Don’t quit before the miracle happens
- 15
- August
- 2021
Back in 2005, I had reached my rock bottom. I was the heaviest I had ever been. I had been diagnosed as obese and was suffering from aches and pains […]
read moreStepping onto the road
- 31
- July
- 2021
“We admitted we were powerless over food – that our lives had become unmanageable” – Step One, The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous I came into the […]
read moreWhat I’ve learned from my mistakes
- 10
- February
- 2021
Often, when I believe I’ve made a mistake or the wrong decision, I hear those voices of criticism, of shame. They tell me I’m stupid, I should have known better, […]
read moreA mistake or a gift?
- 04
- December
- 2020
I’m a kind of lazy perfectionist; I have all these ideals, but I lack the discipline and follow-through in order to reach them. This normally leaves me in a state […]
read moreGiving up, surrender, was never an option
- 15
- September
- 2020
My father always taught me never to give up even if something was hard. You just had to keep on pushing, fighting the pain or the exhaustion or the emotional […]
read moreBeing restored to sanity – one bite at a time
- 15
- May
- 2020
“Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” – Step Two, The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous I didn’t […]
read moreThe sky’s the limit with OA service
- 15
- December
- 2019
I’m walking down Lexington Avenue in New York and as I gaze up at the Empire State Building, I have to pinch myself. “How did I get here?” I am […]
read moreHow I found my Higher Power
- 15
- August
- 2019
I think it’s important to state from the outset that my HP was never lost. S/he was always right there next to me waiting for me to get out of […]
read moreMy setbacks don’t make me a failure
- 15
- May
- 2019
I’ve always been tough on myself. It’s a part of myself that I’m improving a day at a time by using the OA programme and tools. But, first things first, […]
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