I went to a celebration this week.  We all sat all around the snack table and I came away satisfied.  Not because I endulged in the snacks before me but because I did some self-talk before I went to not eat anything before the planned meal.  And that's what I did.  I didn't over react to 'words' and I came away the victor.  Food is a powerful addition and unless you have experienced an addition you can't imagine the amount of power that addition has.  It is your best friend, comfortor, confidant, enemy!  It allows you to vent out loud and it doesn't tell you what a turd you are.  It never tells you to change while everyone else stays the same.  It never tells you that you are the one out of step while everyone else is marching to the beat of the band.  Well, my self-improvement goal is to realize that family and friends really, really do care.  I don't need food as a substitute for love.  Sorry I sound so maudlin this am but winning is something I'm not accustomed to.