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Lily · 08-04-2009, 03:36 PM

I found an old journal from back in 1992 where I was abstinent....I seemed so happy back then with control over my food so on August 1st I started once again.

My goal is NOT to eat compulsively. I am only eating when hungry and stopping before I get full basically. I am also eating more balanced as I know I am a carb and sweet junkie.

I guess everyone is different and has a different plan, but this is how I am going to try it....I also have dug out my old OA literature.

Thanks, Sheila

***Nina Kay*** · 08-04-2009, 10:12 PM

Welcome to the Eating Disorders Forum at SR, Lily. I did do OA for a small while a few years ago, but there isn't a group any closer than an hour away, so I haven't been to a meeting in ages. I do know that there are online meetings of OA. There is a link at the top of the ED page. It is definitely worth checking out. I hope that you'll keep coming back here often and sharing with us.

Lily · 08-21-2009, 01:28 PM

Okay you guys, I have been doing the OA 90 day plan and I have no appetite and I no longer think about food!

I do the 90 day telephone meetings.

If anyone wants to listen in on one, they can be found at oa.org

I have also lost 9 lbs and the obsession w/ food has lifted! I am over a week out! I love it! (However I did have to give up sugar and flour) but there is other foods, rice, oat, etc.

I am sooooo stoked! I can live this way! (One day at a time)

**Pony** · 08-21-2009, 02:37 PM

That's wonderful news Lily. Just keep working what works. Keep sharing your jouney with us. You can inspire eveyone here too.

I am working the Weight Watcher program. Although I am curantly recovering from surgery so I haven't been able to go to any of the meetings or weigh in's, but I am still trying to stay on track with the food choices.

sweetjam66 · 08-21-2009, 02:44 PM

How can I become a part of this OA group? I have some issues too that I want to get help with in relation to how I eat. Please help...I'm new to all of this.

Lily · 08-24-2009, 06:11 PM

I am still sticking with it!! If anyone wants info go to OA dot org! There is a place you can click on and it lists PHONE MEETINGS! I LOVE these! They are working for me and I have met a lot of other women across the US using this method. (there are a few men for you men out there too!)

If I can do this, so can you! After you set your mind to it, you can do it. I have a sponsor who I send and email to every morning. Then I call her in the afternoon.

OA says PLAN WHAT YOU EAT, AND EAT WHAT YOU PLAN.

I weighed in yesterday and my weight loss was 10.5. i am trying to NOT focus on just weight, but I am STOKED!

LiveLikeGold6 · 06-22-2010, 08:16 PM

I want to do this!!! Im looking up meetings now

***Nina Kay*** · 06-23-2010, 10:58 PM

How's it going, LiveLikeGold6? Did you find the meetings? We'd love to hear about your experiences with OA.

08-04-2009, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lily AWOL :) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central WI Posts: 2,013 Blog Entries: 10	Does anyone do OA? I found an old journal from back in 1992 where I was abstinent....I seemed so happy back then with control over my food so on August 1st I started once again. My goal is NOT to eat compulsively. I am only eating when hungry and stopping before I get full basically. I am also eating more balanced as I know I am a carb and sweet junkie. I guess everyone is different and has a different plan, but this is how I am going to try it....I also have dug out my old OA literature. Thanks, Sheila

08-04-2009, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
*Nina Kay* Accepting Myself As Is Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here @ SR. Posts: 2,855	Welcome to the Eating Disorders Forum at SR, Lily. I did do OA for a small while a few years ago, but there isn't a group any closer than an hour away, so I haven't been to a meeting in ages. I do know that there are online meetings of OA. There is a link at the top of the ED page. It is definitely worth checking out. I hope that you'll keep coming back here often and sharing with us. __________________ Acceptance is key to my Serenity. Nina Kay

08-21-2009, 02:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pony Forum Leader Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: trail of discovery Posts: 2,480	That's wonderful news Lily. Just keep working what works. Keep sharing your jouney with us. You can inspire eveyone here too. I am working the Weight Watcher program. Although I am curantly recovering from surgery so I haven't been able to go to any of the meetings or weigh in's, but I am still trying to stay on track with the food choices. __________________ "Failure is an EVENT, it is not a person â€“ yesterday really did end last night, and today is your brand new day..." .........unknown The sun always rises, and a new day begins.

06-23-2010, 10:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
*Nina Kay* Accepting Myself As Is Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here @ SR. Posts: 2,855	How's it going, LiveLikeGold6? Did you find the meetings? We'd love to hear about your experiences with OA. __________________ Acceptance is key to my Serenity. Nina Kay

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08-21-2009, 01:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lily AWOL :) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central WI Posts: 2,013 Blog Entries: 10	Okay you guys, I have been doing the OA 90 day plan and I have no appetite and I no longer think about food! I do the 90 day telephone meetings. If anyone wants to listen in on one, they can be found at oa.org I have also lost 9 lbs and the obsession w/ food has lifted! I am over a week out! I love it! (However I did have to give up sugar and flour) but there is other foods, rice, oat, etc. I am sooooo stoked! I can live this way! (One day at a time)

08-21-2009, 02:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
sweetjam66 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Villa Rica, GA Posts: 3	How can I become a part of this OA group? I have some issues too that I want to get help with in relation to how I eat. Please help...I'm new to all of this.

08-24-2009, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lily AWOL :) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central WI Posts: 2,013 Blog Entries: 10	I am still sticking with it!! If anyone wants info go to OA dot org! There is a place you can click on and it lists PHONE MEETINGS! I LOVE these! They are working for me and I have met a lot of other women across the US using this method. (there are a few men for you men out there too!) If I can do this, so can you! After you set your mind to it, you can do it. I have a sponsor who I send and email to every morning. Then I call her in the afternoon. OA says PLAN WHAT YOU EAT, AND EAT WHAT YOU PLAN. I weighed in yesterday and my weight loss was 10.5. i am trying to NOT focus on just weight, but I am STOKED!

06-22-2010, 08:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
LiveLikeGold6 SicknTired of bn SicknTired :) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 198 Blog Entries: 3	I want to do this!!! Im looking up meetings now

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