I was an exercise  bulimic before I knew what it was and still gained weight.

Found OA went to a few meetings and decided to do it myself which failed miserably. 

I have been abstinent for 22 years and still call y sponsor every day (I am on my third sponsor).

I sponsored early and it worked great. I stayed abstinent and so did some of them .

Started with pictures. Young pictures don't indicate major  problem yet.

Got dismissed from Marine Corp because I could not maintain the weight standard.

By 2007 many areas of my life were out of control

Came into OA over 300 lbs 

Today I stay under 200 with my doctor acknowledging my program and results.

I can have a 'gutter ball day' but a 10th step puts me back on track.

Came in over 500 Lbs

My portion was bag box and carton or more.

My problem was my bondage of self.  Food wasn't my problem, it was my solution.

I was the result of what happened to me as a shild which I cannot change I can change how I react.

Taking the next right action was/is My form of willingness.

I didn't believe it could work for me but I did it anyway.

At 419 I was in the hospital being told I HAD to loose weight or die think giving up my 'friend' was that same as death.

The moment I was willing to ask for real help, that I could not do it alone was the beginning or the relief from the bondage of self.

OA in not a program of learning. it is unlearning my way.

Diabetic, fatty liver disease and less than 30 years old.

Finally got it in 2008 after my third son. In until 2012 and not back until 2021

Started sneak eating around 8 years old. It didn't stop.

I reset my time over a year ago because I was eating abstinent food compulsively.

I am honest about my food. It may nor be perfect but I tell the truth

Now I have a service position at every one of my regular meetings.

My marriage was in danger when I came into the program. Working MY programs helps my marriage.

My friends in the program tell me the truth especially when I don't want to hear it.

Maintaining 70 LB weight loss for 17 years.

I was a sugar addict as long as I can remember.

My first diet at 11 years old and it never ended Thin, fat, thin, fat, thin, fat ........ every diet worked for a minute.

After multiple diets my food plan became 'I'll eat whsaever I want' up to 185.

My first OA meeting was a sugar addict abstinent fro 22 years. That got my attention.

I just kept going understanding little. It was a service position that changed it for me. People got to know me, I fell a part of.

I know from experience the first bite of sugar will take me out.

Today I have a great life because my daily routine is based on this program from before I get out of bed until I fall asleep with another day of abstinence.

My favorite prayer is 'God please help me.' Great for anytime.

I was 250 feeling different and alone.

I thought all sorts of crazy things would be a good idea. all looking for the right diet.

Today I no longer have to kill myself from the inside any more.

While in my weight uncomfortable is a major understatement.

I had been able to get thin . . . for a minute.

I never forget the humiliation of needing a seat belt extender.

I have yet to do a perfect say and it is reflected with my nightly 10th step.

The steps were transformational. not easy or fast but I followed directions and it changed my world . for the better.

I was 'chubby' by 10.

As I got older I got heavier and lonlier.

I lost my first 100 pounds early in high school. But I was still discontent and drooped out in 10th grade.

20 - 30 yrs old - Loose weight, get job, gain weight, loose job  and blamed the world.

In 1999 I ended in CA, lost 150 on my own and I had arrived . for a minute.

I ended in OA, was loosing weight and I was my God.

I got a sponsor, followed Direction, did the steps, had appropriate results and ended up employed.

My recovery is dependent upon by being honest and I have proved the difference.

My relationship with my higher power is my lifeline which I hold dearly and daily,

Compulsive overeater shares experience.

I was not a fat kid but was still obsessed with food.

Unhealthy childhood led to a plethora of issues arriving over the years.

I used a complicated plan of compulsive eating, drugging, exersizing to maintain what I wanted.

I came into OA relatively small and put on all my weight in programs. 

I put on 100 lbs with my first pregnancy and I was sober.

Steps 1-3 getting right with god, 4-9 getting right with people, 10-12 rocketed into the 4th dimension.

Things I have learned, Crisis thoughts pass. So I wait.

An abstinent member of OA shares her journey or recovey