Overeaters Anonymous
“I joined a GYM!”
Over the years, I have joined a few gyms. I liked a couple but hated most. I never was one who enjoyed exercise (especially when done <GASP!> in public!!). The only thing I ever took-to was jogging, probably because it can be a pretty solitary thing, and that I did sporatically and obsessively. (Nowadays my feet …
Sweet & Lowdown
One of my most persistent food issues has to do with artificial sweeteners. When I first became abstinent, they were the least of my worries, but as my abstinence has changed and I have been better able to focus on the nutritional soundness of what I AM eating rather than the “monumental sacrifices” I have …
The Big Book’s “Food Plan”
The following is an excerpt from The Big Book, pages 133-134: “One of the many doctors who had the opportunity of reading this book in manuscript form told us that the use of sweets was often helpful, of course depending upon a doctor’s advice. He thought that all alcoholics should constantly have chocolates available for …
How I Became Abstinent (This Time)
For seven years (2002-2008), in addition to being a raging compulsive overeater, I was a raging workaholic and I stopped attending all OA meetings. Sometimes I tried to restrain my compulsion to overeat, but as the stress at work grew, so did my size. Not only did I eventually regain all of the 96 pounds I …