[sylvie]

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

Well, after some soulsearching, I've decided that in addition to WW, I am also gonna check out Overeaters Anonymous. http://www.oa.org

While my determination is strong... I still feel like sometimes I'm losing a fighting battle. Yes, the weight is coming off slowly but surely, but I need to understand better WHY I allowed myself to get to this point and how I need to fix the issues around my overeating. Yeah, it's easy to say that YES, I like to eat. But, I also know I eat for lots of other reasons, too.

So, I found that the local OA meets, within 10 miles of my house, every Wednesday. So, I'm thinking about checking it out tonight.

i go to OA Tonya, and its been hard to accept that i've needed it, but i'm finally feeling like i'm getting somewhere with it.. my suggestion to you is, dont give up after the first meeting, give it a few chances.. the very first meeting i dwelled on the spiritual part of it not being for me and the people hugging me constantly.. but, you will get what 'you' need from the meetings once you are open to that.. Maybe you will be straight away, unlike me who is stubborn! (heh)

Also, because i only have meetings i can attend on monday nights and saturday mornings, there are meetings online which are extremely helpful too, and i attend one of those everyday...You will develop your own sense of what you need and want to commit to , but if you do decide this is the route you need, it's a very great sense of community.. i'm only starting to feel that community, myself.

BIG decision, proud of you for giving it a try, let us know how it goes if you do, and you know how to reach me if you want to know more about t he online stuff as well..(((((((Tonya)))))))