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Overeaters Anonymous Lifesaver
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number off men who have come
to grips with their battle against
compulsive overeating. Mel,
then 41, came into O.A. 50
pounds overweight.
He explains how the program
works for him: "After accepting
the concepts and priciples of
O.A., I was able to lose the 50
pounds in a matter of five or six
months, without ever going on
any regimented or fad diets," he
says.
"I learned to eat normally —
to eat three meals a day with
nothing in between. Basically,
I've maintained that weight loss
for the last two years. That is
something I never could have
done before, by dieting alone or
with diet clubs."
Because O.A. is a fellowship,
rather than a diet club, there are
no dues, fees or weigh -ins. The
only requirement is "a desire to
stop eating compulsively."
The first and most important
step is to walk into a meeting,
admitting your powerlessness to
control your eating.
Subsequent steps deal with
hope, faith, courage, integrity,
willingness, humility,. brotherly
love, discipline, perseverance,
spirituality and active
participation in the program.
Riva walked through the doors
of Q.A. new to Toronto, .had
few friends in the city and, felt
an overwhelming loneliness, In
the previous 10 months since her
arrival in. Toronto, she had put
on, 25 pounds. At 5'2"; being '
almost 150 pounds was a
burden.
"I was totally unhappy," says
Riva. "I, felt unsettled.. My life
was going nowhere in a hurry
and.I had to to cope with a
major weight gain as well.
"My first impression of
O.A.? Well, I wanted what
everyone else had — that sense
of belonging. The constructive
things that people were doing
with their lives was amazing.
"My main concern was that 1
am basically very lazy. I could
never diet for more than a day.
Actually, I never got through
even one day dieting.
"A doctor had told me I
could potentially get quite heavy
according to my build and and
put' me on diet pills. After flying
around the office -for a few days
and almost losing my job, I
stopped taking those pills.
"As far as diet clubs are
concerned, 1 went to one .
meeting and they started to talk
about calories and food
measuring. Well, 1 rwasn't about
to get involved in something as
complicated (for me) as that. I
know myself. I get all excited
about a project and then soon
after, 1 drop out.
'I admit I've been in and out
of the O.A. program, but 1
know it's the answer.
"That's why for me, it's a
pleasure. I don't have to concern
myself with calories or any of
that technical jargon. The first
thing that I was asked to do was
to be honest with myself and
identify my binge foods.
"Well, I am a junk -food
junkie. Until O.A. I lived only
on frozen, canned or restaurant
foods. 1 learned how to cook
and what a nutritionally balanced
meal consists of.
"Best of all, I am happier, for
the most part, than I've ever
been: I have lost over 20
pounds, made friends with some
very special people and more
important, I've begun to accept
myself."
Riva's story is typical of most
people who join the program. A
low sense of self-esteem plus a
food compulsion make for a
miserable existence. The single
most important benefit of the
program is the relief that one is
not alone with the problem.
There are O.A. meetines
across Canada and around the
world. For more information,
call or write the head office at
416-929-5361. The office is
located at 175 St. Clair W., in
Toronto. ■
Joyce Singer is a free-lance
writer based in Toronto.
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