As we live day by day we learn, with the help of these affirmations, to accept ourselves and our problems with food. We reach for the serenity of knowing that we do not have to measure up to others' expectations of weight, height or body type. In doing so we can free ourselves from the hold that food and eating have had on us.

These daily affirmations are written to encourage you to follow your own path toward the many possibilities that are open to you. They have been written after years of experience working with those who have problems with compulsive eating, in the hope that what has worked for them will also work for you.

I begin today by affirming my self-worth. Each aspect of myself--physical, emotional and spiritual--needs to be acknowledged and nurtured. I eat the amount of food that satisfies me as I acknowledge my body's limits. I nurture my emotional needs by encouraging myself to express my feelings rather than control them by restricting food, overeating or binging. I take one step at a time during my recovery. I nurture my spiritual nature by acknowledging a Higher Power, which gives me the strength to overcome any habitual behavior or thought. My conflict with food is a habit. I now take charge of changing my relationship with food.

Beginning today, I have all the strength and courage I need to make changes in my life.