Dan (Century Meeting, Oct 2018)

Overeaters Anonymous of San Francisco

Dan, member since 2015, identifies as an addict, a compulsive overeater, and a century person. Dan's share from the Tuesday evening Century Meeting includes the following themes: we all have to eat • spirituality • it's not about the weight; it's about the hate • growing up • finding ways to prove myself • identifying as an addict & compulsive overeater • sleep apnea, diabetes, anxiety, and depression • what are you really hungry for? • 12 Step program: a way out • Step 2 for a man of science • 1st Higher Power • fear of people and of economic insecurity decreasing • destruction of my self-centeredness • Higher Power will never do for me what I CAN do for myself • prayer & meditation • making an effort to be physically fit • nachos: rest in peace A century person is an individual who has lost or needs to lose 100 pounds or more.