Dnf somewhere post-page 76...

I started this book back in 2017 & recently picked it back up. When you start to skim a book, it's time to let it go. Some things I resonated with while most just lost my interest or seemed repetitive.

Definition of each step and tradition.

Wonderful body of work

The organization of this book is so helpful as well as useful. Thanks for the information and the great details

Breaking from this book as well. Will be finished sometime in the new year.

ETA: I finished this book and decided not to rate it, because I'm unsure how to do so. This kind of book, to me, is more like an informational pamphlet in book format.

I think this book would be a helpful, quick read for anyone who wants to know and better understand the foundation on which Overeaters Anonymous is built, while also learning about twelve-step programs in general.

The way to go for us compulsive overeaters.

I'm going back and forth between OA and AA literature. It is such an adventure, and they are so full of gifts.

12 Steps Baby!

idk how to give this a rating. it's obviously the AA 12 steps but with "compulsive overeating" instead of "alcoholism." some of this translates better than other parts: for instance, does anyone really need to make amends for what they did while they were hungry? but then again, I do get pretty hangry. all jokes aside I'm sure it depends on the person. and this has been a super helpful program for tons of people so it was interesting and educational to read.

Not what I was looking for.

Working a Good Program

Just about as important as the Big Book! And we read about the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions from a compulsive overeating standpoint!

Required reading for any who find that food rules their thoughts. Suggested reading for those who do not. The twelve steps and traditions are essentially rules on how to live a life filled with generosity and peace. Not all heavy people are necessarily food addicts. Not all skinny people are immune. This book first outlines the 12 steps of AA as they apply to the disease of compulsive over (or under) eating. At first, the Twelve Traditions may seem like a rule book in how to run a meeting, but they are chock full of suggestions for living a fulfilled life. By the way, you never really finish reading this book. I've read it, am still reading and still want to read this book. Is there a shelf for that?

A book that I will be reading for the rest of my life. If I'm smart!