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I have been a compulsive eater since birth, seventy-six years ago. I first came to OA thirty-seven years ago, and though not always abstinent, I was able to maintain a reasonable weight.

In 2005, I retired and moved to western Arkansas. While this is a beautiful place, the move was a big mistake as far as my OA recovery was concerned. Obesity is rampant here, but I was discouraged to find that people didn’t seem interested in OA. Then I learned of the telephone meetings put on by my friends who host Winthrop and Malden men’s meetings in Massachusetts. I have been abstinent since!

This is life and death to me, this connection with people who are willing to live the OA way. It means everything. I have only gratitude for these telephone meetings. Thank you so much.

— Smitty

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