What you can learn at our Beginners Meetings

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How to abstain from compulsive eating

How to abstain from compulsive food behaviors

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How to take Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over food – that our lives had become unmanageable

How to take Step 2:

Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity

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HOW TO TAKE STEP 3:

Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to the care of God as we understood Him

These recommended resources are the foundation of our Beginners’ Meetings.
They are available at bookstore.oa.org.

Abstinence, 2nd Edition
Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition
The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition