I wasn’t measuring his food or anything, but realized that I was filling up his bowl more often. To top it off, our pet sitter said something to me about it one day. Her words were, “So why is he eating so much? You know, he’s gaining weight and adult dogs aren’t supposed to.” This made me angry for a couple of reasons…

For the first 5 years of my treatment, I kept a food log. Yes, I have a record of everything that I ate for 5 years… which is now completely useless, but at the time I thought it was a helpful tool. I counted exchanges (rather than calories), drew pictures to illustrate my days, and wrote any feelings that came up during the day. My therapist and nutritionist would review it every week… which was also useful, since I am really bad about brining up things that …