Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting

Speakers who have lost 100 pounds tell their stories.

RichB_2026_01_11 01/12/2026

RichB_2026_01_11 Started as obese kid. At 11 I was in a UCLA program for obese kids. Diagnosed but no solution. 235 @ 13 yrs old My roommate binge buddy went with me to to OA when I was 19, never been on date and just scared. After 16 years I had a single fork of a dessert. I was up 100 Lbs in 6 months. I gained weight on the Weight Watcher's snack bars. No repercussions (medical, emotional or physical) stopped me from overeating and getting close to death. My current food plan has to reflect the damage I have done to my body. I surrendered and have succeeded rather that white knuckling it and failing. I have to ask 'What would a loving person do?' and then work to act that way. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39691540

CK_2026_01_04 01/05/2026

CK_2026_01_04 I had to be the grownup during my childhood in a very unsafe environment. I had the illusion I needed to be in control of everything.. I felt I was in control when I had my food. I ran my life using the CK program with disastrous results. After 3 major losses the food was not enough.. Oct 24 I cried out for help. And meant it. Gave up the CK program and started using the OA Program. Gave up illusion of controls and had way better results I do a daily 10th step. Not perfect yet. I began to realize I do have affect on others and can choose to do no harm. 2025 was a year of my understanding and establishing a working relationship with my higher power. This year I am focused on my emotional sobriety. I have gone from 'How can I serve me' to ;How can I best serve Thee?' /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39609465

GenieB_2025_12_28.mp3 12/29/2025

GenieB_2025_12_28.mp3 Maintaining 120 lb weight loss, 36 years abstinent Born in rural PA. Dad a coal miner. Grew up doing farm work. I was always fat. Gained and lost over 700 lbs prior to QA, down 30 up 50, down 40 up 70 on and on. I had a lucrative job allowing me to seek the answer to my compulsive eating. I could change my food, for a while. size 4 to 22. I was the same miserable woman with my nose in everyone's business regardless of my weight. I could manage my weight (for a while) but never my life. I ended up in OA and it was incredibly rigid. I got a sponsor and did what they said, did the steps, got into service and immersed myself into this program of action.. and it worked one day at a time. Being skinny does not treat the disease. I have a daily routine that includes all 3 legs of this program. Over my time in program I have had joy and loss all with my weight fluctuating no more than 2 lbs in 36 years. My sponsor gets me to take actions I don't believe in, until I do., /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39549920

DonnaA_2025_12_21.mp3 12/22/2025

DonnaA_2025_12_21.mp3 In OA since 1987 I got a sponsor right away. I was happy a higher power worked for them but it couldn't for me. I have lots or sponsors and each gave me something I still carry. My first inventory was through OA HOW. all 170 questions. I Since then I have done the steps lots of times and lots of different ways. 2017 I was sure I had it down and did not need the program so I stopped listening for about a year and a half. I found I have to find at what really works for ME and then do that, no matter what! In HOW I was sponsoring in 30 days but you could only teach what you have,. It kept me moving forward so I wouldn't have to give them up. Meditation was always guided, not just me. Writing was the best tool for me. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39490055

Noel_2025_12_14.mp3 12/15/2025

Noel_2025_12_14.mp3 Grew up where food was love. At 8-9 I was eating noticbley more than others, My being active helped it stay 'manageable' In my teens I thought 'they were out to get me' and rejected any suggestion of moderation. I ended in OA directed from another 12 step program. I got a sponsor but I knew better than him. I started doing it my way with the expected outcome. When I came back with more issues I didn't trust anyone, did it my way to 300 lbs. The shame kept me away. 10 years on my own, Back to OA I was so done. Got a sponsor who is still my sponsor today. I embraced the steps for real and I started to really recover. Every step was a revelation day by day. Today I have a daily morning and evening ritual which support my recovery. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39404785

LynnS_2025_12_07.mp3 12/08/2025

LynnS_2025_12_07.mp3 I didn't fit in the world or in my clothes How can I get it, hide it, eat it, get more? Even at 11 I had stretch marks I lost my first 100 in weight watchers became a poster child for the program but my life was still lacking and finally the yop yo began for the next 20 years. At rock bottom my higher power slipped me into OA and I was relieved of the obsession. I stopped fighting everyone and everything. I had a couple of periods of relapse I had to white knuckle it - - like a dry drunk. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39317185

ToniaG_2025_11_30.mp3 12/01/2025

ToniaG_2025_11_30.mp3 I was in denial of my compulsive eater all my life. My dad committed suicide wen I was 8 and blamed God and everyone else. Today I have freedom from the bondage of food. I would measure every part of my body and it was depressing. I have relapsed many times but never left the program. The steps are the foundation of my program. Making amends was super important (details in talk_) /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39214750

GeneK_2-25_11_23.mp3 11/24/2025

GeneK_2-25_11_23.mp3 I do service when I am asked. My mom thought her value was based on her cooking and our enjoying it. I was a body builder and could eat alot - always wanted more than my share. I had a black hole in me I was trying to fill with food. I can into OA and wanted to get by. My men's group has been my foundation for 12 years. I never experienced the honesty I heard there. I surrendered to the 'fact' I was a regular compulsive eater and did what was required to handle it (recover) and started using the tools of OA as suggested. A gratitude list helps me get back on tack. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39143610

AnnieB_2025_11_16.mp3 11/17/2025

AnnieB_2025_11_16.mp3 Lost and gained 100 lbs twice and 60 once. I binged, staved, pills and laxatives just to be attractive to men. Entered OA in 1993. and knew I was home. Got a sponsor but did not get abstinent for years because I wanted sugar. I had 9 years of abstinence and decided I could got off plan slightly only when I at out. So I started going out more not believing I was powerless over food. after 9 months and an extra 100 lbs I went to a treatment center. and eventually dropped the 100. I now have 20 months, The program and my higher power are the foundation of my life. My abstinence insures I can take care of my 92 year old dad, /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/39054785

Chinwendu_2025_11_09.mp3 11/10/2025

Chinwendu_2025_11_09.mp3 Started with 'Set Aside Prayer' In 2006 I was over 600 Lbs I did not care about drugs or alcohol. I judged them not realizing I had found my drug of choice. I came into OA and just ate 3 meals a day, lost weight and figured ' I got this' until I didn't. I kept separate based on how big I was. I finally found someone who was abstinent and was willing to do whatever he asked. I ended up 'Telling the truth about me food' and everything changed. It was months of withdrawal but I did not eat. This thing saved my life. I owe OA everything. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38972570

MariaC_2025_11_02.mp3 11/03/2025

MariaC_2025_11_02.mp3 Topped @ 296 - Now 146 I see the difference every day in the mirror. Complete abstinence for almost 3 years People noticing my weight loss was very disconcerting. Came to OA 9 years ago, heard the word God and did not come back for a year. I recognized I had some compulsive behaviors but I could not embrace the seeming rigidity of abstinence. In 2022 I watched people come in and recover following the program I was unwilling to follow. In Jan 23 all the pieces fell into place for me to attend the OA birthday in LA, get a sponsor and throw myself into the program worked the steps as if my life depended on it. Today I have a life beyond my wildest imagination. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38886490

VanessaG_2025_10_26.mp3 10/27/2025

VanessaG_2025_10_26.mp3 Stats -pic @ 330 a little less than my 360 top weight. As I grew up the was no eating restriction. My dad dieted annually and I learned that was the way. Not the freshman 15 but freshman 50 and kept going. I went to an OA meeting early, thought 'I'm not heat bad' and tried to diet on my own. In sobriety I was eating alcoholically and went back to OA pretty quickly. Lasted until I had a piece of cake at an AA meeting. I considered Surgery and lost so much in OA I didn't qualify for the surgery. During Covid I ended up in a phone meeting I really heard recovery through the Big Book. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38786785

SuzanneD_2025_10_19.mp3 10/19/2025

SuzanneD_2025_10_19.mp3 Everything I have learned has been through the 12 steps. Topped out at 248 lbs. and 30 years sober. Now at healthy body weight. After dinner my kitchen is closed!!! In 6th grade I turned to food for comfort and got all the pain that goes with that. I had been angry at God and threw myself into multiple vices. I knew the 12 steps could work for food if I worked it. and I did. Got sober, got married and good things were happening . .; so I ate my way up and doubled my weight in my marriage. I know that to drink/eat is to die. I left a class in college when I found I had to speak in front of the class. Today I share whenever asked. . Just one of the gifts of my program. Commitments help me participate beyond what's convenient. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38639145

Frank P_2025_10_12.mp3 10/13/2025

Frank P_2025_10_12.mp3 (Missing first couple of minutes due to technical issues) My issues caused me to lie and turn to food early on I did not gt to my top weight by eating appropriately. I ate like an alcoholic." "Half measures availed us naught". That was for others, not me. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38556480

RachelL_2025_10_05.mp3 10/06/2025

RachelL_2025_10_05.mp3 My mom called the doctor when I was 6 months old because I would not stop wanting the bottle I was sneaking food al long as I can remember. Over 200 LBS by the time I was 13. At 14 I was homeless and I kept growing. By 24 over 500 lbs I had a stroke. and hit 571 in a nursing home. I thought cancer would take me but that was not to be. I ended at OA where I met a guy who said he was over 600 lbs. I would not believe him until I saw pictures. I went all in. I have rediscovered my personal hygiene. Today my abstinence is a rule, not a wish. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38473840

JR_2025_09_28.mp3 09/29/2025

JR_2025_09_28.mp3 I have a sponsor with a sponsor and I am a sponsor. I became diabetic because I want what I wanted with my food. I successfully dieted . . for a minute - topped out at 325. The enemy of wisdom isn't stupidity, it is rationalization. I rationalized everything I ate. I finally realized that my allergy and compulsion was out of my control forever. I had to follow the steps in the big book to really recover. I remember to do the opposite of my impulsive actions and leave the results to God. Food is no longer a reward, my relationship with God is the reward. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38387175

OreB_2025_09_21.mp3 09/22/2025

OreB_2025_09_21.mp3 Topped out at 485. Even though I was in recovery over 25 years but the earlier recovery I was not. I always ran part of my program. You don't get to 485 from a few cheat days I don't have the compulsive eating a 'little bit' I cannot live on a 'Little bit' of recovery. Today was another opportunity to get out of self. I have been high and low but never this healthy. I am not the same guy I was in my disease. The life I have today always goes back to the third step- Turning MY will over. My recovery is important but what keeps it going is helping another. My relationship with my Higher power and people takes time and effort., It is worth it. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38300630

SabrinaH_2025_09_14.mp3 09/15/2025

SabrinaH_2025_09_14.mp3 Came in 2104 eating and purging at 280 lbs Before OA I was a physical, emotional and financial wreck I went to Grad school but remember only a little since my real commitment was to my food. I had weight loss surgery and still came intro OA 30 lbs up from the surgery. I came to OA not to change my body, just not top hate me. I had no idea feelings were normal and did not have to be avoided at all costs. Today I have a clear abstinence and clear food plan. I have identified my alcoholic foods and behaviors. I have a relationship with a husband and kids that would not exist without my program. I didn't need any power outside of me when I had food. Today without the food I need my Higher Power all the time. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38216670

DaveB_2025_09_07.mp3 09/08/2025

DaveB_2025_09_07.mp3 I loose weight But not for long I just surrendered to being 'husky' Once woman who said I was handsome so of course I ate over that too. Married a woman who was a great cook. Went to a doctor who gave me a food plan which I gave to my wife to cook and it worked. Had to do it for another month. Holiday party for a cheat day did not end. I heard about weight watchers and OA. OA was free. a bunch of women who were nice to me. Followed the program. lost 130 lbs in 1 year and ended up with a big book, After a relapse I came back and started a men's step study - for me. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38122770

LaurieY_2025_08_31.mp3 09/01/2025

LaurieY_2025_08_31.mp3 As soon as I thought of food I would have to eat. I was compulsive eating or not eating. I could not loose weight eating a pound of bacon a day. My way was not working until I found OA at 65 years old. I was amazed when I found out there were other people who wanted to stop but could not. I developed a relationship with a God of my 'not' understanding. I have a morning and evening ritual to keep me on the recovery path and in relationship with my HP. Every step has special value for more me. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/38040060

JenniferB_2025_08_24.mp3 08/25/2025

JenniferB_2025_08_24.mp3 Hiding food at early age. Always was the biggest in my class. Middle school the space from when I got home and mom got home was my binge time. Exercizing when she actually got home I really knew about the hole is my sou I was filling with food but did not know what to do. At 16 I was baby siitting for money and driving for food. My first examination of eating over feelings did not work because I by the time I asked the feelings were gone. Lots and lots of diets worked. . for a minute. My bothered ( who was over 500) joined OA and I listened to a zoom meeting. HOW COULD THEY SAY THAT OUT LOUD. and I was not alone. I still have to trick my disease by by telling it I was only done for today. I found another level of acceptance in a gym. Start every day with thanks to my higher power. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37942030

ChannelT_2025_08_17.mp3 08/18/2025

ChannelT_2025_08_17.mp3 I am not recovered but I AM Free. I didn't want to change how I ate, just did not want the consequences. I believe I was born a compulsive eater, Over or under did not matter. I came to OA In 2016 because I wanted a diet for free with group support. planning to leave once I got what I wanted. I had not moral compass. The only reason I didn't steal food was because I was afraid of getting caught. Food was my anesthesia for my life. Diets made me think had power which I did not have. I am a compulsive eater. I had an image of how I wanted to be and I was not. That was unacceptable on so many levels. In the disease I was overworking or unemployable. No middle ground /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37855000

JenL_2025_08_10 08/11/2025

JenL_2025_08_10 My home groups a 100 Pounder Meeting. I resonate with those at the bottom who continue to eat. I I thought my clothes would trick you when my face didn't I never knew what a "Normal" body size was. I lied to myself everyday about what I would eat. I have been in the program for about 20 years. however 3 years ago I was deep into a relapse, waking up in the middle of the night sick. The day I got abstinent the change was so dramatic it affected me negatively physically and emotionally for weeks. One day of abstinence is a miracle. Abstinence is scary, joyful, amazing and everything in between. I continue to grow and change, make mistakes, work the steps and still looking for a way around it. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37752995

JenM_2025_08_03.mp3 08/04/2025

JenM_2025_08_03.mp3 A Leap of Faith Topped out at more than 285 LBs Kept asking myself questions about how to fix my body paired with ongoing self deprecation. I got exhausted from malnutrition. I gained weight on the injection program. I little voice reminded me I had heard of something like Overeaters Anonymous. So found it online and went to a meeting. At first I was drawn to the pain of others because i felt I was not alone. I had analyzed the problem and finally heard about ' the solution' in the Big Book - The Steps. and got a sponsor. My disease fought for its survival but I followed the direction I was given. My leaps of faith were when I trusted what I heard could happen IF I followed the program of OA. My body is a miracle. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37655475

CliffC_2025_07_27.mp3 07/28/2025

CliffC_2025_07_27.mp3 My family was in the food business. I had access to all foods anytime. I was bullied in Jr and Sr High school. 4 months before I came into OA I had a dream about my death and my daughter's pain. I did ultra sports at 385 lbs. It allowed me to load up with food. Focus on recovery - loose weight. Focus on weight - loose recovery. Bariatric rules were similar to OA food plan. OA was cheaper. Got a sponsor followed direction, lost 190 lbs in 15 months. I can play with my grandkids on the floor. . and get up on my own. My heart function improved over 40% /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37571825

ChrisS_2025_07_20.mp3 07/21/2025

ChrisS_2025_07_20.mp3 I was never regular size. Over 500 lbs when I got out of high school. Could never get under 300 before program. OK at 350. 2019 over 500 and smoking crack. Not a happy camper.. Sober the to OA. . Lost a bunch of weight. and then took my will back. I was given direction to pray which was not he kind of direction I thought I needed but I did it anyway. My life was changing but really kicked into gear when I really did the steps with a sponsor. I have a list of alcoholic foods I do not touch however I also have no craving. Today I do daily program work and I get nuts if I don't. I still get resentful I have to work a spiritual program around food. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37474950

DolorersP_2025_07_13.mp3 07/14/2025

DolorersP_2025_07_13.mp3 In program for 47.5 years. Currently 4.5 years continuous abstinence. Talking today about Emotional sobriety. Recovery is not just abstinence. For 43 years I would turn it over and take it back but never left. The steps as written in the Big Book of AA have brought me emotional sobriety. Today I can go down any aisle in the grocery store. Previously I would avoid aisle based on who was shopping. I now experience personal neutrality. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37393020

JonathanS_2025_07_06.mp3 07/07/2025

JonathanS_2025_07_06.mp3 My mother was gorgeous but had mental issues. My dad was hugely racist. My role models was badly skewed. I had major feeling with no appropriate way to handle them. I was a mean nasty kid. I tried everything but fit nowhere. Drugs alcohol, spiritual practices and 2 steps programs. I had been sober over 30 years when I was 12 stepped back into OA. Call or text my sponsor with my food almost every day. Today I go to 3 OA meetings a weeks ,Sponsor and stick close to my food plan. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37299610

PaulaD_2025_06_29.mp3 06/30/2025

PaulaD_2025_06_29.mp3 Came in @ 280 I have generations before and current with compulsive behaviors. I had original escape mechanisms of reading and fantasizing. In 7th grade I learned to tools of compulsive eating. I felt I never got got Life's Rule Book until I came into program. I began my journey of recovery- wanting a change. I did not get to OA until My way yielded a 3rd plateau. I learned of OA but I needed AA which had stronger recovery to help me to work my OA program. I had to completely rewire my brain, A psychic change. I have a food plan that works for me. It has changed overtime but not by me alone. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37213010

GarrettN_2025_06_22.mp3 06/23/2025

GarrettN_2025_06_22.mp3 Top weight over 400 (when I came into program) @400 I was always hot and did not realize it had anything to do with my weight. I used to send fake pictures of my food. No clue about rigorous honesty. Not a fat kid but always obsessed with food. I always thought could stop, I just changed my mind. . daily I same in from another program but couldn't accept food was that bad. I had to try every diet, every food plan thinking I could handle it, I was unique. Eventually I accepted I really needed help. Half in sucks. Never as much as I wanted or as little as I should. Something happened, A called my sponsor and came all in, did what he said and got a day of solid abstinence, Repeat. I was a taker on OA. when it shifted to a giver my recovery got more solid, I actually like people in OA, I have friends all over the US as a result of being ALL IN and sharing it, daily. /episode/index/show/millcreekmeeting/id/37107365

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