The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous [Paperback]

Overeaters Anonymous Incorporated (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Overeaters Anonymous; 1 edition (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960989862
• ISBN-13: 978-0960989867
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Recovery > Drug Dependency
  • #32 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Eating Disorders
  • #47 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Recovery > Twelve-Step Programs

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92 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healing emotional hunger one step at a time, May 14, 2005

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M. R. Estante "book reader" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous (Paperback)

Before the image of an OA meeting being filled with obese people fills your mind ... think again. An overeater can be anyone ... fashion model ... successful accountant in a size 8 ... fitness trainer ... midly plump dental assistant ... anyone. The causes and reasons are different. Overeating is not a lack of willpower but an emotional relationship to food that has someone not know when to stop. Eating is natural, overeating needs to be addressed so as to protect our very health. This wonderful "bible" for Overeaters Anonymous helps those in recovery work their healing one day at a time. Whether at a meeting, or in a personal inventory, or in working with a sponsor ... this contains elements of surrendering our will power to a higher power. Whether you believe in God or not, the notion of not having to do this alone is a welcome relief for many caught in a viscious circle of emotional medication through misuse of food. The concept of a higher power enables someone to be open to group support and feel the possibility of living a healthier way. This book is a program that is not a quick fix, a diet, or anykind of body makeover technique. What it provides is a way of thinking and living that addresses the root of using food as a drug.

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a lifesaver, May 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous (Paperback)

Not much else to say, but that I use this book on a regular basis and consider it fundamental to my recovery from compulsive overeating. It's a challenging book and seems to grow in meaning as I grow in understanding!

51 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, March 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for people who are addicted to compulsive eating. If you use the principles of OA in your daily lives, you will be able to stop eating compulsively and lose the excess weight.