forever! They should have your leggings on the website soon. I'm glad that you are nipping your purchases in the bud now. I was feeling really strong after my session with my therapist. I texted her, thanking her for knocking some sense into me. Then, just merely being so near to a Goodwill store made me backslide. Looking back to when I was heavy, I only had about 10 outfits. I didn't allow myself to buy new clothes for years. My brother was going thrifting every Sunday for dollar deals at Goodwill. After I started losing weight, I invited myself to go thrifting with him. And that's how I started obtaining a lot of clothes. I gave all the bigger clothes away as I lost weight. hasty, I am sure that it is filling a void for me. It's definitely exciting to find great clothes for such low prices. Sometimes, I get excited about my clothes. My brother now thrifts several days a week. He said it's a high for him. My best friend, who collects so many things, has an abundance of decorations, blankets, Mason jars filled with different themes. One theme is Monopoly pieces. She has been buying them for maybe 10 years. Crazy! So I'm learning that some things are contagious among people who are close. Women who work closely together will manage to get their periods at the same time. I didn't study this but if you look up Dr. Tara Swart, she can explain it better. In fact, she has a lovely way of explaining things in her British accent.

my sisters-in-healing who suffer shop-a-holicism struggle as hard with their drug of choice as any alcoholic/druggie i have ever shared healing hopes with. i have yet to meet a brother-in-healing who suffers the disorder. it seems to be a strictly feminine disorder.

easy does it, my over-dressed girlie girl. steadying support while you find your next step on your healing journey.

for what it's worth
in my own healing journey, the backslides often reveal important points i missed on my previous passages. they seem to help keep me from throwing out proverbial babies with the bathwater.

arfie, I'll be learning new things til the day I die! Thanks for your input!