Joe J. (Century Meeting, Aug 2018)

Joe, member since 2016, identifies as a compulsive overeater,
century person, and relapser. Joe's share from the Tuesday evening
Century Meeting includes the following themes: maintaining
225-pound weight loss • if you're in the food, you can't get
spiritual solution • 3 ways Big Book phrases "god" • believing
weight loss was solution to my problems • fat baby, fat
kindergartener, fat teenager • always ate alcoholically • an
outcast & ugly • can't date until I'm skinny • getting to top
weight of 450 pounds • eating & drinking nonstop & hating
self • wanting to die • turning point • liquid diet • beginning OA
• OA & AA relapse • everyday was Thanksgiving • 90 in 90 (90
meeting in 90 days) & new OA sponsor • diabetic father • life
was 12 Steps • freedom from the obsession was not enough • new
girlfriend • gift of 5th Step • trust issues • 9th Step with dad •
returning to school • carrying the message • why we sponsor • no
longer needing to lose weight • if the food calls to me, it's an
alcoholic food • brain is broken A century person is an individual
who has lost or needs to lose 100 pounds or more.