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Preamble Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with … Continued
This writing exercise is an approach using the Twelve Steps of OA to deal with life’s challenges without turning to food. Enhance your recovery by using this document individually or as the focus of a workshop. © 2015 Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. Board approved Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. World Service OfficeLocation: 6075 Zenith Court NE, Rio Rancho, … Continued
Have you ever wished you could lose ten pounds (5 kg)? Twenty (9 kg)? Forty (18 kg)? A hundred (45 kg) or more? Have you ever wished that once you got it off you could keep it off? Welcome to OA; welcome home! Have you sometimes felt out of step with the world, like a … Continued
© 2018 Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. All rights reserved.Excerpted from #980 Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. World Service OfficeLocation: 6075 Zenith Court NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, USAMailing address: PO Box 44727, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4727, USATelephone: +1 505-891-2664
(Reprinted from A Step Ahead newsletter, Fourth Quarter 2011) OA’s group conscience has decided we should display, sell, use and read aloud only OA-approved literature at OA meetings. This includes OA Conference- and board-approved literature and AA conference-approved literature.* Although OA has not reviewed and approved AA literature, we deem their group conscience approved its … Continued
A special introduction to OA for men and women in treatment We of Overeaters Anonymous want to introduce and invite you to our program of recovery. Even if you are familiar with other Twelve Step recovery programs, we believe the information provided here will help answer some basic questions about OA which are often asked … Continued
The only thing that is required is that you have a desire to stop eating compulsively. A major aspect of military life is discipline: the greater the discipline, the more professional the military member. Yet we are still human beings, with the same needs, wants, and desires as civilian members of society. Some of us … Continued
Download the PDF in English Recovery Insurance Policy I, __________ on this day do hereby give __________ __________ (a recovering OA member) permission to take me to a meeting if they do not receive a phone call from me within __________ days of our last conversation, or if they have not seen me at an … Continued
Reprinted from Lifeline, Ask-It Basket, August 1999 Question What is cross talk? Are all responses and comments to another person at a meeting cross talk? Is thanking someone for something he or she shared cross talk? Or is it cross talk only if the comments are negative? Answer OA literature does not specifically define cross … Continued