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Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting

Speakers who have lost 100 pounds tell their stories.

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EllenL_2023_06_18

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/06/19

I Was in mental hospital at 16 and learned about drugs. It did not help my weight but I was taken to AA. Found OA grey sheet in 1977. Got physical recovery and several relapses. For me the "OA Diet" worked briefly several times with more weigh gain up to 300. For more than 35 years I took what I liked and left the rest. Eventually I actually did all 12 steps with a sponsor Today I have a food plan. Participate in service, sponsor people, and work the entire program to the best of my ability.

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AmandaM_2023_06_11

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/06/12

First came into OA in 2006. After multiple relapse I finally realized my recovery HAD to be my primary focus in order to have the rest of my life. As a child I wanted to be invisible but my weight made that impossible. I had excel spreadsheets for the diets I would start on Monday. Today I have am maintaining a 150 lb weight loss. The level of my honesty is reflected in the quality of my recovery. I have walked through a myriad of problems and not turned to the food. My daily ritual for my

20:04

Genie_2023_06_04.mp3

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/06/05

33.75 years abstinent and maintaining121 lb weight loss. Prior to OA I was a nutritional expert gaining and loosing over 700 lbs a little at a time. I knew how to get shinny, but not for long. Heavy I was angry, Thin I was angry. Hmmmm. About the time I was planning my suicide I went to OA. Found people who didn't overeat AND they didn't want to. They had the 12 steps. I have had tragedy and good fortunes and did not turn to the food on either end. I can put an abstinent meal together anywhere in

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TomL_2023_05_28

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/05/29

2002 Came to OA hundred pounder. Knew about AA and felt sorry for those poor addicts. My pitch is for those who are tortured by what they eat. I was convinced I need a sponsor, needed to call him and I recived a new life. Got involved in service, met a girl and got married. By 2017 I lost interest in recovery. my weight climbed, my enjoyment in my life plummeted. Every plan I made feel through until I the only thing left was back to OA. I thought if I lost weight fast I was getting better. Today I

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EricG_2023_05_21

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/05/22

There are some gaps in the recording due to poor internet. ***** Even as a child the goal of being thin and eating as much as possible were at odds. At 11 I went OA. They were nice but that was all I remember. At 15 all I wanted them to do was' Stop Talking!' I followed a diet and called it recovery. In '94 I began my recovery, getting a sponsor and following directions he gave me. I got amazing results loosing weight AND found the ability to spout OA wisdom like it was my own. I got so good I

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RogerH_2023_05_14

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/05/15

My childhood was devoted to sweets. A friend died of obesity when we were 41. Got me to a doctor who scared me healthy for a moment. Found a new diet online called OA. Followed grey sheet, lost weight with no recovery. and paid the price. Finally found my way back to OA and the Pizza Box meeting. They were extremely serious about their recovery AND had fun. Today I have have a daily ritual including the tools of the program and tools I have learned from other abstinent members. Today I do my best

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KaraM_2023_05_07

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/05/08

Sugary and starchy foods are a problem for me. I was a chronic dieter and nothing ever lasted. At 5' 1" almost 300 lbs is a lot of mass. My thinnest got me hospitalized. Always Malnourished. I came to O. A. seeking and external solution to an internal problem. Self loathing is not the path to recovery. I was inspired (Not my idea) to attend an OA Conference. I was struck abstinent at that weekend. I am always moving toward or away from my Higher Power. Toward is better. I cannot do this alone. I

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MarkM_2023_04_30

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/05/01

Came in 2007 at 519 lbs I had a core belief ' I am not ok". If thing did not go the way I wanted it proved me right, kept me outside. I learned to accept that truth. My relationship with food verified it more. My weight went up, down, up more, down, up more up to a high of 525. The honest awareness and acceptance I could not do it by myself got me into O.A. Step 1 was a grieving process for me. When I want too know what I am supposed to do, I look at what I am resisting. Any time I think I got away

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SueS_2023_04_23

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/04/24

Came back into program from a terrible relapse in 2010 Took until 2014 to get abstinence. My mother put me on diets very young. No diet lasted very long. I went from a small town catholic girls school to NYC nursing school. discovered I really like to party. Married with two children I thought there would be a top to my weight gain. Did not find it. Anxiety pills and vodka produced the expected result and ended up in the ER. Finally I committed up in OA followed direction, did service, had

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RonH_2023_04_16

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/04/17

I think I was a compulsive over-eater as kid. Thin kid with a belly. I got in trouble for bumming food. I picked up drugs and that worked for me. I ended up putting down the spoon and picked up the fork. I ended up using and eating up to over 300 Lbs. I found out about OA, got a food plan and literature and did it on my own. But not very well. Finally realized I needed a sponsor. got a real food plan and accountability. He helped me realized how many of my thoughts were insane. Helped me discover

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EdL_2023_04_09.mp3

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/04/10

Spring bringing a sense or renewal parallels my experience in OA Prior to OA I was a Seed, full of potential but eating and nothings happens, In OA I germinated and began to grow - spiritually. But not right away. My highest was at least 562. so far over 300 lbs Walking upstairs is a miracle given to me by my participation in OA. There are "God shots" which give me appropriate times to share about program. Things tend to work out better when I am present and that only happens when I am NOT in the

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Amber_2023_04_02.mp3

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/04/03

I came into OA wondering why everyone was cheerful. My eating habits were reflected in the birth weight of my children. I picked a sponsor for their energy and joy, not the weight loss. I don't know what ' A little bit' means. I am better off when have a solid food plan and don't have to think about it or make decisions. I survived my son's wedding. I work to avoid complacency. I am maxed out with 2 sponsees, school and a family. It all brings me joy as long as I work my program. I am look forward

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MaryM_2023_03_26

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/03/27

Normal weight up till 11 when my Dad died. In HS I was 4'9" and 250. My mom put me on every diet available and none worked. 1st time in OA I lost over 100 Lbs but it brought up issues I was unwilling to deal with. OA works if you work it. I didn't. Came back with a clearer understanding my step one. I lived with the paradox of the my weight saying 'Notice me' and also wanting to be invisible. My 2nd time in ended with one bite of See's candy. I came back a 3rd time with a commitment not to leave,

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IraH_2023_03_19.mp3

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/03/20

I have had all the promises come true and can still be a jerk. I came into program 40 years ago. Living in Woodland hills drove to LA to meeting. the obsession hit and I bought food on the way home but was to sick to eat it. GOD = Gift of Desperation. I came in angry at everybody and everything. Today I am a safe person. Find someone you trust and can really talk to. Happy joyous and free is feel safe and secure in yourself. At the end of one successful diet I gained 17 lbs in one week. I still

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CindyW_2023_03_12

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/03/13

Never a time when food wasn't the most important thing to me. First OA Meeting when I was 12. At 23 I was my top weight 423 but because I was young the physical damage was not that bad yet. I broke toilets, lived through surgical complications and more all because of my weight without any change. My body was killing me and I couldn't do anything. It was the only body I knew When I fanallly return to OA that meeting was about death and I felt at home. For the first year I sponsored myself rigorously

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RobC_2023_03_5.mp3

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/03/06

100 Pounder multiple times. I lost the weight but i was still me and my best friend was food. I am a survivor of abuse as a child. As an adult I addressed my part and moving from victim to survivor. I was always my own worst critic and I was brutal. When I found my first OA Meeting I was broken and hopeless. They welcomed me. Current weight loss is about 155 lbs. Service has saved my life. I recommend it. I continue to connect the dots from my past to adjust my future. My disease wants me dead

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ChrisS_2023_02_26

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/02/27

Top weight over 500 lbs in high school. Now around 195. I flucuated between 350 and 500 many times. Coming into OA I had a food plan AND I restricted. I started lying, the food and weight was coming back and I acknowledged I was in relapse. I eventually ended up praying, had a spiritual experience and the journey to recovery started for real. Rigorous honesty became a way of life as I made my amends. I still want more - That is my disease. But I don't act on it - That is my recovery.

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KatieM_2023_02_19

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/02/20

Cannot remember a time when I was not obsessed with food. Major disappointment when I realized my size was related to my food and thought it was my fault. Going away to college opened up all the doors. Top recorded weight was 236. now about 135. On my own I lost weight but was super unhealthy and the stress was still terrible. Why can't I control this? Came into OA realizing I was an alcoholic with food. Crazy for the first few moths, Then settled down as I did the steps. Some of the tools

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StephanieL_2023_02_12

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/02/13

No matter how long I have been in the program I need to be accountable for my food. I gained 110 Lbs in my last relapse which brought on a host of physical problems When I took my 1st compulsive bite 4 years ago it did not occur to me downhill path I would go down. I never stopped going to meetings or the OA birthday event. In a moment without my intention I jumped back in. got a sponsor and took direction against my will. Day by day I developed and improved a relationship with a higher power. . for

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LuanneC_2023_02_05

Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting ·

2023/02/06

Joined OA In San Fernando Valley for a year. The premise ' I can do it in my own' did not work. My intellectual armor was the wall I kept banging into. Coming back to OA it was a spiritual focus on the steps and tools which relieved me of the bondage of self and made the difference for the long term. Our food plan is personal based on our PARTICULAR way of eating compulsively.

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