I sit here at 1:00 in the morning; I just finished some work on my latest job. I’m not irritable, restless, or even resentful about anything. After running around all day and having both a late dinner and work meeting, I’m just tired! After four years of abstinence, I’m in this place where I’m just scared of doing it wrong. …

Nighttime was always hardest for me when it came to overeating. Before OA, the only tool I had was to starve myself throughout the day. I would skip breakfast and sometimes lunch because once I started eating it was hard to stop. When I got off from work, however, that’s when the party started. I was a junk food junkie, …

This is my twenty-ninth year in OA and my twenty-sixth year in recovery, which for me means back-to-back abstinence and maintenance of a healthy body weight. When I walked in the doors of OA in 1986 at the age of 30, the compulsion to binge was strong. I knew if I could eat well consistently, I would not have to …

If asked whether abstinence is the most important thing in my life, I would have to answer, “Yes, abstinence is one of the most important things in my life.” Part of my abstinence is avoiding sugar and volume eating. But when I had complications from surgery, I was ordered by doctors to eat frozen dairy desserts, drink nutritional supplements containing sugar, …

I joined OA in 1978 when I was 51 years old. In the beginning, my abstinence adhered to a strict, weighed and measured, very low carbohydrate plan. One extra green bean and I started over. I had a sponsor and was blessed with willingness from the beginning. I attended meetings and went to coffee afterward to share and learn. I …

I just celebrated my thirty-year OA birthday. My eating has evolved over the years, and my abstinence has changed many times. To stay on a food plan, I have to work the Steps and the Tools at all times. When I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, I had to break my meals in half and eat every few hours. I was …