I was always tall/big and felt fat. I always felt different.

1st Diet in 8th grade. thus started the yo-yo of thin and not.

Everyone diet worked once. with diminishing results when repeating it. I got to 125 lbs overweight while binging AND purging.

I have been in OA for 43 years and never left, but do not have continuous abstinence.

I did several OA variations which also worked initially.

Finally I heard the message of putting down the food to work the steps to get a relationship with God.

Food first, then steps. then recovery.

After 30 years I finally got a year. I thought 'I got this'

Today I have 7 months and 2 sponsees.

Doing the work is so much more than just putting down the food.