Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting

Food was not my  problem, it was my solution but it was killing me. I hid my pain by eating compulsively. Coming from  my very dark place the light offered by OA was blinding. I need the program and  steps to make the adjustment possible.

Understanding I had a disease and it wasn't my fault was the beginning of my recovery. My recovery starts in the grocery store.  

Teased in school. Eat in secret. How OA was 51 years ago. none of our own literature, books etc. Just a higher power.

Working the steps from the big book helped me identify my lcohilic foods and refrain.  Talking through the steps and the relationships between them weaves the  tapestry for a life of recovery. Now it is still all about service, sponsoring, and passing it on as directed by God.

I binged and purged while in a treatment center for another issue. Uing the tools does not equal recovery. I Finally  Did the Work of the 12 steps  for the spiritual recovery offered in  OA. Truly doing the 3rd steps releicved my pain. My current hunger is to know God and his will for me, be of service and help others. It is better.

My inability to control my eating and my weight made me hate myself When I FINALLY got a sponsor I did whatever she said. Recovery is better than a size 4

I remember the food at weddings I went to when I was 10 years old. Overweight in school, compensated by being funny. Success in business allowed to pay for lots of plans, drugs, formulas, They all worked ...for a nano second. Traded my food for the 12 steps and my life is better.

A Sunday promise led to Monday amnesia. I did not connect  the quantity component  while eating 'Approved' foods. Attended OA Meetings for 16 years but did not work until I REALLY embraced step one, got a sponsor and Worked the Steps. I don't eat anything can't leave on the plate. Today I remember this disease if permanent, progressive and fatal.  

Weight  was a problem in by the time I was 10. President's fitness challenge was terrifying. Major weight loss in High School gave me a validation I continue to chase. My first 12 step program suggested I eat to handle my new feelings. up 30 lbs following direction.. Today my recovery includes how I treat others, how I treat myself, is my recovery work consistent, and am I staying connected.      

Started early,manipulating for food in grade school. Could loose weight for a prize, and get it  Immediately game on bigger and faster. Just kept going to meeting, no matter what.  Program first seems to work.        

Food handled my emotions right from the  bottle. 20 Years old, functionally illiterate, overweight, and working  up the ladder. My body started breaking down at 38 years old. Entered OA. learned the rules, Attended meetings, participated, sponsored, lost 165 LBS  and I was King Sh*t!.... not good. Now 23 years abstinent, humbly involved in the program, loving and loved. 

Abandonment issues were helped with food. I always at the charity Candy Bars and Girl Scout cookies. Stomach Stapling led to binge purge cycle. OA with Big Book, And Sponsor led to recovery, 

Was not taught any adult skils growing up. Overachiever AND overweight In my disease eating utensils were optional. Can never get back to the feeling of that first bite. Attacking the steps was the real solution.

In old pictures I looked more normal than I felt. Meetings alone did not deliver the results I wanted. I grew up in a small community. Now I have a large OA community.  

The only people who really get to act how they feel are 3 years old. Doing the steps id the best tool for weight loss. 9th step promises are true.

In high school super excited about lots of chinese food. I can't see God but I CAN see the effects of God. Completely mind fucked over 3 gum drops.. Having Incremental improvements with my willingness  helps my willingness grow stronger.

Lots of Tequila and lots of Oreos.  But never together. Gastric bypass, like every other diet, worked.... for a while. When I finally admitted iI was a compulsive over eater that bell could never be unrung.    

5'2" 288, Hmmmm Lost who I was because of eating. a meal - ok.    A meal, twice in a row, I qualify. Stayed in meeting even when I wasn't abstinent. OA meetings were a breath of fresh air. 

Maintaining 150 lb weight loss for overt en years. Problem with sugar, flour and quantity. Need to handle all 3 to be abstinent.

Came to OA at 66 years old. Active in sports junior high and high school. College- no sports just food. Now -Dailey10 steps. makes a difference. My Higher Power sometimes forces me into better decision than I make on my own.  

When YOU feel you have lost something God will replace it with what you need.

I was isolated emotionally  Weight problem by 8 years old. Yo Yo - Weight Watchers, Speed, Excersize bulemic, All  worked once. Even when I finally got a sponsor I had not realized I actually had to work a program.

38  Years abstinent. Great Dieter. Used grey sheet, lost weight but no steps, thus no recovery. Recovery compares where we were  to where we are, not where we are to where we want to be. I do have control over my attitude ans my actions, the rest is up to God