Joe J. (Century Meeting, Aug 2018)

Overeaters Anonymous of San Francisco

Joe, member since 2016, identifies as a compulsive overeater, century person, and relapser. Joe's share from the Tuesday evening Century Meeting includes the following themes: maintaining 225-pound weight loss • if you're in the food, you can't get spiritual solution • 3 ways Big Book phrases "god" • believing weight loss was solution to my problems • fat baby, fat kindergartener, fat teenager • always ate alcoholically • an outcast & ugly • can't date until I'm skinny • getting to top weight of 450 pounds • eating & drinking nonstop & hating self • wanting to die • turning point • liquid diet • beginning OA • OA & AA relapse • everyday was Thanksgiving • 90 in 90 (90 meeting in 90 days) & new OA sponsor • diabetic father • life was 12 Steps • freedom from the obsession was not enough • new girlfriend • gift of 5th Step • trust issues • 9th Step with dad • returning to school • carrying the message • why we sponsor • no longer needing to lose weight • if the food calls to me, it's an alcoholic food • brain is broken A century person is an individual who has lost or needs to lose 100 pounds or more.