Clinton News Record, 1981-03-12, Page 16PAGE 16—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 12,1981
Stop mating now
By Shelley McPhee
She woke up with a headache and had a
tough day at work. Shove seemed to find
some comfort and satisfaction when she
opened the refrigerator door and started
devoring aSwiss chocolate cake.
When it was over, when the whole large
cake was reduced to only a few crumbs,
the eating binge did not help. It only left
her with feelings of frustration and guilt.
As a last desperate attempt she went to the
bathroom and forced herself to throw up
thecake she had just consumed.
Compulsive overeating is a sure warning
signal that a far bigger physical or
psychological problem exists and the
organization Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
is attempting to help people overcome
such difficulties.
The American -based group has recently
been introduced to Huron County and
already some nine people are seeking help
inannattempt to control the weakness.
OAmeets every Thursday evening at the
VenasttR+ec> $tion Centre and ac-
cording to ,tuldw one of the organizers, the
gr uf..,. sirtillar structure as
Alcoholics Anonymous.
People who come to meetings on a
volunatry basis are given support, per-
sonal hope, power and strength • to their
stuggle with the disease. Like Alcoholics
Anonymous, OA stresses that abstinence
from the danger foods is necessary to
combat compulsive overeating.
Certain foods seem to trigger the eating
binges in each individual and OA attempts
to identify these foods, and establish when
the desire to over -indulge arises. Like the
diabetic who cannot tolerate certain foods,
and like the alcoholic who can never taste
liquor again,' the compulsive overeater
must learn,tocontrolthe obsession.
According to OA, compulsive overeaters
not only use food for nourishment but they
use it as a. tonic and pacifier for every
_empttoiilal_discamfort. However OA claims
that eating binges do not solve the
problems only momentarily dulls the pain..
"Food becomes unmanageable and life
becomes a problem," Judy explained.
That's were OA comes in and Judy
• noted, "That's were we can help each
other. We have the same type of problem."
Whether you're 10 pounds or 100 pounds
overweight, you can still belong to OA. The
need for help arises not necessarily. when.
t1�e person is overweight, but, when itis
realized that food is ruling the individual's
life and eating is being used in a futile
attempt to satisfy some emotional hunger.
When, for instance, you sit at home and
eat, a -bag of cookies to fight off boredom,
--loneliness; depression, or to forget -an
emotional hurt, you're abusing food and
using iters a crutch to momentarily nuture
thespirit. •
Theeni4.ltional wire foo 014b4L -
lifetime prob em and 'some claim thatit
begins in our earliest days of existence.
Our first comfortin life comes from
mother's warm milk and throughout our
childhood we are continually satisfied with
cookies and food when we scream or cry.
In aulntnood, some people are able to
control the desire to eat when stress or
anxiety rack the emotions, but in others
that subconscious meed to eat when
distressed prevails and it is used, just as
mother did, to combat emotional
upheavel.
OA literature reads, "What we must do
is learn to stop turning to food as a solution
to all our problems. This essentially is an
immature, childish reaction, like a child
running to Mommy fora cookie or candy to
comfort the pain of a skinned knee."
Compulsive eating is not the, remedy to
physical or psychological problems. Like
an Aspirin temporarily dulls a headache,
eating eases the pain, bit only for awhile.
OA stresses positive thinking and spiritual
strength as a possible cure to help over-
come .the obsession with food.
No snacking
Unlike diet clubs, OA does not have
weekly weigh -ins or rigid menus to follow.
While they have determined that foods
with h>gb carbohYdtatesand sugar should
be avoided, OA siniplystnwLbstinence
;from ,eating lee intith Todd, partieularly
between meals.
Rather than prescribing diet pills or
setting up specific eating plans, OA looks
deeper into the individual's emotional and
physical being in an attempt to find out
what causes the obsession with food and
-then in turn try they to prevent it.
"It could take weeks or it could take
years to control," Judy explained and
noted, "If you quit going to meetings you'll
probably put the weight back on."
Popular group
OA is a non-profit, volunteer
organization that began 'in California in
January, 1960. Since then the group has
spread across the country and into
Canada. It has been operating in Toronto,
Windsor, London and Lucan for the past
few years and Judy hopes that OA will be
well receivedin Huron County,
Like many members, Judy admits that
she initially was embarrassed about the
group. "I don't want everyone to know is a
common fear," she said.
People usually laugh when they first
hear about OA, she noted, but often this is
used as a defense system, and in fact most
people eat more than they need to.
"You find in societies were money is
prevelant people tend to. overeat.
Everywlkereyou go there'$ foodavilable,"..,
Judy stressed
Despite North Americans, obsession with
food, the OA fellowship of men and women
, has been successfully in other areas of
Canada and the United States and
organizers hear hope that 40 or SQ_people
will join thelocal group.
Meetings are held each Thursday
evening at 8 pm in the Vanastra
Recreation Centre. There is no mem-
bershLs of#ees�invoi , only voluntary Y
doriationssare:`c�ilreetW to= meet %osts. At
meetings, discussions take place and guest
speakers are heard Any further in-
formation on the program can be obtained
by calling Judy at 482-7607 or Sharon at
482-9077.
Coni.niittees named....
•,from page 1 •
$300 as , public works commissioner;
Councillor Ross Jewitt and Councillor
Wayne Lester, $150 each; former reeve
Royce Macaulay, $1,920; Councillor
McKay, $2,020;, former . mayor Harold
Lobb, $3,022; Councillor Rob Parr, $1,505;
Councillor Rumball, $1,733; Deputy Reeve
Frank Van Altena $2,098; and former
Councillor Roy Wheeler, $24.
At $55 a day, per diems amounted to
$1,100 and a total of $481.74 in mileage was
paid out to five council members. Meals,
at $20 a day, amounted to $493.38, while
accomodations for five councillors while
attending conventions totalled $1,108.
Registrations and parking at conventions
and seminars amounted to $870.25.
Under miscellaneous expenses, Coun-
cillor Armstrong was paid $40 for police
escort duty, while ,accompanying female
prisoners.
Optimists plan busy spring
With spring just around
the corner, the Clinton
Optimists are already busy
planning their fund raising
and community service
events.
Their second annual
pancake breakfast will be
held on April 12 at the Clinton
arena, while their oratorical
contest will be held on April
16 at a local church. Then the
Optimist Zone competition
will be held on April 26 at the
Christian school
plan for musical
With the winter break just
around the corner, many ac-
tivities have finished for this
term at Clinton Christian
School. Houseleague
volleyball has been com-
pleted. Team 2 was the
ultimate winning team. Con-
gratulations!
On Saturday, February 21,
the school's girls' volleyball
team participated in the
local public schools' tourna-
ment. This event was a first
for Clinton Christian as the
new facilities allowed the
students to engage in
volleyball. All enjoyed the
day very much and were tied
for fourth place from among
•the°six schools,. • .
This week is a frenzy of ac-
tivity as last minute
preparations are completed
for our "Jungle Book" per-
formances scheduled for
Thursday and Friday,
March 12 and 13. It is not sur-
prising to have fully dressed
"monkeys" and "wolves"
sitting in the desks during
dress rehearsal time.
The last event of this term
will be the annual pancake
supper. This social time is
scheduled for Friday, March
20.
Clinton Legion Hall.
Something new being tried
this year by the Optimists is
a giant garage sale on May 2
at the arena, and the club is
looking for donations to put
in the sale. Contact any
Optimist member for further
details.
On May 30, the kids will get
a chance to see how good
they know the rules of the
road when the annual
Optimist bicycle safety test
will be held at the arena. The
winners will then go into the
zone finals on June 13 where
a 10 -speed bicycle will be
awarded to the winner.
Huron -Middlesex NDP
MOVE ONTARIO
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GWEN PEMBERTON
en March .19
Food, gooey pecan pies, rich•chocolate cakes, spicy pasta
dishes and crunchie cookies, who could resist the temp-
tation to eat. And that's just the problem according to
Overeaters Anonymous - we simply eat too much and
abuse food. OA has formed a local organization to help
compulsive overeaters overcome their problems.
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